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The big clubs will have you believe that you need them to get recruited. They can certainly help but there are other ways to be seen including showcases and prospect days.

Said by a parent with a 7th grader.

Says the owner of a club who is concerned when other good teams are established.

Not at all, the top clubs want you creating great teams. It allows them to roll in when your team is about to start high school and cherry pick the top players. The first kids to jump are your coaches kids. Shore Stars was the best 2023 team in the state as 4th, 5th & 6th graders. Where are the coaches kids now? LE & Blue Star. Mad Dog Black was the best NJ team as 3rd, 4th, 5th & 6th graders. We won 3 games this summer.

The Shore Stars 2023 team that transitioned into Tri-State Shore was really solid...too bad the club let that team fall apart. While LE got a few kids, Bluestar got some very good players out of the deal. Of course, everybody would love to have the top kid that stayed at tri-state.

Towermen started in Ridgewood and then added kids from Mahwah, Highlands and Rockland County kids. That was the core of the original team. Basically a Northern Bergen Southern Rockland team. Last year they added some Dark Knight kids and some kids from Mountain Lakes. This year they got an influx of kids from Summit.

The inclusion of the Dark Knights kids changed this team into an elite team. The Dark Knights provided Towermen with a goalie which Towermen did not have, as well as a star Defender and the big LSM. The Mountain Lakes and Summit kids gave them more depth at attack, middie and goalie and made them even better.

The inclusion of new kids will help but Towermen were a top notch team and won several tournaments
even before the addition of Dark Knights.

The inclusion of the Dark Knights kids changed this team into an elite team. The Dark Knights provided Towermen with a goalie which Towermen did not have, as well as a star Defender and the big LSM. The Mountain Lakes and Summit kids gave them more depth at attack, middie and goalie and made them even better.[/quote]

The inclusion of new kids will help but Towermen were a top notch team and won several tournaments
even before the addition of Dark Knights.[/quote]

Let's not get ahead of ourselves yet, looks like they came in last at NAL?

Older kids parent from NJ here with a little experience but A+ for self hype here TM coach.Prediction all your players will be at New Jersey Express, LE or BBL by spring.

Maybe not by spring, but my prediction is no Towermen team by summer of 22. At that time, HS recruiting will pick up for the 26 crowd and these players will go to teams with a track record of recruiting.

The inclusion of new kids will help but Towermen were a top notch team and won several tournaments
even before the addition of Dark Knights.[/quote]

Let's not get ahead of ourselves yet, looks like they came in last at NAL?[/quote]

Why should finishing last stop the Towermen coach from coming on this page to hype his 7th grade team. Let's see that talk in 4 years.

2022 Count!
Tri-State - still posting players highlights
BBL - ???
LE - Yale, Duke & Bucknell

Probably a little early to make a call on any club with the 2022 class... but these kids were going to have the same results no matter what club they were on, they are just really good lacrosse players. Moreover, I do not think that LE can take any credit for developing these kids, they just aggregated them onto a team. What will be more telling is how LE fares in the next few years now that the competition has caught up in NJ. As is evident with the LE 2023 team, they are not drawing the best 2023 kids in the state, this trend will continue as time goes on.

The clubs are recruiting machines and until another club has more top recruits than LE, they will continue to be top dog.

I guess that's why kids left LE this year, when did that ever happen in the past...and not cut, left...time will tell

At what age group did players leave? Not drawing the best 2023? please provide examples!

Your statement makes them an even better club. They "aren't drawing the best kids" but are placing more players!

Good kids left but not the top kids there is a difference

What 2023 players have been placed? You must be thinking 2022. Also, the club doesn't "place" the players. The players earn it themselves.

What 2023 players have been placed? You must be thinking 2022. Also, the club doesn't "place" the players. The players earn it themselves.[/quote

C'mon already, go look at 2021 recruits for Tri-State, or even Bluestar, LE is not doing anything special, as stated by the poster above, these kids earned it

Did Mad Dog NJ drop their 2024 team? There were alot of gold mad dog helmets at 2024 LE pratice yeaterday.

yep. sad situation.

Seems like the Mad Dog parents get duped into thinking LE will be their savior. Same thing happened with the 2023s and see how that turned out. Not exactly a juggernaut.

Exactly

You have Mad Dog kids playing for Blue Star, Tri-State, NJLC, United & LE. Sounds more like parents got duped into thinking Mad Dog was something it wasn't.

There was really no way that the top kids were staying, too much instability with the program, and once they left, no way the rest of the pack was staying. Same situation as the 2023 team. Plus, United runs a great program right up the street. Mad Dog NJ got a lot of press with that 2021 National team because it included a ton of local kids, but that shipped has sailed. Bluestar has been pulling a bunch of shore area kids as well.

BBL 2022 - North Carolina, Providence, Air Force

What are people spending per year on lacrosse? This year might have been a little different but we were at $4500 for club (Fall,winter,summer) plus $500 for HS team (for tournaments since we didn’t have season). We didn’t do any showcases and that doesn’t include travel expenses or equipment. Could easily add and extra couple of thousand.

Seems a little high! Your HS team charges you $500 to play?

That's NYC money right there.

Anyone going to National All Star game? Curious to see how you think NJ stacks up in the 21,22,23 groups.

Not all the best NJ kids so not sure anyone cares

This is a ridiculous post. Lots of good kids at good clubs. Tri-state has Colgate and Hofstra. I am sure all 3 clubs will have more, no doubt. And good for the KIDS during a tough year.

Nope, just another waste of $$$ 2022 is the only level that has a shot. These are basically LE teams with a few Steps kids added. 2023s are weak as evedent by going 0-3. Beware the money grab that is Leading Edge. It's coming back to bite them. 2024 squad is even worse.

Is box lacrosse allowed to practice inside? There is a place in Morristown permitting that so checking

That LE 2024 squad went 0-3 today. We watched one of their games. embarrassing for NJ. No business playing top LI teams.

The 2023 team (mostly LE) went 0-4 at NLF all star game. Even lost to the south! 2022 did well, 2021 2-2.

Oof, that's ugly.

I'm not sure they can beat some of the teams in the B bracket