The problem is the club director subjecting his kids to the elite level, when their skill level has them nowhere near ready to compete. What he did to his 2031 team is borderline child abuse. 6 goals in seven games, most, if not all of these games were running clock and no faceoffs. This is the opposite of "growing the game". Why would anyone kid on this team want to pickup a stick again? All for the ego of the owner? 2031 had 3 other divisions they could've played in, instead they wasted the other 6 teams time, and all of their parents weekends.
Put your teams in the division that will be allow the players to develop skill and actual enjoyment of the game.
I agree with that to some extent, but how do you know the kids aren't developing their skills or enjoying playing against other great programs?
Oh right, it's just the wins and losses.
That IS what determines it all. At least according to parents who team shop every year and never played the game.
All those kids on losing teams clearly didn't enjoy the games, the team, the competition, strive to get better, or learn anything valuable about lacrosse ... or life.
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