Originally Posted by Anonymous
2017 summer club season basically done. A lot of good posts here on how the team in age groups rank. Clubs seem to be realistic in what they are and where they are going. Do like how the club at least are doing their own tourneys now to draw games to the area and playing each other more.

PT, Eclipse, Express North on top level with PT clear #1.
Preds, 2Way are second shelf with good organizations but not trying to compete with top level.
Topside, Superstar, Chargers hard to peg but flounder around
Most 80+11 nothing special but trying
Ballers, Westchester Warriors, HOS, so bad kids must love lacrosse and parents hate money.

In any given age group, an outlying club team may be stronger or weaker. Like 80+11 Tristate has some teams that do OK and others that are awful.


I don't think its a coincidence that by and large the better teams in your rankings get a fair number of CT kids (or depending on the club, a ton of CT kids). These CT kids are on the average a bit older, and over the course of a big roster, it makes a difference in competitiveness. If clubs were forced to play by birth year, the differences amongst these clubs would shrink. PT would still be much better than HOS, for instance, but amongst everyone else, teams would bunch up a bit more.