Liberty parents not chest thumpers, they have more class than that. However, lots of other people on this site, other than Liberty, that are curious who can, and did beat the YJ, especially when they are thinking about trying out for a team and want the best at a particular age, and at this point, Liberty is the best.
Holy run-on sentence! It is very classy to go on YJ forum to thump your chest. Unless you are not a Liberty parent and just a troll. Either way, not classy.
YJ and classy in the same sentence? This is a joke, right? You guys are like school yard bullies and now you cry when you get called out and loose to a better team. What did you really expect?
First and foremost, congrats to the Liberty girls on the win, well deserved. I would just remember that they will play again in about six weeks at Nationals. Do you win as many draws next time? Will you get the same amount of possessions from turnovers and the referees? Will six weeks together in the new system with a new coach have YJ in a better place on defense? Will the bench get shorter in these games going forward? For what was a one goal lead and a late goal as YJ was doubling to get the ball back that is not a lot of cushion. Liberty girls no doubt earned that win, should be excited about it, but the parents just might want to remain humble until one win becomes 3-4 in a row....you know that Karma thing can work both ways...
You mean the new coach who didn't even show up for this game? You make it sound like this team was just hobbled together and never played before? Maybe the overly aggressive thug ball style of play just doesn't cut it like it did in 4th and 5th grade? Is it possible other clubs have caught up, are better coached and do a better job of developing talent?
So your assessment is the YJ team played thug ball on Sunday? You are calling those girls thugs? Not sure what game you watched but that is an awfully dis-respectul way to characterize a group of 13-14 year old girls. You have a problem with the coach and owner that is one thing, running down the girls is another. Karma...
As a former club coach from MD, I truly enjoyed playing against teams from Long Island due to their physicality/toughness style of play. I never felt it was "thugish"/dirty and it only required my players to become more mentally tough and become more tactfully aware. As for "chest thumping" on the part of Liberty/YJ parents, I prefer to refer to it as being prideful. MD parents have a sense of pride regarding which club their child plays for as well. While it's the players that play the game, parents should advocate for their children and pride being the motivating feeling when it comes to a competitive sport. While we experience the same "vitriol" between parents on the MD Forum (No I'm not a "troll", just a lacrosse lover), we should be prideful that our sport is becoming more nationally recognized, women getting more opportunities, and Title IX alive an well. Good luck this summer and beyond to all age groups and club organizations.
