Most of the teams at the World Series of Youth Lacrosse are not under any illusion that they are there to win. They are there so the their boys can have a fun experience. The teams were chosen based upon willingness to go rather than any expectation they were the best in their region or state. The C2C team isn't the best team in Texas. Team Carolina is a 2021 team playing up etc.
The reality is the Crabs and Crush would have played more competitive teams if they had gone to young Gunz as originally planned.
Blowing out a team 30-0 in a tournament that isn't as competitive as your other options shows really poor character. I am not defending the Crabs but Team 91 seems to be equally lacking in character.
My youngest son isn't a fan of lax but rather football. It is not that unusual to see huge lopsided scores- in local rec games no less, week after week! This isn't a character competition. I agree, the score shoukd have been halted a bit but do we tell at the kids that get 4.3 averages or 102.7 GPAs to not embarassed other students by doing their best? From what I've heard, there was no in your face win mentality in that game. If anything, the tournament shoukd have matched teams up better. Bringing your best in any sport, in any classroom, in any arena, shouldn't be frowned upon. If this was a local lax game or scrimmage with developmental coaches I'd agree, but let's not ask better teams, in any sport to pass the ball round and round like keep away, as that is even more humiliating. I've been on both sides with my kids and having a game of keep away is far worse.
There are ways to keep the score reasonable without playing keep away. 30-0 is ridiculous. I wonder if you went on laxpower and looked at every high school game played last year whether you could find a score that lopsided. I don't see why it's humiliating to the other team to let the kids play other positions. The boys usually find it fun and after all they are 13.
To the poster that said teams who are in the World Series shouldn't have hold back; normally I'd have sympathy for that argument but the reality is that the organizers didn't put together an elite group of teams. Next year if teams have to qualify that approach might be appropriate but it also probably won't be necessary.
