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I am guessing more like Madlax and not as much as Crabs.[/quote]

Lipstick on a pig. Only caveat is a kid who actually started late because of developmental issues. With that said, carry on debating.

Lipstick on a pig. Only caveat is a kid who actually started late because of developmental issues. With that said, carry on debating.[/quote]

Let’s not digress back to the hold back conversation, every single team out there has kids who started kindergarten late. And we’re in high school here now folks, nobody gives two cents if a team has holdbacks or not. Those seniors are not gonna have any empathy whatsoever when they run over your sophomore or freshman in a varsity game whether a hold back or not

Senior ?? Dont you mean a college Freshman running over a High School Soph or Freshman ?

Let’s not digress back to the hold back conversation, every single team out there has kids who started kindergarten late. And we’re in high school here now folks, nobody gives two cents if a team has holdbacks or not. Those seniors are not gonna have any empathy whatsoever when they run over your sophomore or freshman in a varsity game whether a hold back or not[/quote]

No one cares about it in high school games because they by definition cover all of high school. It's obviously different when you're playing in a tournament that's designed to have single-year age bands.

Stated differently, if none of this matters because they're in high school, then why don't you talk to your club coach and have him enter your team in a 2026 bracket tournaments? But of course you won't because they'd get murdered, despite all being in high school.

No one cares about it in high school games because they by definition cover all of high school. It's obviously different when you're playing in a tournament that's designed to have single-year age bands.

Stated differently, if none of this matters because they're in high school, then why don't you talk to your club coach and have him enter your team in a 2026 bracket tournaments? But of course you won't because they'd get murdered, despite all being in high school.[/quote]

Seriously, this horse is beaten so badly it's now soup, and there's literally nothing to do about it and no one who would. Take a paxil and enjoy thew time you have left with the kid.

Complaints about holdbacks are valid in lower levels of competition, but not teams in the top 20-30 nationally who will be looking for attention from college coaches in a year. All the teams at that level have three kinds of players. First, holdbacks. Second, exceptionally good, big, and physically developed on age players who don't think twice about playing against holdbacks, especially since they are playing against older kids on their HS varsity teams. And third, players who used to be great, and are still pretty good, but have fallen behind because they have not yet developed physically to the point where they can compete against players in categories 1 and 2. Like it or not, that is elite lacrosse in the 2028 class today.
Crabs and MadLax probably have more category 1 than other programs, but all programs have their share.

How about the all star teams and others where the team isn't just holdbacks, but many of the active roster are currently 2027's and are "planning" to holdback or post grad. The point of a division is to play against your peers for the ability to play against like teams and for evaluation.

Just say their name: Hilltoppers.

My point is to let anyone that wants play in a one year up or down from a Date like Sept 1. Forget grades. It would allow Holdbacks and anyone that wanted to play down like a holdback to do. And also you would be allowed to play your age or up to a year.

Simple as saying 2028 Sept 1 2009 , then it would be easy and fair, you got a 1 year + or -- window,

Of course this will never happen as it would stop all the holdbacks from getting an advantage and playing down.

It’s not that no one cares. It’s that no one who could do anything to change it cares. Perhaps take this to the 30 or younger boards.

Think about many of the NY teams that are competing against kids 1-2 years older all the time. With the late school cutoff date in NY plus all the holdbacks from out of state. There’s a reason those kids are good. Anyone can holdback and be good.

Stop NY teams hey have holdbacks also everyone does. The top club teams at least 40% of their kids are holdbacks. The Hilltoppers team is another level where an entire team of 26's was created but if your kid wants to play D1 lacrosse this is how it works. Think about the transfer portal when your kid is in college. They better get use to adversity and competing. Prep year kids coming in, redshirts, medical redshirts, transfer portal. It @ChillLaxin when one kid is physically a man and the other isn't but it will work itself out. What is shocking is college coaches sometimes do not seem to understand that.