Originally Posted by Anonymous
Dukes are what's wrong with youth lacrosse. An organization in a lacrosse area can't find and train their own kids so they try and grab random star players to win tournaments. It is the exact reason they can not enter elite tournaments coaching is terrible with Dukes which is why they can not develop their own talent


Dont lump all of the Dukes in with the Nationals. Most are well run programs but no the DN they are poorly run separate group and most are not even on Dukes teams. Most national teams only takes kids from their own program like True, Mad Dog, 91, etc. They put together the best of THEIR ORGANIZATION and not raid others like DN does.

Young Guns is a good group - great talent well coached.
Dukes VA is a good club, not that talented but respectable and good clean program
The HS has always seemed a bit shady only taking cash etc but its a legit program.

Nationals are a joke.