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So true my kid had great year, good friends so jealous of him that I felt imbarrssed for them. And our they acted,

I ALSO WANT TO THINK SOME OF THE TOP WOUL DNTO BE THE TOP IF THEY HAD A BALACEND OFFENSIVE UNIT. SO THE BEST ISNT ALWAYS THE TOP IN THE LEADER BOARD. THE BEST MAKE THOSE AROUND THEM BETTER. NOW IF A SCHOOL HAS MANY IN THE TOP THEN YOU WILL ALWAYS QUESTION THE COMPETITION.

Here are my 2 cents about club ball. I hope some can take a bit a way from what I write here and make their journey a bit easier

When the kids are young and they happen to be selected to a good team and that team stays together you are one of the lucky ones. A lot has to do with the coach of that particular the team not the program. Many programs have great teams at different age groups and not so good at others. We are luck to live on Long Island to have a large talent pool so different clubs can have good to great teams at the same age group. If a coach is strong and runs great practices makes it fun all while teaching the game the right way he will develop all the players on the team and the team will do well for a number of years. There will be those kids that decide lacrosse is not for them and spots will open up. As the players mature 8th-10th there will be the kids that were bigger and better at a young age all of the sudden not be the biggest or the best anymore and maybe there will be some room for new players that have gotten better than those kids. Coaches have it hard with these kids because they have been on the team now for 3 or 4 years and the team is a family. You spend a lot of time with the parents and players traveling all over and bonding. Some coaches keep it status quo others make changes. Things do get a bit difficult when the owners of clubs get involved. They can really stir up the pot and make some odd decisions about teams especially when a team is successful. This is the type of team that everyone wants to play for and has the reputation for winning tournaments. This happens a lot. If the coach is a strong one they wont let it happen.

There is the other end also. Your new to the game but have a good player but end up in a bad program. Bad coach bad owner. There are a lot of them. There are the fledgling programs that make promises that they cant keep. There are the programs that have been around for a while and are on their last leg or going through growing pains at certain age groups. There are also teams in good programs that are just run poorly. All of these factors can contribute to a great experience or a horrible one. It is a real crap shoot. For many that are new to the game its like a mine field and if you are lucky you land with a good coach and an ownership that allows that coach to develop his team and players. Sometimes you just get unlucky and have to navigate the waters before you find a home. Its different for everyone.

I wish everyone the best of luck on their journey with their children. Its a tough one that will have a lots of ups and downs. Hopefully more ups. For many of you the last game your child will play is their last high school game. Others will go on to college careers or club ball. In the end what everyone should remember is the time that they spent with their child. The road trips and staying in hotels the friends and experiences that you and your child had. Eating crabs in Maryland or Philly cheese steaks and trying to determine who has the better one Franks, Genos, or Tony Lukes, or lobster rolls in Maine. Its all a journey we should try and enjoy it. Its a tough one because people are spending a lot of money and there are those who are in it just for the money and dont take into consideration a childs feelings like you as a parent do. Its just a business to many and they dont really care about you or your kid but if your check clears. I hope most are lucky enough to find a coach or a program that just loves the game. Good luck to all. I am sad to say that my sons club lacrosse journey is almost over. I would not trade the time I have spent with him driving to and from tournaments watching him on the field or with his teammates just being kids and eventually young men.The memories I have are priceless. We will see what the next chapter may bring for him and I hope he has the opportunity to play the game he loves in college and beyond.

Thanks....
There is so much to work with here.
Painting the typical SYO dad with a that broad brush... you get such a clear cartoonish character that is so easy to identify.
Most SYO dads unwittingly seem to live up to that "prized persona" on a daily basis.

The beauty is that this is free entertainment for us all to witness and enjoy.

Lacrosse stick ... $150
Lacrosse Gloves...$150
Watching SYO dads on the sidelines.... Priceless $$$$

one more thing.... Syosset---- Baaahaaahaaa!

You forgot to mention they have to go home in their underwear!!!!! BAAAAHAHHHAHHAHA

But it is usually a pretty nice home, well landscaped, nice in ground pool and plenty of room for a cage, yes it must be horrible to have to grow up in that town !!!!!!!!!! BAAAAHAHHHAHHAHA

What is the obsession with SYO.. JEALOUS!

Syosset certainly isn't one of the Long Island towns that anyone's jealous of.

Right...not anyone...

EVERYONE is jealous of Syosset.

HAHAHAHAHAHA, just what everyone wants to be: Coward: a trait wherein fear and excessive self-concern override doing or saying what is right, good, and of help to others or oneself in a time of need—it is the opposite of courage. Sorry pompous guy, you can keep all that.

The sayville team could have 50 kids on it and still will never play like and have the heart we had. We played with passion and heart bc Coach Doller coached us like that. I did not see that in one game the past 2 seasons. My college coach went to see sayville play and said "that is NOT a sayville team, what happened "? College coaches will not be getting the same kids they once expected from Sayville

Are we stuck with the current coach or do we have a chance to bring in someone or better yet, bring back Coach Doller? Sayville deserves better.

BOOM...just saw the UA roster...St. Doms should be legit this year! Prob going to whack St. s and Chaminade!

Why is that are they suppose to be good this year ?

Jealous of Syosset??? Delusional... Take a drive a town to the East or the town to the North just to see what's out there fella. your only shot of a water view is the sump in your neighborhood...

Has nothing to do with views, it's the obsession that a few people have on here constantly bringing SYO back into a conversation. If you dislike the people from that town, just ignore them. If you don't mention them, they will eventually be irrelevant but constantly bringing them back into the thread, even if trying to be funny or in a negative light, only makes you look like a jealous fool.

Has nothing to do with views, it's the obsession that a few people have on here constantly bringing SYO back into a conversation. If you dislike the people from that town, just ignore them. If you don't mention them, they will eventually be irrelevant but constantly bringing them back into the thread, even if trying to be funny or in a negative light, only makes you look like a jealous fool.

I think a lot of the malice towards Syosset is brought upon themselves. Their pompous attitudes and self proclamations of being the best rubs people the wrong way. A few years of success does not make you the best. Look at teams like Ward Melville, Manhasset, Garden City, and Yorktown. It seems to me that those who live in Syosset want to clump themselves in with these teams yet they have no where near the success of the aforementioned towns. In the grand scheme of things Syossets recent success is a flash in the pan compared to the storied programs. These programs put very good to great teams on the field year in and year out. They have some down but overall have a lot more up years. I also want to make sure that I mean no disrespect to other programs that I didn't mention. I was using these few as examples.

Has nothing to do with lacrosse. It's the general attitude of the parents. They look down upon the rest of us as if they are special. They are sore losers and poor winners. A little humility would help.

we hate you too

It's not just the lacrosse program -- they want the town itself to be seen as on the level of places like Manhasset, CSH, and Garden City -- which, as we all know, is laughable.

See typical Syo NPD attitudes. Boys wearing pants yet cowards!

I'm beyond disappointed that Coach Doller has been replaced by a man who doesn't have the same drive ,determination and grit . Coaching at the High School level is the most important factor for the success of the program. We live on Long Island most teams have very skilled players. It's not what you get out of your stars it's what you get out of role players that matters most. Say what you want about Doller but he got the most out of every kid on the field. Certainly cannot be said about the current coach.
This year's team had 4 Division 1 commits and 2-3 Division 3 commits. So more than 3 quarters of the team are going to play the next level. They went 7-9. Unacceptable!

[quote=Anonymous]See typical Syo NPD attitudes. Boys wearing pants yet cowards!

See typical Syo NPD attitudes. Boys wearing pants yet cowards!

Cowards? how 'bout we meet in the Zorn's parking lot Saturday at 3? Seems like a good half way point from Flat Island and the beautiful gold coast.

Sure, see you there. Will you be the guy with or without pants?

Sure, see you there. Will you be the guy with or without pants?

Sure Pal...

Go to page 211, some jackass trolled Syosset into this thread...

Typical nonsense...

It must really bug you that Syo beat your precious GC 3 years in a row. Go hit up BK WEENIES, and relive ur glory days.

Don't forget to punch in tomorrow morning.

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Not from GC, but it must bug you that your precious little braves came in 3rd place to those south shore boys huh! NPD

Sure Pal...

Go to page 211, some jackass trolled Syosset into this thread...

Typical nonsense...

It must really bug you that Syo beat your precious GC 3 years in a row. Go hit up BK WEENIES, and relive ur glory days.

Don't forget to punch in tomorrow morning.

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Not from GC, but it must bug you that your precious little braves came in 3rd place to those south shore boys huh! NPD