US Lacrosse Community Forum Forums NORTHEAST LACROSSE BOTC MAIN FORUM (LI, CT, WC) Boys 2030-6th Grade Fall 2023/Summer 2024

2030 Circuit this past weekend, wow, what a shift in size and age, wasn't expecting kids to be that big and strong. Guess people were right, we will see older kids moving down, just wasn't ready for such a drastic change. Going to be a long summer

Nationals are cheaters - always were, always will be, every age group. Same can be said for most National Programs.
Apologies for frustration, son played and thought it was meh. Florida was not fun.
Research the founders of Nationals and you’ll see why it’s a shady program

Just wait. Gets so much worse.

Buyer beware on Nationals, Red Hots and a few others. These programs feast on over zealous families willing to pay their tuition, just so they can say their son is on a national team and playing in the circuit, as they think that’s the pinnacle of youth lacrosse. Meanwhile at every event guest players will show up, playing more minutes, roster change at every event and the ones paying tuition mostly don’t belong there. Age also doesn’t matter, win at all costs, promote it on social 24/7, rinse repeat, the lacrosse freaks who have lacrosse fomo will continue to show up and pay while the guest players will continue to show up not pay.

Been through this before with my older guy. 6th/7th grade is a puberty year. All of a sudden your son is good and he wasn’t before, it’s because he’s becoming a man playing against boys. Trust me it all levels off in a year or two. Many of the kids that are big and strong now won’t be so big and strong when others catch up!

Great competition all weekend for 2030’s at the NAL. Top teams played tight games, with a lot of talent all around. Looking at pool play and bracket scores, it really could have went to any of the top 12 seeds. Should be a fun summer of LAX for these kids battling every game. Dukes Elite played well. Strong group, and well deserved.

outside of TZ --- Legacy is a disaster. Parents act like they should be in a zoo and without seven the team stinks

Is no one going to mention Rebels Aces showing at NAL, oh boy. The director came on here and offered (really threatened) to play any team, any time and place…now they just finished the weekend 0-5, the only team without a win all weekend. Brutal

More like deuces. Team is a complete shell. Rebels won’t have AA 30 team on paper next year.

Legacy 30 parents are the worst of any I have ever seen and not just lax any sport. Not a game goes by when they aren’t fighting with another team, the refs or each other!

What did the Legacy parents do this time? Lolol
I’ve had a few experiences w them…

The one Legacy dad needs to teach the refs the faceoff rules and mechanics. For some reason when his kid loses, he tells the ref what he did wrong. He doesnt realize how dense he sounds our he just doesnt care.

Igloo has been looking a little weak when they go up against to real AA teams

My son is a 2030 Goalie from Northeastern Fairfield County and by all accounts he's pretty good.
I didn't grow up with lacrosse and am learning as I go, but lately opposing teams have been telling me he is the best goalie they have seen.
I want to help him and give him every opportunity I can to be the best, so I am looking for help.

The following teams are all within driving distance for us and viable options.

Can you please rank them and let me know which ones trains their goalies the best?

Eclipse
2-Way South

Dragons
Cavalry
Wolves

Team-CT
2-Way North


He currently plays for one of the mentioned clubs in the summer and fall, plays sixes with another in the winter and goes to any available training year round.

I would like to make sure he gets the best training he can get because I have maxed out how much I can help him lol.

I am also open to any advice anyone wants to give me.
Thanks

Connecticut Goalie Dad 2030

Played legacy this weekend
Parents are nuts!!!!!
Yelling and complaining about teammates

Goalies dad yelling get the defense off the field

Seems like a good team bond

Another big tournament; another disappointment for Legacy. Maybe the boys would play better if they weren’t focused on the screaming from the parents

Cyclones blow it against Duke’s Elite last week, throttle Next Level this week…youth lacrosse is wild! Congrats to them for getting right back in the chip!

Wow! Cyclones! That is a team. They play well in all facets of the game. Dominant performance this weekend. Fun to watch

Those parents have forced many kids to leave and have even chased off a great coach who now coaches for the better 30s team.

Cyclones are clearly the top team. Need to play the 91 Colorado team again. Have they played the express top team ?

LI Express 2030 is overrated - 91 CO beat Cyclones not once but twice. Cyclones looked mediocre against that Duke’s team at NAL so slow down on crowning them

The Cyclones get the crown after this weekends performance

Finally win one…big, especially after getting curb-stomped by a team from Philly

Curb stomped? What was the final ?

Duke's had good timing, must have been an off day for the Cyclones. Dukes are not better than Cyclones, but sounds like they had their number that day. Good teams lose and then get better. I watched the NL/Cyclones game yesterday and that could be described as a clinic. NL spanked us in the semis but watching the Cyclones my son and I were even more impressed. Every part of their game is on point, yes their fogo is very good, but every other aspect of their team from defense, draw, offense, coaching, etc. are excellent. It was great to watch as a parent and for my son to see the unselfish play.

The team is carried by the face off and attack.

8-5 Dukes

They have depth , main part is faceoff
Once he loses they lose

They have hard times with bigger teams

Other wise a very good team

Dukes pushed them around w physicality, I watched the game. I certainly wouldn’t say they got lucky. Have I seen Cyclones play better, yes (mostly against my son’s team,
lol). Duke’s had some big d-poles w good sticks

Isn’t one of the cyclones attack a 31?

Yes, he is very good, I believe the Cyclones have 4-5 players who are 2031s

He is very good. Grooming him like they did with Spallina.

Dukes also used a player who didn’t pass the age verification date but played anyway.

Wasn’t Next Level supposed to be unbeatable? Now they lose HOCO and get smoked by Cyclones. Would be surprised if they stay at #1.

Cyclones are top of the mountain now. Igloo, Legacy, Express all looking up. Wonder who jumps ship this summer???

Legacy can hang with anyone in the country.

Legacy is not good, 7 only student, culture, parents are toxic, and players looking to leave already.

For the record, the Cyclones have beaten Next Level twice this year, granted the first one was right after they had just finished playing Dukes. Dukes first win vs the Cyclones came at the NAL, prior to that none of the games were close. NAL reported an illegal player(s) on their roster, but didn't hold them accountable.

Players already looking to leave Legacy? That’s a lie.

I don’t think Rebels will be at any more top tourneys after these performances!