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Which is exactly why they have a small roster. Haters wanted to believe it's because they couldn't get girls, but they cut players and sent at least a few decent players to the B team. They have a small roster because they don't want to have to sub. Honestly, knowing how they play, it was the right thing to do. Far better than having girls on the bench who don't get in the game.

girls left on their own accord, not because they got cut. The roster is small because they couldn’t get players to come tryout and even held supplemental tryouts. If everything was so great there, why did so many good players leave?

Girls who tried out and are decent, not girls who were on the team.

girls left on their own accord, not because they got cut. The roster is small because they couldn’t get players to come tryout and even held supplemental tryouts. If everything was so great there, why did so many good players leave?

Regardless of why girls left, it seems that it has worked out better than anticipated for all parties. Coppermine did not fall off the map. They still have strong players who will make them a top 6 team. It doesn't matter if they were or weren't able to fill 22 roster spots if they have enough girls to play and be competitive. Those who left also seem to be fairing well. All appear contributing to, and improving their new teams. The reasons and intentions of leaving are irrelevant at this point and all parties seem to be doing just fine. Lets just be happy for continued competition. Having coppermine fall a part wouldn't have helped anyone.

The ownership at Coppermine will literally do anything to keep this team in the top 10, including overplaying girls putting them at higher risk of injury during injury prone years, or pushing solid players to the B team to avoid taking his overplayed stars off the field.

The ownership at Coppermine will literally do anything to keep this team in the top 10, including overplaying girls putting them at higher risk of injury during injury prone years, or pushing solid players to the B team to avoid taking his overplayed stars off the field.

That comment is not over the top and not a stretch at all. There isn’t a lacrosse team of any sort, boys or girls that have two or three middies play entire games. It’s solely based with the intention of winning every game over the importance of anything else. That is coppermines approach with this team and it’s not for anyone else to run their team, but to call it any thing other than that is just ignoring the reality.

They are a very very successful team and will continue to be, one player plays a large role in that. They will have 1 or 2 players HIGHLY recruited. The rest will be role players doing their job to elevate those 1-2 players. They had an opportunity to really do something great a couple years ago and just now have finally found a coach with any sense. What a group they had, and what a terrible leader the club allowed to sink that ship.

What does everyone think were the most notable results from the weekend. My biggest takeaway is that there is a lot of parity in the 2028 age group now. Anyone can beat anyone at any given time.

What does everyone think were the most notable results from the weekend. My biggest takeaway is that there is a lot of parity in the 2028 age group now. Anyone can beat anyone at any given time.

What does everyone think were the most notable results from the weekend. My biggest takeaway is that there is a lot of parity in the 2028 age group now. Anyone can beat anyone at any given time.

What does everyone think were the most notable results from the weekend. My biggest takeaway is that there is a lot of parity in the 2028 age group now. Anyone can beat anyone at any given time.

Usually what happens once they hit high school. makes games a lot more fun to watch.

Uh oh, my little birdie is telling me there are a couple of players looking to move this Winter. Capital may be adding...

highlight was watching the M&D Shore coach get two yellow cards and then a red card all in the span of 1 min berating the ref with a verbal assault

I agree with this. Also think many teams are taking more of a team approach this year which makes for better lacrosse.

So these teams never played team lacrosse before this year? What a concept!

Fake news

Yo, whatchu sayin’? Ain’t nobody foolin'—CNN be the king of fake news, not my little birdie, man.

Ya better watch out 'bout tellin' fibs 'bout young'uns when there’s folks watchin' who know who ya are and might not take too kindly to what yer up to!

So these teams never played team lacrosse before this year? What a concept!

Many of the teams were playing to win more than showcase, which does often mean subbing less and disproportionately running the ball through certain players. Now that they're in HS, and playing more showcases, everyone should be playing, there is more of a team approach, more assisted goals as the girls mature, etc. Don't be dense.[/quote

Excited to see team lacrosse and less excuses of why they aren't winning because of it. 😂

Takeaways from the Fall season:

--Trend toward more parity--where any top 15 team can beat any other on a given day--has continued;

--Eagle Stix had the most impressive Fall campaign, with only one result that was out of place, a four goal loss to Jesters in their first tourney. Otherwise, they looked strong against the best teams and handed Coppermine their most lopsided loss in years.

--Hero's, M&D, and Coppermine all had similar Fall results--looking very strong in a few games, businesslike in others, and a couple of duds for each. Pretty even matchup if they played each other tomorrow, although Hero's still looks most formidable in terms of an eye test.

--MDU East outperformed expectations and was consistently competitive.

--Crush had the most up and down Fall season. They beat Hero's and Coppermine on the same day, and lost to Sky Walkers the next, for example.

--Most of the top 10 were aided in the rankings by playing several teams that were clearly a tier down and enjoying large goal differentials in a small sample size. On the other end, a team like LI Jesters, that had some impressive games (beat M&D and had 2 1-goal losses to Hero's), played the toughest overall schedule, but had a negative goal differential and dropped all the way to 17.

Takeaways from the Fall season:

--Trend toward more parity--where any top 15 team can beat any other on a given day--has continued;

--Eagle Stix had the most impressive Fall campaign, with only one result that was out of place, a four goal loss to Jesters in their first tourney. Otherwise, they looked strong against the best teams and handed Coppermine their most lopsided loss in years.

--Hero's, M&D, and Coppermine all had similar Fall results--looking very strong in a few games, businesslike in others, and a couple of duds for each. Pretty even matchup if they played each other tomorrow, although Hero's still looks most formidable in terms of an eye test.

--MDU East outperformed expectations and was consistently competitive.

--Crush had the most up and down Fall season. They beat Hero's and Coppermine on the same day, and lost to Sky Walkers the next, for example.

--Most of the top 10 were aided in the rankings by playing several teams that were clearly a tier down and enjoying large goal differentials in a small sample size. On the other end, a team like LI Jesters, that had some impressive games (beat M&D and had 2 1-goal losses to Hero's), played the toughest overall schedule, but had a negative goal differential and dropped all the way to 17.

Takeaways from the Fall season:

--Trend toward more parity--where any top 15 team can beat any other on a given day--has continued;

--Eagle Stix had the most impressive Fall campaign, with only one result that was out of place, a four goal loss to Jesters in their first tourney. Otherwise, they looked strong against the best teams and handed Coppermine their most lopsided loss in years.

--Hero's, M&D, and Coppermine all had similar Fall results--looking very strong in a few games, businesslike in others, and a couple of duds for each. Pretty even matchup if they played each other tomorrow, although Hero's still looks most formidable in terms of an eye test.

--MDU East outperformed expectations and was consistently competitive.

--Crush had the most up and down Fall season. They beat Hero's and Coppermine on the same day, and lost to Sky Walkers the next, for example.

--Most of the top 10 were aided in the rankings by playing several teams that were clearly a tier down and enjoying large goal differentials in a small sample size. On the other end, a team like LI Jesters, that had some impressive games (beat M&D and had 2 1-goal losses to Hero's), played the toughest overall schedule, but had a negative goal differential and dropped all the way to 17.

Was curious what game or games MD United outperformed in this Fall?

[quote=Anonymous]Takeaways from the Fall season:

--Trend toward more parity--where any top 15 team can beat any other on a given day--has continued;

--Eagle Stix had the most impressive Fall campaign, with only one result that was out of place, a four goal loss to Jesters in their first tourney. Otherwise, they looked strong against the best teams and handed Coppermine their most lopsided loss in years.

--Hero's, M&D, and Coppermine all had similar Fall results--looking very strong in a few games, businesslike in others, and a couple of duds for each. Pretty even matchup if they played each other tomorrow, although Hero's still looks most formidable in terms of an eye test.

--MDU East outperformed expectations and was consistently competitive.

--Crush had the most up and down Fall season. They beat Hero's and Coppermine on the same day, and lost to Sky Walkers the next, for example.

--Most of the top 10 were aided in the rankings by playing several teams that were clearly a tier down and enjoying large goal differentials in a small sample size. On the other end, a team like LI Jesters, that had some impressive games (beat M&D and had 2 1-goal losses to Hero's), played the toughest overall schedule, but had a negative goal differential and dropped all the way to 17.

Was curious what game or games MD United outperformed in this Fall?

OP here. Tie against YJ Maget was the game I was referencing. They had lost the prior encounter.

Agree re the competition at Level 9.

And thanks for the catch on Aces v Jesters above.