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The one below is not an express kid. Everyone knows that
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Do a little research..rought up to varsity, did not start, did play and made a nice contribution. Express gave much more exposure leading to commitment ! This is an incredible story actually. Wasn't even a starter on JV this year and now look where he is. And isn't even the best lefty attack at Set - there are two (one above and one below) that some view as better depending on who you ask. What's in the water over there with lefty attacks? Not to mention two other attack lefties from Set that aren't too shabby and are playing at private high schools. One of them might even start for Chammy varsity this year and committed to Colgate. Definately something in the water in Jim Brown country. Surprised he didn't start on varsity, Manhasset isn't even that good. Not even a question that the kid got noticed through express. Stop it! Colgate not in same hemisphere as Duke. btw, hopefully they are starters if they are juniors at the nade... You are basing the quality of the school based on Lacrosse. Maybe Colgate is his academic school of choice based on the major this boy wants to pursue. My nephew who was a two time all-American is playing club ball at the school he chose because that school offered the major he wanted to pursue and does not have a varsity lacrosse team. In the end isn't it about preparing for the future? Not just lacrosse? Duke is not only better at lax (#1), but ranked #7 in US News and World reports for National Universities. Colgate is 20 in liberal arts schools and 31 in lax. What would your choice be if you had one? Lots of "good" schools to chose from, but some are just more presigious. I could see chosing a school that is ranked a little lower because they are offering a more subsantial scholarship, but with all things equal it's not really a question.
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surprised he didn't start on varsity, Manhasset isn't even that good. Not even a question that the kid got noticed through express. Stop it!
Manhasset is one of the best teams in the country almost every year! That is considered not that good to you? Manhasset comes in at 254 in National ranking, so no, not that good, many other HSs on LI better!
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The best players from set play for set!!! They are not at Chaminade or any other private school!!! Right off the top of my head I can think of at least 3 players from Set that are playing at Deerfield and the Nade that Set would love to have back. So no, not all of the best kids from Set play for Set. Set is obviously a community of families with means and the defections to Nade and other schools will only be a growing trend because the families can afford it and the budget issues affecting academics are only going to get worse with each passing year. Huge headwind for Set down the road.
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Do a little research..rought up to varsity, did not start, did play and made a nice contribution. Express gave much more exposure leading to commitment ! This is an incredible story actually. Wasn't even a starter on JV this year and now look where he is. And isn't even the best lefty attack at Set - there are two (one above and one below) that some view as better depending on who you ask. What's in the water over there with lefty attacks? The one above is good and will team up with this boy to form one of the more formidable attack lines in high school next season. No clue who the one below is since there were no call ups to JV last year. Must of torn it up in Middle School The post was meant to congratulate the Duke committed sophomore player. Your opinion of the other lefty attackmen of Manhasset is irrelevant and should be discussed in a different forum. Many schools throughout LI have great lefty attacks, not just Manhasset. The post is acknowledging the huge role that LIE had in the process. And FYI, there is nothing "in the water". It's called natural talent combined with motivation and parental support (having the sense to join a great club team). Happens all over the Island as you can see from the list of commited sophomore players. Are you kidding? This boy would have gone to Duke regardless of whether he played for Express, fl$ or any other club. Duke would have found him as did every other top 10 team in the country just from his high school play alone. The colleges don't care what club you play for - it's irrelevaent - all that matters is what he does on the field and in the Set classrooms. Club had nothing to do with it - his talent had everything to do with it. The club shouldn't be trying to take credit for any kid's natural ability. Thanks to showcases, prospect days, high school ball etc..It's a brutally efficient process with or without the clubs. Only the lower tier programs who don't have the resources to scour the showcase scene depend on word of mouth and recommendations from the clubs. The best teams in the country like Duke ignore the clubs and do their own homework because they know the pay for play relationship and the marketing juice a club will try to squeeze out of every recuirt is like dealing with the devil.
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Do a little research..rought up to varsity, did not start, did play and made a nice contribution. Express gave much more exposure leading to commitment ! This is an incredible story actually. Wasn't even a starter on JV this year and now look where he is. And isn't even the best lefty attack at Set - there are two (one above and one below) that some view as better depending on who you ask. What's in the water over there with lefty attacks? The one above is good and will team up with this boy to form one of the more formidable attack lines in high school next season. No clue who the one below is since there were no call ups to JV last year. Must of torn it up in Middle School The post was meant to congratulate the Duke committed sophomore player. Your opinion of the other lefty attackmen of Manhasset is irrelevant and should be discussed in a different forum. Many schools throughout LI have great lefty attacks, not just Manhasset. The post is acknowledging the huge role that LIE had in the process. And FYI, there is nothing "in the water". It's called natural talent combined with motivation and parental support (having the sense to join a great club team). Happens all over the Island as you can see from the list of commited sophomore players. I want to puke reading this marketing crap from the clubs. It's frickin' just gross how the clubs try to take credit for a kid getting recruited to a place like Duke. Any kid good enough for Duke didn't need Express. Maybe the clubs can help the "fringe" kid get into the mediocre school but the "studs" don't need them. Manhasset (and all high schools for that matter) should take credit just like these clubs and post all of their commits on their school website too. These clubs are shameless.
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The one below is not an express kid. Everyone knows that What club then? I was thinking of an Express Turtle "00" lefty. If you haven't seen him, you will.
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The best players from set play for set!!! They are not at Chaminade or any other private school!!! Right off the top of my head I can think of at least 3 players from Set that are playing at Deerfield and the Nade that Set would love to have back. So no, not all of the best kids from Set play for Set. Set is obviously a community of families with means and the defections to Nade and other schools will only be a growing trend because the families can afford it and the budget issues affecting academics are only going to get worse with each passing year. Huge headwind for Set down the road. Your 'breves are noying. Lol
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It's quite clear to me and any other business person. The clubs are seeing the writing on the wall and are afraid that over time with the emergence of prospect days, individual showcases, school teams playing summer etc. that they are becoming irrelevant and dis-intermediated. They are deathly afraid of other recruiting avenues emerging that are threatening big chunks of their profit pool. But they are their own worst enemy - with all of the greed and printing of so much money over the past few years - it was bound to happen that others would take notice and figure out a way to jump into that profit pool. Like the life cycle of all profitable industries, its now become saturated with new entrants and will go through a lot of upheaval as it matures. In the meantime, you'll just have to hold down your lunch reading the clubs' desparation and shameless marketing of recruits to keep milking the cow until its dead.
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You are way off about the kids from Manhasset. The best players stay in Manhasset period. It has been that way for last several years. There is no need to go to Chaminade. There is no advantage particularly with college placement and you play for your community. It doesn't get better than that. If a few go to private schools to stay back a year so be it. But the best stay and will continue to stay. Because no advantage exists elsewhere. The budget issue will probably not happen again. People were complacent recently and they learned their lesson. As for as the young man headed to Duke. He deserve all the credit. No one else.
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The one below is not an express kid. Everyone knows that What club then? I was thinking of an Express Turtle "00" lefty. If you haven't seen him, you will. Spoken like a proud daddy!
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Do a little research..rought up to varsity, did not start, did play and made a nice contribution. Express gave much more exposure leading to commitment ! This is an incredible story actually. Wasn't even a starter on JV this year and now look where he is. And isn't even the best lefty attack at Set - there are two (one above and one below) that some view as better depending on who you ask. What's in the water over there with lefty attacks? The one above is good and will team up with this boy to form one of the more formidable attack lines in high school next season. No clue who the one below is since there were no call ups to JV last year. Must of torn it up in Middle School The post was meant to congratulate the Duke committed sophomore player. Your opinion of the other lefty attackmen of Manhasset is irrelevant and should be discussed in a different forum. Many schools throughout LI have great lefty attacks, not just Manhasset. The post is acknowledging the huge role that LIE had in the process. And FYI, there is nothing "in the water". It's called natural talent combined with motivation and parental support (having the sense to join a great club team). Happens all over the Island as you can see from the list of commited sophomore players. I want to puke reading this marketing crap from the clubs. It's frickin' just gross how the clubs try to take credit for a kid getting recruited to a place like Duke. Any kid good enough for Duke didn't need Express. Maybe the clubs can help the "fringe" kid get into the mediocre school but the "studs" don't need them. Manhasset (and all high schools for that matter) should take credit just like these clubs and post all of their commits on their school website too. These clubs are shameless. Actually, now that you mention it, the schools ALWAY take credit for where the kids go, including Manhasset. It's listed in graduation propaganda from every high school. So when multiple kids go to let's say Ivy's from one grade, same school, the school says it's because of the stellar academics. But for the most part it's sports related.
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Do a little research..rought up to varsity, did not start, did play and made a nice contribution. Express gave much more exposure leading to commitment ! This is an incredible story actually. Wasn't even a starter on JV this year and now look where he is. And isn't even the best lefty attack at Set - there are two (one above and one below) that some view as better depending on who you ask. What's in the water over there with lefty attacks? The one above is good and will team up with this boy to form one of the more formidable attack lines in high school next season. No clue who the one below is since there were no call ups to JV last year. Must of torn it up in Middle School The post was meant to congratulate the Duke committed sophomore player. Your opinion of the other lefty attackmen of Manhasset is irrelevant and should be discussed in a different forum. Many schools throughout LI have great lefty attacks, not just Manhasset. The post is acknowledging the huge role that LIE had in the process. And FYI, there is nothing "in the water". It's called natural talent combined with motivation and parental support (having the sense to join a great club team). Happens all over the Island as you can see from the list of commited sophomore players. Are you kidding? This boy would have gone to Duke regardless of whether he played for Express, fl$ or any other club. Duke would have found him as did every other top 10 team in the country just from his high school play alone. The colleges don't care what club you play for - it's irrelevaent - all that matters is what he does on the field and in the Set classrooms. Club had nothing to do with it - his talent had everything to do with it. The club shouldn't be trying to take credit for any kid's natural ability. Thanks to showcases, prospect days, high school ball etc..It's a brutally efficient process with or without the clubs. Only the lower tier programs who don't have the resources to scour the showcase scene depend on word of mouth and recommendations from the clubs. The best teams in the country like Duke ignore the clubs and do their own homework because they know the pay for play relationship and the marketing juice a club will try to squeeze out of every recuirt is like dealing with the devil. You are correct! It was the boy’s talent that got him noticed. Stop pushing the HS/Town BS. Like it or not the boy played for The Express as well as his High School. The family made a decision and it looks like it worked out for them. Why do you want to insist that his experience with Express is irrelevant? I guess that you would say that playing for the express had nothing to do with him developing as a player. People with the “Stay Home only” mentality are going be the downfall of Long Island Lacrosse Talent. You may not want to admit it but both the club and the town/HS program contributed to this player’s development. The most important piece of the puzzle is the boy, he is the one who did all of the heavy lifting and we now see the result of his work. I wish the haters of all things “club” would stop the nonsense. You do not have to have your son play for a club but is wrong to want to restrict others from broadening their lacrosse experience.
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You are way off about the kids from Manhasset. The best players stay in Manhasset period. It has been that way for last several years. There is no need to go to Chaminade. There is no advantage particularly with college placement and you play for your community. It doesn't get better than that. If a few go to private schools to stay back a year so be it. But the best stay and will continue to stay. Because no advantage exists elsewhere. The budget issue will probably not happen again. People were complacent recently and they learned their lesson. As for as the young man headed to Duke. He deserve all the credit. No one else. Every one of the kids who live in Manhasset who are going to play varsity for Chaminade this upcoming season would probably start for Set if they came back. And the budget cap will continue to be an issue according to Set's own Superintendent. Set will continue to be an above average (but maybe no longer elite on a national level) public school program thanks to the youth program and the coaches but they are not a big enough district to overcome some of the key losses to Nade year after year. It definately hurts the lax program. GC on the other hand is at least 2x the size of Set and can overcome their losses to Nade.
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The one below is not an express kid. Everyone knows that What club then? I was thinking of an Express Turtle "00" lefty. If you haven't seen him, you will. this parent is refering to his son on fl$
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Do a little research..rought up to varsity, did not start, did play and made a nice contribution. Express gave much more exposure leading to commitment ! This is an incredible story actually. Wasn't even a starter on JV this year and now look where he is. And isn't even the best lefty attack at Set - there are two (one above and one below) that some view as better depending on who you ask. What's in the water over there with lefty attacks? The one above is good and will team up with this boy to form one of the more formidable attack lines in high school next season. No clue who the one below is since there were no call ups to JV last year. Must of torn it up in Middle School The post was meant to congratulate the Duke committed sophomore player. Your opinion of the other lefty attackmen of Manhasset is irrelevant and should be discussed in a different forum. Many schools throughout LI have great lefty attacks, not just Manhasset. The post is acknowledging the huge role that LIE had in the process. And FYI, there is nothing "in the water". It's called natural talent combined with motivation and parental support (having the sense to join a great club team). Happens all over the Island as you can see from the list of commited sophomore players. Are you kidding? This boy would have gone to Duke regardless of whether he played for Express, fl$ or any other club. Duke would have found him as did every other top 10 team in the country just from his high school play alone. The colleges don't care what club you play for - it's irrelevaent - all that matters is what he does on the field and in the Set classrooms. Club had nothing to do with it - his talent had everything to do with it. The club shouldn't be trying to take credit for any kid's natural ability. Thanks to showcases, prospect days, high school ball etc..It's a brutally efficient process with or without the clubs. Only the lower tier programs who don't have the resources to scour the showcase scene depend on word of mouth and recommendations from the clubs. The best teams in the country like Duke ignore the clubs and do their own homework because they know the pay for play relationship and the marketing juice a club will try to squeeze out of every recuirt is like dealing with the devil. You are correct! It was the boy’s talent that got him noticed. Stop pushing the HS/Town BS. Like it or not the boy played for The Express as well as his High School. The family made a decision and it looks like it worked out for them. Why do you want to insist that his experience with Express is irrelevant? I guess that you would say that playing for the express had nothing to do with him developing as a player. People with the “Stay Home only” mentality are going be the downfall of Long Island Lacrosse Talent. You may not want to admit it but both the club and the town/HS program contributed to this player’s development. The most important piece of the puzzle is the boy, he is the one who did all of the heavy lifting and we now see the result of his work. I wish the haters of all things “club” would stop the nonsense. You do not have to have your son play for a club but is wrong to want to restrict others from broadening their lacrosse experience. The point is that it didn't matter what club this boy played for - he would have wound up at Duke no matter if he played for the 3 stooges club. The fact is that Express didn't make a difference and shouldn't be taking any credit where he wound up. This kid is probably so talented that his parents could have saved the $3,000 / year and it still would have worked out.
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It's quite clear to me and any other business person. The clubs are seeing the writing on the wall and are afraid that over time with the emergence of prospect days, individual showcases, school teams playing summer etc. that they are becoming irrelevant and dis-intermediated. They are deathly afraid of other recruiting avenues emerging that are threatening big chunks of their profit pool. But they are their own worst enemy - with all of the greed and printing of so much money over the past few years - it was bound to happen that others would take notice and figure out a way to jump into that profit pool. Like the life cycle of all profitable industries, its now become saturated with new entrants and will go through a lot of upheaval as it matures. In the meantime, you'll just have to hold down your lunch reading the clubs' desparation and shameless marketing of recruits to keep milking the cow until its dead. Eventually the Express and other clubs will disband the concept of summer teams and just revert to just organizing clinics and showcases such as the Nat 175. People are beginning to see that there just isn't any recruiting value in playing club ball in the middle of a dusty dry 110 degree field in the middle of nowhere with nobody watching except parents. That only benefits the clubs. I'm allocating my financial resources to having my son do just showcases and prospect days. That's my choice, y'all do what you want with your $3000+ (after tax).
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Do a little research..rought up to varsity, did not start, did play and made a nice contribution. Express gave much more exposure leading to commitment ! This is an incredible story actually. Wasn't even a starter on JV this year and now look where he is. And isn't even the best lefty attack at Set - there are two (one above and one below) that some view as better depending on who you ask. What's in the water over there with lefty attacks? The one above is good and will team up with this boy to form one of the more formidable attack lines in high school next season. No clue who the one below is since there were no call ups to JV last year. Must of torn it up in Middle School The post was meant to congratulate the Duke committed sophomore player. Your opinion of the other lefty attackmen of Manhasset is irrelevant and should be discussed in a different forum. Many schools throughout LI have great lefty attacks, not just Manhasset. The post is acknowledging the huge role that LIE had in the process. And FYI, there is nothing "in the water". It's called natural talent combined with motivation and parental support (having the sense to join a great club team). Happens all over the Island as you can see from the list of commited sophomore players. Are you kidding? This boy would have gone to Duke regardless of whether he played for Express, fl$ or any other club. Duke would have found him as did every other top 10 team in the country just from his high school play alone. The colleges don't care what club you play for - it's irrelevaent - all that matters is what he does on the field and in the Set classrooms. Club had nothing to do with it - his talent had everything to do with it. The club shouldn't be trying to take credit for any kid's natural ability. Thanks to showcases, prospect days, high school ball etc..It's a brutally efficient process with or without the clubs. Only the lower tier programs who don't have the resources to scour the showcase scene depend on word of mouth and recommendations from the clubs. The best teams in the country like Duke ignore the clubs and do their own homework because they know the pay for play relationship and the marketing juice a club will try to squeeze out of every recuirt is like dealing with the devil. You are correct! It was the boy’s talent that got him noticed. Stop pushing the HS/Town BS. Like it or not the boy played for The Express as well as his High School. The family made a decision and it looks like it worked out for them. Why do you want to insist that his experience with Express is irrelevant? I guess that you would say that playing for the express had nothing to do with him developing as a player. People with the “Stay Home only” mentality are going be the downfall of Long Island Lacrosse Talent. You may not want to admit it but both the club and the town/HS program contributed to this player’s development. The most important piece of the puzzle is the boy, he is the one who did all of the heavy lifting and we now see the result of his work. I wish the haters of all things “club” would stop the nonsense. You do not have to have your son play for a club but is wrong to want to restrict others from broadening their lacrosse experience. For all the express haters , one thing you can't take away from them is they play the best competition out there. The school teams could never play the same quality of teams. The 2016 crabs, Dukes and the west coast starz can beat any high school varsity long island has to offer. I am sure all the elite camp invites came from express. Your town can never keep up with these elite programs. If so colleges would recruit teams not individual. Towns can never field teams like the express can and these elite teams only make a kid better
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The one below is not an express kid. Everyone knows that What club then? I was thinking of an Express Turtle "00" lefty. If you haven't seen him, you will. this parent is refering to his son on fl$ Wow, not sure if there's enough room for all of those big egos of attack daddys in a small friendly village like Set.
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That's a crock of you know what. I'd love to see the 15 & 16 yr old wunderkinds of the 2016 West Coast Stars try to take down GC's or Ward Melville's varsity. Ha, that would be laughable. Floral Park? - maybe. You need to come up for some fresh air and sunlight from the self-anointed "elite" club dungeon.
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Best indicator of what the colleges think of the importance of clubs vs. what high school you play for? Count how many college rosters online show what club each player played for. Answer? 0. How many show what high school each player attended? Enough said. High school (including how you perform in that high school's classrooms) still matters much more than what club you play for. Always has been, always will be.
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You are 100% correct. I know for a fact several kids on the Cudas got their Blue Chip invite strait from Channy. He also is well connected with all the best D1 coaches. If your kid has the talent, Express makes sure it is noticed. I have seen a few posts claiming it doesn' matter, that the kid will get noticed if he's good. I can say that that is not always the case, or it may take longer, and then the coveted "spots" are full on the rosters. If you can afford it, and your kid is good enough to make it. Then club such as Express or 91 increases the odds of getting recruited.
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Best indicator of what the colleges think of the importance of clubs vs. what high school you play for? Count how many college rosters online show what club each player played for. Answer? 0. How many show what high school each player attended? Enough said. High school (including how you perform in that high school's classrooms) still matters much more than what club you play for. Always has been, always will be. There are several reasons why college player profiles do not tend to cover the club experience and the first and foremost reason is to avoid any appearance of recruiting violations. Since most recruiting will take place through the club scene, the profiles opt not to flaunt the material in the face of NCAA Compliance teams. Second, some colleges do post club material if tied to a noteworthy national or regional championship having been won. Without a national or regional league structure in lacrosse (as appears in sports like soccer), the likelihood of club recognition greatly decreases.
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If the player is an elite player D1 coaches will find them in showcases, high school or summer tournaments. It has very little to do with what team you are on.
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That's a crock of you know what. I'd love to see the 15 & 16 yr old wunderkinds of the 2016 West Coast Stars try to take down GC's or Ward Melville's varsity. Ha, that would be laughable. Floral Park? - maybe. You need to come up for some fresh air and sunlight from the self-anointed "elite" club dungeon. Don't blame the original poster - he's drunk too much Express Orange cool-aid and is too far gone. No West Coast 2016 diaper patrol is going to beat LI's best varsities. Please, put down the pipe.
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That's a crock of you know what. I'd love to see the 15 & 16 yr old wunderkinds of the 2016 West Coast Stars try to take down GC's or Ward Melville's varsity. Ha, that would be laughable. Floral Park? - maybe. You need to come up for some fresh air and sunlight from the self-anointed "elite" club dungeon. I suppose they would wreck the MIAA as well.
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You are 100% correct. I know for a fact several kids on the Cudas got their Blue Chip invite strait from Channy. He also is well connected with all the best D1 coaches. If your kid has the talent, Express makes sure it is noticed. I have seen a few posts claiming it doesn' matter, that the kid will get noticed if he's good. I can say that that is not always the case, or it may take longer, and then the coveted "spots" are full on the rosters. If you can afford it, and your kid is good enough to make it. Then club such as Express or 91 increases the odds of getting recruited. Seems like Bill Cherry did a nice job getting a bunch of his "townies" into Jake Reed and Maverick Showtime. Channy not needed by those boys.
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Best indicator of what the colleges think of the importance of clubs vs. what high school you play for? Count how many college rosters online show what club each player played for. Answer? 0. How many show what high school each player attended? Enough said. High school (including how you perform in that high school's classrooms) still matters much more than what club you play for. Always has been, always will be. If you play for one of the top HS programs, you're right. Otherwise you sound like a delusional HS coach from a middle of the road HS program.
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Interesting how this board (more broadly speaking - not just this Express thread) is mostly centered around club lax and other forums seem to have very few discussions about the club scene and are mostly focused on college and high school teams/issues. No point - just an observation. Both are good sources of info/perspective.
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Let me throw this question out there...This kid was ranked the #7 recruit in the country in his class by Inside Lacrosse and was the only Long Island player listed in the Top 25. Was this recognition based more on his high school or club experience?
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Let me throw this question out there...This kid was ranked the #7 recruit in the country in his class by Inside Lacrosse and was the only Long Island player listed in the Top 25. Was this recognition based more on his high school or club experience? The individual player rankings are a crock. It's all about generating page views for his organization and nothing else. Nobody can even come close to nailing college team rankings (remember Loyola?) let alone thousands of high schools let alone tens of thousands of high school players. The "evaluator" of these rankings admittedly mostly paruses the club circuit in the Baltimore area and talks mostly only with club coaches. I'd be shocked if he speaks to the High School coaches more than the club coaches because quite frankly the high school coaches probably don't give a crap about his mythical rankings - it's only the clubs that get more marketing juice out of these player rankings that care about it. Look how many D1 committed kids to top 10 programs were not recognized by this farce.
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Let me throw this question out there...This kid was ranked the #7 recruit in the country in his class by Inside Lacrosse and was the only Long Island player listed in the Top 25. Was this recognition based more on his high school or club experience? Ranking had nothing to do with where this boy wound up - in fact probably the other way around - knowing that Duke was one of several in the picture helped his ranking. Most of these boys on the list were already committed (announced or not yet announced) to top tier programs before the list even came out which leads me to believe the joker who puts the list together is just following where the commitments have been or where they are expected to be. All about page views from you lemmings who love to follow that crap. Rankings are probably the worst thinkg that could have happened to this sport - both high school teams and individual players.
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Let me throw this question out there...This kid was ranked the #7 recruit in the country in his class by Inside Lacrosse and was the only Long Island player listed in the Top 25. Was this recognition based more on his high school or club experience? Ranking had nothing to do with where this boy wound up - in fact probably the other way around - knowing that Duke was one of several in the picture helped his ranking. Most of these boys on the list were already committed (announced or not yet announced) to top tier programs before the list even came out which leads me to believe the joker who puts the list together is just following where the commitments have been or where they are expected to be. All about page views from you lemmings who love to follow that crap. Rankings are probably the worst thinkg that could have happened to this sport - both high school teams and individual players. Since Manhasset is only a mediocre program and a small school at that, my guess is the summer team. A
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Sounds like a chicken or the egg thing. Did they go to a top D! school because they where ranked so high ? Or did they rank so high because they committed to a top D1 school? My guess is could be done either way. I think individual showcases is what get you on teh radar and really propels you. Once noticed there your HS coach or club begins to have input Let me throw this question out there...This kid was ranked the #7 recruit in the country in his class by Inside Lacrosse and was the only Long Island player listed in the Top 25. Was this recognition based more on his high school or club experience? Ranking had nothing to do with where this boy wound up - in fact probably the other way around - knowing that Duke was one of several in the picture helped his ranking. Most of these boys on the list were already committed (announced or not yet announced) to top tier programs before the list even came out which leads me to believe the joker who puts the list together is just following where the commitments have been or where they are expected to be. All about page views from you lemmings who love to follow that crap. Rankings are probably the worst thinkg that could have happened to this sport - both high school teams and individual players.
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Let me throw this question out there...This kid was ranked the #7 recruit in the country in his class by Inside Lacrosse and was the only Long Island player listed in the Top 25. Was this recognition based more on his high school or club experience? Ranking had nothing to do with where this boy wound up - in fact probably the other way around - knowing that Duke was one of several in the picture helped his ranking. Most of these boys on the list were already committed (announced or not yet announced) to top tier programs before the list even came out which leads me to believe the joker who puts the list together is just following where the commitments have been or where they are expected to be. All about page views from you lemmings who love to follow that crap. Rankings are probably the worst thinkg that could have happened to this sport - both high school teams and individual players. You having to be joking about the ranking thing!!! Do you honestly think these kids announce to the world whose interested in them???
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Let me throw this question out there...This kid was ranked the #7 recruit in the country in his class by Inside Lacrosse and was the only Long Island player listed in the Top 25. Was this recognition based more on his high school or club experience? Ranking had nothing to do with where this boy wound up - in fact probably the other way around - knowing that Duke was one of several in the picture helped his ranking. Most of these boys on the list were already committed (announced or not yet announced) to top tier programs before the list even came out which leads me to believe the joker who puts the list together is just following where the commitments have been or where they are expected to be. All about page views from you lemmings who love to follow that crap. Rankings are probably the worst thinkg that could have happened to this sport - both high school teams and individual players. All the rankings do is lead to second guessing and fodder for chat boards of "who turned out to be a bust" in a couple of years from now. A lot of unnecessary pressure and expectations for these kids and setting them up for a fall. A shame. I spoke to a high caliber high school coach and he said being ranked as a pre-season #1 nationally a few years ago was the worst thing to have happened to his team because they all started to believe it. And guess what, they wound up not even being close by the end of the season and the poster child for "Bust".
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Let me throw this question out there...This kid was ranked the #7 recruit in the country in his class by Inside Lacrosse and was the only Long Island player listed in the Top 25. Was this recognition based more on his high school or club experience? Ranking had nothing to do with where this boy wound up - in fact probably the other way around - knowing that Duke was one of several in the picture helped his ranking. Most of these boys on the list were already committed (announced or not yet announced) to top tier programs before the list even came out which leads me to believe the joker who puts the list together is just following where the commitments have been or where they are expected to be. All about page views from you lemmings who love to follow that crap. Rankings are probably the worst thinkg that could have happened to this sport - both high school teams and individual players. You having to be joking about the ranking thing!!! Do you honestly think these kids announce to the world whose interested in them??? Absolutley they do. Read the article that went along with the rankings. If the kid had not committed there was usually some blurb about which schools are still in the running for the kid's "services". Think the parents or coaches didn't plant that seed?
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Let me throw this question out there...This kid was ranked the #7 recruit in the country in his class by Inside Lacrosse and was the only Long Island player listed in the Top 25. Was this recognition based more on his high school or club experience? Ranking had nothing to do with where this boy wound up - in fact probably the other way around - knowing that Duke was one of several in the picture helped his ranking. Most of these boys on the list were already committed (announced or not yet announced) to top tier programs before the list even came out which leads me to believe the joker who puts the list together is just following where the commitments have been or where they are expected to be. All about page views from you lemmings who love to follow that crap. Rankings are probably the worst thinkg that could have happened to this sport - both high school teams and individual players. You having to be joking about the ranking thing!!! Do you honestly think these kids announce to the world whose interested in them??? Absolutley they do. Read the article that went along with the rankings. If the kid had not committed there was usually some blurb about which schools are still in the running for the kid's "services". Think the parents or coaches didn't plant that seed? Obviously this is new to you. Kids don't go around saying who they have offers from BEFORE they accept - only after - hence the article you're referring to.
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This player and his Dad let his teammates know exactly who was looking at him and where he was leaning. Word was out mid summer, after UA and Jake Reed. His Coach MC was also very open about the schools pursuing him and where he was leaning toward
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