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Hawks coach is doing everything to make his kid look good as every dad would do. Hawks are a good team yes but they are beatable. Does Adding some high profile players make them better? Maybe maybe not lost to DCE. Won a water down Naptown tournament this year. Pulled out of NAL looking at a tough schedule. Problem is this was a recruiting year for the 2022 class and if you are not getting on the field time to change teams and be seen. Playing for a top Club does not matter if you don’t get on the field.

Daddy Lids is about one thing - his kid. Anyone on that team that thinks otherwise is not paying attention. Guest players in the last tournament before 9/1 is wrong. Daddy don’t care.

They didn’t need him or the other player and quite frankly wasnt close to being best player on the field Was clearly outplayed entire tournament by other hawks players and was not productive Was no need for it this team has been together for awhile and is one of top teams in 2022. Noted the attention received because of name is Humorous

Watched the film. This was a great ensemble cast: lot of haters out there. Keepers played well, Team D was tight, pushed the ball in transition, and were efficient on O. Great players like playing with other great players if they buy into an unselfish team culture. Good job at Naptown Hawks.

Lids CEO added these kids not because they were good players - but because he is smart enough to know that having big names on his roster will mean more college coaches will want to watch their film and hopefully his kid will get more looks as a result of it.

Yeah - nevermind the kids that have been on the team for years and barely saw the field. So much for the brotherhood.

Agree. Very good Lacrosse by the Hawks. Boys are very good.

Easy to snipe. Its always a Faustian bargain coaching. Are you loyal to the kids who were great in 7th and 8th grades but have plateaued and are actually falling behind now. My answer is make the hard decision during cuts and allow these players to re-deploy to a club where they'll be top fiddle. Dragging tough personnel decisions out only makes them more difficult and makes relations more acrimonious. On the other side of the ledger, kids who have blossomed are looking to upgrade clubs and play with the best. Their decision is also difficult as the grass is always greener somewhere else. Many of these players will be making similar decisions in September. Do you go to a top D3 or mid level D1 and start right away or hope you'll develop enough to play at a top 10 program vs being a practice player for 4 years? Hard to get kids to understand the trade offs: Education, $$ and PT.

You’re loyal to the kids that have been on the team. Less than a month before 9/1 and you are bringing new kids in? Be an adult.

Holy smokes ! Enough hating on the Hawks 2022- they have been one of top 2 teams since 5th grade and it hasn’t changed! Coach is a hard leader and hard lessons follows. It seems the same dads or moms continue with the bitterness and soreness for years on threads like these- that team is fun to watch and is loaded with talent-
You would be hard pressed to find a harder working team - Parents know exactly what they sign up for and if they don’t by now then it’s on them-
#getoveryourself
#askyourkidwhohewantstoplayfor
#walkaway

Be truthful there is not a big difference in play Team would of won without guest players. If the BL player had a different name no one would really care. Was not a prolific scorer, doesn’t play defense and takes every run tho. Personally feel the CH player is better. To add two offensive players was unnecessary

If you were relying on the last tournament of the summer to make an impression on a college coach you have wasted a lot of time. Some players could have sat out the tournament and been fine on the recruiting end.

We have this team with Daddy Lid and another team with a daddy Coach who makes the ball go thru his son on just about every play. Lids has nothing compared to the other daddy Coach..." Give it to the 9th grader" Those days were fun until he held his son back and joined the " 9th grader" LOL

You take the best kids no matter what...loyalty is for the weak who are afraid to confront current weak links. If you have been on the team and not worked to be one of the best, you are owed nothing. Only the strong survive.

You take the best kids no matter what...loyalty is for the weak who are afraid to confront current weak links. If you have been on the team and not worked to be one of the best, you are owed nothing. Only the strong survive.[/quote]

It’s club lacrosse. This ain’t the PLL. No one cares who wins.

Loyalty is for the weak? That says a lot about you.

Team DC. Wow

Great job teaching your player loyalty means nothing, That will help him go far in life.

Just noticed the player spoken about was given offensive player of game. Didn’t score a goal til it was 9-0. No points in first quarter and it was 6-0 after first. This Has become very funny. It will be interesting to see when IL rankings come out how much favoritism happens player should not be top 5 but will probably be. inside lacrosse Will be judged. There was a full time Hawk that Had big numbers in first quarter and a half enough is enough yet “other players “ are only rewarded because their dad

Did not see the game and it doesn’t sound like the player was deserving of Player of the Game. However, there is no question that he is a top 5 player in this class. You can’t blame the kid for playing. It is not as if he jumped the fence and ran on the field. A lot of Hawks kids are feeling betrayed and you’ll see turnover which at this stage in club ball is unfortunate. Brotherhood hashtags only go so far.

Baltimore Command loses to DC in the UA tournament. Guess that’s what happens when you chose your son’s friends over talent! Great job to the coaches who chose attack/middies to do the job! Hope you do better next time. Three losses in your own back yard to DC and South...EMBARRASSING!

Not sure what you’re talking about. Built the best team they could with talent available. I’d love to know which players you think deserved to be on that team that didn’t make it.

DC Highlight with an undefeated tournament. Best of the Best.

You are correct. The teams are not representative of the top talent. The "event" is a waste of time and money. Probably the saddest and worst "event" I have ever been too. The teams were lousy (all 3 of them).

I could name at least 5 that would have displaced half the FCA kids that were “selected”. Bottom lines is the HC at CH has too much influence and needs to be removed from the process.

Nice try, UA needs to pick better evaluators and coaches to represent the Baltimore region. It is pathetic to be man up for an entire half and not win. It is pathetic to lose any games to the South! Baltimore had great players and still could not get the job done. Do better, get better talent and put kids on the team who know the game. If it wasn’t for the second string goalie, you wouldn’t have gone to OT! Kid from Texas not getting it done, Hawks Middie not getting it done, ESPN daddy’s son not getting it done, SP attack not getting it done, Hawks attack not getting it done. You all stink! Maybe if you didn’t make it such a sham of daddy ball then better talent would try out! You are a bunch of has been been coaches who can’t get the job done! You are a straight embarrassment to Baltimore lacrosse!

Well the daddy’s who evaluated who got their boys on the team and then got their daddy’s friends boys on the Balto team can at least say they made the UA team. But in reality should not have been on the team and the poor play contributed to 3 losses. Agree ...embarrassing to represent our region this way. A DC sweep today.

UA Baltimore Command roster... not a roster I would want my kid on! I’m glad we didn’t waste my son’s time and our money. What has happened to lacrosse in this region? It’s not even competitive anymore! I’d rather play on a National team with winners then be a part of the garbage that goes on around here. Club owners still making money and calling all the shots though?! Boarding schools and National teams are the way to go parents!

Stay B free, it’s the only way to be!

Clearly you didn’t watch. DC teams would beat most teams.

Guy who ran the offense an FCA guy it was embarrasasing watching him cater to the coach son who is not good and cost team dearly.

Your trash and have no idea what you are talking about. You didn’t waste your money because your kid wouldn’t make it. Be real.

Talent playing on DC teams was just better.

The best selections Baltimore made were the referees for the Championship game. They kept Baltimore close and did their best for them to win the game.

I agree he is a top 5 kid in class and will probably be 2 or 3 behind Spallina and rightfully so Your right it isn’t the kids fault and the betrayal to the loyal kids is what is upsetting

Im pretty sure Calvert Hall has been the number 1 team in the country for a few years now. I think what everyone on here is realizing is the club is a crock of ____ and high school lacrosse is way more productive and beneficial...

The only thing that is a crock is the CH head coach.

He definitely selected the FCA/CH boys over the more talented kids. That will never change as long as he’s involved.

Yes...agree

What kind of Under Armour tournament was this??? Only three teams?/

What happened to rest? Will there be another tournament ?

Instead of having all teams at a single location at a single time, the four brackets leading to the final four are being held at regional sites with the final 4 to meet in the fall.