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The person was simply asking a question about the model for the national teams, like will they continue in high school or do the national teams funnel into the Dukes Elite teams if the kid can make the cut. He/she might not know the background of the Dukes Lacrosse program.

Pretty simple? So all of the MD and LI kids are gonna drive 3 hours to practice just to play with Dukes Elite at the HS level and play in the Passport Alliance events instead of the NLF events? And last time I checked, EB didn't need any help from Gonzo finding good kids in the Philly area.

So after each clinic (where anyone with a pulse can pay $85 to attend) they update their 'depth chart' and invite players to tournaments based off of it????
Gotta respect the hustle. Hold for profit tryouts through the year with results that only last until the next opportunity to pay another clinic fee.

Here's the problem with Gonzo. He took 90% of the money up front and spent it. So unless he can get a bunch of new kids, The model isn't working for him.

We will be at U Penn this saturday with a few dozen other marylanders. Yes the model is working. Its fun. Its competitive. However its not for everyone, like people like you who are petulant and incapable, but for people and families like us who enjoy the modest travel and team atmosphere.

So don't go. Your son doesn't have to play if its not what he wants to do. Mine does. We go. We pay for the 3 hour sessions that are jamming ... its great stuff if your son is into it. What positive experiences do you create for kids?

Wouldn't be a lacrosse thread without at least one pretentious a-hole on here. Never can present an argument or rebuttal on just the merits. Always have to take personal shots like you are somehow better than the original poster.

I'm not the one 'creating positive experiences for the kids.'

Ok Gonzo. You mean a few other people from Maryland? Few dozen my [lacrosse].

Why do you always think its Gonzo?? You are so bitter toward someone doing something bold and difficult Not to mention, very positive. There are kids from FCA, API, Hawks, Koopers, Crabs, Turtle, Rough Riders, DCExpress, Team 91 that all play for Dukes once a month. If it wasn't a great experience time and time again, the families would keep coming and inviting their friends.

Obviously they do care. This thread quickly became the most popular in Philly... You stay classy Philadelphia...

They don't care. This thread should just be renamed Gonzo

They guest play because it's free.....others are paying 2k plus and these kids come in take there spot and are charged nothing.

you have a serious obsession with Gonzo and Dukes... scary

Take a spot? My son doesn't have "a spot" Thats why he goes every month to train and compete. That is the whole point. He has to earn his field time. The kids that are better than him play more. Not new.

Most popular in Philly Dukes is always on these forums and have been . Please go back to your Maryland forum and pick fights with your fellow Marylanders. Dukes have been around a lot longer than 90% of the club teams in Maryland and any other state. This is nothing new to Philly or Pennsylvania families. You must be new to this concept that Dukes has. Which shows that you have no clue about any of it. You clearly think you have found something new and great. donkey.

Brotherly love , roughriders , nxt, rising sons and pretty much every decent team would destroy Duke's national 2024 team.

Whoa... you do realize 2024 are 6th graders right? 11 year olds. You are rolling pretty heavy there pops over some little kids playing lacrosse. But do your thing proud man.

Well said. Dukes and Dukes Nationals are a great group.

Who schedules practice/tryouts right in the middle of an Eagles game....

Eagles Fans.

not sure why so many people feel the need to try to tarnish an organization that is NON-PROFIT and for the kids. If a philly area kid wants to play D1 he needs to play for the Dukes. The brand is real.

Of course it's not for profit- Gonzo pays himself and no one else.

If the only reason you choose a club is for D1 promises both you and the club have your priorities out of whack.

Plenty of clubs (HHH, NXT, Mesa..) have provided a path for their players to find homes at all levels of college lacrosse while also developing them along the way via consistent practice. Don't kid yourself into thinking Dukes is the only option today just because they once were in the Philly area.

Keep "Always Reppin' " in the passport alliance, patting yourself on the back for the monopoly you once had. Better options exist and have taken over. Ebe/Gonzo know this or else they wouldn't have to continually expand their reach, grasping for relevance.

NON-PROFIT....LOL
That could be the dumbest post in the history of BOC and that is saying a lot.

As a CPA I find this laughable. The Non-Profit Sector remains one of the most highly audited entities. Don't kid yourself Non Profits doesn't mean money isn't being made it means tax relief for the entity. The CEO of the Red Cross makes over a half million a year, yet it is classified as a Non-Profit. I hazard a guess that Dukes and Company is making a bit less than that but still profiting.

I wouldn't say the Dukes Nationals Program is non-profit, maybe the Dukes High School program is.

It is a great model. Lots of kids pay to go to all the tryouts and clinics and indirectly pay for the guest players players to play in tournaments. I see nothing wrong.

First time at a mini camp last night (U Penn). It was incredible the amount of kids and talent they had. It was very fast paced and busy 3 hours. #veryimporessed

What a joke lots of kids there for only 1 field. Gonzo making money now that's sums up Dukes National. Next minicamp at hopkins again only 1 field the 2022 needs a field to themselves not share with 2023 and 2024 teams.

$85 per kid

Great write up Gonzo.

Not only does dukes have the most talented players they also have the most academically successful ones, you should see how many kids get academic awards at their player dinner ceremony

I love the haters. Come one come all. Lol

Hard to tell when the banquet in August was cancelled and money never refunded.

IKR!! Can't beat it. $85 for 3 hours of great lacrosse.

Gonzo with the quick witty response there....3 teams one field you can do better...might have to work to pay the mortgage but please get a 2nd field

Has Dukes Nationals improved twice as much since it started? So can anyone explain how the minicamps were always $40.00 now the price has more than doubled at $85.00? Has the Duke Nationals doubled the Coaches per age group, instruction and field space?

Most of the Duke Nationals coaches don't even show up half the time and its only once a month. No consistency with coaches and no direction from coaches when they are there. Gonzo money grab!

Mini camps are $60. The $85 was for the tryout.