Originally Posted by Anonymous
What top teams has blue claws played this fall - or ever?

And the “MS” coach” is adorable in thinking the backups on the elite teams are in the same category as AA players.

Who do you coach?

Serious popcorn conversation over here. Allow me to interrupt.

It does not take a genius or thousands of hours of watching kids go 1v1 to see that the Crabs, FCA, and Hawks helmets do not convey magical powers to kids that are otherwise "pretty good athletes" and who probably made the roster in 3rd grade and just haven't been rousted out (yet) in tryouts. In the case of Hawks kids, at least you know they are fast.

If I'm coaching Crabs and I've got 6 middies returning but 40 kids wanting those spots, those 40 new kids better be heads and shoulders better than my existing guys. Otherwise, I'm going with the devil I know (and the devil's parents). But that doesn't mean my #6 or #9 middie should feel like he is somehow better than those 40 kids who tried to get his spot.

If your kid's claim to fame (and apparently yours) is "barely didn't get cut again! because no new superstars came to tryouts!" then OK.