US Lacrosse Community Forum Forums NORTHEAST LACROSSE BOTC MAIN FORUM (LI, CT, WC) Long Island Yellow Jackets Lacrosse

Here is the issue that is the root of the back and forth.

YJ supporters feel the youth club experience has mostly to do with winning. Especially the Championship format tournaments previously posted even if it means players don't get a chance to play at those games.
YJ detractors feel the youth club experience should be about allowing every player to experience the field during these same tournaments and allow them to become seasoned so as to improve their game.

Any Thoughts?

We came to the YJ real blue team to get away from the non athletic girls that play for the town teams!!! We no longer have to deal with the non athletic kids parents complaining to the coaches for more play time. They may get away with complaining to the town coaches but they can't get away with it in the YJ organization.That's what makes the YJ organization so great !!!! If your kid is a great lax player then she will make the blue team and play as much as the other girls on the team. The non athletic kids spoil it for the gifted athletic kids in the pal league it sickening to watch.Pal team should be split into A,B,C teams, not always done though.Competition builds Character!!! if you are a parent of an athletic lax player go to the YJ and get away from the non athletic kids pulling your daughter down with them!!!

We came to the YJ real blue team to get away from the non athletic girls that play for the town teams!!! We no longer have to deal with the non athletic kids parents complaining to the coaches for more play time. They may get away with complaining to the town coaches but they can't get away with it in the YJ organization.That's what makes the YJ organization so great !!!! If your kid is a great lax player then she will make the blue team and play as much as the other girls on the team. The non athletic kids spoil it for the gifted athletic kids in the pal league it sickening to watch.Pal team should be split into A,B,C teams, not always done though.Competition builds Character!!! if you are a parent of an athletic lax player go to the YJ and get away from the non athletic kids pulling your daughter down with them!!!

We came to the YJ real blue team to get away from the non athletic girls that play for the town teams!!! We no longer have to deal with the non athletic kids parents complaining to the coaches for more play time. They may get away with complaining to the town coaches but they can't get away with it in the YJ organization.That's what makes the YJ organization so great !!!! If your kid is a great lax player then she will make the blue team and play as much as the other girls on the team. The non athletic kids spoil it for the gifted athletic kids in the pal league it sickening to watch.Pal team should be split into A,B,C teams, not always done though.Competition builds Character!!! if you are a parent of an athletic lax player go to the YJ and get away from the non athletic kids pulling your daughter down with them!!!

The reason my daughter chose to play for yellow jackets was she was tired of traveling all over with her team and on game day there were always the girls who were to busy to make it to practice or to work on their own running on to the field for equal playing time.It's a double edged sword but my daughters experience was exactly what she was looking for.another thing to keep in mind is that the player rotation is somewhat different if there is a championship with playoffs if you need to qualify by winning minutes can be tougher to come by.I have always explained it this way to my daughter' it's your job to make it impossible for the coach to ever consider taking you off the field it seems to work for her.Nothing wrong with earning your minutes which was explained to us at tryouts everything was up front.

We came to the YJ real blue team to get away from the non athletic girls that play for the town teams!!! We no longer have to deal with the non athletic kids parents complaining to the coaches for more play time. They may get away with complaining to the town coaches but they can't get away with it in the YJ organization.That's what makes the YJ organization so great !!!! If your kid is a great lax player then she will make the blue team and play as much as the other girls on the team. The non athletic kids spoil it for the gifted athletic kids in the pal league it sickening to watch.Pal team should be split into A,B,C teams, not always done though.Competition builds Character!!! if you are a parent of an athletic lax player go to the YJ and get away from the non athletic kids pulling your daughter down with them!!!

I smell a pot-stirrer. Ignore.

You are wrong big time, I am YJ parent and last name counts . There are 3 or 4 kids on gold that belong on blue and still some blue players belong down on gold. They took over 120 kids for 2020 . Every club team is the same, and they should make money, but don't think for a moment that it is a fair process

You are wrong big time, I am YJ parent and last name counts . There are 3 or 4 kids on gold that belong on blue and still some blue players belong down on gold. They took over 120 kids for 2020 . Every club team is the same, ashould make money, but don't think for a moment that it is a fair process

3 or 4 gold kids "belong" on the blue? When the blue team soundly beat the gold team this past summer were those kids that belong on the blue team even on the field?

3 or 4 gold kids "belong" on the blue? When the blue team soundly beat the gold team this past summer were those kids that belong on the blue team even on the field?

3 or 4 gold kids "belong" on the blue? When the blue team soundly beat the gold team this past summer were those kids that belong on the blue team even on the field?

I am not the original poster, but please don't compare a beating last summer as meaning that much. The blue team is strong from top to bottom, as they should be. The Jones gold team has plenty of strong kids that would fit onto the blue, but isn't as deep a team. But the line has to be put somewhere, or you'd have 30 kids on the blue team. The best they can do is go out and practice harder and maybe make the blue next year if that is what they really want. Honestly, most of the girls at this age are probably much less concerned than the parents.

The 2020 Blue is very deep from a high scoring attack , a midfield that distributes very well and a strong athletic defense. They are an excellent team and I'm sure the gold team has some good players also. Like the last poster said the line has to be drawn somewhere. I'm sure both teams will have an outstanding summer and enjoy playing with the teams that they are on. Good Luck.

Why respond to some moron who may or may not have a child playing YJ. The only thing you know for sure about the original poster is they are pathetic , calling out the skill level of 5 th graders.If last name counts why don't you tell us some names that you feel do not belong .You won't do it because even a coward like you realize how sad you are.

Looks like the 800 kids that tried out were not enough to fill all of the rosters (or pocketbooks depending on how you look at it) for the YJ's. The 2013 rosters are not posted yet. Commitments were due in early January and now their website says "there are still roster positions available."

Maybe some of the non-blue parents can contact the YJ directors to see if any of the top roster spots are available to move up.

First off there are ALWAYS roster spots available because if CR has several girls left over after tryouts are done she looks to get enough girls to make a team. My daughter was a product of that years ago and was on that last team...she graduated out from the Gold team and is playing D1 so never put down the team that's the last to form. I was wondering however what happened to the rosters bc my younger daughter went on to look at who her teammates were and it's been gone since early January. Anyone know when it will be reposted. I know I read someone else asked a week ago but it was never answered. Also does anyone know if there is going to be a luncheon this year??

asking for names is stupid. cmon now u want them wearing the scarlett letter

Sign your name moron. My kid already on blue. Know what you are talking about before you chip in with your dumb remarks. If you think that it's all equal or having older sister on the older team doesn't help, you are clueless.

Actually when you say last name counts you have already put your Scarlett letter on kids who you either meant to and in some cases did not mean to. Many will think they know who you are talking about so you might as well be even more pathetic and just name the kids.Grow up your kid did not make the top team in 5th grade, who cares, tell your kid to work hard, show up every practice and game ,and take it to the top team when they play them.If she does that and her parents are not the most annoying people around she will be moved up, if her parents keep knocking kids who were evaluated to be more skilled than their kid she will not.

Sign your name moron. My kid already on blue. Know what you are talking about before you chip in with your dumb remarks. If you think that it's all equal or having older sister on the older team doesn't help, you are clueless.

Why respond to some moron who may or may not have a child playing YJ. The only thing you know for sure about the original poster is they are pathetic , calling out the skill level of 5 th graders.If last name counts why don't you tell us some names that you feel do not belong .You won't do it because even a coward like you realize how sad you are.

Let me spell it out even more clear for you , your kid was not good enough to make the top blue team and you are so pathetic you need something to blame.The kids I know that have older sisters that play deserve to be on the team.You are such a coward , if you have a problem with the kids that were selected for the top team go speak with the coach .You will not do it because you would rather come on here and bash 5 th grade kids who happen to have been selected over your daughter.Talk about clueless , maybe your kid is just not that good.

You know what...everyone here is tired of you attacking people with your same "pathetic" and "cowardly" words. *you don't have a patent on these words do you* State YOUR name tough one and see how many visits you get at tournaments. You probably wont you true blue COWARD!

Do you get your info from inside a Cracker Jack box that couldn't be further then the truth. The only tournament that not everyone goes to is the National Tournament in Florida. It's not invite only it's an additional tryout. As far as the recruiting fee that's a joke because I don't think they even do the service anymore

You could not be further from the truth, I wish the YJ teams actually played to win but have rarely seen that , yes sometimes playing time is not equal but have yet to see a game in which a kid does not get in.

I've always lived with the theory if my child isn't good enough to be on the field for a game like that then my child should be on a level below. It's those kids whose parents want their kids there because if the title of the team. If your kid is a B player (and she is if she's on the sideline) then your kid would be smiling on the B team bc she will play. It's about developing the player and child at that age...if they are out of their league and on the bench they will start hating the sport. Most parents on here will blame CR and take their kid elsewhere...and it will be the same thing. Be honest with yourself and let your kid play where THEY belong not where YOU want them!!!

Where are the YJ Rosters and when will they be back up??

maybe she sees how bad those girls are and dont want to put us through a full season of bad passes and dropped balls.

If I was CR and I had a family that has already paid me 10's of thousands of dollars already and they had a sibling or cousin coming up I would surely give them a spot. Good business keep the cash coming and they are loyal to the program. Great PR and advocates for the program.

unless the kid stinks. cr still needs to put a winning team on the field!