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So if kids switch teams in your local tourneys what happens when you come down to Maryland? Your all stars so back to their clubs? Not sure but can't wait to them face the elite 2022 Maryland teams. It may be tough for you, but please don't leave when it rains!

Leave when it rains?????
That's pretty comical. Maybe the parents wanted to possibly do something else for Memorial Day other then win another t-shirt, that could've been won on Saturday instead....
I don't think that's asking much, no disadvantage to the Dukes players considering we would have both been finishing a games before playing against each. Express did also play 3 other games that day.
But the coaches in the Dukes side wanted nothing to do with our request to stay and finish the day out. I guess they needed to run back to the IGLOOS and cool down and rest up for the [lacrosse] of a game they would have had against express. Sounds like a forfeit on DUKES side. Dukes team wasn't cooperative, so why should express be cooperative. If the Dukes team coaches and parents want to feel better thinking they came out on top, then hey more power to them. We say potatoes, you say pottttatoes. In the end the express players and the families left happy and got to enjoy Memorial Day doing something else.

Leave when it rains?????
That's pretty comical. Maybe the parents wanted to possibly do something else for Memorial Day other then win another t-shirt, that could've been won on Saturday instead....
I don't think that's asking much, no disadvantage to the Dukes players considering we would have both been finishing a games before playing against each. Express did also play 3 other games that day.
But the coaches in the Dukes side wanted nothing to do with our request to stay and finish the day out. I guess they needed to run back to the IGLOOS and cool down and rest up for the [lacrosse] of a game they would have had against express. Sounds like a forfeit on DUKES side. Dukes team wasn't cooperative, so why should express be cooperative. If the Dukes team coaches and parents want to feel better thinking they came out on top, then hey more power to them. We say potatoes, you say pottttatoes. In the end the express players and the families left happy and got to enjoy Memorial Day doing something else.

Cooperative ??? There is an actual schedule. Don't need cooperation. You say potatoe , we say forfeit. Play the scheduled game , or the next team will. Pretty simple how it works.

Potatoe?!? Thanks Dan Quayle. You say potatoe, i say potato

Difference is dukes took kids that are all ready on other clubs. Let's take best players from express smash igloo united and outlaws and play dukes. See what will happen. It's called poaching.
Let them produce a roster of players that are on that team. It will be different for every tournament they enter.

li parent here chiming in. So what? if those other teams aren't playing in the tournament than what difference does it make? kids wanted to play. I don't see what's wrong with that. Your 6th grader lost. Bid deal. Maybe Dukes should just call the team something else next time...

Difference is dukes took kids that are all ready on other clubs. Let's take best players from express smash igloo united and outlaws and play dukes. See what will happen. It's called poaching.
Let them produce a roster of players that are on that team. It will be different for every tournament they enter.

Sounds like sour grapes to me! You are so upset that another team full of talented kids won that you need to post it on here! your PATHETIC!

Difference is dukes took kids that are all ready on other clubs. Let's take best players from express smash igloo united and outlaws and play dukes. See what will happen. It's called poaching.
Let them produce a roster of players that are on that team. It will be different for every tournament they enter.

Hey those kids from igloo are getting looked at by Hopkins already so they can go wherever they want!

Sounds like sour grapes to me! You are so upset that another team full of talented kids won that you need to post it on here! your PATHETIC!

They didn't lose. They left town!

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I feel like I'm reading the Sunday comics.... All you parents are so dilusional that it's nothing but a laughable forum. The children who play the actual game at this point could care less by now what happened 2 days ago, but not the parents....
This argument between club daddy's will last almost a week, maybe even two....
I think it's time for a new hobby or a movie or anything besides fighting over who club is better then the rest...
They all do the same crap at some point so move on already...


I was there. Real simple, Dukes was the best team by far. They had a perceived tough game against outlaws. Tournament organizers saw bad weather coming and asked if Dukes would play after the outlaws game. They rightfully declined, then spanked outlaws well beyond what express could ever do and said let's play per the schedule. Express saw the whooping put on outlaws and said "we outta here". Games were played Monday in no rain and slightly wet fields, at no time was the tournament schedule changed. Express dodged some embarrassment was all. Dukes would spank express (and igloo and smash and United). As an express parent you can not feel good about faking that you can't play the scheduled championship game. But in typical MC fashion a non win ain't a loss.

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I was there. Real simple, Dukes was the best team by far. They had a perceived tough game against outlaws. Tournament organizers saw bad weather coming and asked if Dukes would play after the outlaws game. They rightfully declined, then spanked outlaws well beyond what express could ever do and said let's play per the schedule. Express saw the whooping put on outlaws and said "we outta here". Games were played Monday in no rain and slightly wet fields, at no time was the tournament schedule changed. Express dodged some embarrassment was all. Dukes would spank express (and igloo and smash and United). As an express parent you can not feel good about faking that you can't play the scheduled championship game. But in typical MC fashion a non win ain't a loss.

Dukes would not have sniffed a 4 goal loss to Express. And it's silly for me to even say this. But you are clearly misguided/bias/dilusional.

Dukes best "guest" players wanted to play the championship on Saturday, the majority of dukes parents wanted the game to be played on Saturday. This was Dukes leadership turning tail, not MC or Express. Dukes, you have an open invitation to stack your roster with guests and come play in LI anytime.

Parents don't get a vote. Game scheduled for Monday. Express didn't stick around. End of story. Every other bracket played fourth game on Monday. What is so hard to understand??

Here is the bottom line. Dukes are the new guys on the block and wanted to play a TWO day tournament and get to a championship game on Monday in the first NCAA Future Stars Championship as did all of the other programs.

The team wanted to play the schedule the way the tournament directors set forth from the beginning. Express parents are trying to twist the story to convince everyone that the Duke's are bad because they have players from different teams. They are bad because they didn't want to change the schedule because MC was crying and wanted to change it into a one day tournament.

Who cares. Bottom line, that was his way of avoiding a losing situation. They should have stayed as did EVERY OTHER TEAM that entered that tournament. But its the Dukes fault. LOL

This is completely accurate. MC is the original guy who steals players and shows up with whoever he wants to a tournament. He walks right up to kids on fields and tries to steal them. Been doing it for years. And could care less if that spot is already filled by someone who paid him 6 months ago. He will make room !

Dukes are a joke. They grab players from all over no coaching, fancy uniforms, not good. Can not play close with any top,2022 teams.

WHY ARE THE BOYS WITH EXPRESS? Because it is one of the best programs in the country. Because it has developed some of the best players in high school, college and the pro game. Because it has excellent coaches. Because it exposes its players to the best competition (training, tournaments and showcases). Just for starters