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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It’s weak because you are missing all the very good on age players at the top clubs.  There are a handful of players that are above age and prevent these teams from competing.  I’m not advocating hold backs, but if you look at the list of clubs participating it’s not the top clubs.  [/quote]

Isn't that the point? If you remove all the players older than the 9/1 USL birth date for all teams,  you should have equally aged teams. It would have been interesting for the ML's, BLC's and others to have formed WSYL rosters and play in USL tournaments. Then all of the on-age players could play. Remember, Next Level had a team at WSYL last year and made the semi's but they had to "borrow" the best on-age players from ML to form a roster. They could have brought up some of their younger players but it wouldn't have made them as good. This is what many of the other regional teams are doing by forming area all star squads. Some did it the right way but they didn't make the final rounds.

The DMV teams see HoCo as their focus throughout the year so rosters and practice times are built around that and those class based rules. Then they look to summer and fall tournament schedules. The WSYL falls way back due to its disruption and cost.

I agree a lot of good on-age players are missing but it falls on a lot of shoulders.[/quote]

First, according to the rules, a player needed to be a regular member of the team.  They must live within a 50 mile radius.  While the age restriction can be verified it is really hard to this tournament to prove the other rules.  Next Level did not really "borrow" players from ML.  These are players that had played for NL moved to ML so they had played with NL prior to WSYL.  Kids do move teams.  I still feel this tournament will not be around next year.  The lack of attracting the top teams is only a small reason.  This event is run by MLL's Jake "body by Jake" and I think the MLL will fold.

US Lacrosse should step up and create better events for on age kids.  They could also pressure the club directors to go to age based organizations.  It is simply good for the game.  Despite strong growth in the sport for several years, they are bumping into a ceiling.  The holdback game really only benefits private HS teams that get the extra tuition.  Public school kids are less likely to take 14 years of k-12 school.  An undeveloped player with huge upside can always do a PG year which would be a better system for the college coaches so they would support age based.  Better for the kids to compete v. kids the same age.  It would be a wash for the clubs as they still get the same number or players.  Win for US lacrosse to create better events.  For years parents and coaches alike complained about early recruiting and it was fixed.  The questionable age guidelines could also easily be fixed.  [/quote]

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