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The Hoco Elite 2028 Champions have zero dad coaches. However they are ML28's daddy.

Phhhhhhhhhht. It's an overgeneralization but it is certainly not an ignorant argument. If you are paying more than about $1500/year for your son to play ball, having a "Dad Coach" is more likely to be a red flag than a bonus, and everyone knows that.

Typical 21st Century American thinking "Oh it has to be A or B!" Really?

The fired 2029 Crabs coach (now at True) is a dad coach. Search the forums for that insane saga.
Team 91 currently has 30+ kids on roster including 3 sons of coaches. Should work out great.
Koopers was full of Dad coaches, and folded.
Millon is a dad coach, making sure for 10+ years the ball goes through his sons' hands. At the expense of others. It has been a success (of sorts).
Madlax has dad coaches, and the ML Dadz cannot stop talking about the effect it has on the squad.

Brian Kelly in his role at FCA has built a system where other players (who aren't his sons) must fit into the system that showcases his sons, or be cut. There are at least "a few" former and current FCA midfielders who have the same level of talent as Kelly's 2028 son. And yet some are/were buried 18 spots deep on the FCA white roster because there can only be one.

And in fact some of the best and worst 2028 FCA coaches have been dad coaches over the past few years!

It's complicated, but it's usually NOT GOOD.

Whoever wrote this post hasn’t watched many FCA 2028 Blue games.

Correct. Kelly's son isn't that great TBH. He's a showboater. You can see his dads frustrations with him almost every game.

Good points re dad coached sons' having plays run through them. Look at TX Nationals. The coach's son is an attackman. He's very good, but that team would be excellent if he wasn't such a ball hog......and why do they ball hog? Because there are no consequences for poor or selfish play. Look at ML 28. You won't see a coach, anywhere, that yells more at the kids for not listening or following a play (well, maybe the Venom coaches). He benches them all the time....except for his kid. I have friends on that team and the uneven level of discipline drives the parents and kids bananas.

Good points re dad coached sons' having plays run through them. Look at TX Nationals. The coach's son is an attackman. He's very good, but that team would be excellent if he wasn't such a ball hog......and why do they ball hog? Because there are no consequences for poor or selfish play. Look at ML 28. You won't see a coach, anywhere, that yells more at the kids for not listening or following a play (well, maybe the Venom coaches). He benches them all the time....except for his kid. I have friends on that team and the uneven level of discipline drives the parents and kids bananas.

Is Kelly post staying in elite?

If not any idea whose taking their place?

Team MD, Team 91 or VLC

Accurate. And the most likely (and worst call of the 3) is 91. That squad is improving year-to-year, why let them get torn apart in elite this spring?

KP is toast. Lost 9-10 kids to T91, 2? to FCA White, 2? to Predators, and 1-2 to True Baltimore. About 5-6 returning to KP.

KP's B team was also largely dissolved. Split between LTLC and True Baltimore.

KP will have enough players for one team this year, probably at the A level. Leftovers from the two years of last year. I assume no new kids.

What’s the deal with True Annapolis?

Seems like they had a mini implosion also. Lots of talent left and idk if what’s left would have a fun time in elite in the spring. They were pretty terrible last year before the defections.

Might be two new teams in elite who knows

They Rebranded as True Chesapeake. They Pulled the Best Remaining Players from Annapolis, and combined them with the best kids from True Baltimore, True DC, and their True PA teams. I am not sure how that rebranding works for HoCo though.

Correct. Kelly's son isn't that great TBH. He's a showboater. You can see his dads frustrations with him almost every game.

As a parent from another team— come on guys, stop singling out a specific player, the kid might be on here. That’s just such bad form…

Can the guy who is going full pro publica with the fake news around there being a done deal on switching to aged based lacrosse be stopped?

It’s literally the exact same method - just repeat falsehoods over and over enough until people start to believe it.

There are only five elite teams - Hawks, Madlax, NL, FCA, and Crabs. Whoever else rounds out elite is irrelevant. BLC is 0-13 the last two years when not playing KP, but will probably sign up for being blown out at least five more times. Whoever the other two teams are will suffer the same fate. A 5 team elite would be much more worthwhile and then let non-elite teams like BLC and True wherever get a chance to play in some competitive games in AAAA.

True Whatever… I like that.
BLC might be able to give Crabs a run, but that’s it. The bottom 3 will be a bloodbath for those 3 W’s amongst themselves

They Rebranded as True Chesapeake. They Pulled the Best Remaining Players from Annapolis, and combined them with the best kids from True Baltimore, True DC, and their True PA teams. I am not sure how that rebranding works for HoCo though.

Anyone playing in Maryland Fall Lacrosse Tourney or Hogan Fall Brawl?

True is a total money grab that has the mid to bottom feeders thinking they are playing elite ...

Might as well call 28 Elite 27 AA since that is what it is a bunch of kids that couldn’t compete on 28 level dropping down to 28

“Elite” parents love to disrespect other people’s kids.

Bottom feeders.

God knows I wish my kid loved a different sport so I would not have to put up with the parent clowns in club lacrosse.

Total lost to call kids bottom feeders.

Gross.
Especially after the Tua situation in the NFL. Concussions are real. Playing your 15 yr old against a 13yr old is a safety concern. And then talking smack about the kids afterwards. Cesspool.
US lacrosse - do something.

Sorry to call out True and Clubs like them. They are what they are. All are money grabs that stroke the ego of parents like you. If Little Johnny was elite, he would play elite for Crabs, ML,91 or Hawks

If you are a coach and one of your kids chooses to play in The Circuit for a money grab National team over your club team's first tournament what should the outcome be for that kid?

Gross.
Especially after the Tua situation in the NFL. Concussions are real. Playing your 15 yr old against a 13yr old is a safety concern. And then talking smack about the kids afterwards. Cesspool.
US lacrosse - do something.

If you are a coach and one of your kids chooses to play in The Circuit for a money grab National team over your club team's first tournament what should the outcome be for that kid?

If you are a coach and one of your kids chooses to play in The Circuit for a money grab National team over your club team's first tournament what should the outcome be for that kid?

If you are a coach and one of your kids chooses to play in The Circuit for a money grab National team over your club team's first tournament what should the outcome be for that kid?