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Open forum about the Boy's 2025 graduating class in Philadelphia & Vicinity

So who are the best programs at this age group?

So who are the best programs at this grade?

1. Uprising 2025
2. Freedom 2025

Rest are comparable and parity is the norm thus hard to rank.

No one cares about 2025. It means nothing now since you are since you are 6 to 7 years away. Find the best Development program and forget about wins and losses.

Any word on the 2025 BL Academy team?

Tryout was good, coaching staff that was there was off the charts. No Dad's that sell insurance acting like they are up to date on coaching lacrosse. Based on the talent level there the team should be solid...

Not PP, that's what the question is about - who has the best program for developing players. Got it, you don't care unless it's a HS senior but a 6th grade parent cares.

Agree with this statement. There were a couple of dad's on the field but they were ball boys, as they should be. I think the team will be solid but not great but with the coaching staff that was there I don't see how it doesn't become great. My guess is word will get out and attract others. Somewhat skeptical about how these coaches were retained by BL but definitely off the charts in name and caliber. AM is worth the cost just himself. There is no coach in the country better than him at developing a young offensive player.

Team 302 in Delaware is terrific, just across the state line. My son has played there for several years now and loves it. Equal playing time, no depth charts, no unknown surprise players showing up, not worried about winning tournaments – even though they do win tournaments from time to time. Their goal is to make you better so that you succeed in your home league/school team. The 2 main guys have been doing this for 12 years and both played for the Wings for years, with one of them also on the Team USA indoor lacrosse team who were World Champions. Individual team coaches are all current/former Division 1, 2, or 3 college players, including one from last year’s Yale team and 1 from last year’s Merrimack team – who both won their respective Division 1 and 2 titles. The 2 main guys are both teachers who know who effectively and appropriately communicate with kids. The 2 main guys rotate amongst the different age groups at tournaments and thus coach about half your son's games with the individual team coaches. The focus at this age is development. As you get older, they then also focus on college recruitment, if that's what you want to do. I believe that last year 18 of their 23 high school kids went on to play in college.

Was that cut and paste from 302 brochure?

Some good games at Mid Atlantic spring league last weekend at 2025 level

Yes. Although the coach of Mad Dog 2025 is a lunatic and needs somebody to remind him he's coaching 10-11 year old children. . .

Is the Philly Special team the HHH squad?

Seem strong, although Freedom boys gave them a challenge

Correct, Philly Special is 2025 HHH, minus a player or two. Many have played together for a while, on Uprising and township teams. They are an extremely strong team, but not looking as good as usual in this spring league.



Also correct....10 - 0 lead and he's yelling at his very strong team to go harder. Maybe he's a good fit for them though. Parents were still cheering like it'a a championship for that 10th goal, 11th, 12th....Exactly what some families want to avoid when the pick a club.

Not even close, no parent was cheering. You might have heard, "nice job" or "great save goalie" for both teams. The coach was coaching, he was yelling at his players to stop going 1:1 and just beating their man. If I recall, they only scored 3 goals in the 2nd half.

Good luck against TriState and Ten10, the top 2 teams.

You need to look at the date of that quote. It was from 03/24 when he was freaking out on his team during a loss to TeamTEN. Cursed in front of them and outright yelled at them in huddles. I know nothing about that team--the coach looked like a younger (20-something) kid so maybe it wasn't their full-time coach. But the coach that I saw/heard that day was absolutely NOT coaching 10-11 year old kids the way he should have been.

Are you an NXT official/employee or TeamTEN coach? Not sure how you would have heard otherwize?

What does that question even mean? I'm a parent who watched the game--but I could have been ANYONE who passed by the field during the game and heard/watched him coach.

Is Brotherly Love Ares 2025 a new team? I don't recall BL having two teams at the '25 level last year.

They did not build their own 2nd team they just acquired Olde English team that didn't want to become "Mesa Red"

So it’s tryout season....which teams are imploding? Who’s gonna reload?

You mean “Mesa Castoffs”?

How is the 2025 Academy Doing in Hershey?

Heard this was a not a very good situation - everybody upset .... coaches, players and parents combined.

Heard you have no clue what you are talking about....imagine that. 1 kid left the team and not a loss at all so how bad can it be?

Best teams at this age group....

HHH & Team 11?

Anyone know what is going with Brotherly Love Academy 2025. My buddy told me that they beat both Crabs and Sweetlax in the AA Bracket in Autumn Classic in Maryland to win it all. I smell a rat, no way that the train wreck I saw at Hersehy is the same team.

HHH by far

BL added one of best players from 24 team who reclassed this year.

Amazing how this works have tryouts add kids get better instantly....

The team is good we played them at NXT. Goalie is very good. Where did they get the left handed attackman he was unstoppable never seen him before.

So this begs the question, are they getting better because of all of the training that they promote, or because they can recruit? Any BL parents have an opinion?

Reclass from the 2024 team - very good player

How many Philly clubs are sending teams to WSYL qualifier? Brotherly Love, NXT, Team10, HHH/Philly Special?

recalls

recruit and push your kid out

Or said differently, BL recruits.. (1) your kid gets better and stays on the field (2) move to another team (3) stop wasting money on travel, your kid doesn't care

as it should be...The success of the team and quality of clinics will naturally draw more kids in and make recruiting easier. Your kid isn't necessarily pushed out, he simply fails to excel at that level or commit to becoming better.

How many Philly clubs are sending teams to WSYL qualifier? Brotherly Love, NXT, Team10, HHH/Philly Special?