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You're obviously too dense to realize this is an anonymous forum and I may well not have written those other statements - which I didn't.

But since you brought it up, at least the first one is correct. YJ does accept nearly anyone. CR takes the number of girls trying out, divides by 24 and that's the number of teams for the grade. The few extra are cut unless they can be combined with the extras from a grade younger, in which case she'll add a combined team. If you don't know that, shame on you because everyone else inside and outside of YJ does. Again, nothing wrong with it as long as people are willing to pay for it, which they are. She's a good business person which is why she likely has more money tucked away than anyone on this forum. God Bless America!

YJ isn't the only place the customer kisses the business' butt. It happens in all youth sports because parents think it will help their kid get ahead. I think this is funny to watch myself.

YJ is cult-like - I don't think that is true.

And if my club connections comment is so ignorant, please do explain why. "Your club connections comment are also ignorant." is kind of vague.

You should be happy that he's there, the Majet team would be in shambles without him. I don't think he'd be so hands on if he didn't have to be, but CR will fix that eventually. Sad when selflessness gets you ripped online.

Not the original poster but here’s my take

Team dad is a nice guy who does a lot. I would agree he probably shouldn’t be coaching.

Majet is a terrible coach. She has no idea how to relate to 4th grade girls. And she certainly has no interest in making every girl on her team a better lacrosse player. What’s funny is that for such a “tough” coach she can’t even address the parents on the team. She makes team dad do it.

Part of the cult requirements is that parents wear and display more swag then their kids. Pretty funny watching the lemmings

The plan was for Kolb to run that team which would have been a great situation for all, but it just wasn't meant to be and didn't work out for a number of reasons. The current leadership situation is untenable and will be addressed by the organization at some point. It's just not worth getting too worked up about right now where they are only in fourth grade.

Not sure who K is....but anyone would be better than M. Super team dad put the team together with a bunch of smithtown girls and got him to coach. I think he’s part of the problem by compensating so much for M being terrible with little kids.

Almost half the team didn’t even return to tryout. If that doesn’t speak volumes, I don’t know what does. Hopefully they will change it soon.

YJ just keep cashing those checks.... and we keep begging them to do it. Meanwhile any girl with a stick can play in college SMH

Not sure I get the hostility towards YJ other than jealousy. I'm an M&D parent and YJ does the best job of any club getting their girls recruited by top schools. While I don't get the parents that are willing to pay the money for their girls to be on the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, etc YJ team that's on the parents, not the club. Are you saying that YJ shouldn't field teams when there is a demand for it? That wouldn't make any sense.

No, they should just say, thanks but no thanks, i don't really want the money! Seriously, i have no dog in this fight, but you like the club or you don't. I don't see why there is a need to act like a petulant child. if the parents want to pay for their daughter to be on a "C" team, then let them do it. Maybe they enjoy it. Not everyone has to be recruited to a top 5 program to make this a worthwhile endeavor.

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Very hard to make the top team at YJ. Looking at the past decade the top 15 girls on the A team (blue)go on to play at top 10 programs. The Gold or B team sends most kids to lower D1 schools like Holy Cross, Hofstra and Binghamton. The C team sends girls to low D1, D2 and D3 schools. If your daughter wants to play lacrosse in college there is a school for her. Playing on YJ it gets them exposed along with other programs, but the most beneficial part is the friends them make and the fun times and memories they create. Getting to Maryland or UNC isn’t everyone’s goal but that don’t mean you can’t have fun. And play club ball. YJ offers a ream for all levels of skill. Yea it’s a business but a good one.

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USC
Nova
Lafayette
Georgetown
Princeton
Florida
SB

Some of the schools that B team kids will attend

Yeah but the rest are going to Barbizon

Not!!!

[quote=Anonymous]USC
Nova
Lafayette
Georgetown
Princeton
Florida
SB

Some of the schools that B team kids will attend

Lafayette #99 doesn't belong in the conversation if we are talking about lax.

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Very hard to make the top team at YJ. Looking at the past decade the top 15 girls on the A team (blue)go on to play at top 10 programs. The Gold or B team sends most kids to lower D1 schools like Holy Cross, Hofstra and Binghamton. The C team sends girls to low D1, D2 and D3 schools. If your daughter wants to play lacrosse in college there is a school for her. Playing on YJ it gets them exposed along with other programs, but the most beneficial part is the friends them make and the fun times and memories they create. Getting to Maryland or UNC isn’t everyone’s goal but that don’t mean you can’t have fun. And play club ball. YJ offers a ream for all levels of skill. Yea it’s a business but a good one.

Lower D1 school? Hofstra was 30. Holy Cross 92. Binghamton 107. Not the same tier.

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Very hard to make the top team at YJ. Looking at the past decade the top 15 girls on the A team (blue)go on to play at top 10 programs. The Gold or B team sends most kids to lower D1 schools like Holy Cross, Hofstra and Binghamton. The C team sends girls to low D1, D2 and D3 schools. If your daughter wants to play lacrosse in college there is a school for her. Playing on YJ it gets them exposed along with other programs, but the most beneficial part is the friends them make and the fun times and memories they create. Getting to Maryland or UNC isn’t everyone’s goal but that don’t mean you can’t have fun. And play club ball. YJ offers a ream for all levels of skill. Yea it’s a business but a good one.

It is very hard to make the top YJ because its not always based on skill level. Sometimes the girl has the right zip code, they pay for play with their coach or have other connections. Just because players are on the Blue team doesn't mean they are Blue players.

Agree 100% odds over the last 10+ years is that many of the best LI girls play for the YJ's. Many years and parent could dump out the ball bag and win coaching the blue team. But to the person above 100% accurate that some blue players don't belong but since they live in the right neighborhood or had siblings that have already paid CR 10's of thousands of dollars they make the tea, Its not tough to take some extra kids when you are rostering almost 30 girls. My problem has always been if you take a girl on a team, she must be good enough for that team, so PLAY THEM!

So do you think that college coaches realize the BS politics? What are the chances then of a B player playing for a top program if they are buried on the B team because they don’t have the correct zip code or mom and dad paying extra money to have their kid on the A team.

Totally FALSE!!!!!!!!!!

If your player is good enough and you put the time into looking at schools and going to their camp or clinic the coaches will see you.

Lots of second team players go to great schools AND PLAY.

AND if your a C team player you can get into a good school through politics as well! politics alive and well!

Totally agree. Just look at the big fish in small ponds. Best girls that play on the Wave and other smaller programs still get to top schools not always but WHEN its deserved

College kids don’t coach at yellow jackets. And I’ve never seen anyone hung over. My kid plays for the c team and she is going to a very good d2 school . Like most programs you will get out what you put in. She got to play before many d1 programs and had 5 calls/ emails on September 1st. It didn’t go that way but it all work out and she’s very happy with her school . More importantly she’s proud of her self and so am I.

Do some research . look at the rosters and at the Commitments . You will see players down to the c team going to good d2 schools. My daughters year has 4 teams and you’ll see a lot of girls going d3 on the 4th team and the still have a year to go.

The C team is alive and well with politics. The 1 going D1 is a political connection and if you are in the right crowd on that team they helped you out. I have no problem with playing D2 or D3 but I am not sure kids play for 5 years hoping for D2. Finally, 5 calls from D1 teams on Sept 1, doubt that, most of B girls got no calls. And many B girls got no help with recruiting.

It doesn’t matter about money it matters about exposure if your daughter starts to look at schools and gets an idea for what she wants big, small, private public and major then u start doing the camps and sending the emails. If a coach knows u want them and the school they’re more inclined to take notice to your daughter.

Which team is your girl on? What are you basing your statement on? Facts? Or your emotions? Pretty sure it’s the latter!

Obviously you're daughter is on C. Truth hurts.

What is the YJ's refund Credit Policy?

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You must be new.

Their policy is there is none.

So it’s on their website. Actually one of the only teams that are not stringing parents along like my son’s team.
Teams are staying together. Tourney fees will be applied to next year. And 2021s are getting their money back. Show me one other organization who is actually taking money out of their pocket and returning it?

My kids team isn't. The organization posted tuition fees beginning in September, with no mention regarding number of tournaments.

Are there any issues with Spallina coaching the 2025s once they reach recruiting age? Seems like a big violation? Not that any of the top players would consider stonybrook?

Wow you may of been the first person to think of that.lolol Take a look a Shannon smith the last few years and yes funny we were discussing a few days ago that this incoming class may be the first at SB that has recruited top kids to stay. Two of his recruits may be best on LI 2 of the top 5

Clearly a matter of opinion on how good the recruiting class is and why even put the spotlight on 2 specific players .2 of the top 5 players on LI , exactly what are their accolades for you to make that statement. Are they 2 very good players , yes , but LI has a lot of very good players especially in that age group.

Those poor girls who end up playing for him for fourteen straight years will need years of therapy which will financially outweigh the cost of any scholarship dollars.

Not likely

are you talking recruiting class of 2025? Or Current recruiting class of 2021?

2020 graduates