1. If a kid was formerly in the class of 2019 and that family decided to reclassify him, he is now in the class of 2020. You guys have myopic viewpoints because you haven't been watching lacrosse long enough, but this has been occurring without incident for years.
2. I am not with the Crabs, but they are far from the only club with reclassified kids. It may not happen often on LI, but it happens frequently in the Mid-Atlantic. Why aren't you posting about the Duke's, Madlax, etc. having reclassified kids? Madlax had a 9th grader in a VA public school insist on being kept on JV because they knew he was going to reclassify to a VA private school and is now part of their 2019 team. Why not post about it on the Madlax thread?
1. Just because it's been going on for a long time does not mean it's right. If the sport is to continue growing, practices like this will have to cease. There needs to be a standard that everyone follows to take this decision out of the hands of families - just like every other youth sport.
2. current debate is in respronse to the crabs 2020 team at beach lax. When Madlax shows up in the finals of a major (regional) tournament with a bunch of holdbacks we'll call them on it too.
