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beat them by 4

That was the Stealth 2024 group that showed up right?

No on age 2026 team beats LI express by 4.

When in doubt, use the "they were older" excuse.

Just facts actually

I thought we were talking about HOCO.

Anyway- how do they determine if it is 10 teams or 8 teams? Do they take any input from the community?

Express is all on age?

I don't think they hold any town hall meetings. I think they ask the teams on the bubble what they prefer, and if those teams choose AAA, then it is easy and the division will be 8 teams. But if the bubble teams lobby to be in Elite, then the top 4-6 teams will lobby to keep them out, and then the organizers will make a decision.

They hold a meeting at Troy Park. Each Club Director states his case. A secret vote is held. Votes are counted.

No

Who votes?
and how do you know?

Ex coach here, he is right, each team states their case to play up, down, or stay the same. That and last years record and fall record are taken into account as well.

I don’t think this is brain surgery. Just go into USCL rankings and remove the two lowest ranked teams,

FCA and TRW. They likely won’t win a game in elite HoCo.

Remaining teams ranked by how they will finish.

Crabs - fixed defensive issues. Beefed up with Looneys and reclass kids.

Hawks - still a great team but not as dominant. Let’s see how Pittsburgh poles help.

Madlax - reclass attack is best in Maryland. Question at goal.

DCE - better than BLC but still have holes to fill

Looneys. - good but not great.

91 - much improved. Maybe better than Looneys.

True Annapolis - not as good as last year.

VLC - not enough elite players.

Last two teams are not elite. First four teams are inside the top 15 nationally.

Why do you care who plays where? Every college team has cupcakes on their schedule.

91 - much improved. Maybe better than Looneys.

Looneys will beat 91 by 6-7 goals.

Exactly!!! Watch out for the PUB Kids!!! They surprise HOCO this Spring and upset two of the top 3 teams (Crabs, Hawks or Madlax). Better FOGO, Better Midfield, Better Defense and Best Goalie at 2026 and the attack continue to get better.

Thanks Coach, Lost too many players, But once Spring is here, Looneys will be exposed for all their weaknesses . Doubt they have a winning record this year,

Exactly!!! Watch out for the PUB Kids!!! They surprise HOCO this Spring and upset two of the top 3 teams (Crabs, Hawks or Madlax). Better FOGO, Better Midfield, Better Defense and Best Goalie at 2026 and the attack continue to get better.

Definitely a troll. NOBODY on the Looneys team thinks they are improved at any of these positions.

Great goalie, but starting D went to Crabs.

Great goalie, but starting D went to Crabs.

That goalie will be on Crabs next year.

Sorry but Looney's starting D from last year would not make any other elite team in HOCO!! Crabs was desperate for help and was willing to take on anyone at this point under King Crab. Looney's defense this year will be Top 1 or 2 in the league.

Not bad, but you are underestimating how closely matched the bottom six teams are. On any given day they could all beat each other.

Where is Looneys getting the players from to replace its entire defense?

Nothing like a Hawks dad with an agenda. Trash is always easy to spot, on the sidelines and on message boards Good luck this year

FCA and kids already on the team.

People are jumping the gun on the hoco elite division. Hearing it will be a 12 team division.

Crabs
Hawks
FCA
91
Looney
True Annapolis
Madlax
DCE
TRW
VLC
Next Level
Top Caliber

Incorrect, D will suffer as replacements arent even close to what was there. FCA didnt replace what the King Crabs got. Crabs have the top guns.

You are not playing anymore Dad, your son is.

This applies to 95% of the dads in here.
Sincerely,
Your sons.

Sorry, sons, without us pushing you and giving advice, you wouldnt be elite or have fun playing lacrosse
Dads

Dads,
you are 50% correct.
Signed, Sons

Many parents on elite teams are in for a rough 4 years and an exceptionally hard next year. And some who are going to have a good laugh at the dad's who don't understand where it all went wrong. Pushing them only goes so far when they don't want to be pushed and can finally stand up for themselves and get out of the lax bubble they are forced in to. Good luck and enjoy this spring High School coaches are looking forward to seeing your kids away from the nest and protection of daddy.

That where I do it…
Don’t mind that Jeep parked on the street above SMAs field 😎

Most fields have spots to watch, Trust me

Who keeps talking about the Looney's defense? This is getting almost as old as the Predators worldwide takeover nonsense.

Yes. Definitely overrated.

Looneys dad here. It doesn’t make any sense to me why there is such negativity towards the program. Our sidelines are typically friendly and supportive of both teams. The team was competitive last year losing eight games by one point to the several top teams.

The program isn’t perfect nor are the parents. Just like the kids everything is a work in progress.

We hope to again be competitive and support these young players on both sides of the ball.

Should be any negativity towards ANY program on here. All the kids and clubs work hard. Its the parents that ruin it (see previous pages). Most these kids that play each other know each other or will - follow each other on social media, etc. Time to put the detest away.

The program isn’t perfect nor are the parents. Just like the kids everything is a work in progress.

100% agree! No parent or young man is perfect; just those who bash other young men and parents are!!