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I think it should be said that through this whole thread, the only team without these repeated issues where kids are just a transaction, is Team91. I think those guys over there are growing them right. Sure the young squads don't win all their games but clearly the expert coaching staff has got the young men tuned up by the time they hit high school. And it shouldn't have to be said that the staff at Team91 are on top of making sure the boys get into the best private schools in the region.

Is anyone's son playing in the Apex PLL Youth Games event next weekend?

I think it should be said that through this whole thread, the only team without these repeated issues where kids are just a transaction, is Team91. I think those guys over there are growing them right. Sure the young squads don't win all their games but clearly the expert coaching staff has got the young men tuned up by the time they hit high school. And it shouldn't have to be said that the staff at Team91 are on top of making sure the boys get into the best private schools in the region.

I know some friends from the 28 Crabs and 28 Hawks that are attending

I think it should be said that through this whole thread, the only team without these repeated issues where kids are just a transaction, is Team91. I think those guys over there are growing them right. Sure the young squads don't win all their games but clearly the expert coaching staff has got the young men tuned up by the time they hit high school. And it shouldn't have to be said that the staff at Team91 are on top of making sure the boys get into the best private schools in the region.

I think it should be said that through this whole thread, the only team without these repeated issues where kids are just a transaction, is Team91. I think those guys over there are growing them right. Sure the young squads don't win all their games but clearly the expert coaching staff has got the young men tuned up by the time they hit high school. And it shouldn't have to be said that the staff at Team91 are on top of making sure the boys get into the best private schools in the region.

Madlax pole from TX is on the roster (and has been), travels with team and attends a lot of the practices. There is a family connection to DMV.

I know some friends from the 28 Crabs and 28 Hawks that are attending

If you’re dense enough to pay $700+ for 2 days of lax… haha!

What’s the competition going to look like? I get it the sport costs money and we spend a ton, but that’s just dum money.

These are the best players in the country (whose parents want to blow $700)!

This is not everything that’s wrong with youth sports, but to tout it as a showcase for the best players in the country and then charge $700 is absolute excrement. I get the players want the cash, but tying “ability” to socioeconomic status is one of the worst things about “elite” lacrosse and something that needs to be fixed before the sport will ever become what it could and should be in this country.

It’s worse than “holdbacks.” Prove me wrong.

These are the best players in the country (whose parents want to blow $700)!

This is not everything that’s wrong with youth sports, but to tout it as a showcase for the best players in the country and then charge $700 is absolute excrement. I get the players want the cash, but tying “ability” to socioeconomic status is one of the worst things about “elite” lacrosse and something that needs to be fixed before the sport will ever become what it could and should be in this country.

It’s worse than “holdbacks.” Prove me wrong.

Anything PLL is a money grab. Their business model is to supplement player income by running some event everywhere their circus train stops.

Buzz off Team91 dad. Nobody cares. When MMs kids are done that program will die on the vine

Not even close. 91 is the only elite team featuring only MD talent - that talent has to be grown organically. MM is committed. Small roster (16 as of last week) = lean and mean. Let me know how it feels at the first Crabs game when you all are suddenly fielding a 34 man roster.

Not even close. 91 is the only elite team featuring only MD talent

Serious question...what 91 team other than the 25's is Elite?

None.

A few of the 91 teams were registered in the Elite-level bracket but I wouldn't call them "elite" by any stretch. They were probably better suited to play AAA and AA, really.

The '26 team went 2-5 in Elite.
The '27 team went 1-5 in the Elite.
The 28 went 1-6...in AAA.

I think it should be said that through this whole thread, the only team without these repeated issues where kids are just a transaction, is Team91. I think those guys over there are growing them right. Sure the young squads don't win all their games but clearly the expert coaching staff has got the young men tuned up by the time they hit high school. And it shouldn't have to be said that the staff at Team91 are on top of making sure the boys get into the best private schools in the region.

Well the '28 team is now approx 50% T91 kids from last year (the kids who played, the 2nd line and 3rd line boys got no playing time and mostly dropped to rec squads) and 50% Swarm kids (who I think went 1-6 in AA), so I am sure that 91 squad will be elite in no time. LOL. Waiting for MM to pop up with the famous lax roster sales pitch "We filled some gaps with even more talent than before so we can only improve!"

Wrong about the makeup of the 91 roster. More posts from people who have no idea what they are talking about. Par for the course on this board. And that goes for all clubs, not just 91. People constantly posting nonsense and false information.

None.

A few of the 91 teams were registered in the Elite-level bracket but I wouldn't call them "elite" by any stretch. They were probably better suited to play AAA and AA, really.

The '26 team went 2-5 in Elite.
The '27 team went 1-5 in the Elite.
The 28 went 1-6...in AAA.

Wrong about the makeup of the 91 roster. More posts from people who have no idea what they are talking about. Par for the course on this board. And that goes for all clubs, not just 91. People constantly posting nonsense and false information.

wins and losses are meaningless in club only matters in high school.

Eyeroll emoji. "Par for the course on this board" is the stats police deflecting because someone posts a # that is barely off the mark. "My son's team isn't MAJORITY holdbacks! It's only 45% holdbacks, you total liar!"

I don't know about "50% guy" in this thread, but I know 2 dads on the team and I understand the roster to be "some mix" of old T91 players, Swarm players, HoCo players, and "allegedly" some kids recently poached from Koopers. If there's more, where's the rest of the roster from? Not the bracket my son plays in, so I don't really care. Just curious

None.

A few of the 91 teams were registered in the Elite-level bracket but I wouldn't call them "elite" by any stretch. They were probably better suited to play AAA and AA, really.

The '26 team went 2-5 in Elite.
The '27 team went 1-5 in the Elite.
The 28 went 1-6...in AAA.

Well the '28 team is now approx 50% T91 kids from last year (the kids who played, the 2nd line and 3rd line boys got no playing time and mostly dropped to rec squads) and 50% Swarm kids (who I think went 1-6 in AA), so I am sure that 91 squad will be elite in no time. LOL. Waiting for MM to pop up with the famous lax roster sales pitch "We filled some gaps with even more talent than before so we can only improve!"

Wrong about the makeup of the 91 roster. More posts from people who have no idea what they are talking about. Par for the course on this board. And that goes for all clubs, not just 91. People constantly posting nonsense and false information.

Eyeroll emoji. "Par for the course on this board" is the stats police deflecting because someone posts a # that is barely off the mark. "My son's team isn't MAJORITY holdbacks! It's only 45% holdbacks, you total liar!"

I don't know about "50% guy" in this thread, but I know 2 dads on the team and I understand the roster to be "some mix" of old T91 players, Swarm players, HoCo players, and "allegedly" some kids recently poached from Koopers. If there's more, where's the rest of the roster from? Not the bracket my son plays in, so I don't really care. Just curious

Think VLC will be there, too.

I'm late to the party on VLC. Where did they come from / who runs them?

Crabs do, But from Virginia.

It's a first year team so I don't want to rush to judgment, but thus far they are displaying a concerning lack of crazy forum dads.

They will be game changers once they show up. They will do to BOTC-MD-2028 what cinnamon and sugar did to the whiskey industry.

Make you vomit in your mouth and give you a raging headache the next day? Be a scourge on society?

Enough of this malarkey. Back to the Predators chatter. I want…No, I NEED more Predators talk! Give it to me!!!

Make you vomit in your mouth and give you a raging headache the next day? Be a scourge on society?

Enough of this malarkey. Back to the Predators chatter. I want…No, I NEED more Predators talk! Give it to me!!!