BOTC - US Lacrosse Community Forum Forums NORTHEAST LACROSSE BOTC MAIN FORUM (LI, CT, WC) Boys 2021-7th Grade Fall 2015 Summer 2016

We scrimmaged Black in early Spring and we won in a very lopsided fashion. It would be hard to rank them up there with the A teams, but I have no idea how their season turned out. Thinking about ditching current club- buried on 3rd line- for a B team in hopes of getting real playing time. These guys looked like an option. One of the better B's in a manner of speaking...

Yes Agree 100 percent. Can start practice early too.

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98% not 99%

They have 3 teams at this age. A team is a very good and could be considered solid B team and well coached. You get your moneys worth. B team is marginal. They had some success in weak tournaments but don't play or practice enough. C team is money grab. They will make a 4th team if the checks keep rolling in. But I guess thats every club. Make sure to visit the gift shop and save the date for annual the golf outing.

This team is a solid A team. Not quite a AA. Will compete with and beat most A teams but struggles with the top tier.
Solid group of kids with a good group of parents. Only two players have not returned to tryouts over the last two years. Generally a happy group with even playing time.
coaching is good and very eager. You will see well above promised practices and play in many extra tournaments.

Outlaws coaches announced. 2021 Black is now "Select". Black was a very good team but I don't know what the intent is with the name change. Silver is the new Black. No Silver team coach listed. Is this just to create a C team but not call it a C team?

legacy tryouts were last night. how many kids showed up? what was the talent like? how were tryouts run?

Igloo has over 200 kids right now for 2021 and 2022 at the fields

There were about 65 2021 kids at Legacy. Gonna be 2 teams
talent was ok at best

Tryout is a joke - 2021 100+ kids and two clip boards....

You must of been looking at both age groups. 2020 was there also. Tops 65 kids for the 2021 legacy group.

Legacy 2020 group had 110 kids tryout I counted them. 2021 approx. 80. 2021 A team should be pretty good had a few 91 A kids tryout.

Are you talking about igloo or legacy[
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Legacy

Igloo had 200+ kids there for 2021, and it seemed that most belonged there. There were over 30 kids trying out for attack and another 30 for defense. I was hesitant when the announced a 4 hour tryout, but I really was impressed at how well run they did it. It is worth trying out for to get a great clinic. The boys are being instructed while trying out. Never seen anything like it. Wish my son could have done it last year, but we were out of town. It seems that they will be able to field 2 good teams. I spoke to a dad who moved to the Avalanche team, and they were very happy with their progress for a first year program. His son is only trying out for them, and they left 91 to move to Avalanche.

Sound like a great PR guy for igloo are you one of the directors or a dad

Now the number for 2021 has moved up to 200 plus. I talked to an Igloo coach and as of yesterday they had only 98. they dont take walk ons. Even if they did they had over 100 walk ons today?

i would greatly appreciate any information on the icon lacrosse program at this age level please. how many teams will they field, what is the quality and style of coaching, what tournaments do they play in, and any other helpful information please. thank you very much

Every kid on LI that is going in to the 7th grade and plays lax is at the tryouts...Its unprecedented....C'mon man

I counted just attack and Defense, and there were 60 boys there alone. I would say about the same number of mids, so maybe 120. They were taking walk ons, and had them wait for everyone else to sign in first. I would say between 2020 & 2021 there were 200+

They no doubt take walk ons. Thet took a bunch of 32 kids at the 2024 2023 tryouts. It's jsut another grand in AA's pocket

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Igloo

I am not an Icon parent but my sons team played the A team many times this year and in the past. Top team loads of talent. Although I know nothing about the coaches the team was very organized and you can tell they are well coached. My son has played against every top team and I place this team second in 2021 behind igloo. I know express beat them and most think 91 is better. Just my opinion. The second team I hear is a good B to b plus team. We have a friend that goes back every year but may not this year. The only negatives I know of or heard about is that they may not play or practice as much as other teams and some parents may be tough to get along with. But that could be with any team. They are worth the tryout if your son is a b plus or better player. Good luck.

Good for him. 8 hours for $100, can't beat that. And they are pretty open about what they are doing. Even better, people are really looking at the costs and are seeing that they sound more expensive, but are really the same as the others when you consider all costs.

Nope, actually a PAL dad and my kid had a blast. I didn't realize that there were 2 age groups, so maybe 100+ for 2021 is more accurate.

what is a reasonable number of teams to try out for at this age group? 2? 3? obviously cant try out for them all.

Tough call. Try out for any team he has an interest in if it fits your schedule and budget. Many 2021 rosters are already locked up so the more the better.

Has express started making calls?

I think that is the most important piece of information new families or fairly new, need to know. Years ago, we were very naive to think that a try out was open. If there are 6 spots for attack , shouldn't they go to the best ? In actuality, they may be looking at 1 attack, or maybe none.

I'd call ahead and ask to speak with coach or director. If you are told every spot is open, I'd think twice if this is an established team. You can spend a lot of time and money chasing a spot on an A team that was not available at all .
That said, I do think that there is a lot of pros in keeping an established team together and it does lead to success as chemistry in playing together is important and coach already knows his players strengths and weaknesses.

In certain organizations, B teams aren't a bad choice. Kids DO get pulled up to A and do have a shot, even if you have been told otherwise. I've seen this happen in Express, 91 and some smaller clubs too.

Try out season is not always easy- lots of emotions and uncertainty when trying to find a team that fits right. Good luck!

Yes, all 50 kids make the A team, $125.00 shooting clinic starts Monday

Express emails are out. Which are the A & B teams?

good question. Did the coaches change this year?

i have been told that there is a coach on the 2021 outlaws who's son plays on the team. what position does he play? has he been on the team in prior years? do other players see less playing time due to favoritism?

to be clear, i am not trying to badmouth anyone's child, i am just looking for information to help make a team choice for my own son. my question does not call for any comments about the player's skill level or whether he is on the right level team.

thank you.

what was the talent like at the outlaws tryout today?

All the kids played well and the tryout was well run

Who are the coaches of team 1, 2, 3 of Express?

All of the 2021 coaches have kids on the team. AS a result you get a lot of extra practices. None of them abuse their position although those kids do seem to get yelled at more

It seems to be a mistery

thanks need to know same.

Express 1, 2 and 3 coaches please!