BOTC - US Lacrosse Community Forum Forums NORTHEAST LACROSSE BOTC MAIN FORUM (LI, CT, WC) Boys 2023 - 7th Grade Fall 2017/Summer 2018

So who organized these games? I just see it as Apples and Oranges when you have a organization that is pulling kids from various clubs together a few times a year to play together vs. a club team whose kids all come from a similar geography and put their club team first and foremost. Why didn't express play their A team? Why did Express B offer to play this game knowing that the Duke's team is what it is. (Very good players from multiple regions consisting of a 2023 team with kids that would be 2022 had their parents elected to not start them in school a year later for whatever reasons). I see neither club benefiting from this. Maybe Duke's should go play True which seems to be following their model. Maybe Team 91 should put together a team with their various regional clubs. For Express being able to play a good team in their backyard I guess is a no brainer...not sure what Duke's gets out of it. What was the final score? Sounds like it wasn't competitive?

Who was the last A team from Long Island that the Dukes played? What was the outcome?

Who was the last A team from Long Island that the Dukes played? What was the outcome?

Let's all stop talking about this, really culprit is MC. He knows who the Dukes are and the type of teams that they have. Shame on him for putting under manned teams on to the field to get killed. I am sure he charged all the kids $25 for the thrill of being sacrificed.

Looks like RECON lost there top Middie and Defender to another program.

Interested to see if S2S gets a good turnout at tryouts with the second team forming.

Looks like RECON lost there top Middie and Defender to another program.

There are ZERO hold backs on 2023 Express Haugen, all of the boys are 11 & 12, can't speak for any other teams.

True Blue will give them a run next year, that's for sure.

Looks like RECON lost there top Middie and Defender to another program.

Looks like RECON lost there top Middie and Defender to another program.

Interested to see if S2S gets a good turnout at tryouts with the second team forming.

Dukes lost to the Bandits 6-5 at Dicks TOC in FL. Express Hedstrom should not be on the same field with them. Hedstrom is constructed to competitive in the B division. Not to compete with the top teams.

True Blue will give them a run next year, that's for sure.

I'm sure they will, plenty of Nassau parents happy to pay for a play date.

Looks like RECON lost there top Middie and Defender to another program.

No they didn't, and the team will compete in "A" bracket this year.

Must be True Blue.

From their A team? How do you know this?

They did 100%

S2S is going to have a "B" team ?

Exactly the problem with the concept of the Dukes team. Dukes is trying entice the kids from all the AA teams to come on board. There is no incentive for these kids to leave their great LI team to travel, practice once a month and play for a team their club team could probably beat. Dukes says it is an adjunct to the regular local club teams, but most of the Dukes tournaments overlap with the Club team tournaments so that makes no sense. This whole team is a $ grab. Maybe good for kids in remote places that don't have access to competitive club teams, but it makes no sense for the players AA Long Island players they are looking for. Please take the Dukes show back to Phillie.

Then you are not talking about RECON's "top" middie and defender. Maybe you are thinking of others, but definitely not their "top" guys.

The same True Blue that got destroyed at NXT Cup?