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Last year's back up got cut and replaced. Now he is the backup for True.

If it happens, someone new must be in charge. Otherwise you are getting your first game two days before the game and the rest of your schedule two weeks later.

It's because of coaches complaining about what division they were put in by the "Competition Committee". So HOCO waits until after the Spring tournaments this and next weekend before they even make the final divisions alignments, then they make the schedule. It's a total cluster f.

Tell me you have a kid that wasn’t good or smart enough to compete against kids his own age without telling me

Hawks will be fine. Back up is just as good.

My kid is on age playing at the Elite level and I agree with the above statement. Hard work pays off regardless of age.

Sure he is.

Sorry your son was not able to keep up on age. When I was growing up, we had a word for boys whose parents arranged for them to play against younger kids.

Play your own age if you're so good then.

👆 This was very funny. - holdback dad.

We can discuss in detail on Saturdays. I’ll introduce you to my 14 yr old. Lol

How many kids currently at MIAA or WCAC schools (22’s&23’s) who are going D1 are on age?

Anyone want to take a stab at a percentage guess?

My kid is on age playing in Elite and I’m tired of all the whining on here. There’s a holdback thread filled with insecure 5th grade dads. Go there if you want to whine and cry. If your kid struggles against kids a year older than him now then he’s not going to be good enough to play at a high level anywhere over the next 6-8 years. Both because he’s just not talented and because his daddy keeps making excuses for him about it not being fair that he has to play (in most cases) kids 6-10 months older than him.

I will introduce you to my 13 year old starter.

5%?

Spring Thaw predictions for games today?

Lol, you are delusional. 6-10 months may be the case in 5th grade now. Let’s check back with you in a couple years , maybe 7/8th grade and see how you feel about the holdback situation? You may want to jump on the bandwagon earlier rather than later. It’s the way it is now, unfortunately! Until rules change, almost no chance of playing, being recruited by a top 5 D1college without being older. They don’t care about the 1 or 2 extra years. They just want to win!

Crabs go 2-0 and then 3-0 next week

Born Aug. 2007. See you on Saturday

I’m not holding my kid back. He doesn’t need it. I was talking to everyone complaining about holdbacks. Your reading comprehension makes me think you should have been held back a few times.

Crabs roll today and next week 5-0

Ouch, MD elite teams in March Invitational today.

Looks like original schedule for March Kickoff Invitational was cancelled and a smaller makeshift schedule put in place. Not a good showing for HoCo Elite teams that should be playing in AAA or lower.

Huh? I thought it got canceled? Did they end up playing games?

Spring Thaw results
Tigers XXVI Lacrosse 3-0
Crabs 2026 2-0
Annapolis Hawks 2026 2-1
NXT 2026 Black 2-1
Jersey Express 2026 1-1-1
Nationals LC 2026 1-1
Philadelphia Freedom 2026 Red 1-2
LI Express 2026 1-2
Express NORTH 2026 Black 0-2-1
Madlax-Capital 2026 0-3

Calm down. These were scrimmages. The idea of scrimmages is to play everyone to figure out your season. Sorry you hold so much stock in them. Have a safe trip home!

Yes, with a reduced schedule and a different venue, results:

Mad Dog National 2026 Black 3-0
True IL Premier 2026 AA 2-0
Mad Dog National 2026 Gold 1-0
VLC 2026 1-1
Top Caliber 2026 1-1
Edge 2026 1-2
True IL Premier 2026 A 0-1
FCA 2026 Blue 0-2
Team 91 MD 2026 0-2

Tigers are the new #1

Hawks and Express got handled

Congratulations to the Tigers they deserved it, Hawks also played well, as did Express Channie, Crabs played clown teams and should have been 0-3 if they played Hawks, Express, and Tigers.

Tigers are truly the cream of the crop at the 2026 level. Everyone else is looking up at them. Put together one heck of team on the field with coaches that can't be matched. Looking forward to more battles with them.

What is up with Madlax going 0-3?

How did Express North do?

Well I’m tired of you whining about people whining. Go post on FB how elite your kid is and stfu

Tigers coach doesn’t know the rules of the tournament. An embarrassment My son was saying our coach doesn’t know the rules and was arguing with the refs all game

Relax Express and Crabs missing 5+ starters for each team. These teams love the detest though lol

It’s okay. There’s a lot of other things your son can do where athleticism (or intelligence if he carries your DNA) doesn’t matter.

Tigers are truly the cream of the crop at the 2026 level. Everyone else is looking up at them. Put together one heck of team on the field with coaches that can't be matched. Looking forward to more battles with them.[/quote]


This sounds like a tigers coach quote...

Wierd how they were beating the Hawks Express at UMass but couldn't win a game today

Not a tigers fan but hawkward, such a hawks thing to say with a loss. Just accept the loss

Anyone who knows these teams know they all respect each other. Good to see they all accepted hard schedules as usual to get better. Good job to all these teams, Crabs, and NXT.