We are now judging and rating PAL teams??? Lolol this has gotten out of control. How do you rate town teams based on the fact that the teams are ran through the top Travel kids. PAL becomes a 2 through 6 man game, the rest are just fillers. Some programs have lost kids and some have gained and others are playing up. Some of these teams have 2 or more top travel kids on their teams and some have none. Can't rank teams based on that playing field. Plus add in the fact that you have to play every kid somewhat evenly no matter the skill level. And overall PAL is for fun, not to flex your chest. If that's what your looking for than Travel is the way to go, PAL is dying and if you disagree go look up the Travel lacrosse companies growth across the board but more obvious is the amount of teams they have at every grade level then compare it too PAL registrations over the last 3- 4 years. I like PAL for the simple fact that my son gets to play with his friends but the real skill building and competition is at the travel level and its only getting stronger. [/quo Whats wrong with talking about PAL/town teams, this is a lacrosse forum isn't it? even if you don't give it much of your consideration. Not gonna knock your statement that club teams are on the whole more competitive and more talented but plenty of kids play only PAL. Some by choice others just weren't cut out for the club circuit. As the kids get older, playing for their school team becomes their priority and club is secondary or in most cases non-existent. Like someone had posted it is an indicator of what to expect from a HS team from each district, and no doubt you will be on this website making comments on the HS forum when that time comes.
