Best Teams in 2031 (my personal opinion )
Tier 1 Group:
1) MadLax - #21 attack is the best 2031 player in the class (from what I have seen). They are good everywhere and dominate faceoffs.
2) NextLevel - actually have not seen them but hear from all coaches they are pretty outstanding group
3) Rebels - very well coached. Very talented.
4) Igloo - also well coached & very talented (feel like they have overall better talent than Rebels Stealth, just was more impressed by Rebels in fall)
Tier 2 Group:
5) 91 CO Outlaws - this team is worth a watch if you have not seen them. Extremely talented attack and defense.
6)SweetLax FL - full of top notch players but wasn't impressed by their coaching AT ALL. College kids letting their top dogs dodge & shoot every time.
7)Towermen - saw them play at The Holiday Bowl & came away impressed by their talent/shooters. Coaches were ripping their kids during warm up.
8)Dukes Elite - have a pretty amazing lefty attackmen. Great goalie. Think I saw them on an off weekend.
Tier 3 (missing a ton of teams here):
2Way, Chucks (have never been impressed by them other than goalie), Crabs, Ann. Hawks (but heard theyre breaking up), SL Upstate (best goalie in the class). From the west coast - Alcatraz Outlaws, Mad Dog West, Colorado Kings all solid teams too.
2031 is very, very competitive group and I can see any of the top 8 teams beating each other.
1. NL has terrific ball movement. Also, they have size and athleticism on defense. Well-coached team that has earned its current ranking.
2/3. Igloo/Rebels -- giving the slight edge to Igloo.
4. ML is still a solid team, although I hear rumblings about departures. Not key pieces. Yet.
5. Sweetlax FL has size and athleticism. Additionally, those boys are sharp and I've watched the players adjust tactics on the fly in response to the opposition without the coach saying a word. I don't know what goes into the culture there, but they've got a good thing going for the 2031 class.
6/7 Towermen and Chucks are solid teams.
8. Dukes Mambas are strong at the back and front and incredibly weak in the middle. Their clearing game verges on atrocious against weaker competition.
9. CO Outlaws are an interesting team with good speed and athleticism. However, they are unlike Sweetlax FL because they don't play above their talent. Have seen a good, but unremarkable player, torch them.
Other notes; Laxachusetts Gold has been disappointing; last summer, they looked much better when they were Black. Crabs are still fast and Annapolis Hawks seem to have lost their punch on offense. 91 LI has a few kids who can play but have not impressed.
