Originally Posted by Anonymous
Originally Posted by Anonymous
I would just disband PAL, let everyone play club. Now I know why I was so relieved when my son got to middle school. Crazy and annoying parents made my coaching life a nightmare. Everyone has a star for a son, try to play it even and the parents [lacrosse] and moan about not wining. Pay to play


Oh that sounds like a good plan. Let's take the affordable 200 dollar team and create more teams that can charge 3000, potentially blocking kids that can afford it. . That's the way to grow the sport. Maybe we can make lacrosse directors the next billionaires while we are at it. 99% of the kids playing travel got their start in PAL. That's were they decided they like the sport and proabably picked up theirs first stick.



My point being that parents are turning PAL into a hyper competitive nightmare with A/N teams, high schools involved, 3 practices a week and on and on. They want a travel experience for pennies. Disband it and let club be the only way. Parents don't appreciate PAL.