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I'm sure one of these clowns who follow them can tell you what it stands for, but I do know they are based in the Sachem school district.

Screaming Youth Abusing Guys. From Holbrook, Holtsville, Farmingville, Lake Grove, Lake Ronkonkoma, Ronkonkoma, Nesconset, and Bohemia. Then they have 6 or 7 other players from outside that area.

S= Some
Y= Young
A= Aggressive
G= Girls

with lots of tattoo's.

I think it stands for Someone, You, Anyone please tell people how Good we are and evidently they are from somewhere that believes losing to Igloo twice and tying S2S in a scrimmage somehow translates into instant "put us in the conversation" for top team status - has SYAG Select ever won an A bracket tournament or beaten a top team? Enough already, win something that matters and beat someone when it matters, until then, just a lot of hot air.

If S2S is considered one of the top teams and we just tied them, then you do the math. 'Nuff said!

What a bunch of bitter, loser lax dads on here!!! Wow!!!
Who pays this much attention to 12 yr olds?? And talks so negatively about them, the team, coaches, parents, etc.
You guys should go grab a beer and some wings and cry it out together that you so badly are living vicariously through your own children, who unfortunately have you as role models.

People just can't accept that a town team can be competitive with the big travel teams. Well guess what!?!? We can and we are!

Your best kids play for the big travel teams and team not all from the same town, stop pretending to be something you're not. I did the match, zero A bracket tournaments won and zero victories against any top teams.

Non syag parent please stop posting as one and trying to stir the pot. You know who you are.

Yeah, sure that's what's happening. Grow up.

Steal your athletes goddamit..

Hit a nerve did I?

All depends on who is healthy at which tourney: our kids are at the age of injuries that require rest. These kids are out to have fun and make friends, develop their skills under a "good" coach. No college coach cares who you play for or who won which Tournament. Meet new people, have fun under a tent in 90 degree weather, and take in all the time you are spending with your child who "hopefully" loves lacrosse. When you watch the tournament games closely and have a full understanding of the game and its rules, we all know who are the natural athletes. So play for a good coach and a competitive team. Doesn't mean play for the "best" team who wins all of the tournaments. All the best to the players and coaches this Tourney season. Stay cool.

Wait, what coach has 11 & 12 year olds playing a zone???? That's ridiculous. There is a time and a place for a zone defense, and it's not in youth lacrosse. I'm a defensive coach for my district's varsity team and a former collegiate pole. A zone defense should be used to supplement your regular defense when you encounter matchup issues. You should never run a zone at the youth level. It teaches the boys nothing and doesn't prepare them for the game at an advanced level. Generally, zone defenses are employed by coaches that don't understand the game. It's very easy to employ; however, it should only be used AFTER boys have learned the full intracies of a man defense. And no 11, 12, 13 or 14 year old has yet. Honestly, if your coach has never played the game, your team is going to have a hard time transitioning to the next level. You'll more likely find that the team will plateau and no matter how much you practice your team won't improve.

Agreed. Youth is about learning how to play the game correctly. Playing a zone at this age is playing to win instead of learning the game. That'll get old really quickly as teams/coaching gets better and their zone is exposed. Then they switch to man and get smoked because the kids can't play. Generally a youth team plays a zone because its lacks athletes at the position or the coach figures its the easiest thing to teach.

Not sure what goes on this website but just perusing through and see that this syag team has consumed numerous pages of the recent threads...not sure who they are but they seem to be wreaking havoc and pissing people off for some reason...are there any other topics besides this supposed controversial team? I don't have a kid in this age group as my kids are little older but to be bashing people-coaches-children-philosophies is some petty stuff. What has happened to respecting one another - offering helpful advice? if this is how parents act, their children are most likely going to follow suit - not a good look for our future....are there any other topics worth mentioning? The Travel season is about to kick-off next weekend there has to be some chatter about the top contenders in this age bracket - no? Who are the teams to beat?

If you don't have a kid in this age group then set up a post for the over 60 age group. You sound creepy. Do you creep tournaments also?

SYAG is obviously the team to beat. Didn't you hear?

Are people on here criticizing strategy? That's the problem in this sport plenty of old school/dated methods most likely not yielding much success - just because you were taught something 10-20 years ago doesn't mean that's the best way today - things change with time and for the better as people get smarter....to each's own....doesn't the #1 team in this age group run a zone? and run it well? They go by the name of the Bandits and anytime we've played them they ran a zone D....not to compare as I've never heard of this other team but to post opinion based comments is absurd and disrespectful. Plenty of nameless experts on this site...does anyone on here show their children what they post or even why they post? Most likely not...if so - what's the reaction? Can't be good....I think everyone is forgetting what this is all about - the KIDS. As adults we can do and say what we want but don't lose focus of the fact that's it's not about us - anymore. We had our time...leave them be and let them have fun in whatever they're being taught...opinions are perspectives - neither right or wrong but to express it in disrespectful manner - not ok.

I have one son in 2022, and one in 2021 age group...was just reading through the threads but the level of disrespect on this thread is telling to the quality of parenting that goes on...I wish you and whomever you call family well - I'm sure they can't stand you but that's for another conversation...your true colors shine through your posts (dark and gloomy)...Enjoy the misery of the 23' forum...

Many of Bandits defenders are midfielders who changed positions to be on the team. They are fast, have great stick skills and learned how to play man-to-man as a middie. I'm not sure your point is altogether relevant, but thanks a lot for contributing to the negativity that you loquaciously lament.

Who's playing in JDRF this year? What tournaments is everybody doing to start the season?

Then what's the excuse with their Attack? Were they prior goalies?

Legacy should be in top tier

Get off your high horse, you big wimpy loser! Your kids must be very soft.

Not by what I saw happen at Blatant. BM's days are long gone. I'd put Leg-a-sea in the "C" group.

Is this the same SYAG team that fired their Defensive Coach a few weeks into the season? The only coach on the staff who actually played the sport? Now they have the dad whose claim to fame is Team Videographer calling the shots. They are good...but they are a joke.

This is a wolf in sheeps clothing. Enought already please!

SYAG and South Shore Thunder are similar in that 90% of the team play on a separate travel teams during the summer. The kids and parents are friends so they put together a team to play in some tournaments. SYAG is not a town team and shouldn't portray themselves to be.

SYAG is not as good as they think they are, my sons town travel team played them last in a tournament and beat them. It was a close game we won by either 1 or 2 goals but we are made up of one town not 5 or 6. SYAG also deserves the rep they have the coach and I believe 1 or 2 fathers were thrown out #trash

do me a favor and if you are going throw blatant lies on here, post your name.

Yeah, because less than truthful items being posted on the BOTC hardly ever happens. Good luck in pushing an idea that seems completely counter to the status quo . . .

Please- please - please stop with this SYAG team.

Not a blatant lie It happened last year at the Sachem Shootout

Ohhhh you must be a classy pequa parent or coach who cheered when our middie got cross checked in the throat?? And the coach defended his player??? #trash
Oh and keep holding on to that win....won't happen again.

You're exactly right, and there's nothing wrong with that. A few tournaments to keep the kids playing is not a bad thing. I also agree that they should change the name to a non-town name. It will at least quiet the dorks.

Not a lie though.

Shut the "F" up SYAG annoying mom!!! Nobody cares about your team, and you are sooooo annoying. Let other people discuss lacrosse other than SYAG.

Another anonymous poster who has big balls when hiding behind a keyboard

Could not agree more, not a town team and they got beat by a legit town team. Real season is upon us, all their better players now with their respective club teams, you had your 3 weeks of headlines, time to move on.