Originally Posted by Anonymous
Originally Posted by Anonymous
Originally Posted by Anonymous
Originally Posted by Anonymous
trend???? WISE up!!!!!
Every year G.C parents have sent their sons to Chaminade . Average is 5 to 18 kids a year . Just as Manhasset parents have done for years. And all will tell you it was not just for sports.
2-3 GC kids on Chaminade J V lacrosse team
2-4 GC kids on Chaminade Varisty lacrosse team that are juniors
3-5 GC KIDS on Chaminade Varisty lacrosse team that are seniors

And Garden City high school has always had great lacrosse program . And will continue to have strong lacrosse program.



One of the issues is that GC the youth organization and parents(politics) and the HS coaches(politics) buy into the "committed" idea at 3rd & 4th grade. How many kids develop after age 9? Right! But somehow the GC system has already culled the herd and determined who'll be the 24 next great players 7 years later. They do not develop the majority of "un-chosen" players early on in the process, thus loosing many of the kids. Then when it comes to going to HS they will loose 4-6 of the "committed" players to other schools.

The talent pool is in GC deep but they only focus on the few way too early.


Totally disagree. There are more than 300+ boys playing in the GC youth program between grades 3-6, 78 alone in the 6th grade. So how are we not developing the un-chosen players so early on? Please explain.


I'll answer by asking some questions...

How many kids get to play in 7th grade? Big drop off, yes?

Does that 6th grade A team play more games/ scrimmages, practice more (indoor & outdoor), and play better tournaments than the other 6th grade teams?

Do you just disagree about the kids developing or do you also disagree about the politics?


7th grade school team, 35-40 maybe, eliminated the combo team to allow another 35 to continue playing
5th and 6th grade A teams get far more attention than the B team or lower. Oddly enough, if enough kids play B instead of A, the directors purposefully neglect the B
Politics are rampant.