Originally Posted by Anonymous
Originally Posted by Anonymous
Originally Posted by Anonymous
Originally Posted by Anonymous
Originally Posted by Anonymous
Every team probably has 1-2 free rides, every team has kids recruited and promised a spot before tryouts, every team has kids never given the chance to prove themselves vs. some of the starting line that is perceived to be stronger or is the coach's son or the coach's sons best friend. It's the ugly under belly of this sport and youth sports in general. Find a team that your kid gets decent minutes and you can afford. If you are spending north of $3000/year on youth lax to watch the starting line play the majority of the game then you are getting hosed. Unless your kid loves collecting t-shirts and taking pictures where it's obvious they didn't see the field since they are not dropping in sweat. This BS on BOTC is out of control. good luck to all kids. I hope they all improve and have fun this coming season. Fellow parents sit back and enjoy your kids. They'll be off to college before we know it and you'll look back at all this nonsense and realize your craziness on this site was for you trying to fulfill YOUR dreams of being able to say your kid plays for one of the strongest teams.


Best post ever!


I echo that 100%. On top of the fact the post was articulate, concise and realistic which most of us won't admit, it would be great for everyone to be able to come onto BOTC and get decent information.



The ugly honesty of this sport articulated perfectly. Unfortunately in a few days it will be forgotten and the nonsense will start up again! The person who posted it should repost each week! 6 years is going to fly!!


Whether or not you agree or disagree with this post, parents will do whats in their families/child best interest. If paying 4K in tuition fees for youth lacrosse floats their boat, fine there is no law against that. Some kids don't have a problem with not seeing as much playing time as others, but go along with collecting tee shirts, that's fine to. If you don't have a problem with daddy ball, that's also fine. If you feel BOTC is out of control, turn the channel. My point is , the market is flooded with many different options for parents to select from, it's not one size fits all. When you mix children with competition, and so called status, couple that with parents emotions, organizations know parents will spend above and beyond for their kids. But remember, everything double edged, there is a flip side to it all.

You forgot to mention that most club owners are slimy scum bags.