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I am not here to [lacrosse] about older kids vs. Younger kids but I will tell you I know of at least one team that has only 1 or 2 kid that are above the US lacrosse age cut off and they are very elite. It is all about coaching period. Good coaching makes goI'd lacrosse players not age.

"And also their leading scorers"

Really?

A goalie and a D-Pole are their leading scorers? That's impressive......

That statement is patently false. My son's elite team is comprised primarily of public school boys and the starting lineup does not include a single holdback. The team does not recruit hold backs, they simply develop the kids to play at a high level regardless of their age. I don't begrudge the teams that are stocked with older kids, but it's moronic to suggest that they are a required to be successful in this sport.

"And also their leading scorers"

Really?

So a goalie and D-Pole are their leading scorers? Impressive!!

That is 100% not true, parents squeal all the time. In 8th grade, a holdback has a much bigger impact on a football game. This kid is 15 playing against 13 & 14-year-old, he is 200lbs runs a 4.6. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6A1vpVKXgg&t=117s

No one player in lacrosse can impact a game like one player in football.

It is called a competitive advantage. If a parent and a kid want to use rules that are in place to their advantage because sport is that important to them, they can do it. The issue is the parents are not well informed as scholarship money is far higher for Merit scholarships that Lax. If the parents were smart, they would let their kid enjoy Lax, stop club hoping, stop buying into the recruiting scam and get a tutor so the kids gets merit money. As someone who has already been through this, some parents really show their dearth of knowledge with this topic. Education is really what it is all about. Sad the parents are uneducated on this topic.

Both goalies, best middie, best attack....

I call bull on this one. No team in the HOCO elite division starts no holdbacks. Except maybe Next Level who didn’t win a game and didn’t belong in the division and I’m sure even they had holdbacks.

Call bull all you want.

Well the goailes a D-Pole are not their smallest players VF7

Will MM allow more than one attackman to shoot this year?

Evergreen 2022 beating Madlax 2022 by 2 goals is impressive jo matter how you spin it.

One of the goalies is a 7th grader. Check your sources again.

Their is money in football, basketball and baseball . I just don’t get holding your child back in lacrosse . Most of the kids will not play D1

You're not even trying. They were both 2021s at some point.

Maybe, just maybe one of them played up? Check your sources and try again.

LOL!!! Of course not. Why let anyone else shoot ?? Crazy think man, think!

Which programs are.playing in the fall classie in the sunday?

Well I can promise you one club that is not playing anyone good this Fall and its name is {Evergreen}

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The Aloha tournament on Nov 5th?

B teams

B teams. The big boy tourney that weekend on Nov 5 is the Crabs Fall Tourney at McDonough.

What 2022 teams are playing in the Battle on Bay and Crabs Fall tourney in a few weeks?

I assume the usuals including Hawks, Crabs, API, MadLax, FCA, etc...who else? RR, 91, BLC/DCE?

Tough to say since neither tournament has a website. Dukes is playing in Battle on the Bay

I know some of the good 22 teams out there are being invited to the Battle on the Bay - TX Mustangs and Duke Nationals are joining.

Hawks, Igloo and Express were all there last year too

I herd Igloo not going his year

that s too bad , good team and always tough to play.

With Dukes Nationals playing this year no one wants to come down from LI after the beat down LI Express took in August.

Bringing 2022’s to play express’ ‘b’ 2023 team - yes we on Long Island are very afraid!

I'm confused aren't 1/2 the player's on dukes from LI?

Whatever. This is the 2022 forum. The 2022 Dukes team played the Channy team and beat them 12-3. Don’t know what happened in the 2023 game but I heard the 2023 Express A team backed out so Dukes had to beat up on the B team.

Who are the Dukes?

give me a break so why is Igloo not going they won it last year in fall and won the million championship Express and Igloo are the best team in the age hands down

It is obvious these NY posters have no idea who Evergreen is or they would not make this claim.

I had a dream of being the best TROLL on this website. This guy with the Evergreen posts has taken the title. You should post your full name so you get full credit.

A bunch of random guest players from teams not playing a particular weekend or from teams eliminated earlier in the tournament.

Hands down ? You might be able to claim that on other forums but this is a Md forum. LI teams will be there because they know there is no real competition up there.

Igloo the best team!!!! 2022 national champs MD said it all summer that the million tournament was the real world championship long island has the best team !

Team 9+1 MD is best this coming year. Picked up some new players that will make an impact. You heard it here first. Team to Beat!