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Mcd is constantly underperforming.
Is that due to the coaching they get at 91?

Many 91 players I know walk on eggshells for fear of one screwup = benching. So instead of playing their game, they play tentative and safe.
I'd guess that style of coaching has at least something to do with it.

Now that McD head coach has joined the Predators, wonder how this will effect 91 teams ? Looks like Preds may be getting some future McD boys, cant be good for MM.

MM will 100% sell the 91MD to 3-Step or whoever, once his rockstar 2025 class has largely committed to college programs. Won't be long (Spring 2024?). Look at the (non) emphasis on any of the younger teams. It's not tracking towards "longevity" or what have you.

It's not a feeder to McD.

Not a MM fan, but let's be fair, the 91 squads he has spent serious time with, have enjoyed decent recruitment and rostering at MIAA schools definitely including McD.

But no I wouldn't call it a "feeder." Especially with the insanity of the McD athletic director? varsity coach? suddenly sharing Predators leadership with the SP varsity coach.

Only a few fans left of MM. May not be a feeder but McD captured his most prized player and anything and everything will be done to support the player.

Not sure what insanity you are talking about. McD coach has done the coaching rounds with various clubs including Crabs. This is just another club to recruit and make some money from.

And probably biggest reason, McD Coach doesnt want to get left behind on the best up and coming Club in Baltimore , Predators. Talk of Northern Baltimore lacrosse community.

That's true, he was part of the exodus from the land of the King Krab Pharoah this fall. Crabs will be on the upswing once BL fills those dorms in another 10 months. For now they are stuck out in the mud at low tide .

McD coach & his 2025 son rolled out of Crabs as the ship was sinking. Don't look for that team to be on the upswing anytime soon, especially with only a few years left. It is now a national team.

Team 91 last year:

'25- #1 team in the NATION!!!!
'26 1-5
'27 1-5
'28 1-6
'29 2-5

Team 91, overall record: 5-21
.192 win percentage.

Well, I guess they could play down like other clubs do just to have a great record (cough, Team MD). All of those 91 teams are playing in Elite or AAA.

It’s not about wins or tournament trophies it’s about coaching.

2024’s don’t win many tournaments but has the best players top to bottom.

It’s not about winning !!! Records mean nothing .

Clubs mean very little and do very little to develop players. They are important in marketing players during the summer at events. Clubs are marketing machines not lacrosse academies. High schools develop kids. High school coaches develop players. 91 does a great job of marketing kids.

Well stated, one fall my son played on a club that had 4 practices and 15 games. That is not "developing players" lol. In too many fall ball games, the boys are either playing soft because they are up by 12, or playing deflated because they are down by 12. However, the clubs and tourneys make a pile of money, the sponsors are happy, and for a few players, some buzz is generated. All that is great & fine, but the idea that it's "for player development" is a joke.

Sorry your son couldnt make a top club team and win some games and tournaments. That kind of thinking will not get your son a D1 scholarship.

Didn't T91 go 1-15-1 last year at 2028?

D1 scholarships lol. Our MD boys in the 2026-2029 range are probably at the end of MD/NJ/NY/NE scholarship dominance as the programs in CA, TX, GA, and FL grow to fill up roster slots in ACC and Ivy League schools. Our sons may beat that wave of kids to college but it's coming.

It’s not about wins or tournament trophies it’s about coaching.

2024’s don’t win many tournaments but has the best players top to bottom.

It’s not about winning !!! Records mean nothing .


Clubs mean very little and do very little to develop players. They are important in marketing players during the summer at events. Clubs are marketing machines not lacrosse academies. High schools develop kids. High school coaches develop players. 91 does a great job of marketing kids.

Well stated, one fall my son played on a club that had 4 practices and 15 games. That is not "developing players" lol. In too many fall ball games, the boys are either playing soft because they are up by 12, or playing deflated because they are down by 12. However, the clubs and tourneys make a pile of money, the sponsors are happy, and for a few players, some buzz is generated. All that is great & fine, but the idea that it's "for player development" is a joke.

Sorry your son couldnt make a top club team and win some games and tournaments. That kind of thinking will not get your son a D1 scholarship.

Didn't T91 go 1-15-1 last year at 2028?

D1 scholarships lol. Our MD boys in the 2026-2029 range are probably at the end of MD/NJ/NY/NE scholarship dominance as the programs in CA, TX, GA, and FL grow to fill up roster slots in ACC and Ivy League schools. Our sons may beat that wave of kids to college but it's coming.

That wave is already here.

Hurry! Sign up for the ECD showcase this summer...just know that the all tournament team is already picked and consists of Team 91 Md players and former teammates of MM.