BOTC - US Lacrosse Community Forum Forums NORTHEAST LACROSSE BOTC MAIN FORUM (LI, CT, WC) Boys 2031-5th Grade Fall 2023/Summer 2024

If you are talking long poles there are several options.

Rebels run long pole stuff at their indoor place. Cheap but not great coaches.

Jp Brazel runs long pole training weekly. Good coach not cheap.

Ric Beardsley runs a a Long Island clinic in a week or so. This was my sons favorite clinic so far

Nationals LC destroyed them. Score made it seem even closer than it was. Oof.

Well - they certainly got blown out by Nationals LC…. Would have been bigger beat down - but Nationals LC let second team play

Savage will have issues sustaining success, price too high and very few touches. A lot of waiting on line. Look for a training that is small with reps.

Rebels struggling in the heat!

Savage is a ripoff scam be gone in a year.

Wait until they play in spring when they have their actual team… not a single starter there on defense.

Savage is definitely better for the more talented players in each grade. The ones who aren’t there yet struggle

My Guy is a middle of the road player and seems to be getting a lot from the Savage Clinics. But agreed, you need to have solid footwork, and stick to keep up with the pace of the clinics.

If you count the shots the goalies face…it’s not much.

Or to find an offensive system? Nationals goal differential is insanity!!!! They must be doing something right—age verification is in full effect for ‘31s.

Will they have Subs too?

TBH defense looks at the circuit looks very lackadaisical at the circuit, but as the nationals make 3 passes in 9 seconds for a goal to start the game…defense doesn’t really stand a chance.

Rebel program not very competitive at the Circuit. Only 1/4 of their teams make it to Philly; top 6. 3/4 got beat up pretty bad.

Well, you’re writing on a 2031 board and our boys went 7 & 3. Plus, we’re all just having fun traveling together. Don’t be a bitter troll. Relax and worry about your own kid.

Nice showing by NE Select in Orlando. Came up a little short.

Nobody cares about Orlando and NE select stinks Rebels are way better

NE Select would destroy Rebels. That 2031 Rebels team would prob lose 10-2 against NE Select… saw both teams play in Naples and Orlando. Rebels dont belong on same field as that NE select team - prob a worse beat down thatn Nats LC gave them

Winter rankings 2031

91
Igloo
Express
Rebels
S2S
Express East
Mooselax
Rebels East
Turtles
Legacy

That’s funny. Get over yourself igloo dad! Rebels would slaughter the wasp selects. National LC is on another level. Shouldn’t be used in the same sentence as the rebels or select. Smarten up

91 at this age is really bad. Not sure it will stay that way though

This is comical.

I’m not a Rebels or Igloo parent. I don’t understand why there is so much detest about the 2031 Rebels. They are a very good team, and so is Igloo. Last year Rebels got the best of Igloo. They haven’t played each other this fall so there is no true gauge on who is better. A year makes a difference in kids progress and growth. Only time will tell which of those two teams are the best at this age group.

Who really cares which is the best team. Parents should pay more attention to if their child is developing their skills, putting in the effort, learning to be a team player, being competitive, having fun and making friends.

It feels good to dominate and win but on 29 team roster how many of those kids are contributing to the success of the team?! Maybe 8, the rest are fillers and don’t get the attention they are paying for to grow as a player. These clubs care about branding their name and winning. And us parents keep giving them more money to get richer while your kid gets lost in the shuffle. WAKE UP PARENTS!!!

I hope teams at this age don’t have rosters of 29 kids.

The detest came from either parents, club directors or trolls posting endlessly on all age forums across the board how great the rebels were in the last few years. Thankfully that has all slowed down.

The average roster size is 27-32, across AA, A and B level teams. Major money grab. How can kids get better with rosters of that size, especially when the top 10 kids get all the playing time?!

What programs have teams that big for 2031?
My son’s on a competitive AA and there’s only 22/23!

I have friends who have kids on every club at the 31 level and all of them have over 26 kids per roster except for one club. So, unless my friends are lying to me that’s how I got my information. Why would they make that up?

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Just not true. Then your friends are lying to you. Maybe they are in some b teams.

Igloo Winter Soldiers has 22

Stealth has 23, with 1-goalie.
Most clubs don't want to "cut" a kid at 8-9-10, so they drag them along.
Most parents need their kid to be on a AA team for their own ego, so they allow their kid to be #24-29.

Sounds like you are just making up lies to justify your kid not
Making one of the better teams. Just tell him to work harder

You people are fighting over a roster difference of two or three? You need a hobby!

Rebels parents started blowing smoke a couple years back. Most of their parents have zero experience at the youth level so early success got to their heads. Locally they are competitive but can’t come close to MD teams. They also have little understanding that at some point their better players will leave for the top two programs. Parents and players will need better coaching and more visibility. Rebels teams are decent in the early years but dismantle fast when it starts to matter. Can’t wait for the little elf to respond

The guy who said he has friends in every single program (probably about 20 ) and then proceeded to ask each one of them what their roster size is……….is the one who needs to get a life.

So there are only 2 options for the top kids? I thought LI had a bunch of clubs that send kids to good colleges. What about Igloo, Legacy, S2S? My 2031 is my oldest so this is all new. If my kid is that good wont he be recruited regardless of club team? And with does and ELF have to do with anything?

Didnt read the prior post to say there are only two teams. But would agree that the better players tend to end up at one of the two.

Didnt read the prior post to say there are only two teams. But would agree that the better players tend to end up at one of the two.

The Rebels have a few parents that are just terrible. With that being said they are still probably the best team out there right now. Every year all of people says their top kids will jump ship. So far it hasn’t happened. I’m sure 91 and express are working hard to lure those kids over(and others) . Offers of free tuition and college recruiting reputation may be tough to turn down as each year passes.

The pouching days of 91 and express are over. Maybe try to develop kids. Take the Blue print from Rebels.