We were fortunate enough to start a town team. There are a couple of stragglers from other towns (3) but the families and kids are a great fit. The cost is a quarter of what the top travel teams want. We are doing 5 tournaments and plenty of training. I seriously hope other towns pick up on the trend even if you grab a couple of your own stragglers. Those top travel clubs are getting way too big, they are almost monopolizing the game. If you ever sat down and did the math of what they are getting you would be astounded. The bottom line for me is that my little Johnny is not going to college to be a lacrosse player but a student that maybe if he is lucky will play lacrosse. I know the argument that we are not a true town team if we have kids from other towns so call it what you want. All I know is my kid enjoys his team along with his coaches and I get to save about a grand doing it.