Originally Posted by Anonymous
Keep laughing but the but the point of the post was that CR holds an equally terrible tournament that out of state teams rarely go to...
The summer event to which you refer is not a terrible event however there are some rivalries between clubs that prevent all of Long Island's best from appearing in one place.

Originally Posted by Anonymous
... and now SS has taken another page out of that play book and holds her own terrible tournament.
The new Long Island LacroSSe ClaSSic is not a page taken from anyone's book as this will tap into a completely new recruiting market leveraging the Lacrosse-By-3 collegiate relationships. As for holding a terrible tournament, how can an inaugural event be "terrible" when the first edition has not happened?

Originally Posted by Anonymous
Too funny that you try to denigrate the facilities at Mitchell field by talking about the format of the tournament, too stupid to realize one has nothing to do with the other.
Mitchel Field supplies open land, flat fields and a great turf stadium. Are the grass fields overused during the year? Yes. Could the fields use some rest and rehabilitation? Yes. Would Long Island youth tournaments be hurt by losing access to these fields? Yes.

Originally Posted by Anonymous
I agree I rarely like the format of any showcase tournament especially at the younger ages..."
Younger ages should be playing a results-based tournament event. Older age groups should not be playing a tournament step-ladder but just getting as many games onto the field for each team as possible whether through group play or championship/out-bracket formats.

Originally Posted by Anonymous
... but the fact remains Hofstras facilities to hold a high caliber tournament are hideous.
This could not be more wrong. With Shuart Stadium, grass fields on North Campus, and a variety of full-field options (at least six marked out of which we are aware), the campus will have excellent options. As a matter of fact, there are numerous youth tournaments that would like to be able to afford to tap into the Hofstra University Facilities.