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Express north probably is the #1 seed but only because of their bracket. I don’t think they are a top 7 team in this tournament.

My rankings:
2 way
BBL Black
Venom
3d NE
Eclipse
3d Georgia
LI express
Express north

That’s some serious Express North disrespect

No disrespect intended. They are a good team. Who are you putting them in front of on that list?

The fact that North played zone at NAL this past weekend is embarrassing. Putting wins in a 7th grade tourney over the kids development is sad. If i were a defender on that team i’d be looking for a new team.

It would be one thing if they were overmatched on D. Thats not the case - they actually have big and talented poles.

Weak

Still taking math over daddys opinions. The ranking system for USCL / NCAA may be flawed but instead of complaining about it on a forum, come up with your own mathematical system. Again no horse in this race but opinions matter as much as those who say the Jets are going to win the super bowl this year.

Legacy went 3-2 also, i believe.

S2S is a very talented team. My son's team has played them a few times, and I walk away very impressed. I feel like they're close, maybe missing a couple of pieces.

Heard parents are unhappy and top kids plan on moving on .... But I guess you hear about that with every club.

Not true. Stop being a troll.

Couldn’t agree more. So weak.

Having played Express North over the weekend— they are definitely top 2-3 on this list, and I suspect they win Tristar.

Same old story they beat weak teams.
They get lambasted this weekend.
Some start to jump ship.

Many of their pieces stayed home and didn’t show up to the NAL. Hardly any subs on the sidelines.

Why is that? They have not played tournaments since qualifiers so why not show up? Are players starting to look elsewhere?

That is what happens when you cater to one or two communities - they do what they want and could give two [Censored]$ about the other boys on the team. Sinking ship.

Yup, I have spoken with parents on that team. Sinking ship for sure! Parents should have saw the signs when they got rid of the coach.

Not true

Which team are you guys talking about? S2s or legacy? I am having trouble tracking convo

I know why all the S2S kids were missing from NAL. They were too busy playing on the LILJ all star team.

Which coach

Sunday will sort itself out

All good but for some reason you all had 3d Georgia too high. Weak team.
4 leaf made a big leap from how they competed last year. Makes you question the jump.

Big surprise Venom out of the running. Not good heading into WS

PW Varsity Coach - A lot of shady stuff went down previous season.

Um, care to revise your statement

This did not age well

You’re the man now Dawg

91 Venom doesn’t even belong in the top 25 of the US Club Rankings— yet, somehow, they’ll be top 5 later this week. Whatever…

LI teams had a rough showing..

Yup they [Censored]

Didn’t Express just beat Lemon?

Rush made them sweat too

Only reinforces the fact that some teams are not as great as people think and some are not that bad. They are 12/13 year olds. Venom still very good and teams like Rush can compete on any day. This age group is very talented and that makes it fun each weekend.

So basically it comes down to this.

1. Venom
2. Express
3. (in not particular order) Rebels, S2S, BTB, Rush, Legacy (all games btw them been close - No dominant one out of the group).

Going into tryouts if you kid is not playing on their given team find a team in tier 3 with a solid coach, core and low roster. Make sure there is spot opening to take and that the team doesn't cater to one or two particular towns. If you son isn't getting minutes in the tournaments they won't get better. Don't fall for sales pitches - I know a few kids who left starting roles on one team to sit the bench on another.

Too many of the clubs are money grabs - Make sure you ask the right questions!

hopefully the roster sizes go back to 20-23 kids

After this weekend I will revise my above statement. Express North was not the 8th best team in the tournament.

My revised rankings:
3D NE
2Way
Eclipse
Express North
BBL Black
Laxachusetts Black
LI Express
Venom

Express North earned (more of) my respect this weekend. They played hard and beat us in all the hustle plays.

express Chucks and Express North VERY impressive this weekend. Venom did not impress, but maybe a slight bump in the road. Eclipse was tough, almost lost to Legacy Saturday, maybe they didn't take them seriously as Legacy was 0-2 heading into that game. Legacy did not impress. Son used to play for them, and they are good in spurts, but no consistency. No FOGO hurts, too.

Valid post. Express getting better by the day. Venom still a great team. Legacy’s lack of a FOGO is hurting them as you can’t beat the best teams without possession. S2S, despite the nonsense posted one here, is a good team with a couple of really talented players.
No clue what to say about the express north team. Was it the world series team or the holdback team?

Learn from last year. Clubs like legacy had tryouts but already knew who they were taking before tryouts. Done deal🤝Save your time and money. They are imploding. Remember it’s who daddy knows with most clubs. So many phone calls are made by dads behind the scenes you would be AMAZED. The average kids with no pull are going to be overlooked unfortunately.

Usually not many spots open for venom but if they continue to struggle there will be movement there. They aren’t afraid to cut. The want to be on top is stronger with that club than most.

Roll the dice with express. They will take your money and your kid will be one of many.

The third tier teams, as someone mentioned above, could use 2-3 kids to get them over the hump. As long as throes teams keep there core of course.

Wrinkle to it all….After the dreams of WS are put to rest maybe this age group changes even more than expected

I always say, its better to be on a decent team where you're going to get a ton of playing time and be the man, verses being on a top team and getting limited time. That's how you get better, not by standing on the sideline with 20 other kids

If your son is not on man up or man down you may want to look elsewhere. That is a good barometer to see what role he plays and what the coaches think of him.