BOTC - US Lacrosse Community Forum Forums NORTHEAST LACROSSE BOTC MAIN FORUM (LI, CT, WC) Boys 2023-5th Grade Fall 2015 Summer 2016

Looneys and FCA were tops in baltimore last year for 2023. Crabs starts in 5th grade and should be good. Carroll Manor is a rec team. Most of their better kids are full time club now

Bandits
Igloo
Bethesda (MD)
Shore 2 shore
Patriots (NJ)
Badgers
Carol Manor (MD)
Outlaws
Empire
Warriors
Legacy

Interesting. Shore to Shore has played how many games as an organization? 6? And they're already 4th in the country? Impressive! Igloo won one weak fall tournament and they are #2? Even more impressive! Outlaws are a solid club, but probably below Warriors and Empire. Badgers seems about right. Warriors beat Empire a bunch last season so they're probably above them. Ranking teams at this stage of the season is nonsense. Especially considering that probably 3 of those NY teams have even played and MD teams. The only thing that is correct about that post is that the Bandits are on top.

Yeah, this list is a joke from someone, and to make it look like it is serious to the newcomer, they put Bandits 1st.

League 1 League 2
Bandits Badgers
Shore to Shore Igloo
Outlaws Empire
Warriors Legacy

Play 2 league games and 2 crossover games throughout the spring. Keep standings with playoff format. Have a coaches meeting for seeding and place in appropriate league. Home and away games with each home team responsible for field and split ref cost.

What about having True Blue in this list? This team is going all the way to beat the Bandits.Joe C. is going to lead the way!!

What about having True Blue in this list? This team is going all the way to beat the Bandits.Joe C. is going to lead the way!!

OK you drank the JC juice....They have a good group but lets not get carried away, they have to beat a few top teams first. They will not catch the Bandits!!!!

Lets discuss a season format!!! Standings, playoffs, all star games. End of year dinner. What are we doing????

I'm new to the forum. My little guy plays 2024. Question; when the Badgers played the Bandits they were epic games. A week in advance, there would be alot of trash talk leading up to a game you just had to see. Most of the time I would run over to watch it if the game didn't conflict with my sons game. The sidelines were pretty packed with parents who didn't have kids playing. Great rivalry. Why has that changed? Seems the feeling is the Bandits are in a league of their own.
Why have things changed so drastically in this grade.

Where do the Warriors fit into all this?

Where do the Warriors fit into all this?

They fit in with the Hurricanes, Fighting Ducks, and Stampede.

Realistically, they would probably fall below Bandits, Badgers and Igloo and above Outlaws, Empire and Legacy.

At any given tournament, any of these teams (with the exception of the Bandits) could beat or lose to another. We'll see how it goes in the summer.

Until the warriors beat someone other than themselves they will always be 91's c- team - they have splito games with empire true blue and legacy - haven't won a game against igloo - express team 1 -Outlaws or even shore 2 shore, maybe thus summer will be different but until they win some games against some competitive teams they will always be the other 91 team

Newby here: What happened to Express Team 2 Channy? Do they still have 29-30 kids on the team???

Agreed, they will always be the Bandits little brothers. My sons team played them a bunch last year and they're a solid team though. They played us tough and the games were always pretty close. They had our number in the last few tourneys. They are not close to Bandits and got blown out by Igloo in the fall, although I saw igloo play two weeks later and they were not nearly as good. Totally different team. Until Igloo, Warriors, Outlaws, Shore to Shore, Empire and Badgers play each other this is all garbage talk anyway.

If you judge by this fall, it looks like things should be very interesting this summer. Shore 2 Shore looked very legit for a new club, Badgers still looked good but within reach of the pack. Igloo is a mystery because they were so different at two separate showings, Legacy lost some quality kids and took a giant step back but still have some talent. Warriors will be good. Outlaws looked OK but much more beatlable than last year (have heard some uneven reviews from parents on the team, but things seem to be getting better). Our Empire team looks stronger than last year and we're definitely putting the time in this winter.

Rank them however you will (it doesn't mean crap till the summer), but I would say those are the teams in the pack below the bandits. Anyone that says different just hasn't been watching or thinks their sons team is just flat out better than it is. His team his closer to these teams than the Bandits.

That's a pretty accurate statement. you'll still have haters though.

They played in some fall tourneys and I think I remember them putting them in a two teams. I'm not sure if they were broken up by ability or just randomly though.

Is Zummo coaching the 2023 Legacy team now? Is that a "Taz" team now? Doesn't he already coach 2020 and 2024? Seems like he's spreading himself pretty thin. Or is he just putting his name on the team to keep interest like JS is doing at 91?

last i heard from a dad on the team was they still had all those kids. he wasn't happy about that. i think basically between the channy team 2 and team 3, they took everyone that tried out.

What would be the strategy behind keeping so many weak players? The good clubs only field 1 team that is competitive.

Is it okay to have tryouts in August, select your team and then add a player in January? Especially when the majority of your team returns and was successful. All spots are filled. What message does that send?

Is it okay to have tryouts in August, select your team and then add a player in January? Especially when the majority of your team returns and was successful. All spots are filled. What message does that send?

message sent is keep practicing, no one is guaranteed a spot. It's called the real world