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[quote=Anonymous]NXT Black is ranked 39th for what its worth. Question - are the Nationals the MADLAX Nationals?/quote]

Found the answer, no. https://www.nationalslax.com/events-tournaments/

nxt would rank about last in philly group of what like 15 teams? wth happend to 91md?

How did Crabs do against Hawks today?

Let’s hear the excuses why Crabs lost

Sweetlax Upstate def 91 MD 9-1

Hawks def Crabs 5-3

Not much of a tournament overall it seems

Looneys loses to Mesa

Looneys def Mesa (PA) 3-9

Thought this was a relevant read for many power dads on here. https://www.theatlantic.com/magazin...che-sports-ivy-league-admissions/616474/

From the essay — "[Lars Tiffany, the men’s varsity-lacrosse coach at the University of Virginia] elaborates: 'Do I hold the Fairfield County lacrosse player to a higher standard? Of course. You just know he’s been coached up. So flash-forward to me watching a [high school] junior on the lacrosse field. The thought is going through my brain that I like his skill set but there’s room for growth. But then I think, Wait. He’s already had a lot of people working on these things. He’s a little tapped out. Maybe I’ll take a player from Northern California or Texas. Someone who hasn’t been exposed to such elite coaching. Someone whose best lacrosse could be ahead of him. You try to tell yourself not to overanalyze, but you do.'"

Looneys loses to VLC

They lost to VLC

Nationals are the former Duke's Nationals team.

Who was looneys goalie today?
Great job coaches.

Wow.
Hawks are money.

Looneys has FCA goalie. I’m sure FCA has no problem with that

Looneys recruit FCA goalie today?
Stay greasy.

Looneys goalie was injured last week and out for today. The FCA goalie played in his place and did a phenomenal job!!

Thanks looneys for taking FCA goalie today!
Great job coaches!

I heard 91 parents were losing their marbles and screaming non-stop as Sweetlax dominated them.

So you take the FCA goalie?
Great job coaches?
Stay greasy!

Looneys/Loyola...always classy...
Play your team or don’t play...
You are welcome...

No back up or recruit another team?

BLC got totally blown out 0-3. That Mesa PA team isn’t good. Got lucky against VLC

A 10-4 win isn't lucky

Looks like FCA following 91s lead. Playing in victory fall classic and an Aloha tournament this fall against B level teams

Interesting post earlier stating that the UVA coach would rather take a raw kid from the west coast then a kid from lacrosse power house, hot beds like NJ, NY, MD etc. I think his actions speak louder then his essay as the following main line starters from their 2019 National Championship team all came from traditional lacrosse power states: Moore, Conrad, Aiken, Kraus, Laviano, Rock, Simmons, Kology, Smith, Conners, Herring and Rode. Based upon this data I am not sure I agree that playing for a raw west coast team garners more cred from guys like Lars then playing for Crabs, Express, Hawks, 91, etc. I have an open mind if you can show data to refute this data set. Point

How does VLC beat Looneys and get blown out by Mesa? Makes no sense

He'll be back with FCA next weekend in Frederica, hes not leaving for Looneys.

Looneys did not play well.

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Not sure why you would say that; I was there and there were six great teams who all played great lacrosse and had a lot of hard, close games,

Hawks vs Crabs was a great game. Tons of talent on that field

That's not really the point he was saying. He was saying that a raw kid from outside a hotbed might be more intriguing than a kid who's had a ton of coaching and still wasn't a complete player. More importantly, the article talks about the need to focus more on sports as opportunities to build character and life skills — skills that will serve athletes better at the college level — rather than sports as a means to some sort of achievement end.

If you're paying thousands of dollars and not focusing on the day-to-day skills of hard work, goal setting, and, yes, fun, then this article says you're doing a huge disservice to your kid and they actually won't get where you so desperately want them to go.

Anyone who has not played the Crabs this fall is in for a surprise. They are not the same team from last year. They added a handful holdbacks from the 2025 Crabs team. The fact that the Hawks beat them without much of a roster change speaks volumes to the Hawks team. It was a good game. It was a game people around watching were commenting about. It was a physical. If your team is set up to play the Crabs, you should be prepared, they lost 2 face offs, max.

Hawks / Crabs game was good - Battle of the Holdbacks

There are 9 kids on the Crabs walking in to the same grade this year as they did last year. That is a complete embarrassment. They better win everything for those parents to sell their souls that badly.

Thanks Crabs f/o dad. Everyone who watched them play in the fall league knows they added 2025 players from the their own 2025 team. Gotta do what ya gotta do to win.

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I did not see much in terms of physicality in this game. Well played lacrosse and the FO kid for crabs is good but is gassed by the 2nd half; they need a #2 FO to win games like this. Hawks defense is surprisingly small and if the crabs had any talent on attack outside of #50 they would have won this game. #21 on crabs is their only real threat up top.

Hawks goaltending is very good; but weak at defense otherwise. They have a couple of big attackman but I was surprised they had trouble running past a very slow crabs defense. What makes hawks better than other teams is they simply do not drop the ball and turn it over. They are very good at getting the lose ball leading to more possessions and their midfield my be the best around; very good ball movement. Hawks is clearly the #1 team but the gap is definitely closing.

I would say the gap may be 3-4 more holdbacks. Any other clowns out there willing to make their kid look like a fool!!