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Agreed. That’s just a silly statement. You could pretty much make it any time you lose a game.

Take away the stud attack man and it’s a different game

Take away the stud goalie and it’s a different game.

Stop it. You’ve been beaten by express all summer. They are clearly better than 91 this age group

But............if you take away the face off kid and all of your kids played with no sticks in their hands ......the out come would be different . Just wait and see . Lol

Hawks will beat everyone.

Half of them,or more, would be in 8th grade on LI and our 25's would smoke them.

I heard the best team at the Darien Play Day was Sweetlax Upstate 2026

Please stop crying over different age cutoffs in different states/areas. Lax reality is that parents hold back their kids all over the country. If your boy can't compete with kids 4 months older due to Sep 1st vs. Jan 1st school ages then maybe he should stick to soccer where its birth year.

Didn't the Tigers XXVI beat the Hawks?

Yes 5-4 in OT at NAL, unfortunately Hawks then beat Tigers 12-4 at NLF

Nope, they lost to the the Hawks.

91 dads never cease to amaze me ....was that really just said " take away the face off kid and the game would be tighter" ...WOW. A new low for 91 .

I just looked at Tourney Machine from the NALF - Tigers XXVI 4 - Hawks 4

In there last meeting hawks lost to tigers.

In there last meeting hawks lost to tigers.[/quote]
They played twice in the same week and split. Tigers won 5-4 and Hawks won 12-4. Both excellent teams, but Hawks are better.

They played twice in the same week and split. Tigers won 5-4 and Hawks won 12-4. Both excellent teams, but Hawks are better.[/quote]

And Hawks went on to win NLF while Tigers went on to go 0-2 after beating them. You need to play more then 13 kids in a game if you expect to play the rest of the day This is not Scoopers anymore, kids get tired

And Hawks went on to win NLF while Tigers went on to go 0-2 after beating them. You need to play more then 13 kids in a game if you expect to play the rest of the day This is not Scoopers anymore, kids get tired[/quote]

No dog in this hunt but always interesting to see the low class Hawks rhetoric in everything they say and do. As the wins dry up there will be an implosion.Other teams enjoy being together and the experience. Question is where do the kids leave to?

No dog in this hunt but always interesting to see the low class Hawks rhetoric in everything they say and do. As the wins dry up there will be an implosion.Other teams enjoy being together and the experience. Question is where do the kids leave to?[/quote]
Personally I'd love to see the Hawks implode, but I think its too early to predict that happening. They are still the best 2026 squad in the country although hopefully we see deeper tournaments soon with all the top teams competing against each other.

They played twice in the same week and split. Tigers won 5-4 and Hawks won 12-4. Both excellent teams, but Hawks are better.[/quote]

So we will see you two at the WSYL? LMAO

So we will see you two at the WSYL? LMAO[/quote]

Hawks won’t play in WSYL, it is a waste of time and money. Hawks are clearly #1 in the country, they don’t need to travel all over the country to prove that.

Wrong....Hawks dad . Hawks do not qualify due to being too old . Sure you're the best in the country just a year older than everyone else in the same bracket.

Hawks won’t play in WSYL, it is a waste of time and money. Hawks are clearly #1 in the country, they don’t need to travel all over the country to prove that.[/quote]

You win. Hawks are the best. Now please go back to the Maryland thread. Your obsessions with Long Island lacrosse is weird

Hawks won’t play in WSYL, it is a waste of time and money. Hawks are clearly #1 in the country, they don’t need to travel all over the country to prove that.[/quote]

It's in MD this year so have your 2026's drive themselves there!!! I'll pay for the gas and you won't need a hotel room! Next excuse Chip!

WSYL age cutoff is Sept 1st, same as schools in Maryland (and any other area who logically has an age cutoff inline with when schools start the year). We have no interest in wasting money to fly across the country and play the same teams we do on the East Coast.

WSYL is in Maryland this year. Interesting. Will it lose it's luster without the rocky mountain backdrop? Or is the new back drop the md holdbacks standing on the sidelines, not able to play?

Who are the top age appropriate teams that will compete at the World Series?

My guess is that the top 15 to 20 teams according to Us Club Lax all have hold backs and wouldn't be participating. The WSYL is more of a B team championship, so nobody really cares that much.

OK Chip. We will even have a couple of kids from the 2025 team playing at the WSYL that have birthdays prior to Sept 1. So your 2026 holdbacks are even older than some of our 2025's. Come on Chip, the WSYL is in MD this year, bring your age appropriate team to it, get spanked and you can take your 2028 holdback to the Green Turtle after.

Any team who competes there would be age appropriate. Tons of teams have a few holdbacks who they would just leave off the squad for this if they want to play.

It's too early to sound this drunk....yet here we are. Put down the bottle Vinny! Your 5k is totally worth it. Hahahahahaha

Hands down the Towermen are going to win it!

The fact is your on here beating your chest how kids 2 years older are "the best" in the 2026 age group Chip. So go put some more Old Bay on your fries at the Green Turtle and when you have too many wine spritzers, at least you will have your 2026 stud as a designated driver!

WSYL in MD! Haha. No more excuses boys!

My kid wants to compete against the best on age kids.

If you tout you’re the best, but don’t show up this year at WSYL, you’re a _______. (Rhymes with Woosy)

I truly hope you show. Win or lose...My kid wants to play the against best.

Time to put up, or shut up.

Your 12 year old doesn't care about the competition, he just want to play lax and have fun. YOU want him to platy against the Hawks so that if his team wins, YOU can brag to your buddies that your boy is a stud or more likely a role player on a really good team.

Haha

Lame. Put up or shut up!

FACT: No top team is going to WSYL. WSYL will be an assembly of B teams showcasing dropped balls, loose ball mosh pits and bad coaching. Keep your money and use your time on something more worthwhile.

Annnnnd triggered!!

Not actually true, but know what you're saying. Much better overall comp at NAL and NLF. My son is on age as a March 2008, but I much rather see him face the top 0226 teams vs. the ones that just fit the age requirement. Are you people going to wait until your boy is a senior in HS to let hm play varsity to avoid older players?

The older they get the age difference makes less of a difference.2025, 2026, 2027 still a big difference in the one year.

With WSYL now in MD, now is the chance to prove it’s a B tournament.

More importantly, no more will there be the need to battle the holdback arguments...Don’t you want that to go away? Trust me, all on age kids do!

No more excuses bub...Time to put up or shut up.

True, but if your son has any chance of playing against seniors as a freshman or even soph, he better get used to playing against 7th graders who are a few months older than him without daddy protecting him.