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Sounds like a worried goalie parent.

Sounds like we would be wasting our time going to a SW tryout. I had a feeling we would get shut out at this stage of the game.

Stop with the silliness! SW Blue goalies are decent but the coaches will give all players an honest look. Upgrades are welcome at any club - all club parents claim to be the best out there... very few are. If your daughter is interested and the club is a potential good fit. Go for it!!

No club experience but was on a top ten team- did your daughter play in games? Realistic expectations at this point- Better to look at mid level clubs, they still have good recruiting potential.

SW has a good track record getting their players placed in good colleges. If that is what your daughter is trying to achieve, I don't think it would hurt to give a call. Probably try to get ahold of Michael McLaughlin, he would definitely let you know if there was any possibility of one if the 26 teams needing a new goalie. At least you would know whether to bother with going there to try out. I definitely wouldn't write them off.

Top ten team and a 2026 on varsity? That is impressive.

That is really impressive!! She will be so excited to find out she did that ... and that she never played club.

I wish she was on that level. We only signed up for M&D because it was the only club I thought had tryouts so soon. Since they have two teams, it is worth trying and get some feedback on her skill level. I checked the SW website after the comments and they have early tryouts the same week. I didn't realize they had two teams so we may sign up for theirs.

Yeah, because SWB 26 has a grand total of 1 player on All America this year. Get your daughter to every mid to high club tryout that you can, and prepare her in advance for some disappointment. It won't be easy, but if she's good, she'll likely find a spot somewhere. SWB 26 is a mediocre team by historical SW standards, but they do have 2 decent goalies, and a SW White goalie that is arguably better. It's still worth trying there too.

AA isn’t an accurate assessment on skill level for a picked team when the majority of those girls picked were the result of a parent of a teammate of nearly half the team picked. Agree tho- cast a wide net and consider DC/VA teams

I just scrolled through some of the past pages and Holy S***, the amount of drama around goalies is insane!!

Is it like this for every age group or was there something in the water the year 2026 girls were born?

Three of SW players would have made All American team. 3 top players out with injuries. 2 players may be out all season so no tournament play. One of these girls made American Select last year.

Red has two openings and Black has one. Tryouts are in July

Trying to stir up drama again Spaulding Mom? Just be I see your daughter went from red to black don’t mean she’s all that
Everywhere you go it’s comments and drama

A bunch of responses got removed it seems. Reading past posts, I don't think the team from AA County would have been a good fit.

Black has two goalies

That team from AA County needs a second goalie and has been actively looking. Reach out to the coaches, club owner. They just took a few players going into summer tournaments. Sadly- kids get hurt and there’s always a need for back ups and more competition. Integrity, Coppermine, CC lax- all actively looking for that second goalie

Is SW guaranteed a certain # of AA players, or are you just that confident that all 3 would have had a great tryout?

We know, we know, and one of them is the best goalie in the whole wide world. We know!

then why are you trying to claim Black has an opening?

you troll

They are not guaranteed any spots. In my opinion, those players are strong. All were freshman varsity players at their schools and two were on American Select championship team last year. I assume they would have made All American or American Select. I have no insider information…just a strong hunch. You should see them on next year’s rosters if they chose to tryout.

AS has had 2 weeks and still can’t publish rosters. It’s ok they have your $900 though. Such a [Censored] group running this event. And the sheeple will keep paying them.

They were published around June 15 last year. Nothing new...

So, to summarize,

1. A goalie would need to be an AA to make SW Blue...or they have mediocre ones.
2. M&D has an opening on Black...or not and also have the best goalie in the world.
3. M&D Red has two openings but maybe they don't.
4. Integrity has one goalie and want another but the one goalie plays 100%.
5. Coppermine and CCLax are searching for a 2nd goalie.
6. There are goalie moms and dads that it seems most people know just with a reference to a team and parent.
7. Goalie parents bring drama wherever they go.

And based on the team schedules I could find, tryouts are before the tournaments are finished. How does that even work? Do the current players have to tryout or just new players? Do they cut current players before the end of the summer season?

This is so confusing.

Most have tryouts before the last tournament. Some clubs tell them before, others wait til Monday after
One higher level club told them before, and then invited the new girls to the last tournament and the ones that didn’t make the team again or chose to go elsewhere- many chose to miss that last tournament knowing they wouldn’t see the field over the new players. Just depends on the club. Do what’s right for your kid but given it’s HS w established teams cast a very wide net and prioritize where you know there’s a need. Very hard to break into a new club where it’s established- player has to be that much better than what they have. Common sense

Get it right, the best goalie in the whole wide world.

This is so confusing.[/quote]
Get it right, the best goalie in the whole wide world.[/quote]

Hero’s scores 5 goals in just first 18 minutes against the recruit M&D goalie haha

Get it right, the best goalie in the whole wide world.[/quote]

Hero’s scores 5 goals in just first 18 minutes against the recruit M&D goalie haha[/quote]

Let’s not forget what happens at the draw circle, ball getting past middies and D, shots mis fired…..it’s a team game people. Drop the drama and discuss more useful information/ bored w goalie talk. Who’s doing well? Impressed w MDU play this weekend, the team is truly coming together after the coaching change. They’ll become more in sync as summer progresses- hopefully the players will be able to show their talents w good competition this summer

Hero’s scores 5 goals in just first 18 minutes against the recruit M&D goalie haha[/quote]

Let’s not forget what happens at the draw circle, ball getting past middies and D, shots mis fired…..it’s a team game people. Drop the drama and discuss more useful information/ bored w goalie talk. Who’s doing well? Impressed w MDU play this weekend, the team is truly coming together after the coaching change. They’ll become more in sync as summer progresses- hopefully the players will be able to show their talents w good competition this summer[/quote]

Who did they play? How did they do?

I saw some of their younger teams are doing well against top level teams. I didn't think the HS teams were competing against the top clubs. I don't know much about the team though.

Hero’s scores 5 goals in just first 18 minutes against the recruit M&D goalie haha[/quote]

Let’s not forget what happens at the draw circle, ball getting past middies and D, shots mis fired…..it’s a team game people. Drop the drama and discuss more useful information/ bored w goalie talk. Who’s doing well? Impressed w MDU play this weekend, the team is truly coming together after the coaching change. They’ll become more in sync as summer progresses- hopefully the players will be able to show their talents w good competition this summer[/quote]
SO it's a team issue when the goalie has a bad one, but when they win its because of the goalie had a great game. We get it dad.

Cant wait to see which parent get escorted out of Live Love Lax for being a whino!!!!

This is pretty random. Unless you have a few candidates in mind.

It's not since they sent an email out for this weekend and considering the way people acted at the Think Lax tourney last weekend parents had to be hammered

Are we talking about Impulse? Yes, parents were sauced, some were downright inebriated. Grow up parents. Your girls are in high school now and taking notes. So are coaches.

Let’s not forget what happens at the draw circle, ball getting past middies and D, shots mis fired…..it’s a team game people. Drop the drama and discuss more useful information/ bored w goalie talk. Who’s doing well? Impressed w MDU play this weekend, the team is truly coming together after the coaching change. They’ll become more in sync as summer progresses- hopefully the players will be able to show their talents w good competition this summer[/quote]

Who did they play? How did they do?

I saw some of their younger teams are doing well against top level teams. I didn't think the HS teams were competing against the top clubs. I don't know much about the team though.[/quote]

Middle School and lower pretty clear MDU is the third best club in MD and at some grad years, better than M&D or HG.

Was it the Think Lax tournament or the boys tournament at Calvert Regional last weekend? IT references County rules, like there was issue at that specific field.

Where is the tailgate section? I couldn't find it on the map.

I just saw the rosters were published. Red team has 22 and Yellow has 19. I wonder what the reason is for nor having 22 on Yellow. Severn and NDP had a lot of girls chosen. TLC, FCA and MD United all had several chosen. I'm sure all are deserving.

Probably because people didn't want to shell out $700 to be on the B team.

Red has 23, but who's counting.

1 girl listed twice. I guess you weren’t.