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Boys 2026 Grads - Mid Atlantic Region #290451
Joined: Feb 2014 Posts: 1,039 Bethpage, NY TheBackOfTheCage OP Chief Admin
OP TheBackOfTheCage Chief Admin Joined: Feb 2014 Posts: 1,039 Bethpage, NY	Use this thread to discuss lacrosse for Boys from the class of 2026 in/around the Mid-Atlantic region.

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Re: Boys 2026 Grads - Mid Atlantic Region TheBackOfTheCage #290471
A Anonymous Unregistered
Anonymous Unregistered A	Who is still holding tryouts in the elite and AAA? My son was cut and now we are scrambling. I’ve heard some have cancelled remaining tryouts. Thanks

Re: Boys 2026 Grads - Mid Atlantic Region TheBackOfTheCage #290472
A Anonymous Unregistered
Anonymous Unregistered A	The rich get richer and the strong get stronger Smoke and mirrors going on at AYLC

Re: Boys 2026 Grads - Mid Atlantic Region TheBackOfTheCage #290474
A Anonymous Unregistered
Anonymous Unregistered A	Is it commonplace now to play for 4 teams in 4 years

Re: Boys 2026 Grads - Mid Atlantic Region TheBackOfTheCage #290482
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Anonymous Unregistered A	Breakers and Koopers take anybody regardless of talent level. I would check there

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Re: Boys 2026 Grads - Mid Atlantic Region Anonymous #290502
A Anonymous Unregistered
Anonymous Unregistered A	Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous The rich get richer and the strong get stronger Smoke and mirrors going on at AYLC What's going on with them? Probably ask those that are leaving for True or trying out elsewhere

Re: Boys 2026 Grads - Mid Atlantic Region TheBackOfTheCage #290503
A Anonymous Unregistered
Anonymous Unregistered A	Do any clubs offer financial help? I'd like to offer my sons services who has been held back twice now and hes 13 but a 2026

Re: Boys 2026 Grads - Mid Atlantic Region Anonymous #290514
A Anonymous Unregistered
Anonymous Unregistered A	Originally Posted by Anonymous Do any clubs offer financial help? I'd like to offer my sons services who has been held back twice now and hes 13 but a 2026 I would say Madlax might give you a couple thousand off list but your son is still a bit young for their 2026 team.

Re: Boys 2026 Grads - Mid Atlantic Region Anonymous #290515
A Anonymous Unregistered
Anonymous Unregistered A	Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous The rich get richer and the strong get stronger Smoke and mirrors going on at AYLC What's going on with them? Probably ask those that are leaving for True or trying out elsewhere You seem to know

Re: Boys 2026 Grads - Mid Atlantic Region Anonymous #290517
A Anonymous Unregistered
Anonymous Unregistered A	Originally Posted by Anonymous How was the turnout at True Annapolis? Smoke and mirrors as well. Impressive turnout but........ They had a majority of the 2025 sidewinders there They had a majority of the 2026 diamondbacks there They had kids from their Baltimore team there to fill space And, they had a ton of people there for a free lacrosse head Tryouts were mixed age groups the entire time, as a parent you could not really get a grasp for who might be on your sons future team. After selections I can tell you what the 2026 team might be from top to bottom: -An attackman who is phenomenal attacking the cage...but will not keep his head up or pass the ball. It will be a turnover if he can't get a shot off, not a pull out and reset. -A few strong midfielders from various HoCo AAA teams -An 0-7 Diamondbacks defense -A great goalie who has been with a different club every year. Despite True being a non-parent coached team...with Diamondbacks as the core, and a couple other key members of the team...expect daddy ball and politics to be in full swing.

Re: Boys 2026 Grads - Mid Atlantic Region TheBackOfTheCage #290527
A Anonymous Unregistered
Anonymous Unregistered A	Will True be in elite or AAA?

Re: Boys 2026 Grads - Mid Atlantic Region Anonymous #290528
A Anonymous Unregistered
Anonymous Unregistered A	Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous How was the turnout at True Annapolis? Smoke and mirrors as well. Impressive turnout but........ They had a majority of the 2025 sidewinders there They had a majority of the 2026 diamondbacks there They had kids from their Baltimore team there to fill space And, they had a ton of people there for a free lacrosse head Tryouts were mixed age groups the entire time, as a parent you could not really get a grasp for who might be on your sons future team. After selections I can tell you what the 2026 team might be from top to bottom: -An attackman who is phenomenal attacking the cage...but will not keep his head up or pass the ball. It will be a turnover if he can't get a shot off, not a pull out and reset. -A few strong midfielders from various HoCo AAA teams -An 0-7 Diamondbacks defense -A great goalie who has been with a different club every year. Despite True being a non-parent coached team...with Diamondbacks as the core, and a couple other key members of the team...expect daddy ball and politics to be in full swing. Your kids must have got cut - hit the wall and maybe he makes it True will take over Annapolis

Re: Boys 2026 Grads - Mid Atlantic Region Anonymous #290531
A Anonymous Unregistered
Anonymous Unregistered A	Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous How was the turnout at True Annapolis? Smoke and mirrors as well. Impressive turnout but........ They had a majority of the 2025 sidewinders there They had a majority of the 2026 diamondbacks there They had kids from their Baltimore team there to fill space And, they had a ton of people there for a free lacrosse head Tryouts were mixed age groups the entire time, as a parent you could not really get a grasp for who might be on your sons future team. After selections I can tell you what the 2026 team might be from top to bottom: -An attackman who is phenomenal attacking the cage...but will not keep his head up or pass the ball. It will be a turnover if he can't get a shot off, not a pull out and reset. -A few strong midfielders from various HoCo AAA teams -An 0-7 Diamondbacks defense -A great goalie who has been with a different club every year. Despite True being a non-parent coached team...with Diamondbacks as the core, and a couple other key members of the team...expect daddy ball and politics to be in full swing. Great in who's eyes????

Re: Boys 2026 Grads - Mid Atlantic Region Anonymous #290534
A Anonymous Unregistered
Anonymous Unregistered A	Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous How was the turnout at True Annapolis? Smoke and mirrors as well. Impressive turnout but........ They had a majority of the 2025 sidewinders there They had a majority of the 2026 diamondbacks there They had kids from their Baltimore team there to fill space And, they had a ton of people there for a free lacrosse head Tryouts were mixed age groups the entire time, as a parent you could not really get a grasp for who might be on your sons future team. After selections I can tell you what the 2026 team might be from top to bottom: -An attackman who is phenomenal attacking the cage...but will not keep his head up or pass the ball. It will be a turnover if he can't get a shot off, not a pull out and reset. -A few strong midfielders from various HoCo AAA teams -An 0-7 Diamondbacks defense -A great goalie who has been with a different club every year. Despite True being a non-parent coached team...with Diamondbacks as the core, and a couple other key members of the team...expect daddy ball and politics to be in full swing. Your kids must have got cut - hit the wall and maybe he makes it True will take over Annapolis FIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIGHT

Re: Boys 2026 Grads - Mid Atlantic Region TheBackOfTheCage #290537
A Anonymous Unregistered
Anonymous Unregistered A	Well that took less than 24hrs.

Re: Boys 2026 Grads - Mid Atlantic Region Anonymous #290540
A Anonymous Unregistered
Anonymous Unregistered A	Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous How was the turnout at True Annapolis? Smoke and mirrors as well. Impressive turnout but........ They had a majority of the 2025 sidewinders there They had a majority of the 2026 diamondbacks there They had kids from their Baltimore team there to fill space And, they had a ton of people there for a free lacrosse head Tryouts were mixed age groups the entire time, as a parent you could not really get a grasp for who might be on your sons future team. After selections I can tell you what the 2026 team might be from top to bottom: -An attackman who is phenomenal attacking the cage...but will not keep his head up or pass the ball. It will be a turnover if he can't get a shot off, not a pull out and reset. -A few strong midfielders from various HoCo AAA teams -An 0-7 Diamondbacks defense -A great goalie who has been with a different club every year. Despite True being a non-parent coached team...with Diamondbacks as the core, and a couple other key members of the team...expect daddy ball and politics to be in full swing. Your kids must have got cut - hit the wall and maybe he makes it True will take over Annapolis Recycling kids between the same teams is a bold strategy cotton. Where exactly is this talent coming from to take over Annapolis. Honest question. AYLC Diamondbacks Bay Dogs PLC Green Hornets/Swarm Sidewinders True is a good program from the little I have seen so far. They look like they care. But I am very interested to see how they are pulling this talent to take over Annapolis.

Re: Boys 2026 Grads - Mid Atlantic Region TheBackOfTheCage #290546
A Anonymous Unregistered
Anonymous Unregistered A	91 took over Baltimore so it can be done. Good luck True.

Re: Boys 2026 Grads - Mid Atlantic Region TheBackOfTheCage #290551
A Anonymous Unregistered
Anonymous Unregistered A	I’m glad someone finally said it the talent at the above programs isn’t Elite. Better luck taking over Rockfish and Sidewinders, Breakers or Koopers Some people just wish they were Elite

Re: Boys 2026 Grads - Mid Atlantic Region TheBackOfTheCage #290554
A Anonymous Unregistered
Anonymous Unregistered A	True blows at all age levels. Mergers don’t make you elite. Enjoy the Aloha tournaments.

Re: Boys 2026 Grads - Mid Atlantic Region Anonymous #290555
A Anonymous Unregistered
Anonymous Unregistered A	Coach Cotton is with south river and I did not see any south river kids at True tryouts. True has non parent coaches and will take over. Daddy ball in Annapolis will end.

Re: Boys 2026 Grads - Mid Atlantic Region Anonymous #290557
A Anonymous Unregistered
Anonymous Unregistered A	Originally Posted by Anonymous Coach Cotton is with south river and I did not see any south river kids at True tryouts. True has non parent coaches and will take over. Daddy ball in Annapolis will end. You sure about those last 2 sentences. I know for a 100% fact you're not.

Re: Boys 2026 Grads - Mid Atlantic Region Anonymous #290559
A Anonymous Unregistered
Anonymous Unregistered A	Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous How was the turnout at True Annapolis? Smoke and mirrors as well. Impressive turnout but........ They had a majority of the 2025 sidewinders there They had a majority of the 2026 diamondbacks there They had kids from their Baltimore team there to fill space And, they had a ton of people there for a free lacrosse head Tryouts were mixed age groups the entire time, as a parent you could not really get a grasp for who might be on your sons future team. After selections I can tell you what the 2026 team might be from top to bottom: -An attackman who is phenomenal attacking the cage...but will not keep his head up or pass the ball. It will be a turnover if he can't get a shot off, not a pull out and reset. -A few strong midfielders from various HoCo AAA teams -An 0-7 Diamondbacks defense -A great goalie who has been with a different club every year. Despite True being a non-parent coached team...with Diamondbacks as the core, and a couple other key members of the team...expect daddy ball and politics to be in full swing. Great in who's eyes???? Should we know what goalie you are talking bout?

Re: Boys 2026 Grads - Mid Atlantic Region Anonymous #290564
A Anonymous Unregistered
Anonymous Unregistered A	Originally Posted by Anonymous Coach Cotton is with south river and I did not see any south river kids at True tryouts. True has non parent coaches and will take over. Daddy ball in Annapolis will end. True and 3D will never make successful runs in MD. There is no need for an outside club in the hotbed areas. How is 3d working? These are lacrosse companies based in the midwest and west. These are not clubs. The coaches come and go.

Re: Boys 2026 Grads - Mid Atlantic Region Anonymous #290568
A Anonymous Unregistered
Anonymous Unregistered A	So you go watch other programs tryouts ..

Re: Boys 2026 Grads - Mid Atlantic Region Anonymous #290569
A Anonymous Unregistered
Anonymous Unregistered A	Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous How was the turnout at True Annapolis? Smoke and mirrors as well. Impressive turnout but........ They had a majority of the 2025 sidewinders there They had a majority of the 2026 diamondbacks there They had kids from their Baltimore team there to fill space And, they had a ton of people there for a free lacrosse head Tryouts were mixed age groups the entire time, as a parent you could not really get a grasp for who might be on your sons future team. After selections I can tell you what the 2026 team might be from top to bottom: -An attackman who is phenomenal attacking the cage...but will not keep his head up or pass the ball. It will be a turnover if he can't get a shot off, not a pull out and reset. -A few strong midfielders from various HoCo AAA teams -An 0-7 Diamondbacks defense -A great goalie who has been with a different club every year. Despite True being a non-parent coached team...with Diamondbacks as the core, and a couple other key members of the team...expect daddy ball and politics to be in full swing. Great in who's eyes???? Should we know what goalie you are talking bout? Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous How was the turnout at True Annapolis? Smoke and mirrors as well. Impressive turnout but........ They had a majority of the 2025 sidewinders there They had a majority of the 2026 diamondbacks there They had kids from their Baltimore team there to fill space And, they had a ton of people there for a free lacrosse head Tryouts were mixed age groups the entire time, as a parent you could not really get a grasp for who might be on your sons future team. After selections I can tell you what the 2026 team might be from top to bottom: -An attackman who is phenomenal attacking the cage...but will not keep his head up or pass the ball. It will be a turnover if he can't get a shot off, not a pull out and reset. -A few strong midfielders from various HoCo AAA teams -An 0-7 Diamondbacks defense -A great goalie who has been with a different club every year. Despite True being a non-parent coached team...with Diamondbacks as the core, and a couple other key members of the team...m 91 expect daddy ball and politics to be in full swing. Great in who's eyes???? Should we know what goalie you are talking bout? garbage. I think I know way too much about 11 year old goalies. I assume this is the kid who was on the Hawks this year. A good goalie but an even better kid. He was on the Diamondbacks the year before. Rumor has it that the Hawks former goalie is dropping back down to the team - which probably leaves this kid looking for a new team. If the tryouts was diamondbacks heavy, he was probably there. I assume the Hawks will have a good goalie. If “rocket”, their old goalie, comes back that leaves last years goalie looking for a team. He is good enough to make most teams. Team 91 had two goalies - one I thought was strong. BLC has a strong kid. Folks like the AYLC goalie but I haven’t seen enough to have an opinion. He might be great. Overall, goalie at this age is still a work in progress.

Re: Boys 2026 Grads - Mid Atlantic Region Anonymous #290574
A Anonymous Unregistered
Anonymous Unregistered A	Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous How was the turnout at True Annapolis? Smoke and mirrors as well. Impressive turnout but........ They had a majority of the 2025 sidewinders there They had a majority of the 2026 diamondbacks there They had kids from their Baltimore team there to fill space And, they had a ton of people there for a free lacrosse head Tryouts were mixed age groups the entire time, as a parent you could not really get a grasp for who might be on your sons future team. After selections I can tell you what the 2026 team might be from top to bottom: -An attackman who is phenomenal attacking the cage...but will not keep his head up or pass the ball. It will be a turnover if he can't get a shot off, not a pull out and reset. -A few strong midfielders from various HoCo AAA teams -An 0-7 Diamondbacks defense -A great goalie who has been with a different club every year. Despite True being a non-parent coached team...with Diamondbacks as the core, and a couple other key members of the team...expect daddy ball and politics to be in full swing. Great in who's eyes???? Should we know what goalie you are talking bout? Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous How was the turnout at True Annapolis? Smoke and mirrors as well. Impressive turnout but........ They had a majority of the 2025 sidewinders there They had a majority of the 2026 diamondbacks there They had kids from their Baltimore team there to fill space And, they had a ton of people there for a free lacrosse head Tryouts were mixed age groups the entire time, as a parent you could not really get a grasp for who might be on your sons future team. After selections I can tell you what the 2026 team might be from top to bottom: -An attackman who is phenomenal attacking the cage...but will not keep his head up or pass the ball. It will be a turnover if he can't get a shot off, not a pull out and reset. -A few strong midfielders from various HoCo AAA teams -An 0-7 Diamondbacks defense -A great goalie who has been with a different club every year. Despite True being a non-parent coached team...with Diamondbacks as the core, and a couple other key members of the team...m 91 expect daddy ball and politics to be in full swing. Great in who's eyes???? Should we know what goalie you are talking bout? garbage. I think I know way too much about 11 year old goalies. I assume this is the kid who was on the Hawks this year. A good goalie but an even better kid. He was on the Diamondbacks the year before. Rumor has it that the Hawks former goalie is dropping back down to the team - which probably leaves this kid looking for a new team. If the tryouts was diamondbacks heavy, he was probably there. I assume the Hawks will have a good goalie. If “rocket”, their old goalie, comes back that leaves last years goalie looking for a team. He is good enough to make most teams. Team 91 had two goalies - one I thought was strong. BLC has a strong kid. Folks like the AYLC goalie but I haven’t seen enough to have an opinion. He might be great. Overall, goalie at this age is still a work in progress. Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous How was the turnout at True Annapolis? Smoke and mirrors as well. Impressive turnout but........ They had a majority of the 2025 sidewinders there They had a majority of the 2026 diamondbacks there They had kids from their Baltimore team there to fill space And, they had a ton of people there for a free lacrosse head Tryouts were mixed age groups the entire time, as a parent you could not really get a grasp for who might be on your sons future team. After selections I can tell you what the 2026 team might be from top to bottom: -An attackman who is phenomenal attacking the cage...but will not keep his head up or pass the ball. It will be a turnover if he can't get a shot off, not a pull out and reset. -A few strong midfielders from various HoCo AAA teams -An 0-7 Diamondbacks defense -A great goalie who has been with a different club every year. Despite True being a non-parent coached team...with Diamondbacks as the core, and a couple other key members of the team...expect daddy ball and politics to be in full swing. Great in who's eyes???? Should we know what goalie you are talking bout? Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous How was the turnout at True Annapolis? Smoke and mirrors as well. Impressive turnout but........ They had a majority of the 2025 sidewinders there They had a majority of the 2026 diamondbacks there They had kids from their Baltimore team there to fill space And, they had a ton of people there for a free lacrosse head Tryouts were mixed age groups the entire time, as a parent you could not really get a grasp for who might be on your sons future team. After selections I can tell you what the 2026 team might be from top to bottom: -An attackman who is phenomenal attacking the cage...but will not keep his head up or pass the ball. It will be a turnover if he can't get a shot off, not a pull out and reset. -A few strong midfielders from various HoCo AAA teams -An 0-7 Diamondbacks defense -A great goalie who has been with a different club every year. Despite True being a non-parent coached team...with Diamondbacks as the core, and a couple other key members of the team...m 91 expect daddy ball and politics to be in full swing. Great in who's eyes???? Should we know what goalie you are talking bout? garbage. I think I know way too much about 11 year old goalies. I assume this is the kid who was on the Hawks this year. A good goalie but an even better kid. He was on the Diamondbacks the year before. Rumor has it that the Hawks former goalie is dropping back down to the team - which probably leaves this kid looking for a new team. If the tryouts was diamondbacks heavy, he was probably there. I assume the Hawks will have a good goalie. If “rocket”, their old goalie, comes back that leaves last years goalie looking for a team. He is good enough to make most teams. Team 91 had two goalies - one I thought was strong. BLC has a strong kid. Folks like the AYLC goalie but I haven’t seen enough to have an opinion. He might be great. Overall, goalie at this age is still a work in progress. This is funny

Re: Boys 2026 Grads - Mid Atlantic Region TheBackOfTheCage #290581
A Anonymous Unregistered
Anonymous Unregistered A	If he is such a great goalie, why has he been with a different club every year?

Re: Boys 2026 Grads - Mid Atlantic Region Anonymous #290593
A Anonymous Unregistered
Anonymous Unregistered A	Grown adults trash talking 11 year old kids and doing so Anonymously! Wow. All these goalies are good goalies and working hard to get better. There are 0 "Great" goalies at 11 years old. I am Rocket's dad and he will not be playing 2026 again so let's put that rumor to bed.

Re: Boys 2026 Grads - Mid Atlantic Region Anonymous #290599
A Anonymous Unregistered
Anonymous Unregistered A	Originally Posted by Anonymous Grown adults trash talking 11 year old kids and doing so Anonymously! Wow. All these goalies are good goalies and working hard to get better. There are 0 "Great" goalies at 11 years old. I am Rocket's dad and he will not be playing 2026 again so let's put that rumor to bed. I think your son is a great goalie at 11 years old.

Re: Boys 2026 Grads - Mid Atlantic Region Anonymous #290600
A Anonymous Unregistered
Anonymous Unregistered A	Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous How was the turnout at True Annapolis? Smoke and mirrors as well. Impressive turnout but........ They had a majority of the 2025 sidewinders there They had a majority of the 2026 diamondbacks there They had kids from their Baltimore team there to fill space And, they had a ton of people there for a free lacrosse head Tryouts were mixed age groups the entire time, as a parent you could not really get a grasp for who might be on your sons future team. After selections I can tell you what the 2026 team might be from top to bottom: -An attackman who is phenomenal attacking the cage...but will not keep his head up or pass the ball. It will be a turnover if he can't get a shot off, not a pull out and reset. -A few strong midfielders from various HoCo AAA teams -An 0-7 Diamondbacks defense -A great goalie who has been with a different club every year. Despite True being a non-parent coached team...with Diamondbacks as the core, and a couple other key members of the team...expect daddy ball and politics to be in full swing. Great in who's eyes???? Should we know what goalie you are talking bout? Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous How was the turnout at True Annapolis? Smoke and mirrors as well. Impressive turnout but........ They had a majority of the 2025 sidewinders there They had a majority of the 2026 diamondbacks there They had kids from their Baltimore team there to fill space And, they had a ton of people there for a free lacrosse head Tryouts were mixed age groups the entire time, as a parent you could not really get a grasp for who might be on your sons future team. After selections I can tell you what the 2026 team might be from top to bottom: -An attackman who is phenomenal attacking the cage...but will not keep his head up or pass the ball. It will be a turnover if he can't get a shot off, not a pull out and reset. -A few strong midfielders from various HoCo AAA teams -An 0-7 Diamondbacks defense -A great goalie who has been with a different club every year. Despite True being a non-parent coached team...with Diamondbacks as the core, and a couple other key members of the team...m 91 expect daddy ball and politics to be in full swing. Great in who's eyes???? Should we know what goalie you are talking bout? garbage. I think I know way too much about 11 year old goalies. I assume this is the kid who was on the Hawks this year. A good goalie but an even better kid. He was on the Diamondbacks the year before. Rumor has it that the Hawks former goalie is dropping back down to the team - which probably leaves this kid looking for a new team. If the tryouts was diamondbacks heavy, he was probably there. I assume the Hawks will have a good goalie. If “rocket”, their old goalie, comes back that leaves last years goalie looking for a team. He is good enough to make most teams. Team 91 had two goalies - one I thought was strong. BLC has a strong kid. Folks like the AYLC goalie but I haven’t seen enough to have an opinion. He might be great. Overall, goalie at this age is still a work in progress. This is probably the most clueless post in

Re: Boys 2026 Grads - Mid Atlantic Region TheBackOfTheCage #290602
A Anonymous Unregistered
Anonymous Unregistered A	Originally Posted by Anonymous Grown adults trash talking 11 year old kids and doing so Anonymously! Wow. All these goalies are good goalies and working hard to get better. There are 0 "Great" goalies at 11 years old. I am Rocket's dad and he will not be playing 2026 again so let's put that rumor to bed. Looney's goalie was better at Napptown Challenge

Re: Boys 2026 Grads - Mid Atlantic Region Anonymous #290606
A Anonymous Unregistered
Anonymous Unregistered A	Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous Grown adults trash talking 11 year old kids and doing so Anonymously! Wow. All these goalies are good goalies and working hard to get better. There are 0 "Great" goalies at 11 years old. I am Rocket's dad and he will not be playing 2026 again so let's put that rumor to bed. Looney's goalie was better at Napptown Challenge The best goalie at Napptown was the AYLC kid who played out of his mind against ALL IN - not a half but the whole game

Re: Boys 2026 Grads - Mid Atlantic Region Anonymous #290614
A Anonymous Unregistered
Anonymous Unregistered A	Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous Grown adults trash talking 11 year old kids and doing so Anonymously! Wow. All these goalies are good goalies and working hard to get better. There are 0 "Great" goalies at 11 years old. I am Rocket's dad and he will not be playing 2026 again so let's put that rumor to bed. Looney's goalie was better at Napptown Challenge That is not correct at all. I am the Looney's goalie's (Reid) dad. Rocket and Reid both played well at that tournament and had a lot of fun playing with that team. In the Hawks game, Rocket gave up fewer goals in his half than Reid did. Rocket and Reid are both working hard to get better, which is what its all about at their age. I stop by here from time to time to get info on other teams and movement of players. Seeing grown ups (if that's what they are) trashing 11-year old kids is distressing although, sadly, not surprising.

Re: Boys 2026 Grads - Mid Atlantic Region Anonymous #290621
A Anonymous Unregistered
Anonymous Unregistered A	Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous Grown adults trash talking 11 year old kids and doing so Anonymously! Wow. All these goalies are good goalies and working hard to get better. There are 0 "Great" goalies at 11 years old. I am Rocket's dad and he will not be playing 2026 again so let's put that rumor to bed. Looney's goalie was better at Napptown Challenge 7-1

Re: Boys 2026 Grads - Mid Atlantic Region TheBackOfTheCage #290622
A Anonymous Unregistered
Anonymous Unregistered A	I have yet to meet a crappy enough parent to trash talk a goalie, when in reality, if a goalie is seeing a ball, it’s because his defense didn't get the job done and he’s the last one between the ball and that cage. If a parent is trashing a goalie, then that kid should be put it in the goal for a practice. I bet that tune gets changed. Good luck to all of the 26 goalies this season.