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typical Long Island lax dad who thinks he knows everything lacrosse and plays only for the field game. Learn the rules and teach it correctly

Hmm, could this be the Island Box coach writing his own praise?!?! Thanks Cat Jr!

Hmm, could this be the Island Box coach writing his own praise?!?! Thanks Cat Jr!

The score doesn’t give that ibl taz game justice at all. Taz started off slow and then beat them up for whole second half. Taz beat everyone up in all their games

Agreed. The packs signature strength continues. Ball movement. Sharing the ball. A very unselfish group. Vintage Wolfpack, only better.

The Island box coach was a joke to watch.

The Island box coach was a joke to watch.

please explain

Explain? You must either be a) new to this site or b) a decent and thoughtful human being....

Yes, definatley better, 5 new holdback starters will do that to a team.
Oh, and don't forget the 8th grader...

just another trying to stir the Pot, this site is for the childlish Parents. and the braggers

You forgot one. The haters. Which category are you?

please explain

New topic. How much are top clubs charging this year? No need to identify club name. Just numbers inclusive of 5 summer tourneys, fall and winter practices, uniforms and turf time? Are you finding that the cost is going up every year or staying pretty much stagnant from year to year? For me, the cost increases A LOT every year and no additional benefit. And I don’t think those increases are going to stop anytime soon, which begs the question, at what point will the cost of travel stop going up, and people walk away and find other alternatives? Lacrosse is still very much the sport of the privelidged, just as it has been for 80+ years. And it’s mostly because of the business of youth sports. Average income family’s struggle with one child in club lacrosse. Two kids is prohibitive for most families of average means. This is a very serious issue that never gets talked about. Thoughts?

New topic. How much are top clubs charging this year? No need to identify club name. Just numbers inclusive of 5 summer tourneys, fall and winter practices, uniforms and turf time? Are you finding that the cost is going up every year or staying pretty much stagnant from year to year? For me, the cost increases A LOT every year and no additional benefit. And I don’t think those increases are going to stop anytime soon, which begs the question, at what point will the cost of travel stop going up, and people walk away and find other alternatives? Lacrosse is still very much the sport of the privelidged, just as it has been for 80+ years. And it’s mostly because of the business of youth sports. Average income family’s struggle with one child in club lacrosse. Two kids is prohibitive for most families of average means. This is a very serious issue that never gets talked about. Thoughts?

New topic. How much are top clubs charging this year? No need to identify club name. Just numbers inclusive of 5 summer tourneys, fall and winter practices, uniforms and turf time? Are you finding that the cost is going up every year or staying pretty much stagnant from year to year? For me, the cost increases A LOT every year and no additional benefit. And I don’t think those increases are going to stop anytime soon, which begs the question, at what point will the cost of travel stop going up, and people walk away and find other alternatives? Lacrosse is still very much the sport of the privelidged, just as it has been for 80+ years. And it’s mostly because of the business of youth sports. Average income family’s struggle with one child in club lacrosse. Two kids is prohibitive for most families of average means. This is a very serious issue that never gets talked about. Thoughts?

Why do I care that "Lacrosse is still very much the sport of the privelidged"? Good, I say. If you can't afford to pay for your kid's lacrosse program, why don't you get off this forum and get back to work?

Not trying to be a donkey, but this is talked about every season and you're going to get the same answers.
Hate to say it but the cost is never going to come down. As long as people are willing to pay, the clubs are going to keep on raising the tuition for the same or less player benefit.
Agreed that the cost of this sport is getting out of control and can be placing hardship on families. However, these financial wounds are self inflicted. Nobody is forcing you to play on the top teams. There are less expensive club teams out there.

You get what you pay for. Going to a substandard team with substandard coaches with substandard players isn’t what’s best for your child, if he is truly at or near an elite player. But it’s an option. A substandard option.

Ha...you LIs are delusional! If your WP team decides to come out of hiding sometime this year, Madlax can’t wait to play you as many times as possible! Going to be a total and utter beatdown...but enjoy the WYSL while it lasts bc it will all be over in 6 months and then it’s back to reality. Maybe since NLF is WPs tourney and you think you’ll take care of business with Madlax, why don’t you make sure they both get in the same group? Another early exit for the “best 2024 team ever”....stunad. WP got beat by Laxachusetts...really? Then Madlax turned around and destroyed the same team an hour later 6-1. Should be a great matchup for Madlax this year! And those are what we call “facts”!

You get what you pay for. Going to a substandard team with substandard coaches with substandard players isn’t what’s best for your child, if he is truly at or near an elite player. But it’s an option. A substandard option.

You get what you pay for. Going to a substandard team with substandard coaches with substandard players isn’t what’s best for your child, if he is truly at or near an elite player. But it’s an option. A substandard option.

Ha...you LIs are delusional! If your WP team decides to come out of hiding sometime this year, Madlax can’t wait to play you as many times as possible! Going to be a total and utter beatdown...but enjoy the WYSL while it lasts bc it will all be over in 6 months and then it’s back to reality. Maybe since NLF is WPs tourney and you think you’ll take care of business with Madlax, why don’t you make sure they both get in the same group? Another early exit for the “best 2024 team ever”....stunad. WP got beat by Laxachusetts...really? Then Madlax turned around and destroyed the same team an hour later 6-1. Should be a great matchup for Madlax this year! And those are what we call “facts”!

Interesting reading on the ‘24 MD thread. Talking about the double holdbacks down there. Make no mistake, your 12/13 year olds are playing 14/15 year old when they go to MD. Some of these kids won’t even be eligible to play their senior year in HS. Guess they’ll figure that out later, but they are on every top team down there. I’m sure most of them are Kindgarten holdbacks that are held back again later on, like the Madlax behomoth who played for the DCDogs ‘23s until this year. Of course Madlax DC has more than anyone else, simply due to the fact all DC private’s start a year late. You doubt how many holdbacks Madlax has? Consider this. They have two teams at this age. That’s a total of 55 to 60 players. Out of that, they didn’t have enough players to field a team for the WSYL. That is hard to comprehend. Madlax DC 24 is a true 23 team, with some 22’s sprinkled in. Yet when LI comes to town, we go toe to toe with these 23’s and often times give them more than they can handle. A real testament to LI lacrosse.

Correct. It's a 2024 team without any 2024-age kids! You think that's an exaggeration, you need to think again. Nothing but holdbacks and double holdbacks. And the rest of the MD teams aren't much better, if at all. So if your team is thinking about scheduling a tournament in MD this summer, the parents need to get together and squash it. Enter one of the many great tournaments on LI, and simply play up in the 2023 division. It'll be the same thing, except the competition will be probably be better here, and you save yourself close to 1K on the trip to MD.

You know why you hate Madlax and the other MD teams so much. It is because you are racist. The sport is changing. Get used to it.

Correct. It's a 2024 team without any 2024-age kids! You think that's an exaggeration, you need to think again. Nothing but holdbacks and double holdbacks. And the rest of the MD teams aren't much better, if at all. So if your team is thinking about scheduling a tournament in MD this summer, the parents need to get together and squash it. Enter one of the many great tournaments on LI, and simply play up in the 2023 division. It'll be the same thing, except the competition will be probably be better here, and you save yourself close to 1K on the trip to MD.

If you know of a player who’s a grade and age based 2024 but playing down with a 2025 team, who’s responsibility is it to report/make team aware of it? Obviously the parents are doing their student athlete no favors by doing so. Social media makes connecting the kids to teams very easy

How many times a week are teams practicing that hope to qualify for Denver?

My son's team is doing 3x a week practice and he is doing Speed and Agility training 2 days a week as well.

My son's team is doing 3x a week practice and he is doing Speed and Agility training 2 days a week as well.