Originally Posted by Anonymous
Not sure why there is so much negative talk about the DUKE'S NATIONALS??? My son plays on this team. "We are a team of hired guns", "We are a team that cheats by putting MOST of the top players in the country on one team", "We have Re-Class players on our team", "We have coaches that are HIRED GUNS also". I just want to be very honest. You have only seen the tip of the ice berg. We had 4 of our top middies and a couple others who were not at Naptown. Why? Family comes first.

If any of you can step outside of your sour feelings truly ask yourself this. Why are the top youth players from several states flocking to Duke's Nationals???? It's not because they have a negative experience.

Look at it this way! Duke's Nationals meets once a month. Just about every players is a multi sport student athlete. Every player MUST have at least an A average academically and be a better person than they are a lacrosse player. Yes you must be an exceptional talent on the lacrosse field but that's a given. In terms of raising your children, at least for me, these are the kind of people that I want my kids to associate with. WINNERS! I'm not talking about youth tournament results i'm talking about hard working focused boys who are leaders. We all have those parents on our "REGIONAL" teams who are trashy and have kids who mirror them! They put goals in the net but the people at DN won't tolerate negative parents. Truly though, I've seen them give several parents the boot event though their kids are unbelievable players. We also have those parents on "REGIONAL" teams who's kids struggle or don't care about academics and still spend every weekend in the summer having them play instead of getting them academic help. I'm not doctor Phil. lol but it's all positive when my son gets to meet like minded players form different states. All positive stuff! Winning tournaments is naturally going to happen but is not the sole purpose at DN. Totally recommend every player checks it out even if you won't make the team. The atmosphere is refreshing. They have a tryout coming up on August 5th at Hofstra University! www.dukesnationals.com Enjoy the rest of the summer.


How many kids do you have on Dukes? I only ask because you posted this on multiple grade levels. You are obviously a director spreading lies about the club. You are a "win at all costs" club. You don't care about age as Longview as the team wins. The bench gets ridiculously short in close games. You and your club steve garbage and you're ruining the experience for others with your cheating.