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Going 1-5 in Delaware is not hanging in there. At best a good B team or a glorified town team. Maybe if they practiced, or even played few tournaments and had coaches that wanted to play they could improve.

Sweet Lax is a top NY team, no doubt about it. Great organization with top talent and good coaching and deserves recognition. Can't speak for the population of the Philly area, but the most recent census for Long Island ( Nassau & Suffolk Counties) is about 2.833m. The entire population of New York State is 19.5m. Everyone knows there is an abundance of talent coming from upstate. It's just spread out. As long as these programs continue to put the "players" first and leave the parents and coaches ego's and attitudes out of it, "New York" lacrosse will always be a dominant force.

They are not a top team at this age. They barely beat LILC which is really a average town team.

Man, you guys give that guy all of the credit. None to the kids? Seems like the FOGO is more important than him.

You must not have been in DE this past weekend! LILC went 1-5. Played 5 games 9GF and 51GA. You were lucky you didn’t have to play Sweet Lax. Shutout twice, 1 goal against Prime Time, beat Legacy by 3 and lost to Express B by 1. Same story, kids can’t play for the bigger clubs so a bunch of dad’s start a team so their kids can start. Kudos to the boys for playing up! Parents need a reality check and should put some thought before they post. There is nothing wrong with playing against the club teams, but be realistic with your expectations.

Sorry 1-4 for the weekend.

Leave at the end of the year. It's not going to change. 20 kids pay to keep the other 10 on the field, just the way it is. Take action by taking your money elsewhere and never look back.

They play within the rules. The boys are at every practice no matter the distance they have to drive to be there. They're a team. You think because a kid travels far to practice twice a week or however many times that they shouldn't be on the team? It's TRAVEL lacrosse. You sound like a 91 parent where 75% of the team comes from daddy ball Massapequa and Wantagh. That team will always be last because of how they formed that team. The talent is not good. Hence the 2027 kids pushing several of them out and others walking away midseason. Watch what happens when the 2027's go back to their team this spring/summer. The L's will start piling up.

No one is leaving. Everyone played and played big minutes. You troll like Biden climbs stairs...fumbling all over the place. Congrats to the only 2 LI teams to qualify, Express and 91.

You didn't think 7 players and a coach would leave mid season, they did. More will pack their bags. You can count on that. Either way, that team is a mess and will continue to be unless the daddy ball stops, which it won't.

Only 3 players were added:
2 from the 26 CoachC team and 1 from the 27 team.

The coach that left WAS the problem and was toxic. I was going to say "see you in DC' but your kid's team didn't quality.

91 parents, you are missing the point! If you're not satisfied with a person the provides you with a product or service, you fire them and go somewhere else. Find a better product, find a better service! Those parents that left made a choice for that very reason and live with their decision, right or wrong. Whether they went to Express, True Blue or anywhere else, that's their choice. You chose to stay and that's your prerogative. And even maybe, the coach that left felt that daddy ball doesn't work and went to a program that was in the best interest of his son. So stop worrying about what everyone else is doing and worry about your own kid and the team he playing with. Focus more on your kid and not all the gossip and banter that goes on in these lacrosse forums.

That coach was the reason 91 even remotely hung with Express during a scrimmage last year. His son is on the #1 team coming from the north.

You mean to tell me that 7 kids left in the middle of the season along with that coach because HE was the problem?? That's laughable. They left and went to Express and True Blue because they weren't getting what was in the best interest of their kid.

I guess the Express kids finally decided to wake up and play. After the half, the rest was history with a 9-2 final. Score should have been much higher!! The goalie saved them from being embarrassed!

Good tournament lot of good teams, kids trying. What’s wrong with some of you people on here, are you that demented?

Kids are 13 years older, and I don’t care if they were in college, you sound like fools, you have no respect for competition or the game. It’s embarrassing reading some of the things that are written here.

Kids are switching teams flip flopping,, let them do what they want to do, that’s their decision, teams fold etc. it’s a business for some it’s a passion for others. Just stop, most who say these things I can know never really picked up a stick and played. No chance, real laxers have respect for the game, for their opponents, and the creator. Stop embarrassing yourselves and celebrate all the kids that played hard over the weekend.

Quiet down jabroni

LILC beat Express.

91 played a joke schedule..no prime time , no Express, no Sweetlax . They were handed a trip to World Series , overtime vs Igloo 🤦‍♂️ Save your money and go on vacation in July ..you can buy a t/shirt on website, lost to a 2way ..beat Outlaws and LILC 😂😂

Hahaha. Make that comment if they ever beat the A team. I wouldn't brag about beating a B team.

The b team? By 1 goal? Probably shouldn't brag about that. LILC is supposed to be an A team. Lost 15-0 to Express's A team.

Wait until NLF , 91 won’t win a game ..guaranteed, might not show up either , without the Machine kids they will get embarrassed.

Make up your mind, a week ago the express b was a top 5 tram can’t have it both ways,, or can you?

I never said anything about them being a top 5 team but no one should be making a general comment that LILC beat express when they lost 15-0 to the A team and from what I see beat the B team by 1 goal and got crushed in 4 other games.

Just stating they won. Their only win. Not bragging. Not my kids team.
They beat Express b team. Maybe the the AA kids didn’t make any difference.

I read somewhere here that there was only 2 kids from the A team on that B team.

They only won one game . It’s a pay to play event and they played to keep the paying parents happy. Any team can enter the qualifiers !

Is the more interesting question why didn’t more LI teams qualify for the WSYL? Isn’t LI the hot bed for lacrosse? Is there a shift in where the best players are from?

I don’t believe a shift . Unfortunately LI is saturated with club teams and the talent is just spread out . If a quarter of these teams came together more teams would of qualified. To many people want to make a buck of youth lacrosse. Just look how many teams have folded over the years.

Same 4 people on here commenting to each other. Give it a rest. You guys should meet up in a parking lot, punch each other in the face and call it a day.

Not true. There were more.

Express won every game this weekend without that “famous” fogo stepping one foot on the field! The kids love coach C. Work hard and improve and you will play. What more could you ask for in a coach?

You can come too. Just get off your peloton, put on your kids team shirt, hat and sweats and you’re in. Take it easy sweetie. You don’t need to suggest such violence. It’s a kid’s game. Just a game.

You're one of the 4.

Yes. You too?

What a brutal forum. As a parent on a 26 team that qualified in North, I can objectively state that Sweetlax and Express LI are the cream of the crop. They clearly hadn't stopped practicing through COVID, have the size/athletic advantage, and just play flawlessly. We played 91 and they have some good players. I didn't see their 27's get much PT, so doubt it would have made a difference. Even if they did, its "U13", so whats the big deal. Lets see how these same teams perform in July when they've all had equal chances to practice and build chemistry. At this age LOTS can change in 3 months! Should be a fun summer.

I agree with you except for the 27's not getting much playing time. When my son played them there were at least 4 consistently in the game. It was clear because of the darker color helmet. They held their own though!

I agree also. They have some very good players. It wasn’t that long ago that they were very good. 4th 5th and 6th grade they were better than Express. A few additional players going into next season, they could really improve. Still a good team.

Some people just like to complain. If they lose to a MD team, they complain about hold backs, whether they have them or not. Now there are complaints about team 91 qualifying with the help of being up the better 6th graders. Who cares!? The U in U13 means UNDER. They are UNDER 13.