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Well, emails for terps went out. Having my son on this team for the last few years has been a pleasure. We have always had a well run, competitive and most importantly, fun team environment.

Unlike some of the other posters, we have enjoyed the last few years and have had none of the nonesense that others complain about...My son is happy and loves the game and the team, that is good enough for me. Helps that they win alot, but winning isnt everything.

Good luck to all of your sons.

Well, emails for terps went out. Having my son on this team for the last few years has been a pleasure. We have always had a well run, competitive and most importantly, fun team environment.

Unlike some of the other posters, we have enjoyed the last few years and have had none of the nonesense that others complain about...My son is happy and loves the game and the team, that is good enough for me. Helps that they win alot, but winning isnt everything.

Good luck to all of your sons.

nope - by my kid plays on the team - he is telling me that there is some new blood in there which should turn up the heat a little more on the top tier LI teams - games were all close last year - but no wins - hopefully we can do a little better this year !!

You will be missed as would any and all of the kids that will not be together again this year. I can tell you from experience that the boys will continue to be friends on and off the field through HS, it was and is a great group of kids

-BFF

Will the emails for the other teams go out today as well? Do they send emails out if they do not make the team, or only the invitations?

Sorry to give wrong impression above...mine made the team again.

Of course. No Express parent would come on these boards to announce their son didn't make the team.

If they their kid didn't make the team than they wouldn't be an Express parent.

So basically invites for Terps and Wolverines went out for 2018 is what you are saying?

The 1st 2017 has now committed. This puts the 2018 class on the clock. Assuming the trend continues we are less than 365 days away from the 1st 2018 commitment to UNC or JHU or UVA!!!

This time next year, how old will that 2018 lad be? I say 15 as a 9th grader, perhaps turning 16 before the end of 2014. Just as likely a full year hold-back than anything else. He will certainly be able to drive himself to his very first HS game in the Spring of 2015 (if he lives in MD). Unless he played up in HS as an 8th grader, which is a real possibility.

What is unlikely is that a "true" class of 2018 HS freshman will be committing in calendar 2014. Maybe by Spring 2015.

This is how it works gents! Let the games begin.

The 1st 2017 has now committed. This puts the 2018 class on the clock. Assuming the trend continues we are less than 365 days away from the 1st 2018 commitment to UNC or JHU or UVA!!!

This trend is going to have to stop at some point because it just does not make sense as both player and coach are taking risks so early in the process. As the growth of the game continues and a larger recruiting pool is established coaches are not going to have to be pressure to make these commitments to kids at such a young age. They can wait it until these kids are either juniors or god forbid seniors before committing because the talent pool is going to be deeper.

Look at the rest of the landscape in college athletics. No sport has freshman and sophmores committing like lacrosse. Why? Because talent in sports like basketball, football, and baseball is spread out across the country and not isolated to 5 states in the northeast. As lacrosse grows across the country, the recruiting pattern will change as well.

It is going to take a couple of coaches from major programs (and subsequently win) waiting to recruit to change this trend but I cannot see how recruiting any earlier is going to help these programs. Kids change not only physically but emotionally and what they believe to be the greatest love at 15 maybe dramatically different in 2 years time.

Run for the hills like 8 players per year did with 2020

Just a follow up. They are not coaching the team this year. That said, doesn't anybody have helpful feedback for 91 white?

Run for the hills. 2018 White is very weak. Coaches ran and so have multiple players.

but the new white is not the white of last year, they are now the new orange and orange is the new extreme (name only). so, orange (formerly white) will have a competitive season.

91 has four 2018 teams and Express has 3.

91 - Express are so out to make a buck how many teams does 2018 have on 91 - Express ? $$$$$$$$$

I never understand the Express money comments. Express is 3 payments of 600. If you want to do the fall (like a lot not all clubs) it is extra. You can opt out if you choose and just pay the 1800. Further, they provide good coaching to teams outside their elite teams. For example, the head coaches at Kellenberg & Chaminade both coach Express B teams.

Does anybody know how the 2018 jesters did at HAVOC

Does anybody know how the 2018 jesters did at HAVOC