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Best way to respond to that is ..waaaahhhhh.

Exactly Maryland ...who has the most players in Nation playing down in the sport of lacrosse....MARYLAND...the king of lacrosse holdbacks ....Way to go Maryland...You are the Man... Nothing like having your children play down....You set an example we all should follow in the world of lacrosse.

Do you have some statistic you can point to proving this?

For what's it worth, many teachers feel that boys are so behind girls in maturity that they should all be held back.

This is concrete evidence at its best
Great job

Yes, the club roster birthdates of MD teams for all youth and HS teams versus. Now, where does your reply go next with that data? Back to name calling?

I'm a teacher, and that is ridiculous!!

Many do find it ridiculous.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/25/opinion/sunday/dont-delay-your-kindergartners-start.html

Teams announced yesterday.
CRABS 2018 have some real solid additions.
That team is going to be tough.

CRABS 2018 team announced.
Going to be very special....

Heard the average age of the 2018 team is 17 (plus or minus).

CRABS 2018 team announced.
Going to be very special....

Teams announced yesterday.
CRABS 2018 have some real solid additions.
That team is going to be tough.

Long Island dads are obsessed like no others.

91 Orange (2019), how many holdbacks, or kids that are 15 or are turning 15 will your team have on its roster this year? If the answer is zero, you have every reason to be upset. You have arguably the best team in the country and look at the lengths the competition is going to in an effort to beat you.

Alright, I'll bite. My son is 13 and a 2019 player for a MD club team. I will say that the "hold backs" are annoying to many parents and kids, and I do think there are some safety risks associated with doing this depending on the age group.
BUT...the hold backs are a result of the private schools here in MD and NOT because of the Crabs, FCA, or any of the other elite team in the state. The clubs have no control over this, and why wouldn't they pick up a player that tried out and is in the correct grad year class? There is a biased towards the Crabs, but let's be real, the Crabs are the destination of choice by many of the elite players so naturally you may see more playing for them. I've been to many tournaments, and seen what appear to be grown men running down the field on a 2019 team. LI teams, Texas teams, VA teams, MD teams, it happens everywhere. The whole MD vs LI thing is all bs, there are good players in both places and the fact that a team beat another team 1 year in 1 tournament means absolutely nothing in the grand scheme of things. Teams change every year at this level and will for another few years. So, get over it. It's a fact of life and it does not look like things will change any time soon.

91 Orange (2019), how many holdbacks, or kids that are 15 or are turning 15 will your team have on its roster this year? If the answer is zero, you have every reason to be upset. You have arguably the best team in the country and look at the lengths the competition is going to in an effort to beat you.

Not sure any LI top 2019 team has a 15 or soon to be 15. Is this a norm in MD?

Now? They had a hardshells team just for 1 coaches son. Another kid on the 2017 team is only there because his father coaches a younger team...Crabs is all about the $ these days. The days of glory are long gone.

Looks like Daddy Ball has made its way to CRABS now. Sad.