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Bet these Skak parents sit around the fire talking about how they beat M&D when the girls were in 5th grade and that they are still the best team on LI and nobody is even close! What a bunch of tools!

It wasn't 5th grade, it was 6th. Get it right. M&D won in 5th grade.

Got it! Was that before or after the parent coach took over?

Good stuff. I would agree a MD parent would not slam YJ Skak. That is a quality team that pushed us to play our best twice this year. The top teams will add talent through the tryout season and will have very competitive games next year. Tryouts will be very interesting next month!

Gota love thes Skak guys " no way would an M&D parent have the audacity to call us an A- B+ Team, they have too much respect for us" must be another LI team trying to stir the pot.

I think others are just jealous as to how blessed this team is.

People in MD hate on M&D.
People on LI hate on YJ.
See a common thread here?

Not really, one team is best in class the other better than average. One team doesn't go around putting other clubs down. One team has a bunch of delusional parents who think they are better than everyone else but really aren't . One team has world class coaching and takes pride in developing talent, the other has a coach the hardly shows up and expects kids to show up game ready. One team actually had the best players the other is loaded with political/ connected kids that should be dropped. What do they have in common?

YJ may be all those things, but they are still heads and shoulders better than every other team on the island. So I get the posters point. What's that say about the rest of the LI clubs when YJ Skak has all these issues and still nobody on LI can compete with them?

Not head and shoulders above the rest, maybe a few goals ahead of other teams. 1 goal against Liberty in one game and 3 in another. While TE beat Liberty. And TG beat TE. So I wouldn't say head and shoulders better than any team on LI. And with the lack of coaching, catching up every year. You can deny it all you want but I have heard all of you parents complain about your coaching and how she doesn't show up to anything (practice or tournaments) So how are your girls really going to stay on top for long.

Got it! Was that before or after the parent coach took over?

Wait I thought according to the coaches wife the whole team should feel " blessed" to have him coaching because he is a far better coach than Skak ever has been . Don't forget when she says how lucky we are to be able to sit on the bench and watch the ball be forced thru the anointed one while we have no chance to beat MD. To the parents of the kids that daddy does not get in get out now . He has his head too far up CR nether region and has done too many favors over at his school district for her husband to get rid of him. The 19's were able to get rid of him for the most part but the damage had already been done now it's your turn to pay, don't walk run.

It's funny how YJ Skak has moved from pounding their chest last year w " best in the country" to now " best on LI" next year they will be " most blessed team " the year after that " team w the most political appointees from daddy coach " . That is what you call a sinking ship .

This past season, Liberty has lost to YJA by 3 or 4 both times they playes. Last fall LIberty lost by about 10 and last summer they lost by 7. Liberty beat the B team by 1 so does your theory say they are not much better than the B team? Liberty really cannot compete with the top teams, TG,TE, they are a good B team and there is nothing wrong with that.

TG tryouts should be interesting

Nobody's leaving on their own but wait until the girls from TG, Igloo and Express show up at tryouts that have already been offered a spot. That's when things will get real interesting!

TLC 2021 Red Coaching staff was replaced midseason Spring 2015. Went to non-parent coaches abruptly without considering the quality of the new coaches. The middle school TLC director MH effectively ruined the team with very poor leadership. The team has trended downhill ever since she became involved April 2015. How many girls will come out to August tryouts? Not many A players. Nice job TLC. We are not coming back

They are trying to get things in order. I think you will be surprised at how much better this team will be in the fall. If you are 20-24 on M&D or Heros and want to play, TLC is a great option. I would say the same for the good players on Diamonds, MD United and C2. Add some talent to the core group on TLC and you have a good team. If you think you can leave TLC and take playing time from the good players on M&D, Skywalkers or Heros, good luck.

Well said. TLC is a good option if you can't make one of those 3. Also, even if you could get on those teams, you would get a lot more PT at TLC as opposed to unseating the starters on the others. TLC is a good program with a good track record. It's a shame this particular team has been a disaster. They do have some talented girls.

That player is headed for an attitude adjustment at M&D, if they take her

Do you ever wonder why someone might be hesitant to donate their time to help out. Sheesh Just a heads up there is a complete team who is very thankful for all that has been done for their daughters. Obviously you can't please everyone, hopefully you are happy where your daughter is playing now.

Do not need to wonder why this coach "donates " his time , simply because he needs to in order to make sure his kids get preferential treatment. Which is the complete team that is so thankful for him , was it the older team that nearly half the team wanted to leave because of him , his town team that he abandoned half the kids after saying they would stick together or the new group that he keeps telling thank goodness for him because the head coach never shows and knows nothing . Maybe it's the kids on his new team that barely play . Very confusing which whole team is so thankful and blessed .

Say it ain't so. Can't imagine M&D coach would want to deal with all that comes with. The flopping and complaining and the yelling from the sidelines. No thanks.

Do you even play for this club let alone one of the two teams you mention? I would almost guarantee you don't so what is your issue with this person?

Clearly this person's daughter does not play for the coach he's ripping into. If they did, or if they knew him personally, they wouldn't hold such a grudge. My daughter plays on a lower 2021 YJ team, not Skak, and also plays on the Smithtown 7th/8th grade travel team for this man. There isn't a better lax person, or person for that matter, around. He also asked my daughter to join the Skak team during their winter training in St. James. That's the kind of coach/dad he is. He plays no favorites and DONATES his time for all of this. He wants all of the girls to enjoy the game while getting better. You can't ask for any more than that.

If you think his 2021 daughter needs any help from him, or extra playing time, in order to stand out, they you clearly haven't watched her play. That young lady, along with being a fantastic kid off the field, is one of the most dominant/talented players you'll see. Big, fast, insane stick skills and she knows how to pass the ball. She makes everyone around her better.

So whatever personal grudge you hold against this man.....falls on deaf ears to those of us who know him and those of us whose daughters he coaches. Whether it be on YJ or Smithtown. I'm certain you'll continue your courageous personal attacks, anonymously, here on BOTC. I'm also certain you'd never walk up to him on the sidelines and make your case eye to eye. That would take guts, of which you clearly don't have.

So my friend wants us to tryout for YJ and she claims the B team is just as good as the A team and actually has a few girls that are better? She said they were hoping to play the A team but the club director made sure that did t happen. Is the second team just as good or close to the top team? She sad they expect a bunch of B team players to move up and that should open up some spots on the B team? Are they really that good and do they compete n the same brackets?

So my friend wants us to tryout for YJ and she claims the B team is just as good as the A team and actually has a few girls that are better? She said they were hoping to play the A team but the club director made sure that did t happen. Is the second team just as good or close to the top team? She sad they expect a bunch of B team players to move up and that should open up some spots on the B team? Are they really that good and do they compete n the same brackets?

So my friend wants us to tryout for YJ and she claims the B team is just as good as the A team and actually has a few girls that are better? She said they were hoping to play the A team but the club director made sure that did t happen. Is the second team just as good or close to the top team? She sad they expect a bunch of B team players to move up and that should open up some spots on the B team? Are they really that good and do they compete n the same brackets?

My daughter's team has played them both. It's not even close. All "B" team parents think that. If they didn't, wouldn't they be crazy for paying the same amount of money as the "A" parents. They'd be better off finding another club that plays in good tournaments where their daughter can makenthebtop team.

So my friend wants us to tryout for YJ and she claims the B team is just as good as the A team and actually has a few girls that are better? She said they were hoping to play the A team but the club director made sure that did t happen. Is the second team just as good or close to the top team? She sad they expect a bunch of B team players to move up and that should open up some spots on the B team? Are they really that good and do they compete n the same brackets?

So my friend wants us to tryout for YJ and she claims the B team is just as good as the A team and actually has a few girls that are better? She said they were hoping to play the A team but the club director made sure that did t happen. Is the second team just as good or close to the top team? She sad they expect a bunch of B team players to move up and that should open up some spots on the B team? Are they really that good and do they compete n the same brackets?

The B team is as good as other club A teams but not as good as the YJ A team. Doubtful many girls are moving up, probably 2-4 moving down.

Not even close. No one from b team will be moving up. The only new girls on Skak ()a team) will be from outside YJ. If anything it's the opposite, they are looking to drop girls from the B team and Bert has been recruiting new girls to replace them from the outside as well.

Does your daughter play for a LI team? If so who?