BOTC - US Lacrosse Community Forum Forums NORTHEAST LACROSSE BOTC MAIN FORUM (LI, CT, WC) Boys 2025-9th Grade Fall 2021/Summer 2022

My son left Igloo B to go to FLG...So far, so good. He likes the coaches and practices much better than Igloo.

Are you speaking directly to the Igloo Northface parents? It's comical what the parents are putting their kids through on that team.

I think Igloo B lost half their team.

Wait? You can’t get recruited from the bench. Some parents need a lax intervention imho.

The parents on Igloo aren’t putting their kids through anything. The parents and the kids were misled after all other tryouts were done and gone. Now these kids and parents are stuck because there is nowhere to go right now but I can almost guarantee there will be a mass exodus from Northface next year considering how many of the good kids either attend St. Anthony’s or Chaminade. We all know that’s Express territory or the parents are just fed up with the BS. It stinks but it’s time for parents to do what’s right for their kids and not rely on others to do it for them.

Coach is nuts

We switched clubs, were at shore two snore and went to Rebels. So far we are very happy with all. Team is also very very good.

Did your son go to Rebels A or B? The S2S A & B teams lost a lot of kids...don't see them being too relevant going forward at the 2025 level.

No one is stuck anywhere. If your son is good enough he could grab a spot on pretty much any team...even after tryouts. That's a fact!

I don’t think that is the point that is being made. I could be wrong. It seems like there is 1 1/2 teams and the A team will be fine. If that’s the case, I can see the concern from the parents.

If the stuck kids were good enough, they would already be GONE

2025 has too many average and below average teams but at this point it's about playing time and getting better. 91 and Express are the tops because year after year because they draw the best talent and have the coaching to back it up. Igloo are the great pretenders, they haven't won a thing and from what I've seen they aren't coached very well. It's HS/recruiting teams now which leads to a lot of player and parent animosity and me first ball. Find a program that your player gets decent coaching and playing time. The best part of the next few years will be them playing HS with their friends(win or lose), not club lacrosse.

Watered Down, poor instruction, zero development. Great options

Sounds like you need to bud out of your kids life, he needs to hit the wall and stop playing victim and look at the world as glass half full.

S2S has been irrelevant in this age group since day one. They are in the TB, Turtle and B team category.

Think top 3 are AA with only ? Is Igloo( heard some turnover) A plus would be Legarush Rebels regulators the next 3 on list B plus at best. Rest B/C

Hard to say but the Long Island teams are all going to have a hard time going forward against 91 MD, Laxachusetts Black and every other team out there that has a roster where 80% of the kids are at least a full year older if not more. They're not better lacrosse players. Just older, bigger, faster, stronger and know how to play. It's unfortunate but unless you're willing to reclass your kid, that's who is going to get the looks.

Before 2025 tryouts, families should have decided what the end game is for continuing with club lacrosse. 5 to 7k all in for club, is a lot to ask if you're just hanging on for fun. If your son really wants to play in college, and as a parent most likely paying for that privilege, there is a college team for almost everyone. Very few from Long Island will ever play at large D1 program. Certainly smaller D1 programs, D2, D3 and MCLA are all options. The real question that families must honestly answer is exactly what you'll sacrifice just to play lacrosse in college (no judgements). The better club programs will give you some exposure, but quite frankly most of the legwork is the family realistically finding out where their player can and should play. Individual showcases, prospect days, letters, etc, all part of the process. You cannot let the college coaches phone call to your club coach be the deciding factor. Club coaches are human, play favorites, favor home towns.

Sounds like your son is not on a elite AA team. Nothing personal or fugaze. For my two older sons the elite AA teams successfully converted all of the above and more. Both played D1 and both were second line pole and mids until the end. Elite coaching and reps got them there. Both started on their high school due to elite club team. If you are not elite you are outside looking in. Measure elite by coaching, track record, and quality of practice.

Are most varsity lacrosse programs having workouts/practices this time of year? Even though it's football and soccer season and the best lacrosse players are probably in-season for those?

Yes, but they're optional. In my sons school, if you're currently in-season with a sport you are not allowed to participate in any off-season sessions

We are just starting them this week at our school. My son is going to go to lacrosse depending on homework load and how he feels physically after football.

Elite AA, what does that even mean? I call BS, but does their degree from Hartford just to play lacrosse really have Fortune 500 companies lining up to hire them after graduation. I guess you can all sit around talking about the glory days and NCC. #laxlife

Wall Street is loaded with college lacrosse players. Had 3 kids play and everyone was offered top paying jobs by numerous companies. One very high academic, other 2 average. If you do not think NCAA athletes have an advantage coming out of school then your just not in touch with reality.

Bet you are a snob from CT. Putting down NCC is something a snob does. No wonder your blaming others for your failure.

Nah, I'm a nassau guy so.. you're welcome. Pretty sure my taxes fund that place. What does the union have lined up for you tomorrow?

Hey Pal, what's wrong with you? Chill out, get a grip and stop being so booshie.

Stick to the script. 95% of these kids arent playing in college and the majority of the LI teams are just money grabs ( I mean recruiting showcases) at this point. Let your kid play and enjoy it. Dont ruin their experience by living thru them. Last thing a 14 yr old kid wants to hear is his parents Lax Ambitions being forced onto them....

And if you’re kid isn’t interested in a 60hr/wk Wall Street job?

Says the guy who can't even capitalize Nassau. Seems like you scored pretty low on the education front. Maybe dial it back and go hug your kid who hates you.

Blatant tournament in 2 weeks...Lets see who shows up

One of my kids got a job with large construction company down south, and was supervisor in 6 months. this is all because of lax connections. He is 26 making 120k a year already.
He did not go to school for a major. He went to play lacrosse, at least that's what staff told him. When choosing a school look into the ones that work very closely with Alumni. Whether your kid plays four years or never dose.
If they work hard they will be successful. Old School Kids are thriving, Not the everyone gets a trophies kids.

Everyone way too wrapped in the Lax Culture. Play the game, enjoy it and let it be what it will be.

Nurses graduating from Molloy making that right out the door.

Male nurse snob.

60 Hours a week on wall street. Work 15 years and Retire.

This is a lax forum. Take your differences elsewhere

Plus OT

If all your kids are out of college and working. Why are you in a high school lax forum. I smell BS

Laxachusetts black is nice tho