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any idea on how the 90+1 2027 team is ?

A team is lights out good but with a big roster. B team has some talent and a much smaller roster.

You're kidding me right??? A or B team at this age? You are a joke.

"You're kidding me right??? A or B team at this age? You are a joke. "

Um kids don't having differing degrees of skill or ability at age 8? Do you feel it is not appropriate to group them based on their relevant skill set AT THIS TIME? Sure things will change but this is the first snap shot. How else would you group the kids in a travel environment if you had enough for two teams? By height? skin pigmentation? Eye color maybe?

You are the one who is a joke. If they have, say, 44 kids, how else do you propose they split the kids up? Some kids will be very fast and athletic, with the ability to catch and pass on the run. Some kids will have none of these attributes. The later group will not touch the ball if on the same field with kids from the former. Why do that to 8 year olds? Splitting the kids up by A and B allows kids who can catch, pass and run to play with and against kids who can do the same. Kids who struggle with some or all of these skills can play with and against similar kids. Why is this not ideal?

There really should be an IQ test before people are permitted to use the internet.

Probably just make two equal teams to not pigeon hole eight year olds!!

Its travel, not town lacrosse. Agree for town level play but not at the travel level. You are what you are and should be grouped accordingly. Town different...

They're eight years old! Over the next few years, I bet 50% of them move from being the the "weakest" to "best" to "weakest", year over year. That's the point, and what you don't get about youth sports development, especially at these ages. It makes no difference if it's PAL or club.

Its nice that there is a forum for each philosophy then and I don't criticize your view, but I share a different one.

Any predictions on what 2027 teams will be in the finals at Halloween Havoc?

The Express team is very good. They have been practicing for 6 weeks already.

Which is the Igloo A team? Glaciers Edge or Kodiak Rush? Anyone know who the Flying Tigers are? They won the 2027/2026 division last year.

Will be interesting to see a few of these teams for the first time. Not so sure about Express, the turnout for their tryout was pretty light. What town are the core boys from?

Express is no better than good town teams at this point. I imagine in years to come that will change...

Igloo 14-0 over Greenwich. Class act coach...way to make your boys attempt a pass in the offensive zone once the game was out of reach to try and teach the game...

Well you know they are the "A" team at 8 years old!! Isn't it more of a class act by Igloo's owner as well? Wasn't the head coach annointed by AA to get these 8 year old's to Denver?

Is Kodiak the better or the lesser of the two teams?

Better. but to be honest I thought they were the B team when we played them. Unimpressed. Maybe they were missing some guys in the morning.

Igloo put the Syosset varsity coach and son with Kodiak, and the B coaches for the older grade with Glacier. Hard to tell who is better because it looked like the goalie was significantly better on Kodiak when we played them. Crazy how kids are grouped at 8 years old when the teams will be completely different in one year.

Kodiak won all 5 games and ran up a total 44-5 score. The Express A team lost twice in convincing fashion. How is it hard to tell who is better? That team just rolled through this tournament without breaking a sweat.

That’s not express A. Wait until the express 2024 kid who is age eligible for 2025 reclasses to 2026

LOL... that will help their score better.

how is the 91 2027 team?

Igloo A team was 5 goals better than a depleted town team with a bunch of 2nd graders... Don't make your Denver reservations quite yet Igloo...

They're sick. The way they run their 2 man game, man up/man down, rides and clears... they're on their way to Denver!!!!!!!

Anyone going to Denver?

LOL

Isn’t that how Express runs it though? Every A team has “reclassed” & “holdback” kids.

Awww, new dad, you're so cute.

Can a parent on 24 please duct tape shut the loudmouth dad? Does he even have a clue that when large numbers of people move away from him, he might be being an a$$?

He's embarrassing your son's team of 8-year-olds. Oh, and by the way, screaming at the refs just hurts your team.

Haha. All the teams have one of those guys. He’s funny. Got to give him a pass. He’s from franklyn Sq. He gets a pass he can’t help it.

He also has a son on the 5th grade team. Guy is clueless. Coaches his kid from the sideline telling. I feel bad for his wife and kids.

They don't all have one of those guys. But okay, it's your son's team that gets punished by the officials, not mine.

Who is the top team in the country in this grade? How many practices per week are they doing?

I seriously can't think of a dumber thing than to to try and determine the "top team in the country" for 8 year old boys playing lacrosse! What failings in your life, athletic or otherwise, make you ponder such things??!

Lol so funny , how is the 91 team , u tell us your a parent from the team I bet trying to feel confident paying $2,800 for 3rd grade lacrosse !! Please

Why 2027 playing up doesn’t 91 have 2 2026 teams , how do parents and kids feel that team is not laying up in there age group?

Wow, with just 3 clues I know exactly who this guy is. I was at a clinic once with a parent yelling at his kid all the time. A clinic! Nuts. It's a small world an you can really make a name for yourself.

Yeah makes no sense why 2027 team playing to prove what ? Now what happenes when a 3rd grader gets hurt playing up ? Who’s fault ? That 91 has some clown coaches when guy all he does is scream such a loser !!

Have to respond to this bc you don’t have a clue!!! 91 2027 Team played up to challenge the kids and get them better. They had two great games a tie and 1 goal loss, and won another game handedly all against teams a year older! Playing kids older, bigger, and faster will alow them to develop faster and react to the game quicker.

The coaching staff for this team is an incredible group, who cares about these kids way beyond the game of lacrosse!!! So again, clueless!!!

No the team they one Handedly was a 2027/2026 was it ? Relax there was 3 teams total in there bracket . But why play up if there’s 2 other 91 2026 team already and another 2027 team .