Maybe spring scores, but def not them summer scores. Skywalkers beat Pride last weekend, so to say they can’t touch them is a little off. And they beat or tied teams ranked higher than Coppermine the weekend before, as well as losing to BLC by one at the play day.
The Copp parents coming on here bashing SW on all age groups is getting old. SW will be fine, and I would expect them to beat Copp in the next year, when it really counts. But thanks, Coppermine dad for your insightful analysis.
Exactly. No matter how old and out of touch the SW owner gets, and no matter how many well-run and well-capitalized clubs form in the same geographic area, SW has the golden touch and will live on as a top-tier club for eternity.
The fact that Coppermine isn't the top club in Maryland (and top 3 in the country) by now, is actually kind of surprising. No other club has, large well-turfed indoor facilities, well-turfed/lighted outdoor facilities, and top notch weight/fitness rooms at their disposal along with what seems like endless funding, which should attract top coaches. Coppermine is not the new kid on the block any more and they still run neck and neck with SW depending on the year and don't touch M&D (who now has capital but no permanent facilities) or Hero's (who doesn't have a large private investor or permanent facilities).
Except that they are sharing them with a bunch of other Coppermine rec leagues and clubs. Often there are 3 Coppermine lax teams sharing the same remote field at their complex.
Not sure how you don’t consider them top 3. They are ranked 1 in 2028, ranked 4th in 2029 and their 31s made it to the NGLL finals. The 27s are their lowest ranked team, and still in the top 20.
Because you are forgetting their older teams. 27s are not their lowest ranked team, the 24s are. Those older teams still matter when looking at a club as a whole, something Copp parents seem to forget.
Coppermine parents only look at 9th grade and below apparently but completely ignore high school and recruiting
Coppermine was smart by going young following the soccer model and grabbed a ton of talent. Problem is, a lot of those kids will burn out like soccer and other programs also went younger and have teams down to second grade which is also insane.
Until they have a 5-8 years of top 20 teams that actually get recruited by major programs. They aren’t a top tier team
The 23s were their 1st ever team, so the fact that they have been able to build top younger teams that plan to remain through HS is a huge accomplishment. They are playing in the top tournaments in the top brackets and recruiting will happen as a result and with some of the coaches they are bringing in (M&D 24).
^The 23's were Coppermines first ever team???? Or am i reading this wrong?
