Originally Posted by Anonymous
Originally Posted by Anonymous
Originally Posted by Anonymous
Dukes 2022 national I saw this past summer and they dismantled everyone. They were real good. Why was that?
Listen its really really easy to go out and put together the best kids on the East Coast and win games. However, that doesn't constitute a great program. Kids left that team because there wasn't any training or coaching. Big names, big promises no delivery. Just like many programs.


They dismantled teams in B tournaments. What were their best wins? Any wins against the Long Island big 4? Beat any team that made the HoCo playoffs?


Dukes Nationals is a joke. Of course you're going to win. You have some of the greatest talent on the East Coast.
The team isn't great because of coaching or a system. It's great because of the kids and the training those kids got from years 1-13.
The team is less than a year old and has practiced maybe 10 times. Total. You really think the coaching had anything to do with the success? Cool kits, custom helmets and gloves, an opportunity to play more lacrosse. That's the appeal for the kids.
It's an all star team that hasn't played anyone in any real tournament because all their players are playing on their "real" teams in said real tourneys.