It is unbelievable the amount of people that spend so much time on this forum bashing Madlax. If you don't like it then leave the forum. If your son doesn't like it then leave the program. This really cracked me up - "If a kid is in HS and wants to be recruited, playing on a B team is a bad idea. As a youth, he might be better served playing on an different A team that has better players or plays better competition." The reality is if your son is in HS and only playing on a "B" team, the likelihood of him getting recruited is probably pretty slim. That said - there is some benefit to playing on a club like Madlax if he can only make the "B" team because there is room to move up, there is the greater possiblity of having more playing time regardless of the competition which may improve his skill set and allow him to make an "A" team or an "AA" team. All the people complaining about the new Madlax model should just pack their bags and move on. Your just wasting your time here unless of course you enjoy wallowing in your sorrows...