US Lacrosse Community Forum Forums NORTHEAST LACROSSE BOTC MAIN FORUM (LI, CT, WC) Boys 2028-8th Grade Fall 2023/Summer 2024

So you are bragging they currently use their own players but in the future probably won’t, ok. Way to set the bar high, lol.

They can play JV for 2 more years! When they get to Varsity they will be 18-19 years old. They’ll never have to play older kids in high school.

Two igloo players finished playing and showed up to play with true

Looking for recommendations for B level teams to try out for on Long Island…good coaching and competitive teams ?

Venom Coaches already reaching out to mid fielders and F/O guys from other clubs. What's wrong? Can't develop within?

Troll

This is the age where developing within doesn’t work. Many players have already hit their ceiling in terms of development. You can’t teach IQ, aggression, work ethic, etc. 91/Express deal in the top tier players at the high school level, not the kids who stopped developing despite practing 3x a week for the past 7 years.

What Position?

91 surge but they are more like a lower level A team.
I know nothing about the coaches but I will tell you they are by far the best “second” team on the island. Maybe a parent of a player will chime in.

Players have hit their developmental ceiling by 8th grade? Have you been eating paint chips? Many of these kids havent gone through puberty yet.
The problem with travel lacrosse are guys like this that chase every shiny new object rather than developing kids. Kids all develop at different times. Luckily some teams still coach and develop kids.

The NLF level clubs do have a strong focus on wins and number of recruits they help commit.

This is not healthy person

Exactly. People here acting like you can just “develop” any kid into Brennan O’Neill.

We played Surge last month on Mother's Day, and they're pretty good. They played our Shore team to a 1 goal game. After Express and Venom, I think Shore is the next best team and then it's wide open. I'm curious to see what happens to Legrush, I'm sure they'll have a good AA team. Igloooooo, BTB, Rebels, are all heading in the wrong direction. Should be an interesting tryouts.

Didn’t shore just lose this weekend to legacy 11-3?

Legacy"s whole team is 99 and 8. We didn't do a good enough job of shutting them off

If they are still playing JV as sophomores they aren't very good lacrosse players and good luck being recruited.

Truth, everyone knows the top kids are developed by reclassing.

With that score it had to be more than that

Yeh no one gets recruited from the showcases and through their travel teams.

Trying to figure out some teams to tryout for this summer. My sons team is falling apart. We used to be AA and it feels like were a B now. Any suggestions? Not Express or Venom, he wouldn't see the field on those teams. I hear Legacy and rush are merging, so I'm sure it'll be pretty crowded over there

If you're not good enough to be playing varsity as a sophomore, you're probably not playing D1. You may get on a D1 roster but you're not getting athletic scholarship money or playing time. Sorry to burst your bubble.

Suffolk options

Legrush Aa
Legrush A
GSB
Rebels
ECE

Nassau options

S2s
Btb
Surge
Igloo
Frost
True Blue

Yes, development is finished by the time the kids is 14. What an absolute hammerhead comment...

Legacy"s whole team is 99 and 8. We didn't do a good enough job of shutting them off

said differently "We're the 3rd best team on Long Island but got pasted by a team I didn't even mention within the next tier of teams". Those scoreboards are a real inconvenience. You scored 3 goals, the team is not good.

Who said anything about D1? No one. Get a life outside of your kids lacrosse.

Must be nice being oblivious to the world around you. Blabbing your mouth when you have 1/10th of the information needed to make a sound argument and believe you are still the smartest guy in the room.

Good thing Pat Spencer didn't read BOTC when he was a sophomore still playing JV. There are tons of great players who are late boomers. If you think the top 8th graders are the same as the top 12th graders you are in for a rude awakening.

You'll see. This is my third kid going through this. Yes there are exceptions but they are just that. Exceptions.

Your kid shouldn't be playing down with little boys. That's not preparing him for higher-level lacrosse. Argue all that you want. You're wrong.

It’s not that serious. I know you think you’re the majority, but you’re just the loudest in the room. Poor manners…so, where’s your kids end up for lax after High School?

We just left the Maverick showcase and there were lots of holdbacks.

1/10th of the information??? 11-3 is the only information needed. You were babbling and the facts got brought to the table. I know it stings so you went for the “smartest guy in the room” line to try and deflect. 11-3.

Probably the holdback Dad

Can someone explain express? 2 moms complaining at Mitchell field. Black team, black/orange team. Some black team don’t play but can play with orange? They seemed confused. Orange team more like B team, some kids don’t show up? Some kids in orange show up to black but don’t play? Seems like a hot mess. Both walked away wondering why they’re paying $4500 for their sons to stand in black sideline or play for a @ChillLaxin orange cream. Felt bad for them. Neither of them liked the dad, seem to like the son. They were sitting in front of me in stands, very interesting listening to them. The last topic was reclasses. Something about bringing in 2-4 reclassed kids? Assuming that means they are a year older?

The best athletes at younger ages most likely will be the best athletes once puberty kicks in for all. Ages 12-14 generally you see the bigger kids who have started puberty shine. Those kids also have to be decent players and when they have the size advantage due to puberty or being held back (or a combo) they are just too big and fast for those who have not to compete with. Most likely 16/17 the better athletes from younger ages will return to being the best players again. Middle school success has alot to do with size and speed.

GSB lax-good program? Don't know anything about them, but looking elsewhere for next season. Thanks.

I'm an Express parent, and my son plays on the orange team. In the fall it was a complete disaster. Kids were showing up to every tournament and I felt like the organization was trying to figure out all the new kids and who was going to play for black and who wasn't. I've expressed my frustration with the coaches and the promised me it would get better. It hasn't, and let this be a warning to anyone thinking about joining next season. Buyer beware. Time to find a new team.

One is playing mid-level D1. The other is at a top D2 program.

Turns out your kids weren’t that good then…glad I don’t listen to your drivel