These are not necessarily the best players in the country. It is a team put together by three coaches who have a vested interest in working with their own players. The competition in this U-19 tournament is very weak by the way. There are at least 20 High School teams in NY/Ct/NJ that could win this event.
That is really funny! Have you seen Canada teams play? Like Hill Acadamy? If so you would not be making that statement. And most of the boys chosen have consistently been ranked top in their class for their positions. Check it out and you will see. You sound like a jealous hater and it's sad that you can't be happy for these boys.
Who said I wasn't happy for the boys. They will have a lot of fun. Just calling it like it is. The selection process was biased by the OSU PSU and Penn coaches. That said, I don't think it matters as the teams they play are weak and the players they selected will do just fine. Yes every once in a while Canada puts up some resistance, but the rest of the countries are nothing. Pick any good team from our area and they could win this tournament.
Some resistance? Didn't the U19's lose to Canada in 2012? Yes they grinded out the gold in the end, but that should have been an eye opener that Canada is more then resistance, especially since there are so many Canadian kids at so many top prep schools who are now being recruited for positions other than attack. Watch out for the Iroquois as well, since 2012 there has been a huge increase in kids going to prep schools and playing a lot more field lax. Plus they will have by far the two most talented players in the tournament.
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