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They had a good run this summer. Congrats to them

They added two and went to a smaller roster. Not sure the impact the new players will have. They had a solid showing at Mid Atlantic.

Whose decision was that? Why switch up right before recruiting?

I would think it was the owner of the club's decision

Who won Mid Atlantic?

Looks like M&D over Skywalkers. Noticed FL Select, EagleStix or Jesters didn't make playoffs. That's surprising. Tough bracket

M&D beat Sky Walkers in championship

M&D beat SW in the finals

M&D beat SW in the final

Something is off with FL Select. I was surprised SW beat all three. Good for them.

M&D walked through the bracket, relatively unchallenged. That team is loaded.

M&D is top 2027 top to bottom I’ve seen and it’s been that way for a few years. Top defenders sets them apart imo. They don’t make mistakes.

OK big momma, your daughter played against average competition

Florida select has the worst parents in club. Scream at ref, their player and opposing players. Just complete jackholes

There has to be more to this. A move at this point is not smart or typical.

Not a momma, and my daughter doesn’t play for M&D.

They played against Jesters, FL Select, and Eagle Stix. But sure, average.

So now anyone who isn't top 4 is average? The stuff some of the clowns write.

And for the record, M&Ds bread and butter is draw, getting up and down the field and scoring. I've never known them to be defensive juggernauts. Like, not ever. Heros, however, has a great defensive unit.

"Top defenders sets [M&D] apart?" That's the most M&D parent-of-a-defender statement I've heard in a long time.

SW beat the 5th, 6th and 7th ranked teams this weekend. Thats above average. And, the championship game was their 3rd game and came after a triple OT where SW lost its draw girl.

Ok hero’s dad. Hero’s defense is their weak spot, 100%. They have an amazing goalie, and one great defender. Other than that, they are average at best. Most of their defenders would struggle to make the A team on M&D, SW, MDU, and Capital.

M&D's defense is better than any one team I've seen. HG is very good and has great D as well, but M&D from a team aspect, imo, just makes it much harder to get clean looks and they don't commit dense fouls to give FP like many teams.

Just ask Jesters how great Hero’s defense is. Jesters beats them everytime they play them and their offense is average at best.

I wouldn't go that far, I am just saying HG D is not in same tier as M&D. BTW, most other teams (NY) use a backer D to hide their defenders. Great defenders are very hard to find, its just very hard, the rules are against you in girls lax.

HG struggles on the draw.

Don't need to ask anything. It's the match up and draw control. SW beat Jesters by 6 (8-2); M&D beat Jesters by 1 (4-3). And M&D beat SW 5 -1 in the chanpioship. What can you gather from that? Not much. Ill say it again: draw control, matchup. SW has a strong D as well (16 goals allowed in the midatlantic). They do foul, but they play HS level physical D. I think Heros is overrated.

So by this logic, SW is the best team in the DMV...got it

Thanks SW defensive mom!

To your point of great defenders, I think All American only took 3-4 defenders. I guess they'll work in some midfielders. American Select took more. I guess the debate then becomes quality.

By your logic, you can't read. You missed the sentence where i said: "What can you gather from that? NOT MUCH."

Then why mention it? Put a lot of thought into your post? "NOT MUCH" I guess

I posted because the other posts talked about who had better defenses, using scores as their support. I made the point that you can't only go by scores bc they don't fully reflect quality of defense. You actually made by point by implying SW beating a Jesters by more than M&D didn't mean SW was better than M&D. That's my point: Sometimes it's about match-up, style of play and draw control.

Listen, i don't know if you read after you have a buzz, can't read with conprehension, or...or... hear me out... are just dense. Either way, please keep posting. This brings me joy, bigly.

Bigly? Gotta be a SW parent.

Missed another joke and wrote a slow-witted come back? You bring nothing to the forum a 3rd grader couldn't. Go sit down or hire better writers.

I don't know what it is, but SW seems to attract this type of parent. You'll all be pleased to know that next year, you won't care about ANY of this. Being top 5, top 10 or top 25 doesn't matter AT ALL. Likewise with which team's D or draw team is better. The college coaches are smart enough to figure out which players fit their programs, and don't give a lick about where a team is ranked. There is no place to hide. If your kid is good enough, they will find them. If your kid isn't as strong as her team's ranking might suggest, they're going to figure that out, too, which is good for both player and college coach.

Not sure who you are bailing out, but I know all this. In fact, I think almost everyone here knows all this. But not everyone is interested in spirited, civilized discussion. In some cases, people aren't capable. SW parents I know aren't on here picking fights. Usually, they are finding/sharing info about their own team or watching the drama like this unfold.

Nah. Rather get a rise out of a dullard like yourself. Go SW

Well, this didn’t age well. Those middies were elite. Top to bottom domination.

No competition. The best clubs from all other areas sent their best to Delaware. Yellow jackets , aces , hhh , steps. Only Baltimore sends its best to AA.

Troll and friendly fire.

Let them have their wins, though. They ran the table as presented to them.

The scores looked pretty lob-sided. But, the roster (on paper) may not have been elite, but looked mostly high level. Familiar names and starters from the big clubs (M&D, MDU, Heros Copp & SW).

Go Baltimore, right?