VERY TRUE.
Its all about $$$$$. That's it plan and simple.
Comes down to do you want to risk $$$$ from grade 4-10, to have 50% of kids choose to maybe not even play lacrosse by the time they are seniors.
This is for the simple reason that girls become women, naturally, and some no longer want to run around, sweat, etc.
Just a simple observation from a person that works with this age group everyday.
This is not a knock on ANY travel team, provided that small buisness lays all truth on the table at parent meetings for registration. Parents are the adults making a choice to spend thousands of dollars for something that may or may not amount to anything. | 
