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MD RR is hard to understand. Played what appeared to be their back up goalie against VLC and the kid gave up 11 goals with no saves in the 1st half. They have a legitimate starting goalie, face off and attack but they don't run any type of offense as far as I could see. Just kids standing around and then taking an ill- advised shot from 30 feet away.

You would be surprised how many kids do both and a lot of parents are opting out of the whole club circuit al together...

You seem desperate to make Looneys and the rec kids some sort of thing.

I agree they look to be poorly coached, but why not play your backup goalie in a game you will lose anyway? They need to give the kid playing time so you have to find games you can win easily or games you know you will lose to play him in. I am sure he'll get playing time against Zingos, VLC and Looneys in this league.

Looneys is the new 91 parent wise. lol Shameless self promoting.

Because the kids that are good players and want to win will leave. Any coach who goes into a game thinking “let’s play our back up goalie because we have no chance to win” and thinks losing 17-3 is good for the team needs to get their head checked.

Good Grief ! Isnt this 7th grade lacrosse? Why would a Coach charge the field? What is a parent doing out there ? And parents acting as bodyguards? Oh..FCA and RR's, never mind. Sounded like MM coached game at first! LOL

Example?

It seems this individual simply made a statement about rec kids coming to play club in general regardless of the team they made. It appears you have another agenda.

Sounds like you’re bitter. What’s hilarious is you’re falling for this; most of the posts here are done by parents who are bored and just trying to stir the pot between clubs. If you believe anything on this forum I have an apartment in downtown Chicago I’m looking to sell; great view and quiet.

Any team/coach playing in the elite division who is going to go into a game with the attitude that they are going to lose anyway don’t belong in the elite division.

Actually, I’m the one that initially posted about the rec kids on Looneys, and my son does not play for Looneys. The guy that said I was “trying to make this a thing” was partially right. I posted this solely to point out to the elite club parents who always put down the rec kids, and dismiss them as if they can’t play because they haven’t been on the roster of an elite squad since they were toddlers, that this team is proving them wrong. I love the fact that this particular group of “rec kids” has been competing with and beating elite teams all summer, and are only going to get better as they get more experienced.

There is a ton of great talent in the elite division. All those kids have to come from somewhere. As these boys get bigger, faster, stronger, it’s all going to even out...and you will see that some kids that spent most of their life playing rec for $300 a season will suddenly start passing kids who played elite level since they could walk at a few thousand dollars per year.

I have an apartment in downtown Chicago I’m looking to sell; great view and quiet.


Racist are we? 91 or Looneys parent?

maybe you need new glasses....

what is your point?

Looneys parent...It's 3 kids who came from Forest Hill that are contributing to the team. Rest of the team are the same kids who have been with us for years except 2 defensemen that we added from other elite level teams. Take it easy.

Elite division is not about equal playing time. It’s about winning. If you are not playing the game to win, you have no business in this division.

If those were the scores, then it sounds like RR did a huge disservice to their team by not sticking to what worked in the first game.

Relax, it's 7th grade fall lacrosse. All kids on the team should be getting playing time at this age. If the backup goalie is good enough to make the team then he should get occasional playing time.

Elite division is not about equal playing time. It’s about winning. If you are not playing the game to win, you have no business in this division.


Thanks 91 Dad.

Sounds like you're the racist; this board is about lacrosse not race baiting so go find someplace else to post your stuff.

Lol! "It's about winning." They are 12 years old, it should be about developing into a better player and having fun with friends this fall. Everyone wants to win, but these boys are still so far away from a finished product. Maybe you don't have older kids, but the best 7th graders are rarely the top kids in high school and beyond. And the parents of 7th graders who only care about winning are the ones who prevent their son from developing into a top player far too often.

-Coach

Dear “Coach”,
Yes, you are correct on all accounts, and why there are such things as divisions.

Right ? The kid didnt get to play in the 1st game against Bethesda, so he was given a chance in the next game which happened to be VLC. Hope your kid never drops below superstar on the depth chart and expects to play on whatever juggernaut elite team your on.

This is Fall and not a League that would normally even happen. There are only 2 divisions, not the normal 5. If RR had played down in the B division you would be the people saying "test yourself" to get better. I guess we should just "Hit the wall".

Sounds like you're the racist; this board is about lacrosse not race baiting so go find someplace else to post your stuff.


And the biggest snowflake on the forum award goes to??????

You have at least 5 kids on your roster that came from Forrest Hill.

This discussion should steer away from the playing time or ability of any particular RR player in the VLC game. The gap between the two teams was pretty substantial at every position, not just one.

Instead let's talk about the RR attack-man who blind-sided the VLC goalie with a cross check to the head, off-ball, causing him to leave the game in the second quarter and not return. I was happy to see VLC score three goals in the ensuing full time (1 min) penalty, but there should have been an ejection, especially when the game already was such a blowout that a non-releasable penalty was fairly meaningless. Kudos to the RR coaches for benching the cheap-shotter until late fourth quarter, and kudos also to the VLC players and coaches for not retaliating when he returned to the game.

4 kids from forest hill. 3 kids get significant playing time and 1 is a developmental player.

I know little about Looneys and zero about Forrest Hill rec, so can somebody explain why this matters? Looneys has started strong in HoCo and apparently has recruited 3-4 players from this rec program. But why is this newsworthy and why does it matter exactly how many? Maybe I am thick but I am not following this debate at all.

Was he out of the crease?

huh?

Maybe it was payback for the ridiculous cheap shot VLC took on the PA RR kid and stood over him to yell stay the F down as time expired and VLC lost to PA RR at Blue Hen...karma is a B!

Looneys developmental players is from Hereford. Not forest Hill. Get your facts straight.

Don't know and it doesn't matter.

Way to much attention being paid to something that doesn’t matter.

Lol, the last thing we need in youth lax is organizations having clubs in different states getting retribution for their sister teams.

It wasn't retribution for anything from a past game; the RR attackman was frustrated with the present game and made an extremely dirty play. According to parent banter from his own team it was not the first time, which probably explains why he was benched for two quarters.

I call BS on the parent banter. He is a well liked kid who doesn’t play dirty. He was frustrated, it got the best of him, and he served the time. Stop trying to insinuate otherwise.

All this talk of dirty play, cheap sots, retribution etc is silly. We are talking about 12 yr olds here. They are all stunads an make mistakes when aggression and is involved. Unless there was a legit injury which no one seems to claim lets let the boys settle it on the field.