Who cares about DCE B team this is the MadLax discussion. I think the real issue is college recruiting. Teams like VLC and Blackwolf have done fairly well in this area. MadLax still has the best track record but how many of this kids are on the lower team? Like it or not that is a major draw for teams and concern for parents
So with this being said you would be for a VLC ,Blackwolf and Madlax all having 2 or 3 teams at each grade level and these other clubs go away or just play at a C level? The EGOs would never let this happen but I think if these 3 clubs went for 3 teams at each level the talent in DMV would be placed so much better on the correct team/talent level then it is now. Take a large NVYLL team. Some teams have enough kids for 4 to 6 teams at each age level. They are split up in theory by talent level A to C.
If every kid playing travel lacrosse in the DMV was pushed to one of 3 clubs and then these 3 clubs fielded 3 teams at each level you would still have the same amount of kids playing travel but the talent would be playing on the correct level at a way higher rate. This would benefit the whole area also because when the DMV clubs left the area they would win more then they do now for sure.
You literally say this same crap every two weeks. Nobody cares about your proposal, dude.
It was not a proposal Dumb As* it was a hypothetical. The point was if there was less clubs total and more 1st, 2nd or even 3rd teams for each of the clubs would it help everyone over all. I would say yes it would. I do not care if wanted to remove Madlax from the clubs list. I just think there needs to be a push to less clubs. And the clubs that stay doing 1s and 2nd teams. I think that format is way better for DMV lacrosse. But the Dads egos of the DMV want little Johnny to be a star on a crappy team but the club owner tells him how much he loves him.
There is too much $$$$ being made by most club owners - if anything I suspect you would see more, not less. Case in point ... DCE coming into the mix recently. Cavlax and Madlax now having girls lacrosse programs. Club Blue with MD and VA teams. It goes on and on.
There is a happy medium in there somewhere - where, I'm not sure. While I wish my son's club team could draw more talent from certain regions, I'm also happy I don't have to drive to Baltimore so my son can practice and play on a "A" level club.
Regarding tiers for clubs, Madlax already does this. National/Capital/MDVA. Most view this as a pure money grab, as it brings in a ton of kids. Sure, they may pull a couple kids up from MDVA to Capital - but for the most part, the lines are set and folks know it. The MDVA is a B team, end of story. On the plus side, it does give kids who want to play club lacrosse an avenue to do so ... and from what I've heard, some have played B their whole life and ended up in good college programs regardless.
End of the day, until there is less $$$ to be made or the sport stops growing, the # of clubs is here to stay.
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