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cold doesn't feel so bad when you're winning LOL

Serious question. What’s the deal with Blast? Did they lose kids? As a parent, I pay a lot of money for my son to play lacrosse against the best competition available. Win or lose, he gets better because of this. There have been several LOCAL tournaments this fall that many strong clubs have played in, but Blast continues to avoid them at all costs. I don’t understand it. Are they afraid that if they lose the parents will revolt? Next weekend is another one. Probably the best teams in the east coast are all meeting up in Delaware at the NAL Fall Invitational. Express, Legacy, Bethesda, Hawks, Express North, Madlax and Sweetlax NY all making the trip. But no Blast. Again. My guess is that most of the teams I just mentioned would beat them this year.

Keep guessing. Oh.....and have fun in Delaware. My family and I will be enjoying a nice long vacation weekend together, because I know there is more to life than 6th grade lacrosse. And if you are so sure that Blast would lose to those teams, why do you care if they are there? You pay A LOT of money to play against the BEST competition.

Stop worrying about Blast. They’re certainly not worrying about you.

Keep guessing. Oh.....and have fun in Delaware. My family and I will be enjoying a nice long vacation weekend together, because I know there is more to life than 6th grade lacrosse. And if you are so sure that Blast would lose to those teams, why do you care if they are there? You pay A LOT of money to play against the BEST competition.

Stop worrying about Blast. They’re certainly not worrying about you.

Keep guessing. Oh.....and have fun in Delaware. My family and I will be enjoying a nice long vacation weekend together, because I know there is more to life than 6th grade lacrosse. And if you are so sure that Blast would lose to those teams, why do you care if they are there? You pay A LOT of money to play against the BEST competition.

Stop worrying about Blast. They’re certainly not worrying about you.

Couldn't agree more! Why would you give up that day to play in a tournament against the top boys teams when you can give up 2 days over Thanksgiving, away from family and friends for the holiday, to play in a box tournament against a girl team. You must be so proud your son is on a team that believes "there is more to life than 6th grade lacrosse." Hypocrisy at its best.

The sad part is, this was posted by a Blast parent. It's okay pal, we know no one missed you this weekend. Stop spending so much money on lacrosse, your boy isn't an athlete anyway, and buy yourself a toupe.

Wait, Igloo lost to a town team??? the ice is melting...

Spallina's yellow jacket girls would beat every team on this 2025 forum in box lacrosse. Bet on it.

Stop..... Its a notIntelligent thing that a desperate coach is using. These girls do not belong doing box lacrosse. And his coaching at SBU is marginal and will run its course shortly with him leaving.

You clearly do not know the man if you are calling his coaching marginal!! It sounds like you might be unintelligent yourself!

Honestly, they should be used to it by now. They’ll play 2-3 top NLF tournaments in the summer, but fall, winter and spring they play very weak team to keep the parents at bay. I just don’t get it. The parents want to tell people their kids are the greatest, but they won’t test themselves. And to go to Philly and lose 2 games to subpar teams and beat a girls team just doesn’t make sense.

C’mon!. The guy has been successful at every level of coaching in the sport. So what that he isn’t shy about his teams and their accomplishments. You can’t say his coaching is marginal. No, my kids don’t play for 91, just the facts and you should be called out for making that statement.

Can someone explain to me what value there is for girls to play boys box lacrosse? I’d say that has more to do with one narcissistic coach than it does a bunch of little 11 year old girls. As an outsider, it looks like he just wants to be able to brag about how HIS 11 year old girls beating 11 year old boys at their own sport. A very nice little feather in his cap? C’mon. It’s a completely different sport. The best that can come out of it is a whole bunch of bad habits.

I’d rather be a hypocrite than a blatant sexist. Your disdain for women certainly stems from a subconscious insecurity that you are not good enough. This explains why you feel the need to come on BOTC and put down athletes (both male and female) who are just trying to improve themselves. For your son’s sake, I hope he is good athlete who is kind so he can break the cycle. Good luck, Junior. BREAK THE CYCLE!

I’d rather be a hypocrite than a blatant sexist. Your disdain for women certainly stems from a subconscious insecurity that you are not good enough. This explains why you feel the need to come on BOTC and put down athletes (both male and female) who are just trying to improve themselves. For your son’s sake, I hope he is good athlete who is kind so he can break the cycle. Good luck, Junior. BREAK THE CYCLE!

I don't think Express 2025 is playing

You can’t play box with 35 on the roster.

Express is a finesse team with good coaching and sets of plays. They don't have the chops for a gritty game of box lacrosse. It's not their game.

Sets? Lol. They play two ways fast and faster.

Can someone explain to me what value there is for girls to play boys box lacrosse? I’d say that has more to do with one narcissistic coach than it does a bunch of little 11 year old girls. As an outsider, it looks like he just wants to be able to brag about how HIS 11 year old girls beating 11 year old boys at their own sport. A very nice little feather in his cap? C’mon. It’s a completely different sport. The best that can come out of it is a whole bunch of bad habits.

This whole conversation is dumb. They will split the roster into multiple teams for box if necessary. Every team does this. Box teaches these kids how to work without the ball. That translates to getting open on the outdoor fields. It's great for anyone to play box if they want to become a better lacrosse player.