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Taz did not even play anyone ranked, is why WP had the tougher schedule and were missing key players still No excuse when you think you are Number 1. As far as Express cant comment on that . Have heard they been in the mix as of late

I believe Primetimes dominate faceoff kid is from LI?

Maybe but keep in mind Taz doesnt come on every message board and talk about how great they are and how much better they are than everyone else. Also, they beat the teams in front of them or lose and move on. They dont leave tournaments or make excuses like they were missing players. Wolfpack may have good lacrosse players but the org lacks the things that are important in life.
Primetime 1-4 and that constitutes the schedule being hard?

Wolfpack no 1 enough said!

Other than they didnt have all their players, the schedule was hard and weather was unpredictable are we adding faceoffs to the reasons for losing?

Only top ranking Pack has is lack of humility and most likely to be civil servants. WP faceoff midfielder is best in the class. Doubt the Primetime kid dominated him.

Just not good enough to make a team on LI?

Looks like someone didn’t do their research. Hint:maybe go back a couple of years. Wolfpack never has OR will need to poach players.Your obsession over this team never ceases to amaze me. Take a breath. Life is short my friend.

The lies and absolute nonsense out of the WP parents never ceases to amaze me.
### was with LIE for how long before being poached? Didnt bringing him over kick back someone with the team since the start?
### was Taz for how long before being poached?
Noting wrong with it but stop with the holier and better than thou. You have a good lacrosse team but the WORST parents.

Honestly? Who cares ? The boys all get along. We have three of the best teams in the country here on the island ( Taz, 🐺, Express )… all of them are littered with future division 1 players. There’s a ton of other good teams out there as well… Next Level, Crabs, Mad Dog West, True Ill Premier, Eclipse… these boys will be future teammates. Sit back, relax and enjoy the next year and a half… bc I’m not goes by quicker than you think and you’ll miss all the time you got to spend with your sons.

Honestly? Who cares ? The boys all get along. We have three of the best teams in the country here on the island ( Taz, 🐺, Express )… all of them are littered with future division 1 players. There’s a ton of other good teams out there as well… Next Level, Crabs, Mad Dog West, True Ill Premier, Eclipse… these boys will be future teammates. Sit back, relax and enjoy the next year and a half… bc I’m not goes by quicker than you think and you’ll miss all the time you got to spend with your sons.[/quote]


Well said 👍🥍💪

The top showcases are the most fun when these kids get to play together. I always stand there on the sidelines wondering who the meatheads from these boards are and thinking it must lax them off that their son has to get an assist or perfect clear or man/ball from a player on a team he hates!!!

Well said 👍🥍💪

The top showcases are the most fun when these kids get to play together. I always stand there on the sidelines wondering who the meatheads from these boards are and thinking it must lax them off that their son has to get an assist or perfect clear or man/ball from a player on a team he hates!!![/quote]

Exactly…trust the process and stop obsessing on who is the best. I laugh at claims like undefeated streaks or self proclaimed labels like “best club team ever”… just have fun and enjoy it with your child.

How is the CBLaxers NY Showcase? Anyone go last year?

My son went and it was terrible. They put coaches on the list who didn't show up. There was no interaction with the coaches and no coaching either. It was just games. Waste of money.

Very busy weekend of different events. I don’t think that anyone can expect a heavy recruiting experience…

The CB Laxers showcase was really bad last year! They put the kids in a indoor facility with terrible turf(a lot of kids got hurt), bad lighting and poor rotation and coaching. The poor Goalies got killed, all the field kids were just getting the ball and driving on the goal!

Winter recruiting events are money grabs for the rich, just go to prospect days.

Are prospect days generally in the spring/summer?

Mostly Fall/winter - nothing in spring and some in late summer.

Most will be in the summer, fall and winter. Not a lot of recruiting during the spring. Coaches are focused on their season January through May.

If you are interested in a possible fit - how do you go about letting the school/coach know?

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Most will be in the summer, fall and winter. Not a lot of recruiting during the spring. Coaches are focused on their season January through May.[/quote]

[quote=Anonymous]If you are interested in a possible fit - how do you go about letting the school/coach know?


All schools have a recruiting form on the athletic page of their website. Fill out the form and attach highlight film. Then follow with an email. Your son should be sending the email. In the email list all showcases he will be attending this summer Remember the coaches can not contact your son in to 9/1 so this does not have to be done right now it can wait til the spring. Most coaches are concentrating on their season now.

Not sure where you would get that he is the best in grade. He hasn't played against the top kids in his grade yet. Making all star in Fla where there wasn't even a FO kid on every team doesn't count buddy. Either does WSYL. He doesn't even have a current highlight video.

You're a weirdo. Why would you know so much about a young kid??? Stop stalking.

Not sure where you would get that he is the best in grade. He hasn't played against the top kids in his grade yet. Making all star in Fla where there wasn't even a FO kid on every team doesn't count buddy. Either does WSYL. He doesn't even have a current highlight video.[/quote]

You're a weirdo. Why would you know so much about a young kid??? Stop stalking.[/quote]

Nice try. Simple IG check and being half informed of 24 kids will get you that info. But if he is the best in grade, he is famous anyway, right Dad?

Trying to get a sense of summer showcases and prospect days. Anyone have thoughts /experience with TPS (The Player Series) June in Tinton Falls or the Elite 100 in July in Boston?

Complete money grabs

Why do you feel that these are money grabs. Any info would help. Thanks in advance

tons of college Coaches attending plus Duke coach runs it.

Coaches names are on the list and then they don't show up. Coaches are standing around not evaluating kids. Coaches get paid and they need the income to supplement their salary, therefore these big showcases are not great recruiting events.

Would have to agree with this. Juniors Open, Showtime and Main Stage are the best place to get looks. Coaches will spend most time watching the 24's during club season.

I don’t know about that. Went last year and the Duke coach spoke with all the kids via zoom a few days before. Daynof TPS he spoke with all the parents. Stood next to the Yale and Brown coach during one of the games. The coach of my kids team was the North Carolina offensive coordinator. Yes they are all money grabs but to say coaches are not involved is completely false for TPS. Maybe for other showcases though.

YOU KNOW THEY ARE GETTING PAID TO DO THAT .....

Just play well for your club, the sidelines will be full of coaches. Attend the prospect days of the schools you really like, other schools attend those prospect days as well. My son committed to Holy Cross after being seen at the Yale prospect day.

How did that work? Was a Holy Cross coach there as well?

Everyone is making money on this. IMLCA ran a tournament this winter (or at least sold their brand for it). There is a lot of money kicking around the system and everyone wants to get in on it. It does not mean your son does not get evaluated. The #1 thing you can do to get recruited is be a really good lacrosse player.

This is true but not the norm. From my experience most prospect days are just a single school. Yes, the sidelines are full of coaches for the top teams but if your kid is not on one of the top tier teams, there will not be a lot of coaches watching. In this case Individual showcases are important for some.
The coaches are paid to be there. Be honest with sons ability and try to place him the right showcases.. One of my kids attended a showcase that had D1, D2 and D3 coaches. the talent level at the showcase was very good but was not elite. the D1 coaches were active in the beginning during the drills period. once the games started they could have cared less They knew only a handful of those kids had what it took to play D1. The D2 and D3 coaches were very involved and checking their roster sheets. My point is it was a great showcase for most but the small handful of kids that had elite talent it was a waste. The coaches want to see your kid compete against elite talent for D1. D2 and D3 want to see your kid compete against talent that is equal to that level. I'm not trying to put down D2 and D3 (one of my kids plays D3) but the talent level between a top D1 school and say Suny Farmingdale or Suny Cortland is a huge difference

Yes, Holy Cross was there. Also in attendance, was Sacred Heart, Fairfield, Conn. College, Wesleyan and few others. I would say that in most of the prospect days that I have attended(Michigan being the exception) there have been other schools in attendance. Yale did not view any of these schools as a threat to their recruiting.

How about the Jim Stagnitta Showcase? Spotlight Lax....it seems he has a good amount of the higher end colleges going to it, I am assuming because he knows the older guys a little bit better.

The Show 2024 is actually pretty loaded, well the Fall was. I am assuming the Summer will be too because its run by MADLAX.