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From Manhasset to Montauk... regardless of where you live I don’t see why you would not want to play here. After finally reading through the entire thread and also looking at the Colleges that this club feeds into I have made the decision to have my girls play here. However, I am unsure at which point I should move from my local club to YJ. what do you guys genuinely think? We have played with a local club from K- 5th grade. Should we make the move for 6th, 7th, or 8th grade? Definitely want them to get exposure to better competition and a more competitive environment before they get into HS. Appreciate any insight.

My daughter does not play for them but I would say middle school is a great time to move to a higher competition team with great exposure to college coaches. tryouts are usually in august-sept.
Good Luck I hope your daughters find a great team, with supportive, fun, nice girls and families and great competition.

Agreed, you should have selected a club by 5th-6th Grade and are hopefully either on the top team or working hard to get there. by 8th -9th grade the top teams will be set and will be near impossible to crack these lineups ( exemptions are made for extraordinary talent)

Agreed, you should have selected a club by 5th-6th Grade and are hopefully either on the top team or working hard to get there. by 8th -9th grade the top teams will be set and will be near impossible to crack these lineups ( exemptions are made for extraordinary talent)

with the exception of the 2023's of course. This age group is 8th grade its still all over the place...hopefullymoving forward college coaches can see the forest through the trees... look past all the nonsense and see some great talent on all the teams....

2023 is a dumpster fire.

I have heard this rumor? Have not seen them play but are most of the girls from power suffolk schools? is it selfish play? Can someone shed some light? 8th grade is still young. i’m sure they will figure it out

While the above may be true, I believe the comments are in reference to the merger of Igloo 2023 and YJ 2023. both these teams were competitive with igloo getting the better of YJ most time in the past. There are now effectively 2 A teams in the YJ at this age as no tryouts were held to establish an A team ( i think this changes this fall as there will be a tryout)

While the above may be true, I believe the comments are in reference to the merger of Igloo 2023 and YJ 2023. both these teams were competitive with igloo getting the better of YJ most time in the past. There are now effectively 2 A teams in the YJ at this age as no tryouts were held to establish an A team ( i think this changes this fall as there will be a tryout)

The Igloo team is not the same team it was. Half of the girls left including some of their top girls. They will have a hard time competing this year butwith bargaining they got to keep a small roster anda coup of the better tournaments which Wright was sacrificed. It will change next year for sure and most of those girls will head to other clubs with the exception of a few who will go right to the top.

There is one A team that is Thorn. Igloo was placed in a bottom feeding bracket at Summer Genesis and isn't going to Lax for the Cure Wright is. Igloo is just trying to make it through the summer and Thorn will show them why they are the A team at Nationals

Like they did last year?? Nationals is a weak, waste of time event. Thorn is not a top team in this age group, sorry to break it to you! For that matter, neither is Igloo, or whatever they're calling themselves now.

There is too much politics and friends and family on that Thorne team. It has been for a long time and it has made a mess out of the 2023 YJ program. Half the team sees absolutely no playing time ...a great number of excellent players have left the team becuase of all the bs

Looking through 8th grade sats for those playing varsity, the only YJ players putting up any #s is the NorthShore Igloo girl. A few TG players are doing well too. Don't see any other clubs girls

I see the YJ mentality has traveled south - not only winning 2 games by a combined 47-0, but then bragging about it.
https://mobile.twitter.com/YJSouthlacrosse/status/1109619738999746562

Why is Wright in the tougher bracket than Thorn at Lax for the cure? Isn't Thorn the A team?

They do that every year to Wright since the girls were in 4th grade. Thorn's team gets the easy bracket and Wright gets the harder one. It's to ensure Thorn makes it out of pool play. Think of the embarrassment if they didn't.

Which is why the best girls left the team and now play on TG and Legacy, where they own YJs. Talk about no faith in your "best" team! #cookingbooks

Which is why the best girls left the team and now play on TG and Legacy, where they own YJs. Talk about no faith in your "best" team! #cookingbooks

so true ...so many great players left..... they played too much with their roster ...its a self concocted team ... has nothing to do with talent just who you know...but everyone knows this so it is what it is...they created own mess

Which is why the best girls left the team and now play on TG and Legacy, where they own YJs. Talk about no faith in your "best" team! #cookingbooks

they do it every year....Wrights team struggles but so would Thorn they would rather sacrifice Wright. What happened to Igloo thought they were all in? Arent they supposed to be the A YJ team looks like they aren't even goin?

Let's see what type of A team igloo is they get to play M&D at Summer genesis

Igloo is not an A team

Gotta wonder how long it will take before the two YJ teams start sharing players, leaving more girls to ride the bench!

Gotta wonder how long it will take before the two YJ teams start sharing players, leaving more girls to ride the bench!

if the kids aren't good enough to play then don't take them make cuts!

Have you seen some of the girls playing for the elite YJ's? All I will say is its got to be about the money because many have no business playing elite club lacrosse

Is this a news flash? It's always about the money!

yj is very unfair. only northport and mt sinai girls are on the a and b teams and get scholorships. they dont even care if your good enough to be on the a or b team if you dont go to northport or mt sinai have fun on the d team.

Why are only the 2021 and 2029 rosters posted?