BOTC - US Lacrosse Community Forum Forums NORTHEAST LACROSSE BOTC MAIN FORUM (LI, CT, WC) Girls 2027-8th Grade Fall 2022/Summer 2023

7 v 7? That's not a real lacrosse game. It's fun fast paced pick up lacrosse that has nothing to do with a 12v12 game.

You serious, 7 v 7 in a hockey rink isn't real lax. Just people getting rich off FOMO.

Keep knocking Jesters but when the DMV board is discussing them, then you know that they have established themselves as a top threat and competitive team. Happy and healthy 2023 to all and hopefully the LI teams continue to improve and make their mark nationally.

Why would the dmv be discussing jesters? Don’t they only handle licenses? Silly people.

LILJ does a nice job with the winter box. The standings and stats are a nice touch and the kids love it. Relax. It’s an opportunity for kids to compete in the winter and stay sharp. Nobody is taking it too serious and the kids are having fun. Do you have a better option?

Boys forums seem to love LILJ as well....

It's fun for the girls which is great. But if the purpose is to get better, spending some $$ on private lessons is probably a better idea.

which teams are doing NGLL this spring? I know Tradition, Jesters, and Legacy are. Any others?

Liberty , Shore 2 Shore, Empire, Igloo

????? All the bottom teams?

What team do you play fortv2UZT

Jesters should be in conversation for best team on LI

That’s hilarious

It is along with YJA, FLG Navy and then possibly TG Black

No they don't ....lilj is irrelevant for boys . It's a joke . Stop making stuff up .

who said they weren't - but please stop it's January....we'll talk after the summer and see where all the teams stack at that point

Why didn’t jesters post their tourney loss in fall to YJ? Hmmmmmm.

Because the tourney didn’t put results on a website. You need verification of results for US Club Lax to accept

It's January 23rd...you just found this out? It wasn't a sanctioned tourney. Scores weren't kept throughout the day (no scorers table). Although a competitive game, everyone on here knows YJ won by a few.

Or because these are 8th grade girls and it doesn't mean anything?

Does anything mean anything then?

Lists mean everything

Jesters on the list #3 in country

Go home and hug your daughter

Jesters is very good, but they are a little overrrated at #3.

They are in the top-10 conversation for sure.

Rankings are definitely fun for players/parents. But at the end of the day, the goal should be developing players.

What is this post referring to?

Earlier jesters post relating to where they stack up with other LI clubs.

Very true but they are semi-related. You need to retain top players and recruit top players in order to get better so girls can develop. Rankings are a big part of both aspects. They aren't 100% accurate of course, but pretty close to it, especially end of year rankings after each club has played over 25 games.

The Fall rankings seem accurate too

they absolutely aren't...look at some of the clubs appearing in the Top 25 from out west out of nowhere after playing a ton of games against nobody for example - they will be long down the list come summer...plus rosters not having kids with other commitments in the fall etc. Some teams that were ranked Top 10 (FLG) barely played and didn't play enough games to be ranked for example.

Jesters may have a lot of teams but the quality of the training and coaching staff is going downhill. We have never been as dissapointed with winter training as we have this year. Where is Esposido whose in charge of this according to what we were told. The training seems like she rolled out of bed, made some shooting drills up, and prayed no one noticed that our kids were partner passing standing still for 30 minutes between warmups and one of the so called drills. Pathetic waste of time and money.

Is your daughter a 27'? I personally haven't witnessed 30 min of partner passing.

This is such a cop out post. Instead of coming on here and griping about lack of /poor training and drills, talk to her directly. Who on here is going to solve that issue for you? Wo/Man up and go directly to her.

Not to mention that if your kid was partner passing, they clearly need the work. The game can't be played without throwing and catching. Perhaps you should get an honest assessment of where your kid stands. The training takes into account the age and ability.

Very true. With all due respect to "Boulder Rainbows", beating them by 10 should not get you the same points as beating #1 Hero's by 1.

You can take out Alliance Cal and HHH Nationals from the list. Jesters and YJ A both belong in top-10 as they are, but i expect Jesters to dip down into back top-10.

Yes, because if a team isn't from Long Island or Maryland, they must not be any good.

No team on Long Island has a starting lineup that is even close to the quality of Alliance National. Are they deeper? probably, but if Alliance only plays its starters, they would win many more than they would lose against any of the top LI teams.

And before someone says that YJ beat Alliance 3-2 at MidAtlantic last summer, about half of Alliance's team from last summer got cut from this summer's team.

Fake news. No parents are inside during training so I guess you have x-ray vision through bubble. Watch the instagram post videos. I seem to have missed all the supposed 30 minute partner passing.

Alliance Dad has entered the chat!!.....absolutely wild comments above

Ha, Alliance is an all star team. Why are we comparing them to individual club teams? Those types of teams shouldn't even be a part of rankings.