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I think people care that a once prominent club appears to be in trouble. The holdback thing is tired. People whose kids are not good enough to play at their age group, hold them back. Get over it. We all have different priorities.

HHH youth program is non-existent; any team they have under 2027 is non-competitive. Not sure even BM knows what his plan is, just offer HS kids NLF access I guess

You don't think "is THE premier high school club" is stretching it a bit far. I will grant you "WAS the premier high school club." If you don't think there is an "argument" for another team, you are intellectually dishonest or impaired.

No one follows youth lacrosse except for the kids parents. Nobody cares. The fact that a lax dad is coming on the site declaring HHH great or not great is the ultimate lost move. Nobody cares.

Yet somehow it got a conversation started.

You could extend that argument to high school lacrosse as well. So this a lacrosse board. For lacrosse parents. I’m assuming there are very few non-parents on this board. Your move.

You talk about one local youth lacrosse program ad nauseam. I am guessing there are about 100 players in that program. High school lacrosse encompasses about 5000 players in the region. I will say it again, nobody cares about youth lacrosse especially those who are not in high school because the players have not developed or lack a real lacrosse IQ. It’s nice to see your son play at the 10 year old level but no one wants to discuss it because it means nothing.

What I know: the Dads that claim “no one cares” are the Dads that care the most.

How many parents/people go on a lacrosse forum and talk about an 11 year old or their team? I rest my case.

People do care and people should care. If you watch local HS lax programs, or you follow any lacrosse at all, it’s nice to see where the future is coming from, what clubs generate the talent at the youth level, what HS teams could potentially make a run in the future…how do you not see that?
My kid is in HS and I keep tabs on what youth programs are doing well, which kens aren’t. It’s called local pride…sorry your kid was never good enough for you to care.

I am new to the board. Where can I find information on the Spring Ford Youth Lacrosse AA 11-12 year old starting attack line? Thanks in advanace.

The only youth lax programs discussed on this forum are the relevant ones…
SpringFord’s township team is brutal, so assume the same for the starting attack
(Serious answer to obviously fake question)

BM high school team in similar trouble. Less than 20 players in the entire program this year. They haven't had a JV team for several years.

Who and where is BM High School?

Word is there is no pressure for BM at GA, which is a problem. Rich parents just love their kid is playing varsity as a freshman, even though they [Censored]. I will say, he is a really good coach, knows his stuff. Unfortunately, zero athletes at GA. Also, he lost out on PC job.

Germantown Academy - Fort Washington

I think its more...he wants you to go to GA because you want to go to GA not because of lacrosse. No recruiting. No wining and dining. So kids are picking other schools. He is a great coach and does a lot with a little. And obviously has a great recruiting record for helping kids get into great colleges even if they don't play high school lax for him.

That’s fair and I definitely agree on all your points…but isn’t the role of a HC of a program to recruit and succeed?

You seem like a sad person with no friends.

I will read this forum from time to time and I see some of the most brutal things said about kids, programs and coaches. You clearly are jealous of something. Whether it be lack of money, wishing your child was more athletic or maybe you are still living in the past. Who knows. Unless your son or daughter goes to GA, you should probably keep your comments to yourself. To say they have no athletes is ignorant. Being in the Inter-Ac, they will get to play against the best players in the country. They will gain skills and experience. Anyone involved in sports knows that the strengths of teams is cyclical, just takes a few recruits to bring top players to a program. You sound a bit [Censored] hurt about the GA players getting to play in games rather than being on the bench 3 spots behind other players.

You GA parents are the worst;
Everything the guy said was true, just accept it. GA lax is not good, hasn’t been in a very long time. They do not have enough lax talent going there, they’d lose in any conference they plan in.
Get over yourself, Dads. Being the laughingstock of the inter-ac doesn’t impress anyone - take a lap

Insufferable GA Dads are the worst

I’ll never understand why a player would sit on the bench for 3 years especially if the school is mid in academics.

actually I think he has a valid point.

BM's a lax bro who married well. Doesn't really have to put in full effort at the 9-5 or at his summer job.

Lol "Dads". It seems there is a weird obsession with HHH and BM. Maybe some of you "Dads" should worry about your kids and your coaches, rather than the jealousy that rules your everyday life. GA and PC are having tough runs, they are not spending money on recruiting just education. SCH has dumped money into recruiting, good on them. These schools pull from a smaller group of players.
You and your sons will look back and wished they could have just played in HS, rather than ball hunting. There is no future in lacrosse, just a means to get to a better college or university.

Insufferable Dads? Throwing rocks in glass buildings? I don't have any affiliation with these schools and the Dads are the same everywhere, all puffing their chests out regardless of the kids talent. Take care of your own. Pretty sure that the teams that are lacking talent, know it. It seems some of you just enjoy stepping on some of these schools for some reason. Maybe it comes down to academics. Some schools actually have a level of academics you need to achieve to get in.

Academics? Hahahahaha
Well done, sir

ANC over PC, to be expected I guess.
Love this time of year!
Anyone know how the lasalle v Salesianum scrimmage went?

Shipley over GA. Not a great look for BM. All of the teams he coaches may be 0-fer-the-spring. circling the drain.

Any guesses on the identity of this obsessed hater ? Hint, answer not surprising.

Leave GA alone, how dare you! I’ve learned from some of these “occasional posters” that anyone insulting GA is either jealous of their education or of their family wealth.
So, which one are you, sir?

streamed GA vs. Conestoga today: both teams were terrible fundamentally, each team went offsides 9x, and both utilized the glaring lack of shot clock effectively. GA's junk zone and an above average goalie helped them stay in the game. GA will do really well in the InterAc this year...and by "really well" I mean they will get absolutely demolished by everyone. Only chance they have to get a league win will be a 3-2 game vs. EA or PC. Stoga has a really good athletic D and a legit Goalie, one talented (but lazy) LH attackman, and a legit Middie (#9) who was lost vs. the GA zone. Watching Brody try to beat the zone was stale/unwatchable/laughable. Watching BM try to coach against an average high school team was just sad. Young Rambo from GA should transfer to Hford or Malvern ASAP. Stoga 6 GA 3.

You feel better? Both teams are lacking talent but they are working hard to get better. This forum shouldn't be a place to put kids down. Get a life, seems completely strange that you are wasting your time dissecting two teams that are trying to be better.... neither of these teams are boasting how great they are.

Attacking individual players is an all time low. Nothing hood can come out of that.

Nice win by Avon Grove over Spring Ford. Spring ford always puts a good team in the field but Avon Grove has some young talent. Any idea who will be the top team in the PAC?

Wow, what person bag! Your problems with Brody and BM make you act like a very little man.

A zone D in high school lacrosse? On one hand that is brilliant as it’s so vastly different than what everyone else runs you have to generate an offensive scheme on the the spot to compete. On the other hand, there is a reason they can’t go man to man. Either way, the man is doing what he can with the talent the school has. It’s a private school. If the administration doesn’t support the team this is the impact. I think it’s pretty admirable he’s sticking by his guys and coaching them up and scheming them into a better position. He’s not the problem in this scenario.

Odd edit to the preceding post. The moderator is okay with kids bullied online but not an anonymous (adult/operator of a club team) being criticized.

Strange that the moderator would edit a post using a fairly tame insult for a despicable person, based on the old terminology that almost no one knows. But has no issues with an adult trashing other adults and directly bullying kids. Back of the cage your sensitivities are wildly out of whack.

Come on… he was actually being very positive about any kids he mentioned. Legit, athletic, talented are the adjectives he used to describe the kids mentioned. Negatives were associated to coaches who were not coaching properly