The Igloo WSYL is different from their Artic Blast team. Don't blame them, embrace the rules. And play to win
Complete hypocrisy! Igloo and its owner wanted to take it to the Supreme Court last year when Legacy did it to them, with rising 9th grade players. AA decided to practice a different set of rules this year. It will be interesting to see how it impacts the team chemistry and program dynamics: take 8 boys from the 2021 team and deny 8 boys from the 2022 team, to form a special team for this tournament. Players and families make annual commitment to an elite lacrose club, sign-up, pay the full tuition, go to every practice and every tournament and are then alienated from their team by being replaced with older boys; because Igloo is embracing the rules or cheating the system. This should not at all be the spirit of youth sports or example that adults set for children. Why not compete as the team that you are? You better win, with two handfuls of 9th graders. Good luck! By the way, do the WSYL rules allow for players to participate in the tournament multiple times and consecutive years?
Originally Posted by Anonymous
Originally Posted by Anonymous
The Igloo WSYL is different from their Artic Blast team. Don't blame them, embrace the rules. And play to win
Complete hypocrisy! Igloo and its owner wanted to take it to the Supreme Court last year when Legacy did it to them, with rising 9th grade players. AA decided to practice a different set of rules this year. It will be interesting to see how it impacts the team chemistry and program dynamics: take 8 boys from the 2021 team and deny 8 boys from the 2022 team, to form a special team for this tournament. Players and families make annual commitment to an elite lacrose club, sign-up, pay the full tuition, go to every practice and every tournament and are then alienated from their team by being replaced with older boys; because Igloo is embracing the rules or cheating the system. This should not at all be the spirit of youth sports or example that adults set for children. Why not compete as the team that you are? You better win, with two handfuls of 9th graders. Good luck! By the way, do the WSYL rules allow for players to participate in the tournament multiple times and consecutive years?
I have sympathy for your disappointment but I think I disagree with your conclusion. I don't want to spend the time nor the money to go to Denver with anything except the best on-age players. I know it's hard and a little embarrassing that your player wasn't chosen but I don't think you get to do everything regardless of ability. The people going want the best chance to win the thing, and I also think that the boys are old enough to really face the realities of competition. Hopefully the decisions were merit based and not political.
