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I'm new to the club. Was looking forward to visiting with family upstate while doing the Syracuse Tournament. Any reason why they wouldn't be doing this tournament again?

You can tell sage cage is a TG parent

You keep changing posts to favor TG and not posting the way they are written

What you see here is a pile of stand up parents coming out with support for this team and stamping a name to it. That's impressive. What many of you reading this must understand is that these anonymous boards can be a nasty place and much of the crap is from people from outside the organization looking to fan the flames.

It's a pile of something ,so strange that even the parents who had a problem with the way things were done are now afraid to stand up for doing things the correct way.

What planet are you on if you can't make it on YJ then you go to TG

What planet are you on if you can't make it on YJ then you go to TG

Actually, it's becoming the exact opposite...tryout for TG in August. If you don't make the team you were hoping for, go to YJ in October, and take what they offer. And there's nothing wrong with that. Overall they're the best two programs on L.I. Go with what's best for your daughter, and be happy.

You should have at least one team win a significant tournament ie national championship type tournaments before you start declaring yourself one of the top programs in the nation

You should have at least one team win a significant tournament ie national championship type tournaments before you start declaring yourself one of the top programs in the nation

My daughter went to Team 91 tryout yesterday. She played on a local team that traveled and had a terrible experience, and did not make Tog Guns. I have to say it was a blessing in disguise! The young ladies that ran the tryouts were wonderful with the girls. No egos-all instruction and making small corrections that made the girls feel more confident, lots of compliments given. For $1300 you get Northwestern coaches, tournaments, back pack, under armour practice shirt/shorts and a beautiful reversable uniform with the players name on the back. As a former coach of both boys/girls I can tell you when girls look better they play better, and no player should have any part of a uniform peel off throughout the season regardless of team.
The pool was not large to chose from but there was quite a bit of talent. Hoping my kid makes it, if she doesn't kudos for an extremely well done practice.

Original post says why is so much attention being paid to TG when it's not even a top team. Their summer camp is a joke. Kids do not learn anything and staff spends most of the time marketing kids for their team. This is not loyal to current members and appears desperate maybe to fill some holes

This poster did say on long Island , and as far as National championships go thats just a silly statement on your part. It was a good experience, and I am glad my daughter had a chance to attend, but the truth is that it is far from a real national championship. Most of the best teams , up until now haven't even entered the qualifying rounds, and there was no qualifying rounds in the to biggest hot beds of L.Il. and MD. until all the top clubs are competing for that crown it is just a fun experience . We all know your a Y.J. parent or player so let me say this, as soon as one of the better MD. clubs came along they beat you two of your teams easily . As a matter of fact you were not able to beat S.W. at any point during the summer with any team, something Top Guns did. nor were you able to beat MD, so stop tooting your horn so loudly, your not the best club in the nation either, and soon not to be the best club on long Island either. There are lots of Y.J.s at other club try outs looking to jump because of your lousy antics on and off the field. And by the way My daughter plays for neither T.G. nor Y.J. so i have no dog in this fight. Let me end my little soliloquy with this . I assume you bring up national championships up because you are in the older age groups, and we all shell out all this money so our daughters can get a toe hold in there chosen colleges, so the real question becomes: How much help are the directors of each club giving there players towards that end. After 3,4,5 years of dues ,hats, bags , bee laden billboard shirts meant to publicize some one else's business endeavor through your wallet, years of protecting the good name of Carol Rose , Shannon Smith, or Steve levy, how much work are these people putting in to help your daughter get to there dream, or do they have there hand out for more?

I said one of best on LI. It's not all about national championships...young girls learning the game, getting solid coaching, playing competitively, learning important life lessons, and by the way - the overall experience, building friendships, and having fun is also important.

You actually said YJ TG were the 2 best programs on LI. I think liberty may argue with you.

Sorry. Don't know where to post this. Just wondering if anyone thinks that the merger between BB n RC will have any impact in the upcoming summer lax season. Thx.

It's a pile of something ,so strange that even the parents who had a problem with the way things were done are now afraid to stand up for doing things the correct way.

New 2020 parent here. Glad I wasn't asked, my daughter had 2 soccer games, gymnastics meet and cheer practice. Hope all that played had a good time. She will have plenty of time to play Lax in the spring....see all then !!!!!

New 2020 parent here. Glad I wasn't asked, my daughter had 2 soccer games, gymnastics meet and cheer practice. Hope all that played had a good time. She will have plenty of time to play Lax in the spring....see all then !!!!!

I don't want any one to think I am stirring the pot, or have any motivation other than wanting to watch some lacrosse. What tournament is happening in Oakdale, What days does it happen , where is it and what time does it start

Lax for hope. Google it. 7 v 7. Basically run by YJs with most all teams made up of split yj teams and age groups, with a few town and pick up teams. It's a pretty decent fall tournament.

thank you

I would have to say no to that simply because teams were entered weeks and weeks ago, rosters only recently came out. Plus rosters have the players names and not contact information. I have talked to many parents on this issue and haven't found anyone to have issue yet. The people who seem to have issues are the anonymous 5h!t stirrers on this thread who don't have kids on this team. If your daughter is on team and would like to play in these non club tournaments, your best bet is to reach out and contact person putting it together. If you don't know who that is, you can relate to your own situation, they don't know you yet either. Contact TG to find out, easily done. Lots of girls opt not to play with club team and go play on town or teams built just for individual tournaments. There is your other option. So if your daughter is sitting home this weekend, learn from it, be proactive to get her involved. Nothing much happens for people who sit around waiting for things to happen, go out and make it happen.

New 2020 parent here. Glad I wasn't asked, my daughter had 2 soccer games, gymnastics meet and cheer practice. Hope all that played had a good time. She will have plenty of time to play Lax in the spring....see all then !!!!!