Being among the first money grab events is not an excuse for holding a poorly timed event. The club travel season is already too long. Unless these events are poorly attended and lose money for the organizer, the season will continue to expand. I am sure this event is finely run and nostalgic, but why is it held in August?
The months of June and July are ample for Summer travel. If you send your club team to an August event you are contributing to the mania and hurting the game. This is the way I see the current calendar. Bob, are you telling me this is not enough lacrosse for you? Back in the day it was one of two events now it is one of hundreds.
JAN - HS/College pre-season strength/conditioning FEB - HS/College tryouts/season starts MAR - HS/College/Youth season APR - HS/College/Youth season MAY - HS/College/Youth season JUN - Club season JUL - Club season AUG - Dead month/vacation SEP - School begins Fall Ball workouts (strength/conditioning) OCT - HS/College/Youth Fall Ball NOV - Club Fall Ball DEC - Holiday season (strength/conditioning)
You seemed to have totally missed my point,yet at the same time proved my point. I believe Lake Placid has always been around this time of year, so they didn't move. June and July are jammed with tourneys for third and fourth grade recruiting purposes, this is not one of those tournaments. You said take a vacation in August, that is what a lot of these families are doing, a vacation with a handful of games thrown in the middle. If that is what they are choosing and what they want, who are we to criticize them. I don't see football/soccer in the fall or basketball/wrestling in the winter on your time table. I think that is a bigger concern than five or six days in August.
