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They did the same thing this past weekend at NPYLL event in Aberdeen. Doesn't make sense

2022 madlax teams looks like the team to beat this year at this age.

Starting to sound more and more like some NOVA families are paying to Freedom and VLC youth team club rates to play Great Falls plus neighbor towns rec ball. What used to be $300 can be $1500 for the same thing on the same field except for one Hogan tournament a season. That is a lot of money for what it is. With Madlax it is run like a club for the club rates or upcharge.

At the NPYLL event, I wonder if it was because the tournament organizers wanted to accommodate Deep Dish Green Line, C2C, the Canadian Edge teams, and any others wanting to play at AA who had to come a long distance? Edge ended up winning both at 2019 AA and A.

2022 madlax teams looks like the team to beat this year at this age.

Maybe they were missing some kids, but didn't they lose 2 out of 3 at Aberdeen? Crabs won the A bracket over Philly Freedom.

Better than Hawks and Roughriders?

If Crabs won the tourney with Madlax in the field of comp as well, I think the pecking order is Hawks, BLC, Roughriders, Crabs, then Madlax. I realize this is including 2 teams from DC area, but from what we saw, RRiders & Crabs 2022 better than Madlax. But, as they say, that's why they play the games.

Crabs won with a split madlax teams there and the top 2022 teams not playing in tourney.

Dbacks 2022 have never lost to a hawks team not in npyll or any other tournament. See you in 2 weeks

I have no connection with Diamondbacks, but they won some tough games this Summer against older kids. The Breakers U11A team that beat them in NPYLL playoff was not a 2022 team.

You are really love this website, Mr. Stewart.

You most certainly do know who that is.

I agree with this 100%. I would like the 2 clubs to get along. I am a man who likes options. I would like them both to be good and beating up teams from Balt.

Who has the best 2019 team out of all of these teams

Probably Madlax, but possibly Bethesda Lacrosse Club.

I think he was trying to say which two teams are the best optoins for someone in NOVA to play for at 2019? if that is the case he is correct if you can do the drive the next best option in Beth.

Perfectly legal team Breakers had last year. Diamondbacks need to stop whining any time they lose. Really lame and poor example. Get over it.

Agree. Any time Diamondbacks 2022 lose they have an excuse. It doesn't happen often but when it does the coaches act like big babies. It's a joke. No team wins all the time. Get some resilience! Whiners!

I don't think anyone was whining. We were talking about who would be strong 2022 teams this Fall and 2015 and it was noted that the 2014 Spring/Summer Breakers team was not a pure 2022 team.

We're signed up for some winter clinics after going through all the email solicitations. Signed our sons up for one Madlax clinic each. We are not a Madlax or a VLC family, and I know this is the sore old topic. How did VLC go down the tubes so perfectly and so fast since the "hey ungrateful quitter" event? Then we would have guessed Madlax might as well fold their tents and go home, but now I see Madlax youth teams running everyone over and their events and clinics are bigger than ever. VLC's solicitation for winter training is one of the few that is outdoors in December and January, is expensive and does not emphasize any positional coaching or instruction for FOGO, goalie, defense or offense. Are the two remaining non-parent coaches really the town high school coach and the neighboring town rec league coach? Sure I looked at costs, and sure Madlax items are more expensive than the VLC expensive, but the offerings are impressive.

I know VLC has a couple of good HS teams, made up mostly of kids who started out at Madlax, and commits on those teams. But their programs and youth teams are barely above Fairfax County rec league AA teams, they play in second tier divisions or tournaments and have a very thin coaching staff. Two or three non-parent coaches in the program? What happened to VLC?

Hard for 3d to get players from all over the region when their practice fields are in outer Loudon County.