Yeah the 23 team is awful along with the 24s and 26s..........stay away!! Hilarious - OMG Kids get cut.....I just can't believe it. Good Luck in HS.[/quote]

Frankly picking a Club is a year by year and coach by coach affair. No one top club program has a corner on the market. Sometimes there is a dominant team with a great staff in the area and sometimes the talent (player and coaching) is more spread out.

KC is running a successful lacrosse program but makes more of his money running tournaments (thats where the $$ is) using his crusacean trademark. He's usually pretty good at accumulating a critical mass of talent in the 8th grade using the BL lacrosse program as his foundation. If he doesn't succeed by the ninth grade, he usually de-emphasizes (translation doesn't actively recruit, rebuild or restructure) a team and moves on to other age groups. If you're fortunate to be on one of his cherished all time great teams, you will get great exposure and receive lots of love. If you're unfortunate to be on one his more mediocre (none are really bad) squads, you can say you know what its like to feel like a less loved stepchild.

Coaching wise the Crabs is a mixed bag. Most of the experienced top profile high school coaches don't coach for him. He tends to hire "loyalists (to his brand) as HCs and former Crabs (usually collegiate players) as the assistants. KC doesn't watch a lot of game film to assess player or coaching talent. He's more spontaneous than deliberate. Coaching wise, he's great on fundamentals and I don't have a problem with his coaching style but don't expect a ton of collegiate level technical instruction.

Conclusion: Getting your son on a team with the requisite critical mass of players and coaching talent is difficult for parents. Shop around and try out for all of the top teams and see where the best fit is. Talk to other parents you trust: don't trust "cheerleaders" for the Program. Try the shoes on before you buy them.[/quote]

Hit the wall!