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fantastic to see parents understanding what is going on in the Baltimore area.
If you have a top 3-4 kid you owe it to them to get them a chance to jump onto a top squad.
tough for FCA to recruit new talent in a down year, my $ is on the crabs pulling the talent and maybe some 28’s! Word is that crabs are bringing 4 kids down from 2028 and have already poached four from FCA Let the games begin Crabs really isn’t that good. So what’s the draw? Have you met the average lacrosse parent on the sideline? Everyone chases the winner, common sense be damned. But Crabs isn't a winner. They were mediocre in hoco and their summer tourney record is abysmal. They have loaded up their tourneys with B level teams and still barely won many of them. They chose to play clubs like True Philly, 2 Knights, Swarm and Hoco Pink. They barely beat Eclipse's B team, 91 Carolina and Red Hots Pittsburg team. They also dropped a game to Predators who was the worst team in hoco this year. Crabs didn't play in HoCo, that was Legends. Crabs is using the existing Legends kids to jump start a 2029 team, but you know this. That said, how was the Legends team mediocre? They beat every other Baltimore team didn't they? To lazy to look at results, but that's what I recall. So if Legends and Crabs have the same rosters and the same coaches, why do you keep hiding behind the Legends excuse for mediocre performance. Beating teams ranked 50-150 is no accomplishment. Yep, you got that one surprise win against Madlax who was missing 4 kids with arm injuries. That's great. But the rest of performance is suspect. Better watch out... King Crab won't tolerate mediocrity. Junior will be playing for True Hoco before long...
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Since all the tryouts seem to be on the same dates, if you have a kid who wants to try out for one of the top-level teams, how do you figure out where to go? Simple.....you go to Crabs first, then FCA, and if you don't make either of those then go to Team 91 and then Preds. This should be the map for majority of players that want to compete at highest levels ( think MIAA A) in Baltimore area. I would also say that based on what MIAA school you go to , that should also influence your choice. All the rest of the clubs are just show to get you to one of these top clubs if you are serious about playing at top level in High School and beyond. I know. Hawks and ML should be in there somewhere, One is AA county and one is DMV mainly, I am talking about the real area for lacrosse Balt ! LOL Totally agree... if your kid is truly talented, you should be picking from Hawks, Madlax, FCA, Crabs and DC Express. True Chesapeake is a dominant 29 team but the larger program is not at the same level when it comes to getting kids visibility.
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True Chesapeake is a dominant 29 team but the larger program is not at the same level when it comes to getting kids visibility. Can you explain what you mean by that?
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I think if the current coaches stay with true Chesapeake it could possibly work with recruiting and higher level play however I think the larger true company could really careless about college recruiting and more about the income stream. Simple business.
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fantastic to see parents understanding what is going on in the Baltimore area.
If you have a top 3-4 kid you owe it to them to get them a chance to jump onto a top squad.
tough for FCA to recruit new talent in a down year, my $ is on the crabs pulling the talent and maybe some 28’s! Word is that crabs are bringing 4 kids down from 2028 and have already poached four from FCA Let the games begin Crabs really isn’t that good. So what’s the draw? Have you met the average lacrosse parent on the sideline? Everyone chases the winner, common sense be damned. But Crabs isn't a winner. They were mediocre in hoco and their summer tourney record is abysmal. They have loaded up their tourneys with B level teams and still barely won many of them. They chose to play clubs like True Philly, 2 Knights, Swarm and Hoco Pink. They barely beat Eclipse's B team, 91 Carolina and Red Hots Pittsburg team. They also dropped a game to Predators who was the worst team in hoco this year. Crabs didn't play in HoCo, that was Legends. Crabs is using the existing Legends kids to jump start a 2029 team, but you know this. That said, how was the Legends team mediocre? They beat every other Baltimore team didn't they? To lazy to look at results, but that's what I recall. So if Legends and Crabs have the same rosters and the same coaches, why do you keep hiding behind the Legends excuse for mediocre performance. Beating teams ranked 50-150 is no accomplishment. Yep, you got that one surprise win against Madlax who was missing 4 kids with arm injuries. That's great. But the rest of performance is suspect. Better watch out... King Crab won't tolerate mediocrity. Junior will be playing for True Hoco before long... Wait, did your kid get cut from Legends too? Or just Crabs?
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Sometimes this thread has useful information that you can't find anywhere else, which is great. The negative talk about one club or another is probably landing on a group that already has their minds 100% made up about the clubs in the mid-Atlantic area. All it really does is showcase the fool lacrosse parent profile that those on the outside looking in think about this scene. But keep chirping. All of this stuff about tryouts, who's up, who's down, who's good, who's bad, new clubs, folding clubs and everything in between will take care of itself, regardless of what the BOTC trolls say. For those who really want to know or learn, talk to parents, watch a team practice or play a game. Don't look here for your answers.
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More posts on this on the 2028 thread. Tryout pages for some of the clubs including 91 affiliates (who are members of NLF) reference the 2024-2025 Age Guidelines for grad years 2030 and below. Like it or not, the holdbacks come back in 8th grade, which means we will get to read all about it here for the next year. link to tryout page please? Front page of hoco league makes it pretty clear no holdbacks next year in 2029 division. What ??? Anyone born in June, July, August could easily be a Holdback . A Prefirst or late starter born June, July, August is a Holdback. Sept 1 is age requirement of MD schools to be on age. Majority of students start Sept 1 . Really simple. Holdbacks are allowed at HOCO in all grades, and Wow , especially in 8th grade. Now 8th grade HOCO you are allowed to be a full year and 3 months older than the Sept 1 age cutoff of students in MD schools. Now that means it is possible to have the famous Double Holdback playing in 8th grade !! So that means at the worst case scenario, which is a 8th grade holdback or double holdback born June 1 , 2009 . He could be playing against an on age player born in August 2011. A 2 years and 3 months difference !! HOCO keeps its place in Hall of Shame of Lacrosse and the reputation as the provider to MIAA holdbacks looking to play down against younger players. And all their other leagues are still based on school age, but not lacrosse ! HOCO ruined age based lacrosse in MD when it started and frankly most of east coast as other areas had to catch up with MD older players playing down. Go HOCO !! Please explain why this is a problem? Hockey both here and in Canada follows a 2 year age bracket. Same with box lacrosse. Seems like they are doing just fine. I blame poor coaching. Unless a coach has the same kids for years to drill in plays and make them seem good, they can’t do a thing. Coach fundamentals and how to play and the 2 year model works just fine. Well, much like all the pro-holdback arguments, you example is a poor one. in that type of grouping, one year you are the younger kid and the next year you are the older kid. In lax, you are always the older kid picking on younger kids. In the old days, good kids played up against older kids because they wanted to challenge themselves. Now, it is about sinking to the lowest common denominator. Exactly, The holdback apologists just cant say that they do it to gain an advantage others dont get, Their son is always playing down, so sad, Always some lame excuse from them. I like the summer holdbacks excuse, they are only a month or two older, basing it on every age player is born Sept 1. LOL Years ago, the U,9, U11, U13, etc was fine, as you were young one year and older next year. Yea, some boys born in summer were on young side, but there were no younger ones getting an advantage while they with same birthday played on age. Sad now. Thanks HOCO With the new NLF rules, we went from pre-HS holdbacks of 2+ years to "holdbacks" born in the 3 summer months, and this is your giant complaint? First, it's a child that you are actually arguing to play up into a school grad year they weren't born into with their pre-Sept 1st birthday. Second, you are arguing that your child can't play on the lacrosse field unless it is against a smaller younger child than yours. Third, once HS starts, yell and scream all your want to, but your 2 and 3 year holdbacks are once again back and there to stay and your complaint about 3 months looks really silly and weak. I guess you didnt get memo from HOCO, 8th grade you can be 1 year and 3 months Holdback . Another Holdback apologist excuse, Wait until HS and then you will see !!! Of course you holdback apologists cant even play on age while in youth, that would be to much for your son. Hs is Hs and it is waht it is. , youth sports should be about age, not little johnny and his parents playing down . Unfortunately, you first sentence isn't correct. Go to https://www.ghclacrosse.com/ and hit the age guidelines. Last year to play as 2029 in HOCO your birthday couldn't be before 6/1/2010, for next year it is 6/1/2009. So it looks like HOCO and others are taking the 8th grade will be the repository for all the holdbacks. In essence, holdbacks will get to play 2 years in 8th grade HOCO.
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What were the surprises/take aways from Naptown? Any fireworks on the sidelines or on the field?
I was surprised at Project Midwest making the championship. The team must have been more similar to the Resolute team that won NLF last year than the Circuit team that gets steamrolled.
Nationals and Red Hots aren't the cats meow anymore. Maybe RH retools after using the CK camp to boost their roster size to triple digits.
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True Chesapeake is a dominant 29 team but the larger program is not at the same level when it comes to getting kids visibility. Can you explain what you mean by that? Reputation matters. Just as D1 programs have lines of communication and relationships with coaches of top MIAA schools, they have the same relationships with the clubs that traditionally produce the top talent. Ryan McClernan, Mark Millon, Brian Kelly, Brian Spallina, and Matt Hogan have spent decades talking to D1 coaches and putting kids into their program. Take a look at some of those "Where did they play" posts from inside lacrosse where they show where all of the top players from Duke, MD, Notre Dame etc. played club ball. It's always the same.... 91 LI, Express, Hawks, Crabs, FCA, Eclipse, Primetime, West Coast Stars, Sweetlax.... True Chesapeake doesn't have that same cache or reputation with college coaches. It would be like Fallston having a great team one year vs those same players being on Boys Latin. Brian Ferrell and BL are going to get those kids waaaaay more visibility than Fallston's coach.
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Sometimes this thread has useful information that you can't find anywhere else, which is great. The negative talk about one club or another is probably landing on a group that already has their minds 100% made up about the clubs in the mid-Atlantic area. All it really does is showcase the fool lacrosse parent profile that those on the outside looking in think about this scene. But keep chirping. All of this stuff about tryouts, who's up, who's down, who's good, who's bad, new clubs, folding clubs and everything in between will take care of itself, regardless of what the BOTC trolls say. For those who really want to know or learn, talk to parents, watch a team practice or play a game. Don't look here for your answers. Wait.... you came to BOTC for answers???? hahahah... This is a forum for $hit talking and pot stirring...
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What were the surprises/take aways from Naptown? Any fireworks on the sidelines or on the field?
I was surprised at Project Midwest making the championship. The team must have been more similar to the Resolute team that won NLF last year than the Circuit team that gets steamrolled.
Nationals and Red Hots aren't the cats meow anymore. Maybe RH retools after using the CK camp to boost their roster size to triple digits. Project Midwest and Red Hots had virtually new rosters. Several of the top Red Hots players chose to play on Bostons Phinest or for their home club if they were in attendance (Express North, 3D Garden State) Several Crabs and FCA players chose to play for Shuckers instead of RH.
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True Chesapeake is a dominant 29 team but the larger program is not at the same level when it comes to getting kids visibility. Can you explain what you mean by that? Reputation matters. Just as D1 programs have lines of communication and relationships with coaches of top MIAA schools, they have the same relationships with the clubs that traditionally produce the top talent. Ryan McClernan, Mark Millon, Brian Kelly, Brian Spallina, and Matt Hogan have spent decades talking to D1 coaches and putting kids into their program. Take a look at some of those "Where did they play" posts from inside lacrosse where they show where all of the top players from Duke, MD, Notre Dame etc. played club ball. It's always the same.... 91 LI, Express, Hawks, Crabs, FCA, Eclipse, Primetime, West Coast Stars, Sweetlax.... True Chesapeake doesn't have that same cache or reputation with college coaches. It would be like Fallston having a great team one year vs those same players being on Boys Latin. Brian Ferrell and BL are going to get those kids waaaaay more visibility than Fallston's coach. Bottom line if your Kid can play then the D1 coaches will find him. No D1 coach is going to make offer to a kid just because they have a certain relationship with a coach.
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Surprisingly competitive against some really good teams. But word is the FCA and Crabs/Legends kids aren't looking to jump ship for Shuckers full time, so if they're anything more than a tournament team, it'll be mostly predators..
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What were the surprises/take aways from Naptown? Any fireworks on the sidelines or on the field?
I was surprised at Project Midwest making the championship. The team must have been more similar to the Resolute team that won NLF last year than the Circuit team that gets steamrolled.
Nationals and Red Hots aren't the cats meow anymore. Maybe RH retools after using the CK camp to boost their roster size to triple digits. The Red Hots name and pay-to-play, free-agent model seemed to lose a lot of its appeal to my son once their regular Pittsburgh teams started to enter and get wiped in tourneys.
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Am I missing something? I was under the impression that the 28 class was grandfathered in with holdbacks, but moving forward any age verified tourney and HOCO would still not allow kids beyond the June 1st date even as 8th graders next year. It’s how I read it, but. can someone explain to me if I’m wrong You are not missing anything and your impression is correct. No 28 will be able to holdback into the 29 class next year to play club lacrosse. They will have to play on age with a 28 team. The rules only grandfathered in 28s to allow for holdbacks to let the system work out the one year issue. For 8th grade and below, your kid needs to have been born within a specific 15 month window June 1st through December 31st of the next year. For HS, they are allowing holdbacks so in theory, a kid can play 5 (and I guess 6) years of lacrosse in HS. So instead of kids being held back in 5th, 6th or 7th, they will be held back after 9th grade and repeat that grade. That is certainly a good compromise. As the dad of an MIAA HS player, you are right but off target. If your son's headed to a serious lax program for HS, club becomes secondary unless he's a starter at an elite club. You can crow all you want about "holdbacks ending" but when he tries out for JV in Spring 2026, he'll have to compete with 2027 players born as early as Fall 2006.... and that's assuming his school doesn't allow 11th graders on JV. It's not ending. Numerous 2028s are holding back from 2028 to 2029 this summer. Specifically for lacrosse. Sorry to be the one to tell you. And yes it is insane that these dads are having their sons repeat 8th grade, as their classmates make fun of them and call them "Pops" and "Super Senior" etc. All for some brief moments of glory on the field.....maybe.
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True Chesapeake is a dominant 29 team but the larger program is not at the same level when it comes to getting kids visibility. Can you explain what you mean by that? Reputation matters. Just as D1 programs have lines of communication and relationships with coaches of top MIAA schools, they have the same relationships with the clubs that traditionally produce the top talent. Ryan McClernan, Mark Millon, Brian Kelly, Brian Spallina, and Matt Hogan have spent decades talking to D1 coaches and putting kids into their program. Take a look at some of those "Where did they play" posts from inside lacrosse where they show where all of the top players from Duke, MD, Notre Dame etc. played club ball. It's always the same.... 91 LI, Express, Hawks, Crabs, FCA, Eclipse, Primetime, West Coast Stars, Sweetlax.... True Chesapeake doesn't have that same cache or reputation with college coaches. It would be like Fallston having a great team one year vs those same players being on Boys Latin. Brian Ferrell and BL are going to get those kids waaaaay more visibility than Fallston's coach. Bottom line if your Kid can play then the D1 coaches will find him. No D1 coach is going to make offer to a kid just because they have a certain relationship with a coach. While I agree with you in principle, the same issue applies... MIAA kids who ride the bench get offers while studs from less known schools lanquish in purgatory. Most D1 programs have VERY limited scouting budgets. They don't have time or resources to be at every prospect day or top tournament. Yes... if your kid is an absolute beast, he will wind up on someone's radar. But if your kid is just really good, you are definitely at a disadvantage if you aren't at a program with a premiere reputation. At some point, a phone call from a trusted contact from a top program will come into play. If you disagree, you're kidding yourself. Why do top football prospects choose to play for Ohio State or Alabama instead of Maryland? All are D1... All are televised?... The reason is certain programs get you visiblity and get you drafted.
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Heard their coach and some player parents were out of control and received numerous flags form refs during game. Heard from a parent that they were so appalled by the behavior that they will never associate with the program again.
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Am I missing something? I was under the impression that the 28 class was grandfathered in with holdbacks, but moving forward any age verified tourney and HOCO would still not allow kids beyond the June 1st date even as 8th graders next year. It’s how I read it, but. can someone explain to me if I’m wrong You are not missing anything and your impression is correct. No 28 will be able to holdback into the 29 class next year to play club lacrosse. They will have to play on age with a 28 team. The rules only grandfathered in 28s to allow for holdbacks to let the system work out the one year issue. For 8th grade and below, your kid needs to have been born within a specific 15 month window June 1st through December 31st of the next year. For HS, they are allowing holdbacks so in theory, a kid can play 5 (and I guess 6) years of lacrosse in HS. So instead of kids being held back in 5th, 6th or 7th, they will be held back after 9th grade and repeat that grade. That is certainly a good compromise. As the dad of an MIAA HS player, you are right but off target. If your son's headed to a serious lax program for HS, club becomes secondary unless he's a starter at an elite club. You can crow all you want about "holdbacks ending" but when he tries out for JV in Spring 2026, he'll have to compete with 2027 players born as early as Fall 2006.... and that's assuming his school doesn't allow 11th graders on JV. It's not ending. Numerous 2028s are holding back from 2028 to 2029 this summer. Specifically for lacrosse. Sorry to be the one to tell you. And yes it is insane that these dads are having their sons repeat 8th grade, as their classmates make fun of them and call them "Pops" and "Super Senior" etc. All for some brief moments of glory on the field.....maybe. Sad but true... I feel like there should be Public Service Announcements or at least warning labels on Lacrosse Helmets "Be advised, spending tens of thousands of dollars on your child's lacrosse career will not pay off in college and you cannot relive your glory days."
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True Chesapeake is a dominant 29 team but the larger program is not at the same level when it comes to getting kids visibility. Can you explain what you mean by that? Reputation matters. Just as D1 programs have lines of communication and relationships with coaches of top MIAA schools, they have the same relationships with the clubs that traditionally produce the top talent. Ryan McClernan, Mark Millon, Brian Kelly, Brian Spallina, and Matt Hogan have spent decades talking to D1 coaches and putting kids into their program. Take a look at some of those "Where did they play" posts from inside lacrosse where they show where all of the top players from Duke, MD, Notre Dame etc. played club ball. It's always the same.... 91 LI, Express, Hawks, Crabs, FCA, Eclipse, Primetime, West Coast Stars, Sweetlax.... True Chesapeake doesn't have that same cache or reputation with college coaches. It would be like Fallston having a great team one year vs those same players being on Boys Latin. Brian Ferrell and BL are going to get those kids waaaaay more visibility than Fallston's coach. Bottom line if your Kid can play then the D1 coaches will find him. No D1 coach is going to make offer to a kid just because they have a certain relationship with a coach. Your son has to do his part, but like everything in life, relationships matter.
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What were the surprises/take aways from Naptown? Any fireworks on the sidelines or on the field?
I was surprised at Project Midwest making the championship. The team must have been more similar to the Resolute team that won NLF last year than the Circuit team that gets steamrolled.
Nationals and Red Hots aren't the cats meow anymore. Maybe RH retools after using the CK camp to boost their roster size to triple digits. The Red Hots name and pay-to-play, free-agent model seemed to lose a lot of its appeal to my son once their regular Pittsburgh teams started to enter and get wiped in tourneys. Interesting take. I don’t know about their Pittsburgh or Black/AA teams, but their National team, like other “national teams” provide an opportunity to play in tournaments where your home club is not playing.
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True Chesapeake is a dominant 29 team but the larger program is not at the same level when it comes to getting kids visibility. Can you explain what you mean by that? Reputation matters. Just as D1 programs have lines of communication and relationships with coaches of top MIAA schools, they have the same relationships with the clubs that traditionally produce the top talent. Ryan McClernan, Mark Millon, Brian Kelly, Brian Spallina, and Matt Hogan have spent decades talking to D1 coaches and putting kids into their program. Take a look at some of those "Where did they play" posts from inside lacrosse where they show where all of the top players from Duke, MD, Notre Dame etc. played club ball. It's always the same.... 91 LI, Express, Hawks, Crabs, FCA, Eclipse, Primetime, West Coast Stars, Sweetlax.... True Chesapeake doesn't have that same cache or reputation with college coaches. It would be like Fallston having a great team one year vs those same players being on Boys Latin. Brian Ferrell and BL are going to get those kids waaaaay more visibility than Fallston's coach. Bottom line if your Kid can play then the D1 coaches will find him. No D1 coach is going to make offer to a kid just because they have a certain relationship with a coach. While I agree with you in principle, the same issue applies... MIAA kids who ride the bench get offers while studs from less known schools lanquish in purgatory. Most D1 programs have VERY limited scouting budgets. They don't have time or resources to be at every prospect day or top tournament. Yes... if your kid is an absolute beast, he will wind up on someone's radar. But if your kid is just really good, you are definitely at a disadvantage if you aren't at a program with a premiere reputation. At some point, a phone call from a trusted contact from a top program will come into play. If you disagree, you're kidding yourself. Why do top football prospects choose to play for Ohio State or Alabama instead of Maryland? All are D1... All are televised?... The reason is certain programs get you visiblity and get you drafted. This is an excellent explanation of how things work. Top MIAA programs will get the looks.Top clubs will as well, but it’s unclear to me how much is actually the club when many of the kids are already playing for top MIAA schools.
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Am I missing something? I was under the impression that the 28 class was grandfathered in with holdbacks, but moving forward any age verified tourney and HOCO would still not allow kids beyond the June 1st date even as 8th graders next year. It’s how I read it, but. can someone explain to me if I’m wrong You are not missing anything and your impression is correct. No 28 will be able to holdback into the 29 class next year to play club lacrosse. They will have to play on age with a 28 team. The rules only grandfathered in 28s to allow for holdbacks to let the system work out the one year issue. For 8th grade and below, your kid needs to have been born within a specific 15 month window June 1st through December 31st of the next year. For HS, they are allowing holdbacks so in theory, a kid can play 5 (and I guess 6) years of lacrosse in HS. So instead of kids being held back in 5th, 6th or 7th, they will be held back after 9th grade and repeat that grade. That is certainly a good compromise. As the dad of an MIAA HS player, you are right but off target. If your son's headed to a serious lax program for HS, club becomes secondary unless he's a starter at an elite club. You can crow all you want about "holdbacks ending" but when he tries out for JV in Spring 2026, he'll have to compete with 2027 players born as early as Fall 2006.... and that's assuming his school doesn't allow 11th graders on JV. It's not ending. Numerous 2028s are holding back from 2028 to 2029 this summer. Specifically for lacrosse. Sorry to be the one to tell you. And yes it is insane that these dads are having their sons repeat 8th grade, as their classmates make fun of them and call them "Pops" and "Super Senior" etc. All for some brief moments of glory on the field.....maybe. Sad but true... I feel like there should be Public Service Announcements or at least warning labels on Lacrosse Helmets "Be advised, spending tens of thousands of dollars on your child's lacrosse career will not pay off in college and you cannot relive your glory days." It’s never ending. Wait until you hear about the transfer portal, when a 5th year kid from another college takes the last roster spot at your dream school. Lacrosse is not a money sport like the NFL or NBA. The money we spend will be gone, but we support our kids to obtain the highest level they can achieve.
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You meant to use “supposedly.” Maybe you should have been a kindergarten holdback or pre-first student yourself.
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What were the surprises/take aways from Naptown? Any fireworks on the sidelines or on the field?
I was surprised at Project Midwest making the championship. The team must have been more similar to the Resolute team that won NLF last year than the Circuit team that gets steamrolled.
Nationals and Red Hots aren't the cats meow anymore. Maybe RH retools after using the CK camp to boost their roster size to triple digits. The Red Hots name and pay-to-play, free-agent model seemed to lose a lot of its appeal to my son once their regular Pittsburgh teams started to enter and get wiped in tourneys. Interesting take. I don’t know about their Pittsburgh or Black/AA teams, but their National team, like other “national teams” provide an opportunity to play in tournaments where your home club is not playing. Speaking of RH, what's the background on their IG exchange with the Welcome to Youth Sports IG account? Saying you're IAmInsecure?? Makes me think the organization might be worse than some of their sideline parents, which is saying something.
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What happened to Madlax at NAL this weekend? They went 0-3.
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True Chesapeake is a dominant 29 team but the larger program is not at the same level when it comes to getting kids visibility. Can you explain what you mean by that? Reputation matters. Just as D1 programs have lines of communication and relationships with coaches of top MIAA schools, they have the same relationships with the clubs that traditionally produce the top talent. Ryan McClernan, Mark Millon, Brian Kelly, Brian Spallina, and Matt Hogan have spent decades talking to D1 coaches and putting kids into their program. Take a look at some of those "Where did they play" posts from inside lacrosse where they show where all of the top players from Duke, MD, Notre Dame etc. played club ball. It's always the same.... 91 LI, Express, Hawks, Crabs, FCA, Eclipse, Primetime, West Coast Stars, Sweetlax.... True Chesapeake doesn't have that same cache or reputation with college coaches. It would be like Fallston having a great team one year vs those same players being on Boys Latin. Brian Ferrell and BL are going to get those kids waaaaay more visibility than Fallston's coach. Bottom line if your Kid can play then the D1 coaches will find him. No D1 coach is going to make offer to a kid just because they have a certain relationship with a coach. Your son has to do his part, but like everything in life, relationships matter. D1 programs can't have scouts everwhere. When they need a player at a certain position, they call the coaches from top programs that they trust and with whom they've built relationships over the years. It's the same reason bench players at Calvert Hall are getting offers while stars at Allegheny High are struggling for visibility.
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Heard the FCA core of players is staying put with the new coaching staff. Also adding a few pieces. Tryouts will be interesting.
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Tryouts will sure be interesting for every team.
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What were the surprises/take aways from Naptown? Any fireworks on the sidelines or on the field?
I was surprised at Project Midwest making the championship. The team must have been more similar to the Resolute team that won NLF last year than the Circuit team that gets steamrolled.
Nationals and Red Hots aren't the cats meow anymore. Maybe RH retools after using the CK camp to boost their roster size to triple digits. The Supremes parents were somehow more obnoxious than the Madlax parents.
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The Supremes parents were somehow more obnoxious than the Madlax parents. They’re the same team / parents. Yeah, lot’s of comments and complaining.
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The Supremes parents were somehow more obnoxious than the Madlax parents. They’re the same team / parents. Yeah, lot’s of comments and complaining. Yeah, I know. I was being facetious...shoulda added a "winking" emoji. It was awful...everytime one of their little midgets got touched you'd think an international incident occurred. They're a good team, but the parents make you want to root against the kids.
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The Supremes parents were somehow more obnoxious than the Madlax parents. They’re the same team / parents. Yeah, lot’s of comments and complaining. Yeah, I know. I was being facetious...shoulda added a "winking" emoji. It was awful...everytime one of their little midgets got touched you'd think an international incident occurred. They're a good team, but the parents make you want to root against the kids. That’s the problem with Madlax, and their coaches will say it too. It’s the cray cray parents. Always has been and always will be.
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The Supremes parents were somehow more obnoxious than the Madlax parents. They’re the same team / parents. Yeah, lot’s of comments and complaining. Yeah, I know. I was being facetious...shoulda added a "winking" emoji. It was awful...everytime one of their little midgets got touched you'd think an international incident occurred. They're a good team, but the parents make you want to root against the kids. Their team is small. Even at the dman spots are small. Almost as if they havent hit puberty except their one big middie. They are fast and quick but they run across a big team with some speed they suffer. No idea if this is what happened over the weekend.
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