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Chaminade as always will have one of the toughest schedules. They have the schedule but have not released it yet

Word is that it might be the toughest schedule they ever played.....should be interesting.

Anyone know when are freshmen tryouts?

After basketball ends

Saturday March 2

There was a meeting a few weeks back.....did your son miss it?

What’s the numbers looking? Around 100 for freshman class?

Frosh tryouts are usually around 90-100. Take 48

Do you think they will make 2 teams out of that 50 kids???

No.....they have not in the past.

How was that Daler scrimmage?

Politics, politics, politics......good grief with the nonsense.

Same thing at St. Anthony's, if your not on Express or up CoachC's butt your playing time will be limited ! If St. Ants gave a crap they would bring new people in to run the lacrosse program !!!!

If they gave a crap? seems like their program has been pretty darn consistent, consistently great. Politics don't seem to be a problem in fielding a strong team, more like a strength. Remember what you are getting there, they pray in a 3 point or athletic stance...

Interesting comment. How do you account for 6 starters playing for Team 91 as well as 3-4 kids on Legacy? Maybe your kid is just not that good?

The previous statement is not true. CoachC will play who he thinks will give his team the best chance to win. Very simple.

Coach C will play who he thinks deserves it. No matter the club. If youre better youre better and playing. equal club but he will split time. He may prefer his club players but if a player from another club deserves it he will get it. Saying anything else is too easy.

Chaminade should be above it, but unfortunately they are not. Who knows the coaches, went to school with them......Whose older brothers went to the school.......blah blah blah.

So true. Juniors,Seniors ,watch out for Sophmores in this group. Parents have already made the plea. Good luck!

Every year the same BS junior /seniors look out give me a break

But its minimal at Chaminade......lots of Express players were cut during tryouts. Younger brothers of existing players were cut. Some sons of existing coaching staff was shielded but that's to be expected. Overall, it was a fair as it could be.

"Every year the same BS junior /seniors look out give me a break" SO TRUE, HEAR THIS EVERY YEAR OUT OF CHAMINADE. GREAT CAMARADERIE.

"Politics, politics, politics..." POLITICS SEEM TO BE WORKING JUST FINE AT ST. A'S.

if csh is beating Massapequa in a scrimmage, yes only a scrimmage, it doesn't bode well for the publics vs. the privates this season...

Hooked up sophomore families running amok on Varsity.

Of the three sophs pulled up only one should be there. There is enough depth that is not necessary for the other two. This team has a lot of chemistry, they proved it by winning in the summer, hopefully it will carry over this season.

Blah blah. Can’t wait for the Friar v Flyer match up these next two years. Hopefully, they both fulfill the expectations

Haven't we heard that before? Still think SA runs away with it, for both years.

The pull up thing is becoming the norm at Chaminade and more so at St Anthony’s is seems. I think some of these kids do go just for lax and the coaches move them up so they don’t leave to play varsity at their district. Just my opinion, no fact.

That statement makes no sense, IMO. First, the player (parents) can decline to be moved up. 2nd, if they move up, most likely less playing time for player than if they stayed with their class. To each their own as to moving up.

One thing is for sure, Chaminade is not moving people for fear of anything. There is enough talent on all three lax teams to worry about a kid leaving over status or playing time. HS is about academics, not lacrosse.

Well, a player rarely turns down the chance to move up. And it's not a comparison to the past, it is the present. Kids are being moved up to keep the parents happy, not all. Again, no fact, just my take. There is more younger kids playing varsity now in the publics than ever. It makes sense that the catholics move the better kids up so they are stuck on a JV a so so team vs playing varsity in their district.

Good win on Saturday

Yeah, how did FOs go? The Sheriff wants to know!

At St. A's when a kid gets "pulled up" he is really just returning to the grade he is supposed to be in anyway...If he is really short or really skinnny he will still be his 2nd time through 9th grade and going forward in most cases.

What are you even talking about? Most cases, really?

Players just this year turned down offers to move up.
Sorry, really don't buy your theory.
So the parents go to whom to make this request? The varsity coach? The AD? The administration?
And what do the parents say?
"If you don't move little Johnny up to varsity, we are pulling my son out of Chaminade?"
Very unlikely.
And if the school honored these requests, it would just open a huge can of worms.
What is next? Demands for playing time?
Chaminade does not need PIA parents or their tuition money, or the donations or the headaches.
Fairly sure the response from Chaminade would be "adios".

Look at your St. A's roster and you'll know EXACTLY what I'm talking about. With your group of holdbacks you can say ALL cases as well.

As much as i hate the hold back concept, (in HS), if an underclassmen hold-back plays up, that's where they should be. Now about those kids who should be in college or Prep school Who's guilty at that one.


I know i know, in NY state you cant have your what, 19th birthday before your last game?

There’s one holdback on the St Anthony’s starting line up. It’s high school lacrosse, not 4th grade PAL. Get over it. Why don’t you have your kids take up badminton so you can sleep at night. Unbelievable.

You are blatantly lying or completely misinformed.

What are we talking about here. I am not aware of any St Anthony seniors that should be in college or Prep school (for PG). However, in Mineola that's a different story now isn't it.

Hold your gripe a year, but then, those who havn't can only cast the first stone!

St A's have a soph who is a double hold back. He will turn 20 during his senior year .