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Annoying guy on sideline coaching ?

I would classify it by saying that most of the people on here do not understand the game. Most of the people who carry on about the ball hogs are in fact the selfish ones. They want the ball passed to their daughter so she can score. These are the parents who only value goal scoring. That is why they get so upset when one girl scores 5 or 6 goals and their daughter scores none. These are the parents who blame the "ball hog" when their daughter is not being recruited.

Yes compare two top 5 programs vs High School B,C,D,E divisions. Sounds about right

That's just a stupid question. You can't compare a top tier D1 lacrosse match up between MD and NW to a lopsided High school game.

Agree with this wholeheartedly. Colleges generally recruit the best athletes who typically can do many things for a team - between the 30s, ground balls, defense, draw controls, etc. not just goal scoring.

Why does everything come back to recruiting? That's why the game is being ruined. I don't hear this at volleyball where 1 girl will play in college or at soccer where maybe 2 or 3 will play in college. You nuts that have hijacked this sport make every decision based on recruitment and that just sucks for everyone else that shares a sideline or team with you.

Pass the ball because your teammate is open and that is the way the game is supposed to be played

This will be the girls game forever...when selfishness is rewarded, that is the outcome--obnoxious, self-centered kids and narcissistic parents who could care less about the game itself....such a horrible thing to have happened...

People who understand the game can see past most ball hogs. We have a girl on our varsity team (no shes not my daughter) who just does all the work on the field, ground balls, face off controls, assists and great defense. While shes not scoring 4 or 5 goals a game she is by far the best player on the field. Just because you put your head down and go to goal every time and score 5 or 6 goals while taking 15 shots does not make you a superstar. Anybody who understands the sport can see that.

Because averaging 2 goals again doesn't get you All American status and that is what the nuts want after paying in to the club system since Kindergarten

Lacrosse and Basketball are similar. Either teams spread it around and there is a lot of scoring. Or teams ride their 1 or 2 horses (ala LeBron James). The games are virtually similar, depending on the talent make-up. So you all should stop complaining.

You are correct. This is why I like watching Field Hockey a lot more than Lax

That's why getting into the Books and studying will always be far more superior then LAX or Field Hockey...Like it or not lax mom and dad , that is the reality... sure life lessons and commitment comes with playing a sport BUT There's no pot of gold people when college is over! Wasted time and money and friendships lost through the years over a game that your child played at one time.. End result Spend that money on tutors and get more money for college!

I would rather watch C-span than field hockey. Sport is unwatchable

Some very interesting results thus far!

A Junior from West Islip is an All American and she had 45 G & 38 A last year. I believe they played 22 games so that's a 2 goal a game average.

If you were in a hot bed of the other sports you would. lax is a hot sport hete so you hear it.

If MD wants to rub it in for some reason it's there prerogative at the D1 level. Most college coaches let up after a while, MD could have scored 35 against Hofstra if they wanted to, but they didn't. Cleary was sending Amonte a message

Especially college coaches.

That girls happens to be a great two way player. That's why she was an all American. Next year when the other scorers are gone, she will be the go to girl. She will need to score a lot to keep west islip in games. Everyone will be bitching why she shoots to much.

She graduates this year.

You're referring to the girl going to Syracuse. I'm referring to the girl going to Loyola that's a junior this year.

I've checked west islips box scores so far for this season. They seem to be a team that spreads the ball around. Even in a 17 point game the heavy hitters only scoring 3 apiece. No hogs here. Even giving the freshman the ball. Only 2 games in, so time will tell

Lets stay with this years team and worry about next year in July. As far as the kid you so graciously exposed she has 4 goals and 5 assists. We will gladly put the team on her back in 2017.

Thanks mom for the update. Nobody cares. Must be your happy dance since your team won. Lets see your happy dance when they lose

Stop with the All American stuff , congrats to her and I am sure we'll deserved but there is no more political award in sports than the girls All American awards . Suffolk has the same few coaches each year who select the players and shocking each year their teams are over represented .

Not a wi parent guy. Just joking a discussion about teams with ball hogs. Relax

They don't give them out in Nassau either unless you're on a top team in the top division. Girls can bust their [lacrosse] in a lower division which is decided on by school size and never get a nod. It's a shame, something needs to change with the politics.

Now I'm confused because you can only have 1 best player on the field and WI only had 1 AA .

Funny thing is that political award from last year has a ton of Suffolk girls starting and playing great as freshmen at their colleges.

MIDDLE COUNTRY GIRLS OVERRATED

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A ton, really ? Then you have two tons of girls who did not AA starting and playing great as freshmen, and multiple time AA barely contributing. If you don't think its very,very political then you are clueless. I can tell you now who in sufffolk will get the AA.

Even funnier is when girls have gotten it but barely played that year ,yet you don't see any politics .Open your eyes.

So tell us

happens everywhere work hard and focus on what you can control

Are you talking about the power conference that is NOT decided by school size or playoff divisions that are based on school enrollment?Conference A had zero girls make AA last year while conference B had 12 (4 GC. 5 MAN and 3 Wantagh) and conference C had 2 (both from CSH)

Nassau used to do ability grouping

Nassau playoff grouping is a joke. Every year in B you give it to GC, Manhasset or last year Wantagh and in C CSH needs to win two games by about 20 goals in each game. Only A is competitive.

Regular season is much better where teams have the guts to ask in to the power division

CSH just lost to Syosset so you may want to rethink that ranking.

Do bad coaches ever realize that they are doing more harm than good? When was the last time a coach resigned for the good of the program? Do they ever look in the mirror and admit that they really don't know what they are doing?