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1 - BL- lots returning and defense will get coached up. B st coaching staff in the MIAA
2 - CHC - return of attackman could help but could also hurt. Too many guys want and hold the ball too long. Very selfish team.
3.) McD - still strong starting line up. Bench will be very thin. new freshman not as good as advertised.
4 - Loyola . Despite their terrible head coach and staff, the heavy set coach is a donkey who was a FOGO in college because he couldn’t play in the field, they have talent which will coach themselves with the help of some fathers in the stands. Freshman attackman from last year will really needs to develop both physically an athletically.
5 - AS - still have talent off field BS , whether true or not, will be a distraction .
6 - Gilman - overall still a very young team. All their top offensive players are sophomores. Top goalie, defense will need to get better but will continue to get better through the year. Very unusual team composite…. Sophomore dominate team. No juniors play any significant roles —-a few decent seniors.
New head coach needs to upgrade assistants… especially offensive.

MSM
Mt St Joe
JC

Saint Pauls might not be so terrible now that they pulled one of the best coaches in the country out of Towson and have him back working for the school he teaches at.

I feel bad for Towson. Coach Broc made that team one that could beat any one on any given day. Sorry he is stuck at St. P.

Saint Pauls might not be so terrible now that they pulled one of the best coaches in the country out of Towson and have him back working for the school he teaches at.

I feel bad for Towson. Coach Broc made that team one that could beat any one on any given day. Sorry he is stuck at St. P.

Cecil Community College

Private without any doubt if you are looking to go D1. You can make it in Public, but it is so much harder. Look at MIAA commitments, many arent even that good besides playing in college rule MIAA league. But look how many are committed. And the majority will not see the field in D1.

With Lacrosse becoming popular in FL, GA, CA, TX ,NC the MIAA is slowly losing out to these states in Recruitment and actually playing in D1 . Looking over last years rosters of Final 8 in NCAA playoffs, ND has 1, UVA a 2, Duke 0, NC 6 , Georgetown 4, Rutgers 1 , Loyola 5 and MD has a bunch 7. A few actually start and play but majority ride the bench. MIAA aint what it used to be.

With Lacrosse becoming popular in FL, GA, CA, TX ,NC the MIAA is slowly losing out to these states in Recruitment and actually playing in D1 . Looking over last years rosters of Final 8 in NCAA playoffs, ND has 1, UVA a 2, Duke 0, NC 6 , Georgetown 4, Rutgers 1 , Loyola 5 and MD has a bunch 7. A few actually start and play but majority ride the bench. MIAA aint what it used to be.

You realize the MIAA is a league, right? 11 teams in the A conference. 26 kids in the final 8 NCAA D1 tourney from one league, not state, is impressive.

There are 230 high school teams in Maryland. All 11 MIAA “A” teams were ranked in the top 18 last season.

With Lacrosse becoming popular in FL, GA, CA, TX ,NC the MIAA is slowly losing out to these states in Recruitment and actually playing in D1 . Looking over last years rosters of Final 8 in NCAA playoffs, ND has 1, UVA a 2, Duke 0, NC 6 , Georgetown 4, Rutgers 1 , Loyola 5 and MD has a bunch 7. A few actually start and play but majority ride the bench. MIAA aint what it used to be.

Best players in state gravitate to the MIAA schools, DMV to IAC. Most college teams have less and less MIAA players. Besides a few 3 or 4 they all rode the bench last year and some have for years. Having 3 or 4 play out of 8 final college teams from the supposed best HS conference in country is not that great. 11 MIAA teams must have 250-350 players. 8 college teams have 450 players ... 3/4 play..

All these fuss in Baltimore over getting D1 this and that, holding back, best club , hit the wall, pay entire team to transfer, arent getting great results. Maybe I am missing something.

Wait... MIAA's senior class this year sending multiple kids to UNC, UVA, Syracuse, Penn, Cornell, Georgetown, Lehigh, Loyola, Maryland, Ohio State, Penn State, Army, Navy... three of the top ten kids are from the MIAA... your right its not what it used to be... its a lot better...

Sounds like someone’s kid didn’t make it in the miaa.

Cecil Community College

Congrats

While that is impressive, I doubt more than a a few ever start or play. That was the point, not if they could get recruited. The league and schools get them looks.

Year of playing have made MIAA players highly skilled with stickwork and IQ which gets them recruited. That was all that was needed to play D1 years ago. Now with influx of a bunch of very athletic players ( some less skilled) from all over country, it is becoming harder and harder for MIAA players to see the field. As the coach says, I can teach skills, but I cant teach athleticism and speed.

Huh? every conference in D1 has MIAA players PLAYING. Go watch some TV.

Send your kid where he will have a chance to get some playing time. There are never any guarantees, but take stock of the situation and be honest about your kids’ chances of playing at these schools. MIAA is great but not if you’ll never get to play.

Even the bottom teams in the miaa were ranked well ahead of the public state champs.

And federation rules are trash. MIAA is such a superior brand of lax and it isn’t even close.

11 teams in the A conference. 26 kids in the final 8 NCAA D1 tourney from one league, not state, is pretty impressive.

Gilman's best offensive player (Woloson) is a junior, no?

No he’s not. A second line midfielder. Very low lacrosse IQ.

And less than 4 or 5 players from those 8 teams with rosters of 45+ actually saw the field. And one of those was a holdback/redshirt/extracovidyear player. MIAA is getting a reputation as good skilled practice players.

Then tell what league is better maryland public…..lol

Nice Strawman...who said they weren't a good league?? Great HS lacrosse is played in MIAA. We were talking about players that actually play in D1 from there. First statement was that a bunch get committed, just not a lot see the field form such a highly recruited league.

Numbers or it's all smoke and unsubstantiated bs.

The MIAA conference as a whole is hands down the best in the world.

Show me another conference that has its teams, top to bottom, ranked higher.

The best in MD/DC:
https://www.laxnumbers.com/ratings.php?y=2021&v=3206

The best in the Mid Atlantic Region:
https://www.laxnumbers.com/ratings.php?y=2021&v=3002

And the best in the nation:
https://www.laxnumbers.com/ratings.php?y=2021&v=3000

The links you shared have some school records wrong, so they are not a reliable source. Do you have any other sources?

There is no real perfect source for High School Lacrosse. They all have some issues. Most do ok at best with rankings. Max Preps would be a good source for rankings but the MIAA is too good to post scores there.

the schools can barely post their scores on their own Twitter feeds and homepages yet alone multiple websites.

Nice Strawman...who said they weren't a good league?? Great HS lacrosse is played in MIAA. We were talking about players that actually play in D1 from there. First statement was that a bunch get committed, just not a lot see the field form such a highly recruited league.

In 2019 there were 4 MIAA alums on 1st team AA and 14 total. I believe there were 10 MIAA AAs this past season. There are roughly 20 MIAA grads in PLL. Which league would have comparable numbers? BTW in the 80's 90s etc there were plenty of stars from the league that became benchwarmers in college. No secret that great athletes are playing lacrosse all over the country and are getting good coaching.

Please, Why should they, The MIAA is best in world according to above poster.

Numbers or it's all smoke and unsubstantiated bs.

The MIAA conference as a whole is hands down the best in the world.

Show me another conference that has its teams, top to bottom, ranked higher.

The best in MD/DC:
https://www.laxnumbers.com/ratings.php?y=2021&v=3206

The best in the Mid Atlantic Region:
https://www.laxnumbers.com/ratings.php?y=2021&v=3002

And the best in the nation:
https://www.laxnumbers.com/ratings.php?y=2021&v=3000