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Anyone know about the 2022 team?
Hows the coach at that level? & what about the parents?

yeah but I bet if you were asking or emailing about the next college bus tour, some private lessons, or the latest TE sweatshirt for sale you would get immediate response..go figure

which team? I believe there are 3 teams at this level

Elevate doesn't have 3 teams at any level anymore. There are two teams. The "better" team is coached by 2 parent coaches and the "2nd" team is coached by one parent coach. Don't you see them at practice?

So which team is the "better" team? RED, WHITE, BLUE?
and Who are the coaches at this level?

again, why not just ask Dk?...you have his cell # don't you?

First of all, there are only 2 teams so there are only 2 colors - not 3..... what are you a YJ parent? The top Team is BLUE and the 2nd Team is RED. The coaches are parents as it is stated above. They are parent PAL coaches, what more do you want, their SSNs?

I am sure that you mean well BUT you are feeding the trolls.. Best to just ignore them..

Why do you call people trolls?

Are you serious?

Yes why the name calling

Trolls are people who go on websites and post outrageous stuff anonymously just to stir the pot. They love to get a rise out of people just because they can.

your passive aggressive energy is so apparent in your response to me. As is your contempt for women.... why don't you take my advice and take your small hands, loud mouth and hateful persona and get lost. Clearly, you are not busy making a living for your family....and I do hope you don't raise your daughter with the same condemnation of which you type towards women. We don't need more basket cases in this world. you are enough..... sincerely Elevate and Judge Judy watching Mom.

Why are you so vindictive I have seen first hand the cheating disrespectful full of bull nature of coach Kotowskifir those girls and parents that are happy with elevate great but I appreciate the warnings from the other parents about Dave kotowski. I think it's great people are able to voice their opinions on this site. Why the name calling

Small hands? Wait, size matters? Now I'm confused...

Hey Judge Judy/Elevate..I see you typed up your post at almost midnight...up waiting for hubby to come home from "work'?...or is he out with "the boys" again...helps explain the anger issues you got going on..

or hitting the bottle pretty hard on a Tuesday night? She probably won't remember posting last night once she gets up.

This is true..but hey, the latest Elevate beer muggs that DK peddles do a great job of holding the Popov that she was swilling....again, waiting for hubby to get home from "work"

"OH WOW- I SHOULDN'T HAVE HAD THAT OTHER BOTTLE OF CHARD"

Its glorified PAL team. They cant compete with the very good teams. The coaches are parent coaches that coach PAL and that would be the extent of their coaching experience. Why would anyone pay all that money, drive to MD, etc. just to extend the PAL season?

Does anyone really know what happened to this club this year? They seemed to fall pretty far pretty fast from several perspectives (number of teams dropped, player quality dropped, winter clinics and off-season training dropped, and it is very disorganized and the lacks tremendous communication). Just curious?

So, how would you rank the Elevate events from this weekend (in order of bad to worse). I am stuck, help me out!

1) All the losses to the YJ Teams
2) Director getting 2 yellow cards
3) The new amazing ILLIGEAL uniforms the parents paid for

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This is easy. Number one (losing to YJ is expected), number two has a very high probability based on past experience, number three is by far the worst as it would involve the incompetence of sooooo many people. The club designing them, the store they are working with and the manufacturer, all who should know the rules. So from bad to worse (1,2,3). Typical Elevate weekend. I guess the question is, what do you do about the uniforms now? [/quote]

Did Elevate ever fix these uniforms?

Those are all the reasons why we left last year and I suggest you do the same next year elevate is Sooo not what it used to be

This is easy. Number one (losing to YJ is expected), number two has a very high probability based on past experience, number three is by far the worst as it would involve the incompetence of sooooo many people. The club designing them, the store they are working with and the manufacturer, all who should know the rules. So from bad to worse (1,2,3). Typical Elevate weekend. I guess the question is, what do you do about the uniforms now? [/quote]

Did Elevate ever fix these uniforms?[/quote]

What happened to the uniforms? why are they illegal?

What club did you move to?

Here's my two cents on parent coaches in youth sports in general. Yes they dedicate time and energy and do seem to enjoy the sport but make no mistake, their kid comes first and they really don't care about anyone else. My experience is that most ( I said most) have kids that are average at best and would not be on the better teams or see the field nearly as much had mom or dad not been the coach.

Now to take the same mom and or dad coaches and put them on a travel lax team is a recipe for disaster. Sorry but I would run away as fast as I could to a different program.

Sounds like the 2021 team.

why anyone would pay that travel $$ fees to have a Mommy/Daddy coach is nuts...even if those Mommy/Daddy's were former college lax players and PAL coaches...seems like you open up yourself to having uneeded headaches..

Boy, you people have conspiracy theories a plenty. In my experience with my kids, parent coaches have all been excellent and if anything, their kids are slightly persecuted as a result of being the sons or daughter of the coach to ensure they were not perceived as biased. In not every case the coaches kid was one of the best on the field--why, its what they are into and they spend the time with their kid enjoyably when away from the team practice. I understand some parent coaches may not behave that way, but there are plenty that do and I thank them.

That's ok, keep drinking the Elevate Kool-Aid and tell yourself that everything is just swell!
The rest of us will listen to the "conspiracy theories" and wait for you to jump ship next year.
See how long the Elevate brand lasts when folks start to realize that parents are the teams coaches--glorified PAL teams with better swag.

But do you really want them coaching your daughters travel lax team?

I want someone with real experience and more importantly connections and the ability to help us navigate the right path for my child.

Hey, that's why Dave is there, silly boy

I can't tell you how many times I heard he will be personally involved and coaching the team!

I totally agree with your statement and I guess yo maybe right when its a pay for travel--I wasn't specifically speaking about eleveate or any other program. That being said most of the good pal coaches that i know that played at a high level--its all their contemporaries that are now running almost all the major D 1 programs men or woman and they have relationships with them. It still is a relatively small community.

I really hope we get matched up this summer and get to see the look on your face after we knock you off your perch!!

grrr, Elevate mom....cat fight!

Is the 2022 Elevate Team competitive with teams like YJ, and Top teams I MD?

If your daughter can make the a or b team at yJ then don't go near elevate

A team yes, B team well that's debatable.

Every B team at YJ would beat A teams at elevate now