Club owners make the majority of their money off tournaments. They are not going to change to age based until teams stop attending their tournaments. Crabs, FCA, Looneys and the MIAA schools they feed into thrive off the reclass scheme. Why would they change? Take one look at the Baltimore Under Armour Command roster and it is painfully obvious who is on age and who is not.
I looked. How is it obvious? How many born before 9/1/01?
It was so bad that even the guru of recruiting TY Xanders put out a remark that something had to be done about the age difference.
All his quotes
Age-based system (like soccer & hockey) should be enforced hardest at HS levels, where holdbacks are rampant. Creates uneven competition.
New rules should devalue reclassed prospects, but so many times this summer I watched teams w/ kids at least 1.5 years older than opponents.
Not trying to hate on reclassed kids - that is each family's decision & sometimes it's logical. Bottom line: clubs gotta go by birth year.
