BOTC - US Lacrosse Community Forum Forums NORTHEAST LACROSSE BOTC MAIN FORUM (LI, CT, WC) Boys 2023 - 6th Grade Fall 2016/ Summer 2017

How is Bluefish at this age group, do they have a competitive team at this age group?

They weren't that competitive last year. Not sure if the have improved or gotten some new players this year.

Bluefish lost many players across all ages. In 2024 they have a hybrid team with 2025. The Bluefish are floundering.

2024 defected to 24 because coaches and parents didn't want to wait until after college season to start practicing.

How did the Warrior tryouts go yesterday ? Did many kids show up?

Every defender made the team.
Bandit face off kids were a lock.
Bandit and Express A were a lock.

Warrior kid dominated bandit face off kids.

Let me guess...you believe in the Easter bunny too!

Ton of talent out there mostly Bandits and express kids

The tryout should of had two fields going that part was disappointing thought that could of made it better

The Warrior games were a complete joke. The 91 kids never left the game. Jeez, I wonder why???

and apparently starting practice earlier hasn't helped them

I counted 11 defenders trying out total. How could they all have made it? There were a few that stood out.

How can all defenders make it. They are only taking 22 players.

They can't. There were about defensemen, 20-30 attack, 5 or 6 goalies and I think 30-35 mids. That's the best count I could get. and, the talent was through the roof. There were a couple of offensive standouts, but not many. The Bandits didn't look any better than most of the kind did there, but 2 Bandit coaches are coaching the team.

I will say this though, the evaluations were well represented by many of the top clubs. Coaches AND directors from Outlaws, 91, Express and Igloo that I recognized. I guess we'll see how it shakes out.

Warrior tryout was a Total rip off and an insult to every kid other than Bandit and Express A. They blatantly played the same kids for 90% of the time.

*about 15 defensemen

That's not true at all. Were you actually there?

I'm not sure about that. It just seemed like that because the entire Bandit and Express A teams showed up. There were a lot of them there! Only saw a few Igloo, Warriors or S2S which I thought was pretty disappointing. Those kids would have made the team better. I'm assuming that not all Bandits make the team. Maybe I'm being naive, but they just didn't show as well as I thought they would. I will tell you that the Express mids shot the ball every time they got it. Jeez, I hope they take teamwork into consideration because those boys were all out for themselves. AND, most couldn't hit the cage if it was 2x the size. Rosters are supposed to be out by Wednesday.

What's not true? Hit the Quote button so we know what you're talking about.

The 2023 Warrior Tryouts, if you want to call them that was a SHAM! The first part of the try-outs were a series of drills for the boys to display their individual skills, this was fine. When the boys were divided into two teams for a scrimmage, one team was made up of 91 Bandit and Express players (A Team), and the other was everyone else. This team is to be coached by Joe Spallina, A.J. Haugen and a couple of other token coaches, so it's interesting that the teams for the scrimmage would be divided this way. Play seemed to be dominated by the team of players from assorted other organizations, so it will be interesting to see how the roster shakes out and how many players from Bandits and Express A make the team, as opposed to some of the other players. My opinion is that the roster was determined prior to try-outs, and this was nothing more then a formality to add some legitimacy to the process. When the try-outs were concluded the players and their parents were asked to gather at the center of the field to hear comments from one of the events coordinators. The group was thanked for coming out and they would know something by Wednesday. They were also told that they had been reviewing film of players from this group that could not physically make the try-outs for over two months. Seriously?, How stupid do these people think we are? For starters, how many sixth graders have film to submit for review? Just another way for the powers to be (91, Express, Outlaws, and the rest of the Long Island Lacrosse Mafia) to justify putting together a team of their choosing, to showcase their own players, and collect some money ($185 per family) from all of the other poor saps that think their son had a legitimate chance to make this team on their own merits. I would Love to see the roster published once this team is determined, with the travel organization each player is from. My guess is there will be few surprises. What a disgrace!

With all due respect, and my kid does not play for Bandits or Express, I think they grouped the kids that they liked from the skill portion together to see how they would work together. And, half of the kids on the Bandit/Express team won't even make it. I don't think the game was dominated by the assorted group as much as the faceoffs were dominated by the kid from that team so they had possession much more.

Yes, total sham and everyone will know for next year. Disgraceful on 91 and Express! Whoever reads this, please take note for next year. Do not waste the $185, or more next year.

Sorry, referring to comment that it was a ripoff and blatantly playing same kids. Just not true.

There were a couple of Igloo kids, a few S2S, 4 or 5 Warriors. Who else did you expect to make the team? Right now, those, along with the Bandits and Express, are the best teams with many of the best players. Of course there are good kids on other teams, but if they were really good then they would have been on one of those 5 teams. I really don't know how you people expected this to go. Maybe if more Igloo, S2S and Warriors showed up it may have been different, but they didn't. I think that may have been a wake-up call to those parents who think their kid is substantially better than he is. Keep in mind, all of the kids there were very very good; however, that doesn't mean that they should all make the team. And in case you're wondering, my kid was there and will not make the team, but at least I saw how he stacked up against the best.

I agree.

Oh stop it. You are phony and we all know that you were one of the organizers. Possibly even Channy himself. You know the game was joke and a fraud so please stop responding to how it wasn't.

Strange my son plays express yet there were many 2022 express players at the tryout that we did not know. Thought the Bandits had many of the better players then a bunch of express kids and as they are the stronger teams in the age group I am not surprised. Thought the Legacy goalie was tops in the goal

You're an idiot. Channy is not even part of the age group you d-bag. So you don't think that the kids from the best teams are the best players? And they wouldn't have the best shot at making a team comprised of the best players from LI? Really? What planet are you living on? Let me guess, your kid is the beast on his PAL team and you think he should be allowed to play for this team. And everyone at the tryout should have gotten a trophy and a cookie for doing their very best! Please.

That's a twist. Are you saying the 2022's were practicing with the 2023's? I'm not too sure I believe that one, sorry.

The goalie in blue?

funny how the brine tryouts included the entire s2s team given their coach involved. no bandits anywhere to be seen. Now warrior with spalling and express running it has their teams but no s2s. It is so obvious what is going on

Which goalie was in blue

Only 3 S2S players showed up. I'm not following your logic.

Doesn't Channy pick the teams for Brine? You're not making sense.

Tornados

Was it the fat one?

He's just big boned and that's the Bandits goalie.

That was the bandit goalie

Was actually one of the smaller ones. But for an adult to call a kid fat..