BOTC - US Lacrosse Community Forum Forums NORTHEAST LACROSSE BOTC MAIN FORUM (LI, CT, WC) Boys 2023-10th Grade Fall 2020/Summer 2021

Why do you bother to respond.

Amazing to see all the lap licking dads waiting to GROOM the head coach after each game.

Glad the season is over. Now on to travel and better watching of the game.

What clubs are good to sign up for tryouts for this grade?

Well, if you can’t beat em’ join them! Duh! Of course if they are seeing the advantage of reclassing - they are also going to do it.

YES! there is a huge advantage. Not necessarily size, it’s extra year(s) of developing skills and game IQ! Huge to have two extra years. Plus, we know how it plays out physically whether or not kids catch up in size or not? The extra training / skills is the key. So, blah , blah , blah…. There is totally an advantage and I think it will be more the norm going forward instead of just a couple on a team.

So…the elitist sport will become even more elite for the kids who can go to $60K prep schools and “re-class” ! SAD

This again? Dude, if you don’t know at this age the. You haven’t been paying attention. Feel free to make your own list with your kids club at the top.

I’ll give you a hint, it starts at X at St Anthony’s. But this year will break LIs 3 year run of top ranked player in the class. Likely landing in Maryland this year.

[ChillLaxin] about your son. Let your kid have fun and play lax. You don’t have to be on the best teams to get recruited, that’s a bunch of B/S. Take video, call or email coaches to get on their radar. Go to individual showcases. Stop the A team garbage and be a real Dad who doesn’t kiss the coaches jerks. It’s sickening! Maybe someday you will get your man card back.

Anyone have feedback on Maverik Showtime this year?

Well organized. Great talent. Tremendous value for the dollar. Awesome gear. Felt like a big stage. Gaps in schedule painful. Everyone in red helmets and red shorts created some challenges. Capelli fields and complex are a great location. Loved it!

Curious with juniors open and maverik being back to back. For parents whose kids attended both. Which was better? In terms of level of play? Had more college scouts? Exposure? And how it was run?

If you find on let me know I have a 2023 goalie that needs a team. His team folded last year. And we never tried out for anyone else.

How is the LI showcase tryouts (Nassau/Suffolk teams), are they fair?

Some big names from LI did not make the All-Star game at Maverik. Are there other politics at play? Or was it a fair assessment of the talent.

No. It’s never fair. Once you accept that you will be much happier.

Many of us are guilty of some form of hypocrisy relating to youth sports; as a coach, parent, etc.

Any of this Nassu Suffolk stuff is never fair people have been making phone calls for years! I know kids that made the Suffolk team and never tried out!

woke

My son is playing in the top 50 game Monday, I will let you know if a player who did not attend tryouts makes the Suffolk team. The kid was at Showtime not Suffolk initial tryouts. We will see if he is at the 50 game or the top 25 team..

There is no way they could pick that team from those tryouts. Nobody really stands out after one scrimmage on a Monday evening when alot of kids probably couldn't get there because their parents have to work. There is a reason they want them to wear their town and not club helmets, its because they already know who they want from watching school. If it were really a tryout they wouldn't have had it on the day after a tournament either. My kids team played 4 games the day before and 2 more on Saturday and could barely walk on Monday. I know my kid wouldn't have made it anyway but after watching the tryouts its apparent its already picked. Not enough time to really evaluate based on 1 scrimmage in my humble opinion.

Yes, same. It's all politics and based on how the kid did during the season, and also if the coach advocates for them. Had two go through the process and always made the team, but some of the selections you had to scratch your head at!

Any good teams at the tournaments yesterday?

If you're asking about Big X - no.

Bandits lose 12-6 at Crabs.....were kids missing?

All of LI's top teams were there, along with out-of-state clubs.

Double holdbacks beat holdbacks every time..

My sons team was at Big X B tournament some D-2 and D-3 schools there. The better teams were in Maryland.

Because the better teams were at Crabfest immediately followed by Naptown. And there was the HS showcase last week. So In 7 days those coaches can see most of the best teams without going far.

Can we recognize PrimeTime 2023 for winning Naptown? Pretty impressive run they had. Always were a top team but to win that thing is good to see a tri-state win that over a DMV team.

Inside Lacrosse tourney early this week, not very competitive, did not see many college coaches either.

Did many LI teams attend?

Legacy just changed schedule for tomorrow. They are scared of Rebels. Another Tz move. What a baby. Cry baby cry

LOL…. Eclipse way better than Rebels

Still living in my kid needs a T-Shirt world huh. Good luck to you

They are not playing each other...

No... Eclipse played Legacy. You think Legacy ducked the Rebels by playing a far superior team in Eclipse??

Exactly because Rebels and legacy pull kids from Li.

Top-tier teams played the first half of the day, followed by the lower-tier teams in the afternoon. Naturally, the host organization has control over who plays who.

That was not the game Legacy switched.