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The big players are slow. TT has a very good defender who is not particularly big and is not slow. He is also very good. I just think BL has better defenders overall. TT's goalies are both very good. BL's goalies are just better. They will play again and it should be a great game.

MvB is a beast. TT lost him because of an inability to evaluate talent. BL picked up a couple of other great mids from TT.

Your kid must be a reclass in order to play for 2Way, it’s a prerequisite. Two years is best, but they’ll allow one year if he’s good enough

There are issues virtually everywhere...

Hawks- Pittsburg kids don't have to practice yet get more playing time than legacy hawks kids of superior talent
True Chessy- enjoy your starting job until coach finds a better player in North Carolina or Georgia willing to fly in and take his spot (page out of crabs playbook)
Madlax- everything is kosher as long as you don't mind being a cog in a machine, the team keeps winning and CM doesn't decide to reclass his kid and destroy team cohesion. Oh, please ignore the families that have already left the toxicity.
True VA/VLC- massive step down in talent and competition.

Maybe DC Express could be an option. They aren't as competitive at the 29 age group yet but are growing and are an elite organization. By next year they will be a power.

Too many initials… CM is the coach of MDU (Maryland United) not M&D DC.

This is a leap you are making, no one else. Also, they’re in high school now, no one cares about your team rivalries anymore. Get a new hobby.

Nobody has ever made a second AA team. However, plenty of AA and A second teams. The team just elevated to top 5 national team. Of course kids are being displaced. Nothing wrong with an A team vs the AA. Only thing gets hurt is the ego.

Express East has it included. They practice all winter at the Stony Brook indoor facility.

2way stopper school is just a bunch of college kids shooting on the goalies. Pure $$$ grab. No real teaching on technique from coaches. Not really worth the price tag, better off grabbing couple buddies and shooting at a local turf field if the weather isn’t too bad. Don’t know much about Next Save so can’t speak on that.

I think it's unavoidable, unfortunately. Even NFL refs with decades of experience often need slow motion replay to figure out if elite athletes who have been playing their sport for decades committed targeting vs making hard but legal contact.

I don't think it's realistic to expect youth lax refs making $75 a game and two to an entire field and a bunch of 15-year-olds to somehow perform to a higher standard.

Youth football places a lot more emphasis on concussion awareness and safe tackling so it would probably be possible to improve things somewhat, but I don't think you'll ever eliminate the risk entirely.

Question on brackets all depends on the size of the tournament. Most tournaments have 2 maybe 3 top brackets, usually the 2nd has 2-3 teams that could be in the top bracket.

President's Cup this weekend, as example has 28 brackets for 2027. I think anything in that top-5 you should feel good about.

No one things Empire matters.

The public school across the street is much nicer and free. Nicest schools, fields, venues, etc.....McDonogh, Loyola, Gilman and St. Paul's.

Well said. My son and I just had this convo this past wknd. He knows he’s not a top tier D1 player, but still wants to play in college. I told him, have fun, be a great teammate, continue with your grades, and you’ll have many more opportunities than I did when I graduated high school.

I am hopeful that parents on here are getting some return for their money, not being satisfied that their kid is wearing an Express sticker or 91 sticker, and never seeing the field. Great coaching + playing time = positive experience. You need both. Good luck to everyone this season.

2032 Observations from the fall is that the 2nd teams or 2nd tier clubs really struggled. There are 4 or 5 teams that will not last beyond this season in my opinion. No need to list the teams. Everyone sees the scores. There is absolutely no value in just throwing a team in tourneys just to forfeit or get blown out. This shouldn’t happen because there are good coaches (not necessarily clubs) that will focus on development and more importantly put the team on the right path to success. I think people forget that in travel the families are the clients and the clubs have to earn the business.

Thanks for the info. Wish the kids the best of luck!

WHERE ARE THE OTHER AGE GROUP BOARDS???????

Sweetlax Fl
Sweetlax Fl is a very solid team but not 2. Maybe 5 or 6

It’s somewhat of a silly argument. Both teams are good and we all know that NL is notorious for taking top kids from other programs. Everybody does it at this level. The top players on both the Hawks and NL will have an opportunity to play in college. That’s all that matters.