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great player and fogo - it is like they have an extra roster spot by not taking two fogo's and haveing an excellent middie who while he maybe not be one of the top 2 fogo's on long island he is a top 5 - team is built to win

How do you try out for F/O and then make the team as a middie is my question. Would it be better for the team to carry 12 middies, and one F/O or 11 great middies and two elite F/Os? Just because someone makes the team last year, shouldn't guarantee a spot the next year by bumping someone else more deserving. The best at the TRYOUT should make the team. There are so many great FOGOS on LI that tried out thinking they would be picked fairly based on their PERFORMANCE. Every other region picked two FOGOS, LI should be the same. If the evaluators were from outside LI, it would be much more fair. Good luck to all the boys who made the team!

If you are going to the tryouts with the hopes of playing in front of coaches you are talking to, or maybe catching the eye of a new coach, then its great. if you are trying to make the team based on performance, this event is not for you. The glaring absence of some very talented names is proof of that....

That's why LI lost 3/4 games last year and will happen again. Great showing from Lax hotbed! Maybe next year try evaluating fairly. Just to clarify: most kids deserving, while some got by for other reasons, weakening the team.

How many undeserving chaminade kids??? Just curious. I know of a couple that did nothing to make the top 88. Really a shame that massapequa and chaminade put thru whoever they want. my son played on a team with one of the chaminade players that did nothing and they put that kid thru. Really sad.the Only room for 3 or 4 kids that don't have a coach pulling for them. Let's face it the roster is pretty much complete before they even have the tryout. But it was a nice touch to make everyone wait for an hour while they pretend to select kids. Will be no better results in towson this year....too many favors and undeserving players.

the only way this will stop is when kids stop paying the money and showing up..LI will look bad again this year...the games have already lost the status they used to have...its a joke...

exactly right!

[quote=Anonymous]How many undeserving chaminade kids??? Just curious. I know of a couple that did nothing to make the top 88. Really a shame that massapequa and chaminade put thru whoever they want. my son played on a team with one of the chaminade players that did nothing and they put that kid thru. Really sad.the Only room for 3 or 4 kids that don't have a coach pulling for them. Let's face it the roster is pretty much complete before they even have the tryout. But it was a nice touch to make everyone wait for an hour while they pretend to select kids. Will be no better results in towson this year....too many favors and undeserving players.

With two exceptions (neither one a Chamionade player) the Attack selections are a joke. It's a shame the players who truly deserve and earned the right to be selected were sent home. You can field 5 teams of LI Attackman more skilled than the those selected by their high school coach. A despicable sham! The regretful part of all of this is the message they send the players who worked hard to earn a spot. You can expect another poor showing from LI at this year's event.

Winner! The truest statement made in a month... The BS will stop when exploited players and parents stop showing up!
Most of those kids would have loved to apply that complete waste to their study time...

Agreed.....The boys selected from chaminade absolutely did not deserve to make it to the 88 let alone 44 and beyond. What did they do to make top 88......nothing..... The political machine is alive and well on long island.

One of the Chaminade kids left his equipment on the field before the 88 were announced. He obviously knew something the others didn't. The two games I watched him play he did nothing to deserve advancing to the Top 88. With so many talented Attack on the island, this our represntation. I've lost a lot of respect for his high school coach. Let's see how it all works out in the end.

Anyone at nyla today?

Anyone good at this event

The Nassau attack selections are the biggest joke of all...LI may go 0-4 this year..how do the big proven names going to big schools get sent home...when the outside evaluators are brought in...maybe then LI won't be embarrassed in Towson...shame on us all for putting our kids through this...

Swr played today at jv with some random kid for goalie from another school at nyla tournament. Then brought their own varsity players down to play with swr jv. Don't put them in a tournament if they can't handle the pressure. Losers

Our team will never play at NYLA again. Worst refs ever. Injuries due to poor sportsmanship. Outlaws should be ashamed of their behavior. It's lacrosse not football. Horrible tournament, barely any decent college coaches-

Never-

Our team will never play at NYLA again. Worst refs ever. Injuries due to poor sportsmanship. Outlaws should be ashamed of their behavior. It's lacrosse not football. Horrible tournament, barely any decent college coaches-

Never-



Wimps

It was a horrible tournament. It's why most good teams were in NJ.

Shoreham maybe you should rest up this summer. You'll need all the strength you got to play real teams in the spring

When will tournament officials ever keep their own rules intact?

Everyone should email their complaints to Corrigan sports, I did! They need to be aware of what went on, so maybe deserving players are not screwed net year.


lacrosse@corrigansports.com

Shame on them for rumming such a biased tryout!

Does anyone know if the Pride of LI games and, if selected, the Brine National Classic are worth doing?

Corrigan will run the same garbage tryout next year because he knows he will still get 500 players to show up. Can't wait to see the result in towson. I don't think they chose terrible players. Were there better players that didn't make it , absolutely. Let's face it Chaminade will always get 4 or 5 of their boys in as well as the other evaluators taking their players. The college coaches see the talent regardless if you play in the top 88 or 44. They know its all political and fixed.

Where in NJ? Aderenaline Platinum Cup? There were only 8 clubs invited to participate - 2 from Long Island (Express and 91). What if you don't play for one of the those 2 clubs? Is there another alternative to NYLA?

Perfect example is the attackmen from GC. Was 6th attackmen on GC. Did not see much playing time unless they were winning big. Freshmen and sophmore played ahead of him. During tryout kids on sidelines were yelling at him to pass the ball. 2 of his summer coaches were the evaluators for the attack so they pushed him through.

SHAME ON THEM

Did the Boys Suffolk All Americans get announced yet?

Yes, big Newsday on Sunday. And all LI

Suffolk AA's. Keenan, Zawadski, Greco, Cannon, Buccaro, Reh brothers, Mullins,Santorelli

Would you be able to let me know where I can find the AA and all LI list thru Newsday. thanks for the help

Money making business. It is a joke same as under armour. Save your money for something better.

So, I take it there are no coaches at the Maryland event.

My son played 2 years ago. It was a lot of fun but there were no college coaches there.

By two years ago do you mean middle school? I wouldn't expect college coaches at a middle school aged event.

How about the U-15 Championship? Any Coaches at that?

How did the Nassau v Suffolk games go today? any results?

Suffolk smokes Nassau once again all three games. Dominant in all areas of the game

Who were the difference makers?

Why are the Big Boys in Suffolk playing in the "B" Devision at Laxfest?

They cant take the pressures of A and AA

Actually they have many top kids that play on other travel teams, they also play ALL kids for summer. Plus seniors gone. I guess those are the reasons.

When you have an "AA" Division the "A" is really the "B" Division. You can call it anything that you like but it is not the "Top Division".

SW, WM and WI all in "B" Division .