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LI has 2 million more people than MD, 8.5M total. It isn’t small, haha. Team 91 is legit, and the parents are definitely fool. TG is a pretty good team, but will probably never win anything that anyone cares about. YJ is good, but the coach and director are a joke. They keep putting them in the B brackets in tournaments and they haven’t played anyone other than Monster this fall. Not sure who is the other legit team, I presume you mean Tradition, but they are just meh. Much like M&D DC, they happened to catch Integrity at the end of a tournament when their pressure backer D had run the life out of them. Outside of that one game, Tradition hasn’t impressed. Here are the real rankings that aren’t manipulated by YJ’s cowardice:

1) M&D
2) 91 Roar
3) Coppermine
4) Heros
5) NXT
6) Eagle Stix
7) YJ
8) Monster
9) Integrity
10) Top Guns

Predicted USClub Rankings;

YJ
Team 91
M&D
NXT
Coppermine
Heros

Real world experience rankings given we played everyone of those teams except YJ who doesn’t play anyone in the fall;

M&D
Team 91
Coppermine
NXT
Heros
YJ

Last year it was already discussed but given YJ dips everyone in the fall and plays in the B bracket there is a LI bias in the rankings. The system considers all the teams equal at start of fall and once teams have more common opponents it smooths out. Come summer it will work itself out like last year and the UsClub rankings will mirror my real world rankings.

It will be fun to watch your rankings.

I've had the opportunity to watch a lot of games outside mid-atlantic this fall. M&D was the top team of the fall, you have to give them credit. They played a tough schedule and were consistent all fall. Coppermine also impressed but NXT gets the nod in my opinion for playing in both mid-atlantic and NY/NJ tournaments. I think Monster is better than you think. Eagle Stix struggled at Lax 4 the Cure. Here's my thoughts:

1) M&D
2) 91 Roar
3) NXT
4) Coppermine
5) Heros
6) YJ
7) Monster
8) Integrity
9) Top Guns
10) Eagle Stix

LI vs Everybody! None of the Maryland team will be able to hang with us this year.

I've had the opportunity to watch a lot of games outside mid-atlantic this fall. M&D was the top team of the fall, you have to give them credit. They played a tough schedule and were consistent all fall. Coppermine also impressed but NXT gets the nod in my opinion for playing in both mid-atlantic and NY/NJ tournaments. I think Monster is better than you think. Eagle Stix struggled at Lax 4 the Cure. Here's my thoughts:

1) M&D
2) 91 Roar
3) NXT
4) Coppermine
5) Heros
6) YJ
7) Monster
8) Integrity
9) Top Guns
10) Eagle Stix[/quote]

Fair enough, good list

Fair enough, good list[/quote]

NGLL will be great to see! I really can't wait for the big summer tournaments. There is a ton of development that happens in 8th grade. Keep those girls training and injury free this winter. The spring and summer should be great.

LI vs Everybody! None of the Maryland team will be able to hang with us this year.[/quote]

Lol, look everyone, a B bracket bravado YJ parent! Wake us up when you actually play 91 Roar. Team name should be the ducks 🦆

Agree w these rankings but whoever posted this is an @ChillLaxin. All you donis criticize and point fingers. Im guessing your daughter doesnt play much..fool.

Agree w these rankings but whoever posted this is an @ChillLaxin. All you donis criticize and point fingers. Im guessing your daughter doesnt play much..fool.[/quote]

Lol, calm down

The game I really want to see is M&D vs 91 Roar. We got a taste of this at American Select last summer. Maryland blew out Long Island in pool play but LI got their revenge in the playoffs. The 91 girls took over on day 2 and I'm sure the Maryland girls would love another shot at them. Long Island beat Pennsylvania in the final. PA was a tough team with the top NXT players. I wonder if they would have made it ot the final if they were in the bracket of death that had MD, LI, NY upstate and downstate in it.

imo M&D and 91 Roar are the top 2 teams in the 29 division right now. Would love to see them battle it out.

The difference between Mid Atlantic and LI is there are 4 teams in the Mid Atlantic that can beat one another on any given day. Heros, Coppermine, M&D, NXT. You can even throw Integrity in that mix. There are 5 legitimate top 5 programs who play each other year around. LI has... Team 91. YJ went 18-0 last year before entering an A bracket summer tournament and lost 4 games to those teams mentioned above. The difference between 91 and YJ is 91 doesn't duck the competition, not in the fall or summer. Kudos for them stepping up to test themselves against the best of the best. This fall they performed very well! For that they deserve to be in consideration for number 1. YJ will enjoy their glory at number 1 for now but, until they play any of the 6 teams mentioned above it's nothing short of... laughable. Monster will fall outside the top 5 and barely top 10 when the rankings update. Hard to claim to be number 1 (YJ) when that's your best win and only game against a top 10 team.

I'd like to give thanks to all the fool lax parents who write these insane posts that make it so entertaining to come here every day!

I really enjoy learning about the different programs and teams but WOW, such strong emotion, resentment and insults. Seems strange for 8th grade Lax. Def going to try to keep my kid off these forums.

Welcome to the terrordome

Lot of word salad there. YJ is the team to beat. They are better than last year and could have easily beat all the teams you mentioned by end of summer. This year they will be improved and should beat all teams above. Hopefully you are still around to come back and eat your words.

Cool story Coach.

Lot of word salad there. YJ is the team to beat. They are better than last year and could have easily beat all the teams you mentioned by end of summer. This year they will be improved and should beat all teams above. Hopefully you are still around to come back and eat your words.[/quote]

Lol. YJ picked up at least one girl cut from the programs mentioned, you have never beaten those teams, you guys hide in the B bracket, have never won a tournament anyone has heard of, and duck team 91 by not playing in NGLL; nobody is scared of you.

I bet you guys would sign up for the B division in the NGLL too, so weak.

How will we ever test this theory out, you guys deliberately duck teams like 91, nxt, heros, and coppermine?

YJ dad,

Your coaches have the contact info for heros, m&d, coppermine, nxt, and integrity, why don’t they set up a scrimmage or two? Those teams could def use strong b bracket competition to try out new plays and get tuned up for ngll, why not make it happen? (We know why….)

Heros, m&d, and nxt should start entering the same lower brackets that yj plays in each tournament, that would be hilarious.

The player they have traveling back and forth from NC will make a huge difference. She may be the most impactful player in the 2029s if used appropriately.

Highly unlikel!!. Saw YJ play this fall was not impressed (other than 1 player). Also saw the true top 5 teams and was super impressed.
If YJ was that good, they wouldn't need go out of state for help. Kind of a deparation/cheating move.

If it was the same kid that showed up to tryouts for a few teams in Maryland, she is a very good player and makes them better. Most impactful is a sense she will help make YJ better and help them compete. If that’s what you meant, I would agree. However, word of caution before you get ahead of yourself, A bracket lacrosse is a lot different than the B level tournaments your DD traveled all the way to LI to play in.

Also, can BoC re-open the LI 2029 page so the YJ parents can go back there to boast? We would like to go back to talking about teams who play in the top bracket of tournaments. 91 parents you can stick around.

Agreed. I've seen most of the top non-mid atlantic teams play. Lax 4 the Cure's top 2 brackets (8 teams) had some really good games. The only ones that could compete with M&D, Heros and Coppermine were NXT and 91 Roar. All the other teams are outside the top 5 including YJ, Eagle Stix, TG and Monster.

YJ also had a girl from California in addition to the player from NC. They are still a great team but definitely outside the top 5 until they prove otherwise by playing 91 Roar, M&D, NXT, Coppermine and Heros.

If it was the same kid that showed up to tryouts for a few teams in Maryland, she is a very good player and makes them better. Most impactful is a sense she will help make YJ better and help them compete. If that’s what you meant, I would agree. However, word of caution before you get ahead of yourself, A bracket lacrosse is a lot different than the B level tournaments your DD traveled all the way to LI to play in.

Also, can BoC re-open the LI 2029 page so the YJ parents can go back there to boast? We would like to go back to talking about teams who play in the top bracket of tournaments. 91 parents you can stick around.[/quote]

Yes, her! She dominates the draw and is a scoring machine, haven't seen her stopped yet. Good luck MD folks!!