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RS just announced they merged with Elevated.

RIP Elevated

Good acquisition by Sons coupled with Road Warriors should produce strong teams

Just adds more players to the program, doesn’t improve the skill of their top teams. But definitely good $ move.

Did they merge of did the Head of Elevated just move on

Elevated taking over RS

that is true. they spent the entire season chasing players from other teams. they did get a bunch of middies from Roughriders. the one founder left because he did not agree with the philosophy and the vision of only trying to make the WSYL next year. No individual training, one coach at most of the practices last year, a silly initiative into the "national' stage with essentially the same players as their AA team (ie, "money grab"). At least 4 players left the team, couple middies, LSM, FOGO because the organization has become a joke! Founder insulted the entire 2024 team by stating that he now has bigger and faster players to take them to the next level. Winning is the only thing this organization of 12 year olds cares about. they only won one tournament this summer and that was because the team they faced in the finals had a significant injuries including their goalie and had to play with their third string goalie. This will end up like Dukes Nationals.

Lets talk about Tom Slate. Unbelievable this guy has any following or is allowed to coach youth lacrosse. Heard he jumped from RS to Mesa and is trying to take as many players as are crazy enough to follow him. Mesa I thought was a well run organization, we will see... Pretty sure TS is on his 5th cor 6th club with his 8th grade son. This guy is the definition of toxic. All he does is blow up programs and teams... he coached professionally though right? But does anyone remember that every team he coached folded directly after he coached there? A few years ago running a Dukes program he collected money for registrations and tournaments then did not put his teams in the tournament. Basically stealing money from youth lacrosse players. You seen this dude, he looks like he blew a line on the way to the field. But at least he is a full time youth / HS lacrosse coach driving a Range Rover.

Lets talk about Tom Slate. Unbelievable this guy has any following or is allowed to coach youth lacrosse. Heard he jumped from RS to Mesa and is trying to take as many players as are crazy enough to follow him. Mesa I thought was a well run organization, we will see... Pretty sure TS is on his 5th cor 6th club with his 8th grade son. This guy is the definition of toxic. All he does is blow up programs and teams... he coached professionally though right? But does anyone remember that every team he coached folded directly after he coached there? A few years ago running a Dukes program he collected money for registrations and tournaments then did not put his teams in the tournament. Basically stealing money from youth lacrosse players. You seen this dude, he looks like he blew a line on the way to the field. But at least he is a full time youth / HS lacrosse coach driving a Range Rover.

Lets talk about Tom Slate. Unbelievable this guy has any following or is allowed to coach youth lacrosse. Heard he jumped from RS to Mesa and is trying to take as many players as are crazy enough to follow him. Mesa I thought was a well run organization, we will see... Pretty sure TS is on his 5th cor 6th club with his 8th grade son. This guy is the definition of toxic. All he does is blow up programs and teams... he coached professionally though right? But does anyone remember that every team he coached folded directly after he coached there? A few years ago running a Dukes program he collected money for registrations and tournaments then did not put his teams in the tournament. Basically stealing money from youth lacrosse players. You seen this dude, he looks like he blew a line on the way to the field. But at least he is a full time youth / HS lacrosse coach driving a Range Rover.

that is true. they spent the entire season chasing players from other teams. they did get a bunch of middies from Roughriders. the one founder left because he did not agree with the philosophy and the vision of only trying to make the WSYL next year. No individual training, one coach at most of the practices last year, a silly initiative into the "national' stage with essentially the same players as their AA team (ie, "money grab"). At least 4 players left the team, couple middies, LSM, FOGO because the organization has become a joke! Founder insulted the entire 2024 team by stating that he now has bigger and faster players to take them to the next level. Winning is the only thing this organization of 12 year olds cares about. they only won one tournament this summer and that was because the team they faced in the finals had a significant injuries including their goalie and had to play with their third string goalie. This will end up like Dukes Nationals.

Just read this post and agree with some but not all of the statements made. My son was a starting MF on the 2024 Hercules team for the past 4 years until we decided to play with a team from LI. We are located in Northern PA not Philly. The two founders are stand up guys and it is certainly not a money grab. Although I believe they truly care about these boys and parents they dropped the ball with this team over the past two years. They should have handed these boys off to “Professional” coaches several years ago and the lack of coaching and fundamental training is the reason they have struggled beating the BBL’s and NXT’s. I believe they are trying to address that with the coaches from the Academy Team. A lot of talent on that team! I know my son loved playing with those boys and the parents were great but to many broken promises in regards to coaches and training. You can’t just roll a ball out on game day and expect the boys to compete with the best teams in the country! I leave you with this ISO......ISO......ISO. My BLove family will know what it means. Hopefully see you at the WSYL.

What happened with the US Lacrosse Nationals? I see the girls played but no sign of the boys. Heard various unsubstantiated rumors that nobody wanted to go, the teams didn't quality due to over age double holdback pre-first reclass kids, and that US Lacrosse screwed up the points calculations so they really didn't know who qualified and thus killed it.

anyone in the know?

That's not fair.

You forgot to mention that he provided ALL adult sized uniforms for Duke's South as well. It was pretty sweet when the 9 year old kids got handed AXL shorts and jerseys.

100% true, Dukes South was a complete nightmare, he took money cancelled tournaments the day before they were supposed to take place and never refunded any of the money. Not sure why any organization would even go down that road.

Are Sons 2023 folding?

Are Sons 2023 folding?

Yes, might as well rebrand as the fading sons. Program in disarray. MSI partnershipn and recent mergers are lipstick on a pig. Get out while you can.

Plenty of kids at tryouts. Why would they be folding?

Sons are best club team in philly area. Why the fake news

Tons of kids left for other clubs, they will have a team, but a B team at best.

Tons of kids left for other clubs, they will have a team, but a B team at best.

Tons of kids left for other clubs, they will have a team, but a B team at best.

So no different from this past year where they played at a high B, low A level.

What about '25 Sons?

Where did they all go?

What about '25 Sons?

Followed the coach to mesa

Mesa can’t be notIntelligent enough to let him coach 2023 there.