Originally Posted by Anonymous
Originally Posted by Anonymous
The Towns that run true balanced teams all the way through NCPAL are some of the strongest Varsity programs on LI. If your town runs NCPAL with a A/C structure win at all cost model you will have a weak Varsity team and barely be able to field a JV and MS teams. PAL victories mean nothing....State Championships go to the towns that balance the youth programs. Let the better kids learn to play with their friends and most importantly learn how to make the kids around them better. There is nothing better than seeing one of my better players consistently make the correct feed to a kid that is wide open. It doesn't matter that the kid may not catch the ball. What matters is that the correct lacrosse play was made.


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Thank you I am just telling it the way we do it in our town. Every year someone brings up the great idea of having "A" teams..."that the better kids deserve to play with the best". This usually happens at the 3rd grade level. Fortunately we are able to say no and move on with a balanced system. It works trust me,