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This is so on point ! The same parents gonna be ticked when others get calls from big time schools and then will blame the coach for not getting their kid to the top. Everyone sees the talent gap except the kids parent.

Of course there are bad coaches out there. Many of the people running the for-profit clubs are the dim-bulb players who are living in their past. What are they gonna be when they graduate from college? Run a lacrosse club!


Public service announcement:

If you don't hit the wall...you might be a rec player.
If you don't run to stay in shape...you might be a rec player.
If you miss practices...you might be a rec player.
If you don't love to compete in drills...you might be a rec player.
If you take off plays or goof around in drills...you might be a rec player.
If a coach has to stop practice to explain things AGAIN because you were talking to a friend...you (and your friend) might be rec players.
If you complain about PT in the stands...you might be a rec parent.
If you think parents should talk to the coach instead of the player doing it for themselves...you might be a rec parent.

Agree, this comes from the top. SW coaches are just too notIntelligent to be able to coach without berating players, as are the McLauglins. The old man is senile and the daughter is just worried about getting to the head of the line at the buffet.

Great

What are we hearing about tryouts, who got better/worst? Where did surprise players show up?

Among top tier teams, Pride probably did the best picking up 5 or 6 top players. M and D just added one but a very quality player.

Among next tier teams, TLC added some good talent too. Won’t compete at the top but would be in the middle of the A bracket if they choose too.

BLC lost a lot. A couple LBC to MDU swaps but prob won’t impact much

What about NEMS, Coppermine, FCA, SW and Hero’s? Any word on those teams?

Nope. Nothing to report. Feel free to overlook them all.

I know SW picked up a couple girls from B teams (HoCo, MCE). Can't see it making a difference. Not connected to the other programs.

Did anyone’s daughter attend the AU futures Summit? Was wondering if it was fun and worth doing. We missed it this year but may tryout next year if it was a good experience. Thanks.

We did it, so I can say positives was it was great playing with other MD club girls, after competing against them over the years. Fields and facility were top notch. Interaction with pro players was very neat.

Wish there was more teaching and coaching from skill perspective. A few hiccups with bad score updates in tourney app led to one team going to wrong field etc.

First year I think doing this, prob will be better next go round but every kid I spoke to really loved the camp.

FYI MD had two teams represented who ended up meeting in championship game out of five teams total.

Yes my daughter went. Echo some of the other comments. great facilities, but too many games and not enough coaching. coaches switched too much which meant they were coaching games when they didn't really know the girls.

Also 27s and 28s were put together which created some mismatches. Also a ton of down time and transition time.

Would prob go next year if it is close. (though one of the organizers said it would likely be in long island next year).

Great, thanks for the feedback. Sounds like if they do it local again it would be worthwhile, but not worth trekking farther than Maryland.

may even be worth a trip to delaware.

Where did 27 BLC girls go?

Where did 27 BLC girls go?[/quote]


I heard Pride and/or M&D...... but I don't know if its 1 girl or multiple

I heard Pride and/or M&D...... but I don't know if its 1 girl or multiple[/quote]

Looks like one went to Heros Green

At least three had offers from Pride. Not sure how many accepted.

But someone said above that BLC lost a lot. I’m confused.

At least 5 starters and 2 rotational midfielders are gone. They got the 2 best girls from Next Level to replace, but still a big drop. I think they still have a few open spots too.

May be lucky to go 2-6 in NGLL next year.

You’ve got very bad sources my friend

Why did so many leave BLC?

Based on what I hear, should we expect BLC to fade a bit and Pride to gain some ground?

Still seems its going to be M&D and Hero's then a gap, though it sounds like Hero's may have gotten better over tryouts and M&D not so much?

Aces and Yellow Jackets seem to be cream of the NY teams.

Did NEMS gain any new players? LBC? MDU?

Just a guess but since BLC ends in 8th grade, girls trying to get over to a longer term club earlier or in the case of pride the capital pipeline

They didn’t. Not sure why there’s so much venom towards BLC 2027. The roster is the same sans one player who went to Heros Green. Most of the info above is false and misleading. Still a strong team.

Dissatisfaction with the parent coach approach of BLC and coaches favoring friends and family is what I have heard in the past with BLC.

Lutherville Legends is run by parents creating a team for their 26 girls that can’t make other clubs. The 27’s are just fill in players making the roster larger. For those asking about it I’d say stay away, The 26’s is run by the same people that coach LTSC soccer for their girls. Teach your girls to work harder rather than simply creating opportunities for them. Heard from a friend the LTRC parents that run it even got one of their daughters onto the Ridgely Middle School Team when she didn’t even go to school there or tryout for the team. It’s everything that is wrong with youth sports.

I think the top two teams this year will be M&D and Hero’s again. The next group will be tight. I understand Pride, MD United and Coppermine picked up some really good players. NEMS stayed pretty much the same so will be in the mix. Interesting to see the changes this Fall at tournaments. Hoping the gap closes between all of the teams but still the strongest league in the country.

Not entirely true. Coppermine did pick up a couple solid players. But we also lost our top 2 players from last year. Jury is still out. Hopefully a push.

Who lost their top two players?

I think BLC lost a bunch?

I think they were saying Coppermine did.

This is just getting ridiculous at this point. One player who regularly played has moved on to Hero’s Green. That’s it.

Pride 2027 roster is essentially the same, so no one came across the bridge to VA. Someone trying to stir the pot.....

Some BLC girls to Pride and NL, in addition to Hero’s as mentioned above. It will be interesting to see the drop off of that team in the fall.

Yes, Coppermine did. I believe to NEMS.

This was my understanding as well.

I spoke with a friend who’s daughter is on Coppermine and it’s true one girl left for NEMS but was super excited about the four new girls they brought in. Stated they keep together a close group of girls and got better in a lacrosse sense too. So I would not worry about Coppermine and excited for them to give us a tough game.

Who do we think had the best offseason changes?

I think Heros. Prob added three that can get into their rotation.

Is it enough to beat M&D? I think so, regardless they will continue to play tight.

I keep hearing Pride added some talent, they were solid as is, wonder if it moves them over BLC?

Good luck at Heros.