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Can anyone confirm that SYAG has out of town kids on the team? I know the team went from a B level team to an A very quickly, they claim its the coaching?

They should look at themselves first. Both PB and MB are the loud mouths. My son played for MB and the parents used to bet over/under for the number of penalties that would be called on him during the tournament.

SYAG PAL team includes all players only from Sachem schools. SYAG select is a travel team which has 3 players who are from outside the Sachem area.

SYAG TRAVEL then is not a true TOWN team ... thank you for the honesty ......

I'm not from Sachem, but I do coach against them. That team went from B to A because they restructured the league before last PAL season. Couple that with a coach that is more dedicated than most and the result is what you see on the field. That guy had those kids practicing all fall and winter, and the kids have bought in. They don't miss practice for baseball or basketball or anything else. They're committed.

They have a separate team, SYAG Select, that plays in travel tournaments. Though mostly Sachem kids, they have 4-5 out of towners. That's why they play against travel teams and not in town tournaments. They're a very good team. You guys need to let that whole thing go.

who cares anyway, They suck..

Well now that we know they SYAG Select aren't a Town team then we can be prepared when they show up at the Town Tournaments. So who should we expect in the Blatant Town Tournament the upcoming weekend. Its listed as SYAG.

Expect their Travel team. They tried that non sense with my sons team but it didn't turn out as they expected.

Just keep your kid home. No one wants to hear your excuses.

Guy is a lunatic former military that is all about his kid who is below average. Listen he puts time in but knows little and is not all there been in OB a long time this is well known

It won't be long before that team implodes again.

The 2023 Li Outlaws could not be better. All the idiot parents are gone. Whitman Varsity coach and YES MB, Who also is the High school Under Armor coach for Long island have been great. Team Will not Implode- actually probably get some wanting to come back. Its a Pleasure to be with this group of parents.

Sure, that is what you would prefer, but when you are an obvious cheat, then you should be called out for it. And the coaches and team should get thrown out. And you can take your two teeth and your cousin and wife with you.

Guy, I don't live remotely close to Sachem. I just can't stand your whining.

Won't be back, and doing just fine with better coaching. Did you mean to say assistant coach?

Everyone that plays on the SYAG TOWN team is from Sachem. There is SYAG TRAVEL team that only plays tournaments, does NOT play PAL games and does allow "outsiders".

Yes! Thank you! Please let it go! The kids are really just dedicated and love the sport and the coaches are really just dedicated and love the sport. What is so hard to understand?? The kids got sick of losing and spent a whole summer working their asses off to where they are now. Give them a break! No one is cheating.

Get back to the auto body shop, Joey Buttafuco.

Nobody ever said SYAG SELECT was a TOWN team!!! Can you not read?? It's been repeated over and over to clarify that there is a SYAG TOWN team with ONLY SACHEM PLAYERS and a SEPARATE, SEPARATE I SAY, TRAVEL team with a few outsiders added. Please find something else to do already. This is getting old!

He was a cheater too. Just show up with the right kids. Cheating losers.

Have any Nassau Coaches had their HorizonWeb Team Selection Approval approved yet by Carol O'Sullivan??

Yes

So who is playing in the Town Tournament on April 1st? The PAL kids or the cheating travel team

I don't know who's playing in that tournament, but what exactly is cheating about being a travel team? Do explain.

What age are you guys talking about?

6th grade

Neither. SYAG is not playing April 1st. Those are the sachem sports club teams.

SYAG isn't playing in that tournament. It's not even listed on Tourney Machine. You can rest easy now.

No need to re-litigate, it's been covered extensively. The 13 kids that left were non players and all replaced with bigger, stronger and faster kids. I'm an idiot and the 25 other parents all idiots - got it, move on and enjoy your season.

No

Blatant on Tourney Machine lists SYAG in the 2025 Town tournament bracket on April 1st. So is it the Town team or the Town team plus a little outside help.

Obviously you should expect help.

And so is the fact that people think SYAG Select is good. Put whoever you want on that team. ThEY are NOT, I repeat NOT a contender.

You can't make this stuff up. Regardless of which cross town kids play on a particular team or not, in the long run it doesn't mean a thing; The sun is still going to rise and set the next day, May of every year your property taxes are going to increase, and PSE&G will send you their bill next month for your electric/gas usage. It doesn't matter where your child ends up playing a few years from now, you will still end up paying$$$.

It's youth lacrosse, let our kids go out and enjoy competing/playing against each other...

Some people can careless the way SYAG runs their organization!

Yes, she did mine a few weeks ago but you have to update your grade before she does it

starting to see more and more conflicts with PAL and travel. What to do , what to do. Seems like consensus is to go to travel. Sorry coach.

What are you talking about? My son just had to decide between pal and travel scrimmage and no question he chose travel scrimmage.

to me, it's not a blanket 'go to travel'
whether it is a conflict for travel or rec (pal) or another sport.
set up a priority ranking..... tournaments over anything else, games over scrimmages, scrimmages over practice.
if you have a conflict between games at the same time, then I let my son choose. he'll generally choose travel but not always

Question for those parents with conflicts... Do you ever get flack from coaches when they miss games/practices/etc?

Hear it from their mouth, no. However sometimes actions speak louder and sometimes rightfully so. If you miss, you may play less. It's a gamble you have to be willing to take. It's in any sport.