Originally Posted by Anonymous
Originally Posted by Anonymous
Originally Posted by Anonymous
It must suck to loose to kids from DC/VA. You Marylanders don't own LAX anymore. MadLax 2024 is a great team. And, just so you know, the boys are really good kids and don't deserve to be badgered by disgruntled parents who can't accept that their boys loose. They work as hard as any other team out there and deserve their wins. And, the big kid (yes he is a kid still) is no bigger than the biggest kids on all the other teams they play. He's just awesome and a great kid. So watch the games and stop letting your frustrations with your own life come out in your sideline behavior.


Yep. I've watched my son play the Hawks for years. I vividly remember watching him lose a game to the Hawks. All the Maryland parents were very kind that day and wished us better luck next time. I remember thinking to myself that these are good people that love the game. But then Madlax started winning, and so did the Hawks parents. The Hawks dad that kept yelling the 11 year old comments during the championship game should have been ejected. And the Hawks program should say something to him. It is unacceptable behavior. Believe it or not, the FO middie is 11 too. If he went to the same school or played for the same team as your son, they would probably be good friends. He is a really sweet and outstanding kid. Probably the most unselfish kid on the field, and he plays clean. As much as he gets singled out, he rarely gets flagged. There is not a 2024 team in the country that wouldn't be thrilled to have him.


Thank you FO middie's mom for your take on your son.


Nope. Just a fellow parent that would love it if we all worked together to clean up the game and this board. I am assuming you are parent too. No parent should stand by idly when they see someone taking out their personal frustrations on someone else's kids (or the refs for that matter). No wonder other sports think we are crazy. If we are going to clean up the game, it has got to start some where. Good luck to Hawks, Bethesda, T91MD, and Madlax in Bel Air. It is going to be an amazing tournament. The schedule is up on Tourney Machine, if you haven't seen it already. It would be great if the Baltimore/Annapolis/DC-based teams cheered on one another. That's what the LI teams do, and we should do the same.