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Crab's website features Paul Rabil...he played for 1 tournament I believe...they used to be a great club until the head got canned from his job and made Crabs his full-time employment...lost sight of what they originally stood for, now just about $$$

[quote=Anonymous]Crab's website features Paul Rabil...he played for 1 tournament I believe...they used to be a great club until the head got canned from his job and made Crabs his full-time employment...lost sight of what they originally stood for, now just about $$$

Like any club the Crabs have strengths and weaknesses. Tough to dominate at the younger ages due to so many choices for club lax. At the HS ages, kids are playing where their HS coaches have influence, just makes sense. Not that many BL kids on that 2020 team, which is a surprise.

Crabs fielding teams with 16 year old 8th graders certainly provides a bit of an advantage over their competition. Sham of an organization.

The 2020 9th grade players are 15 right now, maybe two of them turn 16 during Fall.. The 2021 8th grade team has no 16 year olds! Completely in line with all other private school players across the board, lots of great competition up here at the elite level, great kids, great teams, will be really enjoyable season. Thank you for your insight.

Last summer, a 2020 Crabs player posted a pic of his drivers license on Instagram. Before you call me a crazy stalker, it was my 14 year old 2020 player who came to me laughing his A$$ off. Is what it is...I have no hate for holdbacks, but dont lie about it with conviction.

Sorry bud, most 9th graders are 14 with a few turning 15 in the fall/winter of this year. Crabs has gamed the system for the past 3 years and continues on that path. It is the business model of Ryan McClernan and it will never change.
As for 16 year olds, Crabs has at least 4 on their 2020 team. Just stop making sh*t up about the age of Crabs 2020 players, there are way too many of us that know the facts and the ages.

Funny...they've been into this for so long that they don't even know what the proper age for a 2020 is supposed to be...SMH.

A few will turn 15 in fall/winter? Half the 2020 class in states like MD with 9/1 cutoff will turn 15 this fall/winter - even if there were zero hold backs. Why exaggerate to make your point?

What the [lacrosse] are you talking about? Kids turn 14 in 8th grade unless they are a holdback. So with 9/1 cutoff, on age kids are turning 14 this Fall/Winter. Not 15. Crabs parents can't keep straight what age kids are supposed to be since there's are all 2 years older.

And if I had to guess, that 2020 Crab player is a middie, use to go to Severn School but transferred to BL to repeat 7th grade beginning school year 2014 and is finally in high school, 9th grade at BL. #12

A 2020 would be born after 09/01/2001, they would turn 15 in 2016. A 2021 would turn 14 in 2016. Good on you for playing your kid up all these years!

Don't you people ever get bored fighting about the same things over and over? You all are worse than my kids, and they are 13 and 8.

Sept 1 is start date of MD school start as it pretains to age. Eight grade you turn 14...So taking this year as an example...on Sept 1 2016 and on to next Aug 31, 2017 You can turn 15 in MD and be at correct age for school. If you turn 16 anytime during that year ..you are a holdback ...Pretty simple...and US lacrosse goes by that.

Maybe you mean NY where I think the start date is Dec?? not sure...But this is a MD forum .

Private school is a better system. Public should add perfirst, so your kids can keep up at club and in school. The government needs to bring you folks up to date.

The public school parents are at a disadvantage in math.

Hey genius - someone born in the fall of 2001 turns 15 in the fall of 2016. simple math. my kid is 2002 and doesn't play on crabs. he'll turn 15 in the spring. Keep telling yourself every good player is 2 years older than your son. just don't tell him cause it's false

During HOCO Crabs 2020 had a 16 year old born in March of 2000 on their 8th grade team. He was playing against 13 year olds. Not to mention two other kids turning 16 by the of this year. That's bush league.

It takes a special kind of clown to call out a minor anonymously on a public forum. If you are going to talk about a minor, have some dignity and let us know who you are, and where/when you would like to discuss in person.

Ok mr clown. Give us your name and address/phone number and someone will contact you to set up a time/place to meet in person. If that is what you want, you got it.
It also takes a special kind of clown ( to use your words) to allow a 16 year old to play against 13 year olds, don't you think. Can you comprehend that?

The burden to release identity shall go to those who wish to call out minors. All talk, no action, cowards. Whenever you are ready to put your money where your mouth is, let us all know. And remember, if the company managing the forum is deposed by the courts, and your computer/phone is tracked, we'll find out who you are anyway. Not so much as to win a libel case, but exposing some idiots that like to talk about minors will be worth the hassle, about the cost of an extra year of tuition, and since you know it all, you can figure out how much that means to me.

The burden to release identity shall go to those who wish to call out minors. All talk, no action, cowards. Whenever you are ready to put your money where your mouth is, let us all know. And remember, if the company managing the forum is deposed by the courts, and your computer/phone is tracked, we'll find out who you are anyway. Not so much as to win a libel case, but exposing some idiots that like to talk about minors will be worth the hassle, about the cost of an extra year of tuition, and since you know it all, you can figure out how much that means to me. [/quote]

We don't really care what anything means to you. Plus, when you are presenting actual/true facts there isn't crap you can do. Actual facts are just that, actual and accurate. BOOM.

We don't really care what anything means to you. Plus, when you are presenting actual/true facts there isn't crap you can do. Actual facts are just that, actual and accurate. BOOM.
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This has been great! Don't have a horse in the race, but have to say calling out minors is BS. Misstating ones age in writing to create or exaggerate a point, or to try to shed a negative light on that person, yes, libel, minor or not.

I care.. There will be no identifying of children on this website!!!

I ask any of you that see something that slipped through to PLEASE let me know.

Only an idiot would call out a kid..

We don't really care what anything means to you. Plus, when you are presenting actual/true facts there isn't crap you can do. Actual facts are just that, actual and accurate. BOOM.
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By "boom", are you congratulating yourself for justifying in you own mind blogging about a minor? Congratulations, you blog about minors with impunity, anonymously mind you! You won life!!

We don't really care what anything means to you. Plus, when you are presenting actual/true facts there isn't crap you can do. Actual facts are just that, actual and accurate. BOOM.
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Actual and accurate fact - you were assclown of the year at some point in your life

Isn't this entire forum a blog about minors.
You guys are out of hand. "Meet in the parking lot" because someone questioned the age of a kid. Or inappropriately stated someone's age. Is one of you morons a raiders fan from New [lacrosse].

No, it's not to call out specific minors, definitely not. It's a general industry or team discussion. No, it is not for anonymous losers to talk about specific minor children. Any adult with even a general understanding about civility, or just being human would understand this. Yes, if someone was talking about my minor children on the internet, I would want to personally discuss the fact that they need to stop. That's called being a parent. I think your parking lot reference was implying adults would need to have a physical confrontation, which would be unfortunate, and I believe would be secondary to having a face to face discussion. I would think to have a face to face discussion with anyone on here wouldn't be as threatening as you may imagine.

2020s are in HS. Can't wait for you losers to start complaining that your sons are stuck on JV. Or if they make Varsity, you'll be complaining that a senior is beating them up.

Grow a pair.

The company would be deposed by the courts for what - saying that the MIAA and the Crabs, FCA, Looney's, etc are full of holdbacks?

Some 2020s should be 2018s and some 2018s should be 2016s. Gaming the system works until to you are too old to play in the MIAA. Time to transfer!

Or maybe the private schools should just follow the rules instead of thinking they are special....9/1/2016 to 8/31/201 2020s should be turning 15 in that window.

Yes and that is why the majority of private schools don't offer the upper level math classes or number of AP classes most publics do. Keep convincing yourself you are so much better - but do the homework and educate yourself about which offers superior education in the surrounding counties before you make an even more uneducated statement. the privates offer some good things to their students, including a more intense focus on athletics, but a superior education is not one of those things.

This is completely inaccurate - less than 1/3 of the 2020 class should be turning 15 this fall if they have 9/1/2001 to 12/31/2001 birthdays the way a Maryland 2020 student should. The majority of the class will be turning 15 after the start of the year and before 91/2017. Simple math.

original statement included "fall/winter" which would encompass 6 months of the year. 6/12 is half. Are more kids born in spring/summer?

Sorry bud, most 9th graders are 14 with a few turning 15 in the fall/winter of this year. Crabs has gamed the system for the past 3 years and continues on that path. It is the business model of Ryan McClernan and it will never change.
As for 16 year olds, Crabs has at least 4 on their 2020 team. Just stop making sh*t up about the age of Crabs 2020 players, there are way too many of us that know the facts and the ages.[/quote]

A few will turn 15 in fall/winter? Half the 2020 class in states like MD with 9/1 cutoff will turn 15 this fall/winter - even if there were zero hold backs. Why exaggerate to make your point?[/quote]

What the [lacrosse] are you talking about? Kids turn 14 in 8th grade unless they are a holdback. So with 9/1 cutoff, on age kids are turning 14 this Fall/Winter. Not 15. Crabs parents can't keep straight what age kids are supposed to be since there's are all 2 years older. [/quote]

The public school parents are at a disadvantage in math.[/quote]


Yes and that is why the majority of private schools don't offer the upper level math classes or number of AP classes most publics do. Keep convincing yourself you are so much better - but do the homework and educate yourself about which offers superior education in the surrounding counties before you make an even more uneducated statement. the privates offer some good things to their students, including a more intense focus on athletics, but a superior education is not one of those things. [/quote]

Private is better at everything. The government is run by losers. We are 27th in the world in education. Congrats if your public school is one of the better schools in the pool of schools that collectively are rated 27th in the world.

Sorry bud, most 9th graders are 14 with a few turning 15 in the fall/winter of this year. Crabs has gamed the system for the past 3 years and continues on that path. It is the business model of Ryan McClernan and it will never change.
As for 16 year olds, Crabs has at least 4 on their 2020 team. Just stop making sh*t up about the age of Crabs 2020 players, there are way too many of us that know the facts and the ages.[/quote]

A few will turn 15 in fall/winter? Half the 2020 class in states like MD with 9/1 cutoff will turn 15 this fall/winter - even if there were zero hold backs. Why exaggerate to make your point?[/quote]

What the [lacrosse] are you talking about? Kids turn 14 in 8th grade unless they are a holdback. So with 9/1 cutoff, on age kids are turning 14 this Fall/Winter. Not 15. Crabs parents can't keep straight what age kids are supposed to be since there's are all 2 years older. [/quote]

Private school is a better system. Public should add perfirst, so your kids can keep up at club and in school. The government needs to bring you folks up to date.[/quote]


Or maybe the private schools should just follow the rules instead of thinking they are special....9/1/2016 to 8/31/201 2020s should be turning 15 in that window. [/quote]

The government rules that make our school system essentially 3rd world. Nope.

Yes and that is why the majority of private schools don't offer the upper level math classes or number of AP classes most publics do. Keep convincing yourself you are so much better - but do the homework and educate yourself about which offers superior education in the surrounding counties before you make an even more uneducated statement. the privates offer some good things to their students, including a more intense focus on athletics, but a superior education is not one of those things

How do you know this? Are you a public school teacher or maybe you can't afford private schools or maybe you son can't pass the entrance exams? You are way off base to think that public is superior to private. Public schools just keep pushing kids along to the next grade, regardless of performance etc. How many kids fail and repeat a grade in public schools? Very very few, if at all. I have done the homework, compared one of the best counties in Md. for public schools and they can't compete with privates.
Advance and AP courses are offered in privates and the main focus in privates is education first, above all else. Public schools, first priority is the teacher and keep within the lines so as to keep their jobs.
It amazes me how the uninformed come on here and come very close to trashing something they know nothing about, and you sir clearly demonstrated that.

No, when the asshats were calling out a specific minor kid with libelous mistruths.

Yes and that is why the majority of private schools don't offer the upper level math classes or number of AP classes most publics do. Keep convincing yourself you are so much better - but do the homework and educate yourself about which offers superior education in the surrounding counties before you make an even more uneducated statement. the privates offer some good things to their students, including a more intense focus on athletics, but a superior education is not one of those things. [/quote]

I think the homework you did was issued by the public school, which means you are way behind the times in life.

. We shall have to simply disagree as we also have done extensive research, had no issue with the "entrance exam" and despite the brainwashing the lacrosse elite try to do, believe based on our research that the education offered in public is superior should a student wish to avail themselves of it. There are many intangibles for both - plus and minuses- but our kids do not need the handholding of the private environment and prefer the course offerings that resemble those of a small college that no private in Maryland can offer - including the number of AP classes not offered at a private simply because they do not have the number of students to fill those classes. It is economies of scale. We also prefer the breadth of diversity including socioeconomic and the lack of elitism that exists in many privates. public school in our opinion mirrors real life. private schools weed out students as to not rock the boat or risk a bad apple. As such, there are more students that are average learners or below average in a public school so,the raw stats of overall school population when comparing the two are like comparing apples and oranges. your entrance exams flush certain learners out of your population so the private scores do not represent a true diverse learning population. If you compare the scores of like students those scores would generally exceed the scores of the same population at a private. You pay for other things which each family has to weigh the worth of. Also education is not always first with privates and this is the wrong population to try and convince of that - remember many of these students athletes are offered enticements to attend said private schools beginning in 9th grade. Also any school that would hold back a child simply at the parents request for sports does not have a child's best academic interest at heart and we all know the majority of holdbacks are sports related and products of the private schools. .