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They got the kid from the cannons ..

Is Hawks even rank nope .. Express is ,prime time is, API/ Diamondbacks 3rd and igloo is but HAWKs nothing ... I haven't seen any rankings not in US Lacrosse .Hawks who ......nothing

All that matters are head to head games with the most recent meaning the most.

Head to head records mean nothing?

Drop a few kids, pay a $6000 a kid, play some weak teams, get on a ranking list. Seems like a great deal.

Between this list, the 2nd team list, and the Honorable Mentions, all the Kids with dad coaches were listed.

Of course.

Just an observation or are you implying the recognition wasn't warranted?

Hawks no ranking

The immutable truth regarding parent coached teams is that consciously or sub-consciously, their sons/daughters will be given preference and be promoted at the expense of other team players. At tournaments such as Millon, coaches are regularly asked to submit the names of their players that they wish to be considered for mention as "All-Tournament" players. Millon did not create this list on his own, but rather with that important and likely prejudiced perspective. In this way, Millon is promoting the Millon "brand", yet again, by pandering to those people that he needs to enhance his standing in the youth lacrosse community. I would suggest that some selections were very much warranted and others were not. A universal answer to your question is not possible. I can though restate that this "recognition" vehicle was and will always remain tainted when coaches are asked for their input, and their own kids are in the pool of players that can be selected. It's a power play by dad coaches, but that should not surprise anyone at this juncture.

Not sure what your beef is. If you watch the Hawks, they play pretty good lacrosse, team lacrosse, well coached and have some talent peeking through. Now maybe they are the best team, maybe they are not the best team, I don't know, don't really care who is the best 7th grade lacrosse team in the universe, but they are certainly a good lacrosse team and good lacrosse program. Ugly uniforms tho.. maybe you can rank uniforms instead of 7th grade boys?? Just a thought.

That is truly crazy

did he go to tryouts last august

As it should be!!!

Million is starting to get a bad reputation. Between the ugly behavior against other youth players and his ego driven easy to see own son complete bias and now this.

Does anyone actually think he is a decent person doing the right thing?

Between this list, the 2nd team list, and the Honorable Mentions, all the Kids with dad coaches were listed.
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The immutable truth regarding parent coached teams is that consciously or sub-consciously, their sons/daughters will be given preference and be promoted at the expense of other team players. At tournaments such as Millon, coaches are regularly asked to submit the names of their players that they wish to be considered for mention as "All-Tournament" players. Millon did not create this list on his own, but rather with that important and likely prejudiced perspective. In this way, Millon is promoting the Millon "brand", yet again, by pandering to those people that he needs to enhance his standing in the youth lacrosse community. I would suggest that some selections were very much warranted and others were not. A universal answer to your question is not possible. I can though restate that this "recognition" vehicle was and will always remain tainted when coaches are asked for their input, and their own kids are in the pool of players that can be selected. It's a power play by dad coaches, but that should not surprise anyone at this juncture.[/quote]

A fairly reasoned answer which goes off the rails at its end. You state a "universal answer" is not possible, and that some selections were warranted and some not. Then to close, you paint all with the same brush by calling it a power play by dad coaches, implying, I think, it impossible that the son of any "dad coach" could be worthy. Do you really think that's the case? If so, can't believe you watched the same tournament that I did.

He's been with the Hawks Two seasons

Any truth to rumor that Millon swapped his fogo's stick with a backup stick when his refs went to check the game stick?

2022 parents are really dillusional and simply just some nasty parents... The Crap you guys post about each others team is really emabarrasing.... You all should be ashamed of yourselves

Absolutely not! He is all about himself and his son!

Any truth to rumor that Millon swapped his fogo's stick with a backup stick when his refs went to check the game stick?


No way! Watched the game and the FOGO's stick was the one he was using. This must be from a Hawk's parent grasping for anything to justify their lose!

Big push by USL today for official rankings of all club teams using age cutoffs across potentially all tournaments using Tourney Machine.

Any chance this will make the clubs go age based?

Actually, if any top level club came out and said they are only fielding age based teams, I'd have my kid attend the tryouts to see what the turnout looked like.

Hope so

No. The US Lacrosse position will not make all clubs go age based. They made a deal with NXT and Got Soccer to try to capture the revenue in the events business but still offer no value. US Lacrosse may care about the sport and the kids, but it is not enough to support their bahemoth annual expenses. They need revenue and the insurance gig and benefactor support doesn't sustain them. They tried to force memberships- not enough. So now, they will enter another line of business and the split occurs. Tournaments and teams divided into the haves and have nots if you will. Us Lacrosse can put their fence around the have nots and maintain control and receipts as best they can. The haves are the top clubs- they have the players and the relationships. The have conferences and events. They have the talent- the product- the value. The have nots are the bulk of the market (where the money is) that are not top flight lacrosse teams and programs but represent the largest portion of the tournament circuit. So at the common-man's expense and on the back of the everyday lacrosse player, we will now be told who to buy our insurance from, where we can play, how we can play and in turn pay these same people for decreasing value and accountability for taking away the freedom of the sport. Let it be. Freedom of choice we have and we choose despite not always liking all of our options. Now the choice if you are not on a top flight club team, will be gone. If the mission of US Lacrosse is to make more money, along side NXT and advertisers, to support themselves, they just took a big step in that direction- but it will be at the sports and their family's expense. US Lacrosse should tell us the truth. They need money, they need new lines of revenue, and despite have 120 employees and 400 volunteers, they have no idea how to do it themselves.

Easy there little girl. Sorry if your feelings got hurt... .. Dillusional should be delusional and emabarrasing should be embarrassing ...Little on the stupid side too!

How is the legacy B team?

I don't think there is a legacy B team in Maryland.

Legacy is a Long Island program

What clubs are doing the Fall DMV PREMIER LACROSSE LEAGUE in Bethesda?

Seems like it could be a good league with games on Sundays.

Definitely see Bethesda, Next Level, DC Express, and what’s left of Club Blue.

In past Madlax, Cavalier, MDX, Lax Factory have participated

Good way to just get a game in every Sunday when not playing football, hockey, soccer for few weeks

Hearing some squads from further out are considering

Is there going to be much movement this year on the MD clubs? Will kids go to Crabs as they usually do in 8th grade considering how week that team has been over the last few years? Same question for FCA. If so, where will these kids be coming from? Will anyone be able to compete with Hawks this spring?

Lots of 8th graders repeating for the Baltimore and Bethesda teams. A few in Annapolis also.

The best teams will probably be the ones that recruit this former 2021 talent new to 2022.

The HoCo standings could flip entirely next year.

A lot of people are looking to see what all the reclassed 2021 Koopers kids and 2022 Koopers kids playing up on 2021 are going to do.

Koopers 2022 could get really good really quick.

Well Crabs has been telling parents that the koopers kids are coming there so it must be true.....

Koopers 2022 is the next big thing... I heard lots of kids heading that way...

Nope API

Have they fully embraced holdbacks? or still taking them on their team while trashing them at the same time?

Yes, meant legacy B on Long Island? Do they take a lot of players for each position?

Where are these kids coming from? Why would they leave established teams to join a koopers team that plays in the B division of HOCO and tournaments.

because koopers has a handful of the best 2022s around they just happen to play for koopers 2021. now that their team is moving onto high school these kids have to drop down to 2022 and play on age and koopers will be the best team around.