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This tournament is hurtling towards irrelevance.

Headstrong Lehigh Valley- it's what happens when you give a 23 years the keys to a club program. Every team is run differently based on who the head coach is. Philly got Headstrong Quakers run by the UPenn staff. Let that one sink in. All the talent has headed south for and will continue to. Every option folded for headstrong and that was a mistake. The market is ripe for someone to offer a better option.

Skip Headstrong LV: dads coach and they carry 25 man rosters

Word is there's going to be two Rising Sons teams at this level
So much for quality, small rosters
Just another money grab...
#laceup

RS has not even named a coach for one 2022 team let alone a 2nd team. Must mean someone is getting the 2024 coaches since there may be no team at that level. Maybe the big announcement is Tad will be the 2022 head coach himself. Good luck to those kids.

Dicks toc is no more irrelavent than wsyl. Both are just family vacations with a little lacrosse against generally weak competition thrown in.

Have actually been to both tournaments. DTOC was once a pretty good tournament now it no longer is. I can tell you the WSYL was great lacrosse, our team struggled against the competition and it is a good team. Was it the best 2022 teams no but there were some tremendous U13 players and extremely good teams. Both of these tournaments seem like they are struggling with age versus grade. This is also true for the youth scene in general; however, as a general rule changing the requirements for eligibility doesn't help the cause. WSYL has changed it every year and by some accounts is considering changing it again. Since they are aligned with USL now, what can they change it to again, poor leaderships and vision.

DTOC is grade based this year. This should make it a very competitive tournament again.

So were's all the firepower headed this fall?
Freedom?
HHH?

Here are the rankings

1 Dukes Nationals
2 Triple H
3 Black Storm
4 Freedom
5 Rising Sons

Thanks Gonzo for now trying to rank Dukes Nationals a Philly team. Is it a local team now or a national team?

A National Team that kicks local A$$
I would have to agree with this list. Interesting that Freedom is now #4 although rumor has it they picked up some studs at midfield.

Dukes young guns is a Philly team. When Dukes Nationals is competitive it is because the Maryland kids are there that week so not a philly team.

Dukes Nationals update. Gonzo is the best Coach and Director by far. Don't you agree?

I guess. but the 2022 camp last night was great. i was very impressed with the talent of kids and pace of the camp. my son had a great time.

Talent of the 2022 DN is very good. There was 50 plus kids at the minicamp for 2022's. About half of the kids there should have not been there B or lower players at best but the kids above the travel line can play no doubt.

This is the funniest thing I have every read. I actually had tears running down my face as I read it. Someone seriously needs to get their head checked for posting this.

It should be good it is an all star team. Not a Philly club.

No way the Sons are the high. No offense watched them several times last year and they go beat by average teams regularly. Sons might still be a good overall program but their 2022 are average at best.

For the price it isn't a bad experience IMO, but to pay the actual team fee etc and never play in a tourney now that would [lacrosse] off any parent.

What happened with TD's prized coach for the 2022 Team? He is no longer listed on the site. Did it fall through that Fast?

Probably realized what a total mess that program is

Was Mueller going to coach the 22's?

So funny. everyone worried about the Sons. Crazy parents should just worry about little johnnies team. Don't worry he will still get a trophy.

No one's worried about the Son's Tad, we just can't look away from a train wreck.

Sick pinned tweet bro. So sick watching little participant rip step downs vs 13 year olds who's balls haven't dropped.

Philly Freedom vs. Annapolis Hawks on Sat.

Nice were are they playing? Thats a good game.

Hawks by 10

Hawks re-loaded with 2021s.

And how many kids does Freedom have that should be 2021's?

University of MD playday at Byrd Stadium.

Both teams have about the same. Should be a close game. Freedom won the scrimmage last year.

Any scores from freedom/Hawks game?

12-3 Hawks

Hawks also beat Leading Edge 6-2 and DC Express 12-5.

Hawks have 6 hold backs and Freedom has 4 at least that should be 21. Doesn't matter Hawks are best 2022 in the country LI, Igloo and a few others closest.

Turned out to be very accurate

No one worried about the Sons they are a low A team, NXT level

It's football season fall lax results mean nothing

T91 MD and Dukes beat them last year. Close to best in country.

Said the losers.

Good test yesterday for all teams for Fall Ball. Teams can all build off yesterday in College Park. Cool experience for the boys. UMD is an awesome campus and school.