I agree with but too many of us seem to think that middle school is the apex of this journey. I can't tell you how many middle school stars I have seen sit the bench in the high school and collegiate ranks. To me the end goal for this sport at this time is collegiate level and what prepares you for the collegiate level is high school and in those two areas the Canadians are dominating.

I have been to plenty of box tournaments with Canadian teams where the skills are there and the athleticism is not; however, blend the box skill set with athleticism and that is what the Hill School is doing. The Canadian Invasion in the Collegiate ranks is well chronicled but think about it...how did the Canadian National Team beat the US in the last World Games....in my opinion a major wake up call for US Lacrosse.