I have heard that the Maryland girls crush at the younger ages, but by the time we get to 10th graders it evens out. Is that true? If so why? My daughter spent the summer getting crushed by MD teams but the older girls from her club were and competitive
It depends on the class. On LI, by 10th grade almost all of the top girls have all moved to YJ. In MD, the players are spread out between M&D, Skywalkers and Heros. Once that consolidation happens, YJ usually does surpass the MD teams where the talent is spread out. The concern for YJ parents is that your daughter could either be moved down or not get off the bench as those other kids transfer in.
LI club directors will tell you that you are losing to MD teams because the MD girls are older. While this may be true with the boys, it is very rare with the girls other than the small difference in school cutoff dates.
