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I disagree. I think 91, Express and Igloo have one or two kids that makes them great teams. We all know who they are. Take them off and then I agree that they are well Balanced very good teams. If Jr does play for 91 it would have been their third year in a row without winning a tournament. They know it. Same with Express. Watched Igloo play this weekend and I think their best days are behind them, too small, but well balanced. The amount of parity in this age group is incredible.

91 LI won 3 tournaments last summer

how many tournaments did 91 play in?
what 3 tournaments did 91 win?

Hey Bud 91 Smash 6th grade was last good year since then avg

Hey Bud 91 Smash 6th grade was last good year since then avg

I am not sure where you get most wont step foot on a college team. heard that for the last 7 or so years. well speaking from experience you are wrong. Most over 50% of the boys my sons played with and against played well through jr year in college. While some did quite after Sophomore year and even less quite for reasons outside of academics, most did not only get on a team but most played. and that was boys who graduated HS 16/17/18 and looks just as good for the younger grades.

(this is from top teams through lower tiered teams, there was always a place for them to play, and they did)

1st NLF tournament
Laxfest
Millon Championships
Two of the three were good tournament wins

And how many tournaments did the 91 team participate in this past spring and summer that it did not win?

So if a teams best player doesn't play then the team isn't as good. Brilliant posting, absolutely brilliant

Who cares. Great line up of teams this Sunday. Looks like no playoff. Just 3 games of fall ball. Like it should.

It's not that they aren't as good, that's normal. But they are barely competitive without Jr. Got blown out by 91MD without him.

Agreed! Watched 91 play Igloo in Millon Championship (sons team lost) Jr scored almost every goal. Team is good without him but not a top team. With him they are one of best teams. Unfortunately we did not play them at all last summer

Yes without him and 9d1 MD flew in the bearded fogo.

Igloo is what , 3rd or 4th best team on LI now?

Bearded fogo probably same age as jr. let’s be realistic.

Igloo 3rd or 4th best team... how do you come up w that assessment? or is that an opinion?

LMAO

It was a question re Igloo. Are they lower?

Igloo is absolutely a top 3 team. Some of the best players in this age group.

Where Does United Rank in the Top 10? I think they are Sleeper!

Yeah sleeping all fall, Have they even played?

They are in hiding,

Express and 91 parents are completely insane for not playing in the Igloo event. While your out east playing for club pride, there will be 25 college coaches watching other teams at Cantiague park. Nothing will ever compare to this on LI.

You know nothing about recruiting. Igloo event paid coaches so they have to attend. The lineup is week. All assistants(which are the real recruiters) from those schools plus many other college coaches will be at elite event. More coaches will be out east. That’s a fact

No college coaches will be watching 2022s, period.

College coaches are actually helping with coaching the teams. They will be watching

Why bother with this until at least next fall. Unless your son wants to have some fun, then all good, that’s the value. But it’s not a recruiting event for the 2022s imho. The best players don’t need exposure now and the ones that think they do won’t be remembered as they are “watched”. Worry about the summer of 2020. In that year, ask if the club your son is on will help, what events they are doing, and make sure the roster doesn’t have 30 plus kids on it. That is so key, 30 kids oma roster at a showcase is BS. Think about it... it limits the exposure time of your son and he’ll play with kids on shifts not on his ability level. In HS these club teams should be capped at 22. But some parents that think they are entitled and you get 30 man rosters. And that makes club not as important. Because after that all the work is on the parents. Especially the 3 minute video. This came right from a D1 coach, we never watch the whole video, put the best highlights upfront, use music that is acceptable to age groups, mix the highlights of school and club, and make sure the Hs coach and club contact info is included.

The unique instructional camp structure allows the kids and coaches to build a rapport, which is invaluable during the recruiting process. You would have to attend 20 on campus camps to duplicate the experience. The business interests of Express,91, and the NLF are the only things keeping kids away from an event like this.

The coaches show up strictly in the interest of business and it has nothing to do with recruiting. Igloo pays these coaches well to show face.

“That’s not how this works. That’s not how any of this works”

Josh Dingleberry and United! Probably gonna have another 30+ roster this year, hide from the competition, and lose to town teams like last year. Lot of his talent left and went to Rebels and Legacy.

Be interesting to see who plays for this age in the Public vs Private game in two weeks. Please spare with the money grab nonsense and who it’s run by. I spent it, it’s my business, and looking forward to it.

Where and who is running the private vs public.

this sounds all too familiar. there was a time where express and 91 wouldnt even dare should up at the others event. especially the few years right after the big split. it is all to cyclical.

At $425 a kid it’s a total money grab
Ask Igloo about the private showcase on Sunday

Kudos to the Rebels! They lost today but played hard!

Rebels and Igloo B are two very good B teams, that tournament had A teams that throttled Rebels and Igloo. But both held their own against the weak teams. Rebels and Igloo would compete and potentially win in B tournaments not sure why they torture the kids by entering A tourneys.

Yah mom

Sounds like a comment from someone who was not there...Rebels were in all 3 games. First two games could have gone either way.. they competed and had leads late in game... so stop with the BS.