small field of players? last year the catholic schools played :
Georgetown Visitation D.C.
Vero Beach Fla.
Suffern N.Y. sec 1
Severn School Md.
St Timmothys Md.
Victor N.Y. sec 5
Regis Jesuit Co.
Air Accadamy Co.
Kent Denver Co.
Wilton Ct.
Danbury Ct.

While all Section 11 played each other plus
New Canaan Ct.
Christian Brothers N.Y. sec3
Suffern N.Y. sec1
West Genesee N.Y. sec3
Wilton Ct.
So 47 teams in suffolk played a total of 5 teams from outside N.Y. , and very few from neighboring Nassau. The catholics, on the other hand only have 6 schools but played 10 from outside N.Y. and schools from both Nassau and Suffolk including Manhasset, Carden City, and Farmingdale. So i ask who really plays a "small pond of lax players"?

Crickets...

I'm guessing that no one replied because the thread was discussing the individual athletes challenging themselves at tryouts against similar age athletes from other areas on LI. NOT the HS games, scheduled by coaches, where the student athletes have no choice but to compete...