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Re: Boys 2026 Grads - Mid Atlantic Region Anonymous #324708 A Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered A Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous These are the 6 teams who will advance and how they will place in the East regional: 1- Tigers 2 - Hawks 3 - Monument 4 - Towerman 5 - Black Ops 6 - True Annapolis Originally Posted by Anonymous Monuments will not place or qualify. Last weekend they were abysmal and could not play coherently. Replace them with Jersey Express. BBL over True Annapolis from Pool D. Did they play a few weeks ago when they were both in DE for that Play Day? Madlack placement is a reflection of how easy their schedule is. The first time they encounter an elite team is second round of playoffs. Like Reply Quote

Re: Boys 2026 Grads - Mid Atlantic Region Anonymous #324713 A Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered A Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous These are the 6 teams who will advance and how they will place in the East regional: 1- Tigers 2 - Hawks 3 - Monument 4 - Towerman 5 - Black Ops 6 - True Annapolis Originally Posted by Anonymous Monuments will not place or qualify. Last weekend they were abysmal and could not play coherently. Replace them with Jersey Express. BBL over True Annapolis from Pool D. Did they play a few weeks ago when they were both in DE for that Play Day? Madlack placement is a reflection of how easy their schedule is. The first time they encounter an elite team is second round of playoffs. This is true for all the pools. Like Reply Quote

Re: Boys 2026 Grads - Mid Atlantic Region Anonymous #324720 A Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered A Trw could surprise but they have a tough draw with bbl and towerman. If they beat either, they will qualify. Pool d will be the only drama and close games on Saturday. Like Reply Quote

Re: Boys 2026 Grads - Mid Atlantic Region Anonymous #324722 A Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered A Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous These are the 6 teams who will advance and how they will place in the East regional: 1- Tigers 2 - Hawks 3 - Monument 4 - Towerman 5 - Black Ops 6 - True Annapolis Originally Posted by Anonymous Monuments will not place or qualify. Last weekend they were abysmal and could not play coherently. Replace them with Jersey Express. BBL over True Annapolis from Pool D. Wolfpack, Breakers, Saltwater, may show up Of the AAA teams there, Roughriders is the best one, followed by Zingos. None of the 5 will advance..... Like Reply Quote

Re: Boys 2026 Grads - Mid Atlantic Region Anonymous #324724 A Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered A Originally Posted by Anonymous Trw could surprise but they have a tough draw with bbl and towerman. If they beat either, they will qualify. Pool d will be the only drama and close games on Saturday. TRW lost their best player to Madlax (he is also on their Monuments team). He was their everything, fogo, facilitator and scorer..... Like Reply Quote

Re: Boys 2026 Grads - Mid Atlantic Region Anonymous #324726 A Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered A Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous Wolfpack, Breakers, Saltwater, may show up Of the AAA teams there, Roughriders is the best one, followed by Zingos. None of the 5 will advance..... WP then RR followed by Zingos. I don’t think WP has lost to either. Like Reply Quote

Re: Boys 2026 Grads - Mid Atlantic Region TheBackOfTheCage #324728 A Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered A Who or what is TRW? What is a Zingo? Good lord are these rec teams or club? Like Reply Quote

Re: Boys 2026 Grads - Mid Atlantic Region Anonymous #324729 A Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered A Originally Posted by Anonymous Who or what is TRW? What is a Zingo? Good lord are these rec teams or club? You wouldn’t know them because they are predominantly on age teams, not a bunch of 25s spending another year in 7th grade. Like Reply Quote

Re: Boys 2026 Grads - Mid Atlantic Region Anonymous #324733 A Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered A Originally Posted by Anonymous Who or what is TRW? What is a Zingo? Good lord are these rec teams or club? please, clearly not from around here? either your stirring the pot or have no clue. Both are AAA teams in very competitive HoCo league. Like Reply Quote

Re: Boys 2026 Grads - Mid Atlantic Region Anonymous #324737 A Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered A you all are like knitting group at the senior center , its all going to change next year, 8th grade is a big reclass year . i know who some of you are and your kids are that impressive . Like Reply Quote

Re: Boys 2026 Grads - Mid Atlantic Region TheBackOfTheCage #324761 A Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered A 253 pages discussing 7th grade lacrosse; lord this group has issues. Hilarious; can't wait to see how this group handles HS when the coaches don't care about lil Johnny's feelings or you complaining about playing time. Like Reply Quote

Re: Boys 2026 Grads - Mid Atlantic Region Anonymous #324763 A Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered A Originally Posted by Anonymous 253 pages discussing 7th grade lacrosse; lord this group has issues. Hilarious; can't wait to see how this group handles HS when the coaches don't care about lil Johnny's feelings or you complaining about playing time. Many of these kids will start freshman or sophomore years. They are that good. Playing against holdbacks has prepared them well. Like Reply Quote

Re: Boys 2026 Grads - Mid Atlantic Region Anonymous #324770 A Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered A Originally Posted by Anonymous 253 pages discussing 7th grade lacrosse; lord this group has issues. Hilarious; can't wait to see how this group handles HS when the coaches don't care about lil Johnny's feelings or you complaining about playing time. Yet here you are. Like Reply Quote

Re: Boys 2026 Grads - Mid Atlantic Region Anonymous #324772 A Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered A Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous 253 pages discussing 7th grade lacrosse; lord this group has issues. Hilarious; can't wait to see how this group handles HS when the coaches don't care about lil Johnny's feelings or you complaining about playing time. Yet here you are. Just another fool in the bucket. Last edited by JMLax1; . Like Reply Quote

Re: Boys 2026 Grads - Mid Atlantic Region Anonymous #324786 A Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered A Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous Who or what is TRW? What is a Zingo? Good lord are these rec teams or club? You wouldn’t know them because they are predominantly on age teams, not a bunch of 25s spending another year in 7th grade. Teams coached by their Dads and too costly to have Dads coaching Like Reply Quote

Re: Boys 2026 Grads - Mid Atlantic Region Anonymous #324791 A Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered A Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous Who or what is TRW? What is a Zingo? Good lord are these rec teams or club? You wouldn’t know them because they are predominantly on age teams, not a bunch of 25s spending another year in 7th grade. Teams coached by their Dads and too costly to have Dads coaching RR yes, TRW and Zingos no, former DI and DIII players for all including the dads. TRW=The Right Way, Zingo=Quint Kessinich's catchphrase. Agree with all that they have no chance in making it out of qualifiers but they are respected AAA teams in the area Like Reply Quote

Re: Boys 2026 Grads - Mid Atlantic Region Anonymous #324793 A Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered A Good chance on of these boys will beat out your kid one day. Like Reply Quote

Re: Boys 2026 Grads - Mid Atlantic Region Anonymous #324798 A Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered A Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous Who or what is TRW? What is a Zingo? Good lord are these rec teams or club? You wouldn’t know them because they are predominantly on age teams, not a bunch of 25s spending another year in 7th grade. Teams coached by their Dads and too costly to have Dads coaching RR yes, TRW and Zingos no, former DI and DIII players for all including the dads. TRW=The Right Way, Zingo=Quint Kessinich's catchphrase. Agree with all that they have no chance in making it out of qualifiers but they are respected AAA teams in the area Agree with this. All three could hang with the elite teams if they had less on age players. Like Reply Quote

Re: Boys 2026 Grads - Mid Atlantic Region Anonymous #324799 A Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered A Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous 253 pages discussing 7th grade lacrosse; lord this group has issues. Hilarious; can't wait to see how this group handles HS when the coaches don't care about lil Johnny's feelings or you complaining about playing time. Many of these kids will start freshman or sophomore years. They are that good. Playing against holdbacks has prepared them well. Almost all of these kids will not even make varsity their freshman year buddy... and that's the truth (unless they play public school). Please don't commit harm yourself now - just reality. Like Reply Quote

Re: Boys 2026 Grads - Mid Atlantic Region Anonymous #324808 A Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered A Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous Who or what is TRW? What is a Zingo? Good lord are these rec teams or club? You wouldn’t know them because they are predominantly on age teams, not a bunch of 25s spending another year in 7th grade. Teams coached by their Dads and too costly to have Dads coaching RR yes, TRW and Zingos no, former DI and DIII players for all including the dads. TRW=The Right Way, Zingo=Quint Kessinich's catchphrase. Agree with all that they have no chance in making it out of qualifiers but they are respected AAA teams in the area Agree with this. All three could hang with the elite teams if they had less on age players. Ha Ha Ha Ha. I see the Zingos and TRW Dads have joined the forum. There are no former D1 players at Zingos, and the team is not respected. Zingos 2026 Black team struggles to compete with on-age teams in lesser tournaments. When was the last time they had a winning record in HoCo or at a tournament? Like Reply Quote

Re: Boys 2026 Grads - Mid Atlantic Region Anonymous #324810 A Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered A Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous 253 pages discussing 7th grade lacrosse; lord this group has issues. Hilarious; can't wait to see how this group handles HS when the coaches don't care about lil Johnny's feelings or you complaining about playing time. Many of these kids will start freshman or sophomore years. They are that good. Playing against holdbacks has prepared them well. Maybe some third rate public High School, but these on age boys will watch holdbacks/prefirsts rule the MIAA . Sorry folks, holdbacks are generally the best players along with the Sept thru Dec birthday boys. And Please, dont act like they arent. Like Reply Quote

Re: Boys 2026 Grads - Mid Atlantic Region Anonymous #324813 A Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered A Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous 253 pages discussing 7th grade lacrosse; lord this group has issues. Hilarious; can't wait to see how this group handles HS when the coaches don't care about lil Johnny's feelings or you complaining about playing time. Many of these kids will start freshman or sophomore years. They are that good. Playing against holdbacks has prepared them well. Maybe some third rate public High School, but these on age boys will watch holdbacks/prefirsts rule the MIAA . Sorry folks, holdbacks are generally the best players along with the Sept thru Dec birthday boys. And Please, dont act like they arent. Agree, holdback freshmen even struggle to make JV at the bottom on the MIAA A, on-age 14/15yo can't compete Like Reply Quote

Re: Boys 2026 Grads - Mid Atlantic Region Anonymous #324819 A Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered A Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous MD Roughriders 26 is not a good team and yes the three coaches are dads. The reality is they have talent but coaches are looking or living through their own kids And are trying to make their kids D1 players. If the coaches were not not dads they may be able to compete in the Elite league. My son was on this team and they don’t know what they are doing. Shame on Corrigan RR is an on age team, coached by a dad who played D1 lacrosse, who like to play better teams to get better, we have never played down. Nothing wrong with any of that. The team and parents have never pretended to be something they aren’t. It is a great 7th grade team with great families who are living in the moment and not concerned about college yet. Clearly that wasn’t working for you, glad you are gone. Have a nice day. Ha Ha didn’t deny daddy ball. Like Reply Quote

Re: Boys 2026 Grads - Mid Atlantic Region TheBackOfTheCage #324824 A Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered A Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous 253 pages discussing 7th grade lacrosse; lord this group has issues. Hilarious; can't wait to see how this group handles HS when the coaches don't care about lil Johnny's feelings or you complaining about playing time. Many of these kids will start freshman or sophomore years. They are that good. Playing against holdbacks has prepared them well. Maybe some third rate public High School, but these on age boys will watch holdbacks/prefirsts rule the MIAA . Sorry folks, holdbacks are generally the best players along with the Sept thru Dec birthday boys. And Please, dont act like they arent. Like Reply Quote

Re: Boys 2026 Grads - Mid Atlantic Region Anonymous #324825 A Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered A Originally Posted by Anonymous 253 pages discussing 7th grade lacrosse; lord this group has issues. Hilarious; can't wait to see how this group handles HS when the coaches don't care about lil Johnny's feelings or you complaining about playing time. You are jealous and envious you dont, but of course you read every comment over and over. LOL Like Reply Quote

Re: Boys 2026 Grads - Mid Atlantic Region Anonymous #324832 A Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered A Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous 253 pages discussing 7th grade lacrosse; lord this group has issues. Hilarious; can't wait to see how this group handles HS when the coaches don't care about lil Johnny's feelings or you complaining about playing time. Many of these kids will start freshman or sophomore years. They are that good. Playing against holdbacks has prepared them well. Maybe some third rate public High School, but these on age boys will watch holdbacks/prefirsts rule the MIAA . Sorry folks, holdbacks are generally the best players along with the Sept thru Dec birthday boys. And Please, dont act like they arent. This discussion has turned an odd corner, first time I’ve read somebody having to up sell holdbacks are better than on age kids. I am thinking you feel threatened and have low confidence in your own kid’s ability to compete. Like Reply Quote

Re: Boys 2026 Grads - Mid Atlantic Region Anonymous #324837 A Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered A If holdbacks are such a big issue why don’t leagues and tournaments use birthday cutoffs rather than graduation year. Like Reply Quote

Re: Boys 2026 Grads - Mid Atlantic Region Anonymous #324838 A Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered A Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous Who or what is TRW? What is a Zingo? Good lord are these rec teams or club? You wouldn’t know them because they are predominantly on age teams, not a bunch of 25s spending another year in 7th grade. Teams coached by their Dads and too costly to have Dads coaching RR yes, TRW and Zingos no, former DI and DIII players for all including the dads. TRW=The Right Way, Zingo=Quint Kessinich's catchphrase. Agree with all that they have no chance in making it out of qualifiers but they are respected AAA teams in the area Thanks I did not know TRW or Zingo's name/meaning. I appreciate it. It's good to see teams going out and competing. TRW has a tough one with Towermen. Zingo's is in for one against Tiger's Like Reply Quote

Re: Boys 2026 Grads - Mid Atlantic Region Anonymous #324839 A Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered A Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous MD Roughriders 26 is not a good team and yes the three coaches are dads. The reality is they have talent but coaches are looking or living through their own kids And are trying to make their kids D1 players. If the coaches were not not dads they may be able to compete in the Elite league. My son was on this team and they don’t know what they are doing. Shame on Corrigan RR is an on age team, coached by a dad who played D1 lacrosse, who like to play better teams to get better, we have never played down. Nothing wrong with any of that. The team and parents have never pretended to be something they aren’t. It is a great 7th grade team with great families who are living in the moment and not concerned about college yet. Clearly that wasn’t working for you, glad you are gone. Have a nice day. Ha Ha didn’t deny daddy ball. Ha ha? What are you, 12? “Coached by a dad” was written. Again, so glad you are gone, try to move on. Like Reply Quote

Re: Boys 2026 Grads - Mid Atlantic Region Anonymous #324847 A Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered A Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous MD Roughriders 26 is not a good team and yes the three coaches are dads. The reality is they have talent but coaches are looking or living through their own kids And are trying to make their kids D1 players. If the coaches were not not dads they may be able to compete in the Elite league. My son was on this team and they don’t know what they are doing. Shame on Corrigan RR is an on age team, coached by a dad who played D1 lacrosse, who like to play better teams to get better, we have never played down. Nothing wrong with any of that. The team and parents have never pretended to be something they aren’t. It is a great 7th grade team with great families who are living in the moment and not concerned about college yet. Clearly that wasn’t working for you, glad you are gone. Have a nice day. Ha Ha didn’t deny daddy ball. Ha ha? What are you, 12? “Coached by a dad” was written. Again, so glad you are gone, try to move on. Not all dad coaches are bad coaches. Like Reply Quote

Re: Boys 2026 Grads - Mid Atlantic Region TheBackOfTheCage #324848 A Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered A 2026 kids are already being contacted by MIAA coaches at Hawks and others. I’m sure the Zingos are not. Not trying to be harsh, just facts Like Reply Quote

Re: Boys 2026 Grads - Mid Atlantic Region Anonymous #324850 A Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered A Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous MD Roughriders 26 is not a good team and yes the three coaches are dads. The reality is they have talent but coaches are looking or living through their own kids And are trying to make their kids D1 players. If the coaches were not not dads they may be able to compete in the Elite league. My son was on this team and they don’t know what they are doing. Shame on Corrigan RR is an on age team, coached by a dad who played D1 lacrosse, who like to play better teams to get better, we have never played down. Nothing wrong with any of that. The team and parents have never pretended to be something they aren’t. It is a great 7th grade team with great families who are living in the moment and not concerned about college yet. Clearly that wasn’t working for you, glad you are gone. Have a nice day. Ha Ha didn’t deny daddy ball. Ha ha? What are you, 12? “Coached by a dad” was written. Again, so glad you are gone, try to move on. Not all dad coaches are bad coaches. I agree some dad coaches are great coaches. A good dad coach does not favor their kids or assistants kids at detriment of developing team A great coach looks beyond own biases and needs to not only trust his kid but recognize how the other team members can handle game time situations bettter. A great coach must think team first not coaches kids first. As a coach this is something I continually evaluate as I plan for each game and is a bias I improve upon each day. Like Reply Quote

Re: Boys 2026 Grads - Mid Atlantic Region Anonymous #324852 A Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered A Originally Posted by Anonymous 2026 kids are already being contacted by MIAA coaches at Hawks and others. I’m sure the Zingos are not. Not trying to be harsh, just facts All hail the elite dad who thinks he knows everything about everybody! detest to break it to you, AAA kids are being contacted as well. I am sorry if I just ruined your day. Like Reply Quote

Re: Boys 2026 Grads - Mid Atlantic Region Anonymous #324854 A Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered A Originally Posted by Anonymous 2026 kids are already being contacted by MIAA coaches at Hawks and others. I’m sure the Zingos are not. Not trying to be harsh, just facts this is fascinatng, RR and Zingos gets singled out it a few times sounds like by the same people/person. The clubs pull from the same radius/area. No one is claiming much about them beyond middling to more than middling, yet someone maybe with a past history needs to stir the pot anyway Like Reply Quote

Re: Boys 2026 Grads - Mid Atlantic Region Anonymous #324855 A Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered A Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous 253 pages discussing 7th grade lacrosse; lord this group has issues. Hilarious; can't wait to see how this group handles HS when the coaches don't care about lil Johnny's feelings or you complaining about playing time. Many of these kids will start freshman or sophomore years. They are that good. Playing against holdbacks has prepared them well. Maybe some third rate public High School, but these on age boys will watch holdbacks/prefirsts rule the MIAA . Sorry folks, holdbacks are generally the best players along with the Sept thru Dec birthday boys. And Please, dont act like they arent. This discussion has turned an odd corner, first time I’ve read somebody having to up sell holdbacks are better than on age kids. I am thinking you feel threatened and have low confidence in your own kid’s ability to compete. The post of the day this is on point and hilarious Like Reply Quote

Re: Boys 2026 Grads - Mid Atlantic Region Anonymous #324858 A Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered A Originally Posted by Anonymous If holdbacks are such a big issue why don’t leagues and tournaments use birthday cutoffs rather than graduation year. Great question! Love to know the official answer. To many private schools offering prefirst. Like Reply Quote

Re: Boys 2026 Grads - Mid Atlantic Region TheBackOfTheCage #324868 A Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered A What upsets are we going to see this weekend? Like Reply Quote

Re: Boys 2026 Grads - Mid Atlantic Region TheBackOfTheCage #324880 A Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered A No upsets: 91 over FCA 9-2 Looneys over Crabs 11-9 Like Reply Quote

Re: Boys 2026 Grads - Mid Atlantic Region Anonymous #324883 A Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered A Originally Posted by Anonymous No upsets: 91 over FCA 9-2 Looneys over Crabs 11-9 Looney's prediction is pretty aggressive given one of their top defenders is in delaware. Like Reply Quote

Re: Boys 2026 Grads - Mid Atlantic Region Anonymous #324887 A Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered A [/quote] I agree some dad coaches are great coaches. A good dad coach does not favor their kids or assistants kids at detriment of developing team. A great coach looks beyond own biases and needs to not only trust his kid but recognize how the other team members can handle game time situations better. A great coach must think team first not coaches kids first. As a coach this is something I continually evaluate as I plan for each game and is a bias I improve upon each day.[/quote] Well said. 👍 Like Reply Quote

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