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Had to? Or wanted to due to the fact that they’re excellent players with a great person as a father.

Originally Posted by Anonymous
"a deal was made between ML and the massapequa venom coaches. venom had to take both boys as a package deal. very shaddy stuff going on."

"Had to? Or wanted to due to the fact that they’re excellent players with a great person as a father."

Original poster is clueless and clearly also a donk and angry at life. Venom recognized the talent and wanted them on their team because they will make Venom better and help them win. THAT is Venom's primary goal. Nothing shady. Venom recognized them as strong players and good kids and family years ago!

Somebody is not happy with the herd lol

They’ll just sit and watch like everyone else except for the chosen few.

Time will tell

Yes in deed. Ya Herd, ya Herd.

feel bad for the moose that were displaced

is it really shady though? None of these teams are created based on merit

why not just replace the kids that were leaving via the summer tryouts? I bet Kevin Durant had a hand in these kids going to Venom.

Moose was put in a tough spot cause S2S wanted there 4 port kids cause the varsity coach coaches the krackens. So once they left the coach of Moose was not sure what was going to happen to the team. So some of the top players tried out for other clubs. And 3 of the top players made venom. Moose could not recover from losing 7 of there top players to maintain as one of the top teams in the 28’s. There was no back door deal for his kids to go to Venom. The team was falling apart and everyone was looking to go somewhere else. His 2 kids are good enough to play for venom so they took them, who wouldn’t . But to call this shady is ridiculous. It’s people who have no clue what’s going on who hear one thing and assume. The coach from Moose is one of the best guys you will ever meet. He truly cares for ALL the boys well being. Plus why would he want his team to fold that he puts all his heart into. Say what you want cause I know you all will but the Coach from Moose is one of the best coaches on the island!

Well said!

Could not have said it better myself. Great coach and man. Has all the kids best interest at heart.

Another dense comment

i agree he was very good to the program, made them a very competitive team. too bad it had to end. best of luck to all the kids.

With all of the rebels are going to be great talk a few weeks ago, curious if they picked up any top kids. They have gone very quiet

I’m kind of new to travel. The us club rankings it seems as far as LI teams 91 and express are consistently in the top 50 and high up for many age groups. Besides the legacy taz team what makes legacy considered an elite program? I don’t see many of their teams ranked in top 50.

What tournaments are teams doing this fall?

What tournaments is your team doing?

With the exception of taz all their other teams are a step below 91, Express and Igloo. Some of their teams are really far below those three. Not a bad program. But I definitely would not call it elite. It also seems like they give you a lot less tournaments than other programs

I am an outsider but agree that ML had a great coach who seemed like a nice person who cared for the kids. Very disappointed to see their club end this way. Makes me dislike team 19 even more. Rooting for Express, S2S, legacy, igloo and turtles to upset them!

Igloo should not be in the conversation with 91 and Express in terms of the level of the program consistent throughout age groups. Not even remotely...

Moose Club did not end. One team dispersed. 91 across all age group is like they yankees and most root against them for that reason, and for the general swagger they exude (both kids and vicariously living parents).

Lmao they lost to express by a goal 2x last season on the 28 level

That’s fair. But legacy isn’t really close to those three organizations at most age groups. Of course with the exception of taz

Legacy does plenty of tournaments actually. I agree with express maybe being better at more grades than legacy but igloo??

The thing that matters is getting recruited and making it to the next step. Legacy has a ton of d1 and other division commits and puts kids in the right showcases to show themselves.

The thing that matters is your kid enjoying the experience. He'll decide what he wants to be. All the top programs will help develop and market players. Some programs just have more talent than others because of their brand. There will be plenty of D1 studs who will stand out from mid tier club teams...

US Lacrosse Rankings
2022- 1st 91 Smash
2023- 1st 91 Bandits
2024- 1st 91 Wolfpack
2025- 4th 91 Shock
2026- 43rd 91 Storm
2027- 1st 91 Machine

Everyone else is chasing scraps!

91 is so where it’s at…

I'm a '28 91 parent. Act like you've been there. No need to be posting that and especially the "everyone else is chasing scraps" statement. Stuff like this is what gives the whole program a bad rep and stereotype.

Who cares anyone ?

If you look at these team’s rosters from 6th grade to where they ended up, you’ll see there’s a good chance your kid won’t be on that team when it counts. The scraps you refer to are the crumbs from your own organization- good luck getting on the field this year and in the future, when it matters. There’s a reason each team has so many Coaches, it’s to make sure their own kids stay relevant in such a cutthroat program. The Bandits might as well be a National team at this point. There are so many ex-Bandits and ex-Smash players out there, they should form their own club. Some are still on 91 B teams, replaced by out of state kids, but still paying the big bucks - the ultimate definition of ‘scraps’.

2026 43rd? Ouch

Yes!!!!

It’s probably not even a 91 parent posting

That’s sad if true

First off , if we are speaking about the program it’s self and not about teams individually, then 91 should not even be listed! Completely unorganized, last minute practice and tournament changes! Communication dose not exist with this organization. Have kids on all different teams playing on all different teams at all different tournaments. I can say that igloo is an elite organization communication is unbelievable tournaments and practices are listed way in advance (with very little changes) that’s an outstanding program of course on every organization not all teams are top teams!

91 has the name so they will keep getting top kids but there is room for other programs that are dedicated to get your kids competing with the top team and get them where they want to go

Hilarious

Any tri state teams doing any tournaments in MD/DE this fall?