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No we are not...but you keeping checking back for update

Used to be? Based on a 2025 team? Go back and look where the 2017, 2018, and 2019 players are. The say used to be with a straight face. Clown.

Skywalkers is not for everyone and the older teams normally compete at a high level with M&D, YJ and Heros. 21 and 22 Blues are easily top 3 in the nation. My guess is 23 will be there after their next tryouts this summer. Also, known to bring in players from states other than MD on the older teams. Again, very much old school in their approach

Skywalker parents, stop drinking the kool-aid. Your kid does NOT have to be screamed at to become the best or rise above the competition. Those are old school antics that are definitely not most effective. Look outside the Skywalker bubble and youll notice teams (club, HS, college, you name it) using a lot different, more effective techniques & strategies. To each their own though...

Our daughter loves the maniac you speak of and so do we. If you only knew the inside story of how he's trying to build strong minded girls. Don't worry about us and our "kool aid" drinking family. We came from another organization so that we could be coached by knowledgeable coaches that aren't parents.

FYI -there are many parent coaches that are more knowledgeable and act less crazy. If your daughter needs to be screamed at -that may be an issue to deal with before college.

if you are not on SW then you have no idea how he and the coaches interact with the girls before, during and after practices and games. He and the coaches will call girls individually to ask they are doing in school and life and will ask for their input on what the team and they need to improve to get better. Obviously all the complainers only listen the volume and not the words.

Maybe that is true and no, my daughter is not on the SW team however it is incredibly disappointing that a SW parent or ANY parent would write a response which was posted above:

"The coaches yell to see who will break and who will work harder. They prepare them to play at a higher level where they’re going to be yelled at constantly! Why do you think the Skywalkers teams start beating more and more teams as they get older? Because they’re constantly being pushed to their potential! If your snowflake family can’t handle your kid being yelled at, don’t come to Skywalkers! Good luck with your kid playing in high school and beyond!"

THIS statement from ANY parent is one of the most disappointing and disturbing I have ever seen. For all of you SW parents that think it is OK for your coach to "BREAK" your daughter through yelling and belittling them you need to realize that it is 2020 and that this type of coaching is not accepted at ANY level. feel free to call other daughters "snowflakes" or whatever other belittling language you would like (You must learn it from your coach), but it is sad that you cannot realize these girls are 13 years old and face enough challenges through social media, school, sports and life that none of them should be screamed at with the intent of "BREAKING" them... Sad for you and more for your daughter... there are plenty of good coaches at this age group that do a great job teaching in a positive environment.

i don't think that was a SW parent. Probably just a troll trying to get a rise out of someone. We would not put up with any coach trying to BREAK a kid.

Anyone have a guess when the NGLL schedule will come out? I dont remember how soon its released before the season actually starts

Morning of 3/28 - please have your SUV gassed up and GPS powered on.

This is not informative or helpful but its hilarious and probably true. 🤣

The North Pool looks like they only have 7 games. Not sure what the rules are going to be to compare the schedules with the South Pool (8 games). They should have just moved one of the better teams up from B division. Also they should have mixed the pool teams up, it is basically the same teams in the same pools. Would have been nice to play some different teams.

Doesn’t matter the season is going to be cancelled anyway.

Hopefully it will be postponed and shortened/modified - not canceled. Fingers crossed

On a lighter note, at least the pause on the season means less posts about the Skywalkers and their coach. Be safe folks and remember to wash your hands and keep your distance.

Can we please just call the spring season?!? It's highly doubtful they'll be able to play at all this spring

That would mean they would have to refund. Tuition at McDonough ain't cheap when you are paying full price.

Are any clubs besides M&D collecting money for the summer season ? I am curious how clubs are handling the wait and see pattern for the summer season. Are any clubs offering refunds or credits for the spring season that now seems to be completely canceled ? I am not advocating one way or another - I'm just curious what other clubs (heros/coppermine/Skywalkers/MD United/hoco) are doing. AS this virus lingers longer and longer it seems possible summer won't even be played. Even if the lacrosse clubs and tournament directors want to play - the facilities and schools may not be open or available. I'm hearing of colleges beginning to close/cancel summer activities. There may not be fields to play on. I don't know how prudent paying for summer lacrosse is at this point - maybe a month from now we will know more. I'm just curious to see how it is being handled in different clubs.

Any information is appreciated.

anybody wondering how tryouts will go this year? do you think clubs will keep the same team from last season? this would be a big year for girls to make the switch to bigger and better clubs to get established on a team before the high school years start and the recruiting events?

Clearly, the right thing to do would be to push this year's squad forward without tryouts and only invite to backfill girls that decide to leave the program. I've heard it being done with other programs but not with our daughter's team. What will be interesting to see is how they run the Spring 2020 season as a tournament on Labor Day Weekend after programs have potentially gone through tryouts and begun their Fall 2020 seasons.

Out of curiosity, what programs have stepped up and continued to be a part of their daughter's life and which programs do you feel like they've dropped the ball?

Uh oh, with Nationals canceled guess who's coming to town?

If the MA actually happens it looks like M&D won't be winning their own tournament this year.

MA is not happening. All 4th of July celebrations are being shut down across the state because of crowds

And even if it did happen, do you think they will allow NY teams to come?

"Go to tournament and mix and mingle with a couple thousand New Yorkers" is not exactly at the top of anyone's todo list.

Get a clue. YJ comes to Mid Atlantic every year and yes Spallina wins. Nationals is week after and it’s not a great tourney with the teams that qualify.

Our club director told us this week Mid Atlantic will not have a championship

There is a tournament happening in MD the first week of July. MA will happen

MA is now a one day tournament. Maryland clubs doing all they can to avoid refunds

How do you know it is a one day tournament ? Is that published somewhere ?

all the clubs received an email from the tournament with all the specifics of how the event will run this year. you r club should have sent the out to all the familes.

The dominoes have begun. Tourneys (maybe not all) ain’t happening. From the best of the beach website
LGS Lacrosse has made the extremely difficult decision to cancel Best of the Beach 2020. We came to this decision after an in-depth evaluation of the US Lacrosse safe return to play, CDC, state, and local guidelines. Based on the CDC's Considerations for Youth Sports, our events are considered to be at the highest risk level due to the fact we have teams coming from many geographic areas. Even with the switch to a single-day format and countless hours spent planning for all possibilities, LGS Lacrosse feels that we cannot put on an event at the standard you all expect while keeping the health and safety of our athletes, coaches, parents, and referees our top priority.

Never heard of Best of the beach. Not concerned. Tournaments in MD are happening.

Any tournament with the word "Beach" is best avoided at the the prices you pay for club.

Tournaments in MD and Delaware are happening. Whether teams travel in is another story.

Excellent, well run and fun tournament in Lake Placid cancelled.

Hello All,

It is with extreme disappointment and sadness that we inform you that we are not permitted to host Session 1 (August 3-9) and Session 2 (August 10-16) Lake Placid Summit Classic in August. After an exhaustive effort of anticipating, planning, and turning over every possible stone, we have received the call we dreaded.

While we have known this to be a possibility all along, we truthfully thought that with enough creative planning, leverage of deep-rooted local relationships, and determination/relentless effort, we could pull it off, but it is clear that the global, economic, and social impacts of this insidious virus are far bigger than we are.

While this was ultimately not our decision, we trust the leaders of Lake Placid, who have supported us and our efforts since day one, and we acknowledge the extreme challenges they face as a small community of ~2,500 residents. We know this decision was difficult for them as well, and it is our highest priority to ensure that we can operate there for another 30 years. Further, you are at the core of who we are, and we would never risk the well-being of our lacrosse community, or the Lake Placid community.

Thank you so much to each of you for your continued support and engagement throughout this very uncertain time. You gave us the energy and motivation to keep fighting, and we sincerely wish the outcome were different for all of us.

In addition to our disappointment not to be together with all of you in August in our favorite place, we cannot hide the significant impact this has on us as a small business. We will do everything in our power to pick up the pieces, sustain our organization, and redirect our attention to planning for Placid 2021.

In the meantime, please review our “LPSC 360 Program” (e-mailed to admins) and inform us of your decision as it relates to your 2020 funds. While there is an administrative fee associated with both credit and refund options, we have passed as little of the burden as possible to you, as we deal with this significant setback. The totality of the coronavirus’ impact on us, the lacrosse industry, and our economy as a whole remains unknown, but we have a deep desire to rebuild with the solidarity and support of our community.

We were excited as ever to deliver lacrosse to you in Placid this summer, and wish everyone continued health and safety as we navigate our way back to the game we all love.

With Gratitude,

George, Ashley, Kevin, Blake & Eric

PS. For anyone who is also involved in the LPSC divisions which have been postponed to September (Men’s 30+ - 65+), we are still moving forward as planned and are hopeful that our event will be permitted by late September.

So apparently MDU has recruited two of LBC's goalies. 2026 & 2025 So i guess if you are a MDU 26 East Goalie or MDU 25 East Goalie you should think of plan B. I guess LBC is looking for goalies if you are looking for a home.

MD United has a phenomenal group of goalie coaches including MD United alumni (PSU goalie and FL commit). As a parent of a goalie I see that they work at every practice with them and at every tournament they are there to work on mechanics etc. Does LBC provide this to their goalies?
Perhaps some MD United parents recruited them? Perhaps the goalies parents recruited MD United? Just a thought.

Maybe if LBC would follow through with their promises made, they wouldn't be losing so many players. Didn't they lose an entire team at the 2024 age group last year?

Please elaborate what are the promises that LBC made and have not followed through with ?

Be quiet. All clubs make promises and don’t follow through. If you say “not my club”, you are lying.