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Madlax/Hawks at the end of season shaping up to be a good one.

Did next level lose today??

I was one of them, what was the score?

FCA won 8-7 in overtime. NL parent. FCA did not look great and still won. The decline from the fall is something. Even the BLC game was close.

8-7 FCA over Next Level. Great game!

So NL, question is what is happening? These scores are surprising.

Gotta give credit where credit is due...True won by 7, FCA won by 1...and the Hawks prediction was looking good until they pulled away late.

Some of it is that the kids are 11 and don’t always play their best. But coaching is a pretty obvious issue that anyone can see.

I think this is right. If you look at the record when the head coach is there vs when he not it is pretty stark. Team is something like 11-0 and 10 of 11 wins by five goals or more when he is not there this year. When present, team is 12-4 and 7 of 16 games won by five or more. Direct opponent comparisons. Vs Cavs when present: Win by 3. Not present wins by 10 and 12. FCA when present, 2 losses and 1 win by 1. FCA when not there, win by 5.

Nice guy, but is really fixated on getting the ball in a set play to a handful of kids who then dodge 1 on 3, which leads to not great results. This team has a big athletic and speed advantage and scores easily in unsettled situations if coaches don’t get in the way and allow the ball to be shared more naturally rather than the artificial structure of a called play where defense has time to set. Team in the fall when HC was coaching older team was strong because of its depth and sharing of the ball. Now looks like a showcase team for a couple favored players and the results speak for themselves.

Your kid must not be getting the ball, but it’s probably a realistic assessment

There’s the scorned lax parent We know and love. Why is the NL coach sometimes there and and sometimes not?

Predictions for this weekend:

Crabs over an unraveling NL by 2
Hawks over True by 4
Madlax takes care of FCA by 8

My kid plays for Next Level. The coach is amazing. He teaches the kids so much and he's all about development and giving every kid a chance. Does any adult on this forum remember what their youth lacrosse record was in 5th grade? As parents, do you care about the team's record or do you care about your kid growing as a player and a person? The Next Level coach does things the right way on and off the field. It's true the team hasn't played well the last 3 games. It's also true they've been missing key kids in each of those games (which is not a good excuse for losing because I'm sure every other team has had same issue this spring -- but 3 games is a small sample size and both losses came on man down situations at end of 4th Q or OT). Next Level should be getting the full squad back soon. When they do, they'll be tough to beat. But there are a lot of strong teams in this division, so who knows? But I can tell you the Next Level coaches do an awesome job.

Good to see the NL coach reads the forum.

The 28's might be the only Dad coached team NL has.

The topic of NL coaches is boring. I thought the purpose of these boards was to bash the Hawks and Madlax dads that wear vests. Let’s get back to that.

Agreed. Although we MUST start throwing the uneducated True parents into the mix. You know- add a little bit of spice

NL doesn’t have dad coaches

Thanks Coach ! Nice assessment of how you coach, but most of us want a W not excuses.

May be a reason your son is not getting the ball, ask the coach.

Did you hear about the email the Madlax director sent to a HS player 10 years ago ?

Yes. Talk to the coach. They are very responsive.

The 2028 absolutely has a Dad coach and is listed on the site. The Dad also has a son on the 2026's and he asked/demanded to coach. The dad has a playing resume but so do lots of other parents of players at NL. I don't know why NL lets him coach his own son. It is opposite what they tell everyone and what people believe.

This is wrong. The website is out of date. There was a dad who helped when the team was younger. The club director and a rotating group of non-dad assistant coaches coach the team now.

NL dad you might want to check “all about development and giving every kid a chance” line with parents of an older NL team. Mitchell play book is to line pockets with the young teams with talk of development and then recruit a new set of players for the older teams by offering free rides for players of other clubs. That’s how the 2024 and 2025 teams were built. Very few players from fifth grade still on those teams. Check the rosters.

I love the NL implosion posts.

That’s a decade old dead horse tired of being beaten. Move on.

Looks like you missed the joke buddy.

Week 4 Predictions

Crabs vs Next Level(-3)
Hawks(-4) vs True
Madlax vs FCA (-2)
Bye(-3) vs BLC

Week 4 Predictions

Crabs vs Next Level(-3)
Hawks(-4) vs True
Madlax vs FCA (-2)
Bye(-3) vs BLC

Doesn't this happen with many of the "elite" teams?

That was a different Dad. There is one left.

NL, like a lot of clubs, have A and B teams. It doesn't surprise me the rosters change quite a bit as kids mature; their interests change; and players change rosters to get on better teams.

Or the IG intimidation, or the roster cheating for years in a row, or the wholesale poaching of teams...

No, and not your buddy. hammerhead.

Ahhhhhh, another internet tough. Probably watching games in your pink Vineyard Vines shirt and your "mall crawler" Jeep is parked in the parking lot.

NL over Crabs by 4
Hawks over True by 6
Madlax over FCA by 7

What’s a mall crawler keep?

A mall crawler is a jeep that looks rugged and off-road ready, but really is used to drop kids off at practices or “the mall” in a somewhat dated reference. You’ll see tons of examples in the parking lots of fields across Howard County on sundays in the spring. Often a Madlax Dad in a vest will exit them. Also okay to refer to these vehicle as “brodozers” or a “street princess.”

Brodozer. Love that!