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Kinda embarrassing for multiple LI donkeys to be arguing about WP, Taz, Express and Igloo on a Midatlantic board. Stay in your lane fellas and we look forward to playing all of those very good teams next summer.

Sorry, this is not Marylad. Will clarify the lies , no matter what 2024 it is.

Sorry, this is not Marylad. Will clarify the lies , no matter what 2024 it is. [/quote]

Ramblings of an LI donkey. Complete nonsense. Go back to sleep.

Ramblings of an LI donkey. Complete nonsense. Go back to sleep.
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Not a liar or a cheat. ty

What is going on with Hawks. I saw that they lost to Brotherly Love 2024 Team 9-3 this weekend were all their players playing? I would have thought this would have been a close game.

As others have commented elsewhere, Fall Ball is hard to judge a team by — on any given weekend you have in season sports conflicts like football, basketball, wrestling, etc taking precedence. Not sure you can read much into the scores, unless someone knows that was in fact the Hawks starting lineup on the field. If so, maybe it was just an off day.

They were missing several due to injury.
Football playoffs took a toll.

I guess only the Hawks have kids playing football and Brotherly Love and the rest of the world doesn't. You play with who you have and don't make excuses. It's okay when another team is better.

This original comment sounds like the work of the BL club director trying to drum up favorable free press for his club. Should be more transparent and just ask what he is really after. We beat the Hawks 9-3 in case you all missed it. I guess that makes us one of the best clubs around. Don't you all agree? Ridiculous!!!!! Nice try though

BL is a bunch of clowns!!!!

The question was asked and answered. No one is making excuses.

Answered with an excuse that doesn't hold up. BL was just better by a big margin. xU

Let's see. BL beats Hawks by 6.
First comment had the Hawks maybe missing players (because no other team misses players in the fall) or an off day (proper response but still no credit given to BL).
2nd comment was about only Hawks being down players.
3rd comment has poster calling out the notIntelligent excuses.
4th comment has an attack on BL director possibly perusing the MD site and commenting.
5th comment attacks BL in general.
6th comment says the comment was answered but says excuses weren't offered.

Just how many children, figuratively and literally, are active on this site?
Proper response - BL played really well and Hawks didn't have it today.

Actually 1st comment was the question regarding what was up with the Hawks. Accompanied with the score along with the 2nd question asking if all their players were playing. Seems to be nothing but propaganda tactics we've all seen a million times on this board. Is BL 6 goals better than the Hawks? The score alone tells you the story without having to make a production out of asking. It's the fall, probably their 3rd event, and they were missing players. Again, this is BL fishing for compliments about great they are.

This is a non story and non event. Definitely kids on here.

In the Baltimore metro area outside to the teams in the elite division (91, Crabs, Looney's, FCA, Hawks etc..) Which programs have a track record of developing kids and helping them get recruited? This summer is an important one for this age group as teams will more than likely move to invite only and I am curious to know which of the 2nd tier teams are worth a look? No need for smart comments as not every kid play on an elite team but with the growth of the sport every decent kid has a chance to play in college. Just curious to see which programs do a good job of getting kids exposed to college recruiters.

Unfortunately, if you are not on a bigger program like the teams above, it is hard to get noticed short of being some crazy good player. Then you would be recruited to play for Crabs, Hawks, FCA, etc. Look at college ranks. Very few players are from what people would consider lower ranked clubs.

Get on a team that plays against the better programs and better tournaments , and be a stand out player, you might have a shot of being recognized and get recruited to play for them, I doubt it matters what team as long as he is a good player and shows better than who he is going against. If he doesn’t show well, he is probably where he should be.,

Lots of really good 2024 talent at the NLF at IMG this year. Not as many MD teams represented at this event. But enough kids were there to fill college rosters for this class. Did anyone else have a son attend? Any observations or standout players?

was the NLF event for 2024s really the top end talent? interested in any feedback

2024 the weakest class for MD talent in a long time. FACT

This may be true if the goal is D1 and the very top of D2/3. Plenty of kids finding NCAA opportunities through Breakers, MD wolfpack (now TRue), Rock, Roughriders Koopers and 2nd teams for FCA Looneys. The deal with D3 is to have an idea of what type school he wants to attend after soph and junior year and then research those schools with lax programs that fit academics/financial/geographical interest. Then have him (not you or his coach) start emailing the school's coaches that he's interested in with summer sched. They'll make an effort to come watch if they know he's interested. In the fall of junior year they can make visits and attend prospect days of schools where there is mutual interest. Another good route is to consider club lax. All the big SEC/ACC schools have MCLA team that is run similar to D3 in 70/80s. And the schools with varisty teams like College Park, Loyola etc also have club teams that are competitive to make. Lot's of opportunities to play for just about any who really want to. The better the grades and test score the greater the options. Finally if your guy isn't finding ways to get better on his own, then playing NCAA lax probably isn't for him

Little early for that prediction ..Growth plus many 2023 will end up 2024 soon that havent already

Fact.. all their 2024 player are playing 2025, and 2026. FACT. Same goes for True. Using older kids to play and win to make the programs look great .. JOKE

I was going to respond to this but then I saw it was "FACT", couple that with the in depth analysis then it must be true.

Honestly... I sort of agree. If you look at the elite programs, the 24 classes are the worst performing. No knock on anyone or team in particular but I see where some would see this

In what way are they the worst performing? I am curious as to how a person gauges 8th grade talent?

good question... and are you also taking into consideration 2024 teams whose players were old enough to enter high school last fall?

They don't. False narrative. Holdbacks and growth will make this class like all the rest.

8th grade class is the most volatile class of all. So much going on with holdbacks, growth. 2023 Holdbacks along with another year of growing will be on display this Spring.

Also the most fun grade to keep a eye on. Parents out of control the year before their kids go to HS.

I have 2 sons playing on national level - like many of you I am at tourneys every weekend in the summer and 3 in the fall and 1-2 in the spring. Travel runs from New England through LI, philly and down to MD. Most tourneys in MD - Spring Fling, NAPTOWN, IL invitational and others. 2024 is significantly weaker class relative to 23, 22 and 21. WSYL last year showed it and ever tourney shows it - there are single stand outs but as a class it is lower quality lacrosse.

Smaller kids, less lax IQ, poor decisions and hero ball.

Go watch the real life documentary from Mike Judge - Idiocracy....it explains it all.

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That is a very funny post - having seen the movie I truly think it explains what is described in the 2024’s stink post above!

My son is a 23, so I don't know a ton about the 2024s, but it seems like the top players are starting to group together onto a few select teams at a much younger age than in the past. At 2023 and older, my impression was always that the top kids were disbursed over a lot of different clubs which created a little more parity. At the younger years, it appears that top kids are starting to consolidate onto what are perceived to be the top tier clubs, thereby creating a huge talent gap between clubs.

Playday this Sunday. Teams participating are Crabs, FCA, Leading Edge, and HHH. How do you think the teams will do?

Crabs went 3-0. March Invitational next Sunday.

Unfortunately it appears youth lacrosse is over prematurely for this class. A best case 8 week hiatus makes summer tournaments still a possibility, but even that seems unlikely with county run facilities likely staying closed into the summer.

More realistic goal may be that things get back to normal by the time these boys head to high school in the fall.

Any of the HS's making more inroads with the top players in this class than others?

I think you will see many 2023's re-class to 2024's. The loss of a season and adding and extra year for current college players creates a log jam for the '23 recruiting class. They lost a HS season. Of course this will be at private schools. Not an issue with public schools kids.

so Crabs went 3-0 against VLC, Team Carolina, and Next Level? Give us those scores if you will. I think HOCO shut down all of their fields over the weekend but maybe not. Enlighten us.

Take a deep breath. None of this has been resolved. The NCAA hasn’t officially said what will be done.

However, in Maryland 2023 won’t be able to reclass since they already started HS.

The NCAA has stated they will grant an extra year of eligibility. However, the details and impact are far from settled. Not true that 2023 players in MD can't reclass. They will you wait and see. The rules only impact years of eligibility. However, they can move to a school like Culver or IMG for a fifth season. This summer kids will show up at 2024 recruiting events that played HS. Most IAC/MIAA kids did not play Varsity so they can do this.

I hope they dont let 2023 do another year. It wouldnt be fair to the players that already reclassed.

What tournaments will Madlax be this summer?