BOTC - US Lacrosse Community Forum Forums NORTHEAST LACROSSE BOTC MAIN FORUM (LI, CT, WC) Boys 2023-9th Grade Fall 2019/Summer 2020

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Look at the team now. Probably 3 starters from 2 years ago. Many of their long time players replaced by big fast kids; some from Smash, but many from out of state. Most of them holdbacks.

Well we have practiced a few times and this is false but keep convincing yourself this so you have a built in excuse Just play and realize it does not matter who has the best team they are approaching their recruiting years. Its about playing

Anyone team playing in the NXT in November at Rider University?

No. Everyone is playing on LI in November.

Ouch, what a sting for Rebels getting beat twice by a "B" team in their own tournament this weekend. They had no room to rig any schedule.

No sting at all. Hard fought games. Fall is about assessing what you have and seeing what to focus on, going forward. Glad you’re so interested in their progress - I’m sure you’ll keep us posted with your astute analytics.

You are a troll and you are looking to get a rise out of people so will post the same thing on multiple threads to achieve that goal. As for the 2023 bracket, I am sure there at least 80-100 set of parents that would disagree with your assessment their son is a B player. it is long understood a player can be as good as another player on a AA team but is not on that team for a number of reasons such as geographic or because that player wants to be on a 1st midfield and not the second midfield line or even politics. Regardless, the competition was good and shame on you for saying the Patriots, Express, 91 Warriors and Rebels do not have very good players on their roster. I can almost guarantee your kid is not a top player on one of the AA teams you imply as those parents would never stoop to your level. They would prefer their son speak through his play. If he knew the bull____ you say on these forums he would be embarrassed. That day will come but see if you can eke out a few more years where he isn't rolling his eyes after you speak.

If you were there you would know that our boys played very well. They worked hard and they got better. That's all that matters. And the Warriors are better than most A teams in the grade level anyway. What team does your son play for? I'm sorry he didn't make the Rebels, but tell him no to be discouraged and keep trying!

Based on your emotional outburst let's call your tourney a "AAA" tourney to keep you delusional.

I truly don't care what you call the tournament. Big picture, since you are so focused on bashing rebels, it is likely your son is not as good as you think he is and many of the kids that played in the tournament are better than your son. Don't blame your son as it is your fault you want him on a AA team where he doesn't get much playing time. Keep telling yourself it's great training and playing in the game is not that important. That will help you sleep at night.

No dog in the fight here, but Blatant/Rebel tournament has lost its luster. Time has gone by and Directors are not happy to sign up anymore.

Ok Blatant Tourney 90 Teams, Halloween Havoc 29
Give it a rest.

NLF much better. Sorry to blatantly point it out to you.

NLF Does not let everyone in. (! own tourneys to promote the club. Keep buying into it.

Elite Invitational, Fall Classic, NLF will be the top tourneys of the fall, but that shouldn't mean teams cant do others. Some teams only play in one fall tournament. The more competitive teams play in 3, but then again, Fall tourneys are just a way to keep the kids interested and working in the off-season. They don't mean anything.

None of the tourneys mean anything. They are 9th graders. Let them have some fun and give the parents something for their money. Give some playing time to the express team with 4 goalies.

Blatant is a youth tourney in october (no recruiting), 90 teams is pretty good.

It was a waste of time for the Warriors. They were well beyond the best team. That wasn’t a real “A”bracket and the “B” bracket was barely a C level. The tournament has gone down hill.

Never a waste of time when boys are outside playing lacrosse all day. I don't care which team it was. Best team or the worst, kids learned something. The only ones that wasted the day were the kids on their phones or playing video games all day.

AGREED.. the NLF is not all its cracked up to be anyway.. 91 runs the tourney. MONEY GRAB.

Yeah , I guess you're right. There is no difference in competition between Blatant & NLF.

LOL

4 goalies on 1 team???? Why????

I'm not going that far. The NLF tournaments tend to bring in some of the toughest competition around. Maybe not all of the best teams (S2S and Igloo are not invited, so they come to mind), but there are generally no weak teams. I think those tournaments are great. Fall Classic and Elite Invitation are also two fall tourneys that bring many highly competitive clubs together. But that doesn't mean that any of the other tournaments are a waste of time by any means. As long as the boys are outside working on their craft, seeing what other clubs/players are doing, and trying new things, then the experience is a valuable one. I think tourneys are important to the boys. Practice can get monotonous and tourneys are a great bonding experience for the team. The tailgate/tents, the food, the music, the kids joking between games; all of these make it fun.

Goalie Wars!

What teams will be at Elite ?

Last year was the first year for our age group. Bandits, Express, Prime Time, S2S, Warriors and Leading Edge played. I would probably expect a larger field this year because the 2022's had a lot more teams last year.

Orange Bracket:
Eclipse
Warriors
Express CoachMor
Express Haugen
Prime Time
Legacy

Red Bracket
Rupoop
Empire
Express Pomps
Express North Pearsall
Rebels
BBL

Thought more teams would have showed up.
No S2S or the Bandits? What other tournament is going on?

The better teams will be at the Maryland Elite Invitational

The B's go to that one.

The better teams will be at the Maryland Elite Invitational


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Yea I guess Haugen and PT are not considered the better teams. SMH

Incredible that any LI team wouldn't have their kids attend the Elite 80. By far the best coaches in the country attend.

College coaches are focused on the 2021's and filling the rosters for that class. No one is looking to recruit any 2023's.

Says every dad whose child attends a showcase..

That's a negative Ghostrider. That's 11/17 and it's an Aloha tourney. Not even top Md. clubs go to those.

Actively recruiting 21's not doubt, but it never hurts for a good player to be seen by so many coaches here on LI. At some point next year every team in this class will be clamoring to get in front of this same group up and down the Jersey Trpk.

Is it true the Igloo Elite 80 has 8 attack per team for 2023? Wasn’t it promised to be 4? Sounds like a bait and switch.

This is why people skip the Igloo events and why they were blackballed from the NLF. Can’t trust them.

The Elite 80 isn't for everyone. It looks like there are half the team than the '22 session with 4 attack per team. If your son isn't good enough or interested in going to MD, Ohio St, Duke, Hofstra, Mich, Denver, Penn St, Gtown, Princenton, Navy, Cuse, Harvard, Hopkins, UNC, Nova, UVA, Rutgers, Farifield, or Cornell its probably a good miss.