[quote=Anonymous]Which organization is the best at teaching, training and developing the kids to become better lax players? I'm not asking for the best or top team but for the lacrosse club that teaches and produces better player.
Everyone will give you a different answer, but look for the one that keeps the sticks in their hands the most. Love them or hate them, but 91 includes weekly trainings all winter and then both teams supplement with box training and tourneys so you’re getting training a minimum of 2x a week. I think Igloo offers weekly winter clinics too, but last year they were in Queens. Not sure what Express does, but I think the do some box tourneys. Not sure about the training though. A lot of the smaller teams have awesome coaching, but may not have access to the same amount of time as the bigger clubs.
Express does 3 fall tourneys, 10-15 fall practices, intensive winter skills training by top instructor George Powers and box
F$G runs many clinics throughout the year, during Sept. and Oct. they have a clinic once a week plus an hour and a half of practice time, in the fall there is another two hours a week of indoor clinics, in the winter they do box. They keep the kids busy all year round.
True Blue has 10-15 practices, 1-2 tournaments in the fall, winter training indoors from Coach Cat, and then summer ball begins.
Every team has practices and does fall tournaments, what are they doing different or more than any other team.
More doesn't always equal better, just as different doesn't always equal better. Provided the quality is equal, I might opt for less because my kid is committed to other sports in the fall and winter. I also may opt for an equal quantity for less money, again assuming the quality is close to equal. And the whole quality aspect of this is 100% subjective as well - there are many different coaching styles and some may be better fits for certain types of players than others. This plays out in ALL sports at ALL levels, including the pros. I'd say that the OP's Q is not a simple one to answer - there are a lot of variables that would go into the mix to answer that Q. You can't simplify something that is not simple to start with. Considering no one here knows any details about the OP's son, his ability/experience, location, finances, etc, no one here is going to be able to provide a truly meaningful answer - basically all he is going to get is a lot of recommendations for the most well know/established clubs, which I could easily argue are not the best options for many of reasons the variables mentioned.
