The difference this year is that the girls are caught in the middle of a conflict between two coaches who don't like each other. Elevate girls have been told by their varsity coach that they are the reason there is a rift on the team. There is no rift on the team. All of the girls get along well and are very kind to one another. But there are D1 committed girls who sit on the bench, who are phenomenal players. This is not just about playing time. This is about dampening the spirits of girls who love lacrosse and come to practice every day. It is an unfortunate abuse of power. Yesterday during senior day, one of the two senior goalies, who hasn't played ONE MINUTE this season, wasn't even granted the dignity of playing an entire half. How her coach could smile and hug her at the end of her last home game is beyond me. For the record, I am not a parent of a goalie, but that situation is the most egregious example of how not to coach young women. And for those who will say "Oh she must not be that good." All of the goalies on our team are great and do not deserve the humiliation of never playing. I would bet that even the goalie who gets to play 95% of the time would agree, because she is a great kid- like all of the girls. This problem has nothing to do with anything the girls have done. If anything, these benched girls (one going to UNC and one to American- they must be terrible) should be given a medal for their composure and continued devotion to their teammates.
That's my understanding of it. How did the UNC commited goalie do at school girls?
Made the First Team. She's excellent.
She certainly has a style that stands out.. very quick, and covers alot of ground.. can sometimes be out of position. as a 2016 there are two committed 2015' in front of her..certainly would start on just about every other LI team Nassau or Suffolk
Same thing is happening at Sachem East, D1 commit hasn't played 1 second of a game. What makes it worse is that the starter is an uncommitted Jr.
This is not an attack on any of the players being discussed. I do not know any of them. However, there are 100 plus Division 1 teams out there and not all are created equally.
There is a big difference between being committed to a Top 20 team and a team 30 and below.
Just saying D1 is painting with a very broad brush.
So what are you saying? That any team 30 or below the players aren't as good? Most of these girls go toe to toe with each other day in and day out? As a matter of fact, if I'm not mistaken, on this same thread there is talk of W.B. (girl going to the same school that you deem not as good) beat ESM (A team with many D1's that you deem better) every year is new and anyone can become #1
