US Lacrosse Community Forum Forums National Premier Youth Lacrosse League - Spring 2014

be realistic. you'd never get the best teams in all age brackets every year. call it the "tournament of champions from all types of tournaments that also have whole teams of parents with time, money and willingness to spend their winter break at a lax tournament" For those that go hopefully they have a great time no matter how they do. [/quote]

Well said. And not like Igloo 2021 and Team 91 Crush and FCA U15 and Tenacious Turtles aren't widely regarded as the best of the age groups. For all but teams like that, it really has to be regarded as vacation with a lot of fun playing teams from all over. And, even if a non-hotbed team loses big to a AA hotbed team, you learn a lot more from that game than dominating teams in your greater region.

Well said. And not like Igloo 2021 and Team 91 Crush and FCA U15 and Tenacious Turtles aren't widely regarded as the best of the age groups. For all but teams like that, it really has to be regarded as vacation with a lot of fun playing teams from all over. And, even if a non-hotbed team loses big to a AA hotbed team, you learn a lot more from that game than dominating teams in your greater region. [/quote]

If you don't have the NPYLL champs in it, you definitely can't call it the tournament of champions.

Understood that not every team is going to be the top team in the country, time, expenses, other commitments, etc. will keep worthy champions out.
But it really does water down the product when teams like Maryland Extreme are allowed in because they won the B level of some fall tournament. They went winless the previous spring in the U13 B division of NPYLL

I guess its all about the $$

If you don't have the NPYLL champs in it, you definitely can't call it the tournament of champions.

[FCA 2018's maybe. FCA 2019's (U15) certainly not best in group.

If you don't have the NPYLL champs in it, you definitely can't call it the tournament of champions.

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Crabs don't meet age requirements, nor do Hawks. NPYLL teams will have to go through Dukes, edge, 91 to be "Champs". Sorry, but NPYLL has done it to itself with ridiculous grade based teams stacked with overage kids. Will never be National Champs because they are chumps.

If you don't have the NPYLL champs in it, you definitely can't call it the tournament of champions.

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Not sure why U13AA and U15AA Crabs aren't going, although from BOTC (holdbacks!!!) one would wonder how the Crabs even ran U13 and U15 age-eligible teams under U.S. Lacrosse rules in the Spring. But Team Igloo 2021 beat Bethesda (NPYLL U11AA champs) 2x this Summer.

Anyone know why Bethesda pulled out of the MMILL for U11?

What happen in the 11u Bethesda / Cannons game?

Crabs don't meet age requirements, nor do Hawks. NPYLL teams will have to go through Dukes, edge, 91 to be "Champs". Sorry, but NPYLL has done it to itself with ridiculous grade based teams stacked with overage kids. Will never be National Champs because they are chumps. [/quote]




Why is Dicks going with the double year format? (U11, U13, U15).

If they wanted the champs at every age group, they need to go to Single year: U11, U12, U13, U14, U15.

They are out of touch with most lacrosse clubs.

I heard a Cannons kid was kicked out for head hunting. (Big surprise).

Shocker!!

Dukes has a ton of reclassed kids as well. Thats why they don't let their 2020 and younger team play in any tough tournaments because they don't have the high number of reclassed kids at that age......yet.

Younger youth lacrosse has become a joke due to these reasons.

The Bethesda coach was griping throughout the game. He went to the head of the MMILL and was told he was the only team out of 64 who had an issue with the way things were being run.

That's the way the Cannons play no lacrosse skills.

Are all these kids playing indoor lax also playing another sport, i.e., basketball, wrestling, swimming or hockey?

Most of them do. You see a lot of missing kids at different games due to conflicts.

Luckily, indoor teams usually require 3 or 4 fewer kids than outdoor teams.

Thanks for pointing that out, but not sure how this pertains to the Spring NPYLL League.

Defenseless player on Bethesda was blindsided with a vicous cross check to the head with no time remaining in the 1st half. League was spineless and took no action. Glad to Bethesda stood on principal for player safety issues. No place for this in youth sports

[quote=Anonymous]Defenseless player on Bethesda was blindsided with a vicous cross check to the head with no time remaining in the 1st half. League was spineless and took no action. Glad to Bethesda stood on principal for player safety issues. No place for this in youth sports [/quote
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Calvert county finest teaching these kids to play this way. Coach and his son got to go.

I heard it was a 3 minute non release-able.

Some teams play rough and as long as they can afford to be man-down most of the game, that's the way they will continue to play.

The refs do need to do their jobs and keep handing out the penalties to keep every one honest until the overly rough teams can't afford to be man/men-down.

It will only get worse for teams like Bethesda that can't play through the rough teams and blame the refs and league.

Hands up don't shoot Cannons

Any new teams playing in npyll this coming year?

Younger crabs coming in?

Thunder coming in?

Lax Factory taking MD Elite's spot?

Diamondbacks dropping out?

Anyone taking Fearless's spots?

More VLC and API teams?

Cannons beat up on Hawks this week in indoor.

Payback for the Hawks beating them outdoors a month ago in Fall Brawl.

Can't wait for spring npyll when the real games start.

Payback really??? It's indoor lacroose....don't get to excited.

You realize, of course, that the Cannons are one of the worst clubs out there, right?

What a joke Cannons sending teams to Tampa this year.

I thought the Cannons have some decent teams.

I am loving box lacrosse with shot clocks, no out of bounds, and no offsides. The NPYLL should really consider starting a real box league.

Some of those summer games where the teams wins a face off and stalls for 3+ min are painful to watch.

Their 2022 team won NPYLL 2 seasons ago and a large part of the 2022 team played on the 2021 team last year.

It would not surprise me if the 2022 team was back in the NPYLL championship game again this spring.

Until they fix their coaching problem and his headhunting son that team is going no where. He will cost them to many games.

I don't think it has been decided if the younger Crabs are playing in NPYLL or Hoco. If it has, it hasn't been relayed to the parents on those teams. I am going under the assumption that they will be in NPYLL now that it is apparently going grade based.

Diamondbacks are playing in Koopers new league apparently, but that is on Saturday. Is it for certain that they are not playing in NPYLL?

[quote=Anonymous]What a joke Cannons sending teams to Tampa this year. [/quote

Lost first 2 games in Tampa

Who else is doing the Koopers Saturday league at St. Paul's.

Not a good showing by either of the U11 NPYLL teams:

Edge Elite 2021 (ON) - 4, Cannons Select 11U (MD) - 2
Tampa Tarpons (FL) - 2, Cannons Select 11U (MD) - 1
Cannons Select 11U (MD) - 4, Madlax Nationals 11U (NAT) - 3
Kahnawake Warriors (QC) - 1, Madlax Nationals 11U (NAT) - 7
Madlax Nationals 11U (NAT) - 14, Pasco Lions 11U (FL) - 0
Madlax Nationals 11U (NAT) - 2, Tampa Tarpons (FL) - 3
Cannons Select 11U (MD) - 1, Team Igloo (NY) - 8

Cannons 13u 4-0 first day

Any word on maryland extreme today @dicks tournament?

Npyll did not fair well at u11, but cannons and MadLax are not highest quality at those ages in npyll. Bethesda did not go to Florida and is the top npyll team in that age group. Igloo will win the title in Florida - beat Bethesda in three title games this summer. They will play eachother again in March at an invite only tourny.