Reading too much into it my friend, love how people love to gloat. The reality is that Brotherly Love doesn't do Box well. The club owners even acknowledge it and they need to make a decision on either going all in on box or just doing it for fun. BBL was a very good box team and they obviously train as a box team. These field teams thinking that they are AA in Box because they are AA in Field just doesn't hold up. My understanding is that our best 2023 team Zeus had to pull out because they couldn't even field a team for the tourney. It really is painful to watch these field players trying to play box. It is a game that is not kind to players without the stick skills.
I do think that once the Wings start playing next season these kids are going to get more into box. It is a shame as I think it is the better game of the two.
Could not agree more, box is a completely different game with a skill set that does not just transfer over from the field. While I was originally skeptical of the benefits of box, the more my son has played (his club does focus on box quite a bit), I have really come around to the benefits. Although not great for kids that normally play with poles, the transition aspect is great for middies, the tempo is great for working on quick passing and the game really instills defensive skills for both middies and attackmen. If anybody does not see the benefits of box, just watch a replay of the Albany - Syracuse game from last weekend, Tehoka Nanticoke put on a clinic, 4 of his 5 goals were pure box skills. Teams like BL doing box for fun is simply a waste of time, the commitment is well worth it.
It helps that Nanticoke is 240lbs
Come on. I liked you Philly people but this is really lame. Box is a different game. Field players with no box IQ are a recipe for for failure in box. It takes time. One box player on a team won't win games. It's a different skill set. BL is an excellent team. Kudos to them for having their kids play box.
I posted the original statement about BL box program. I didn't mean to imply that we were wasting our time simply because we weren't ALL IN on the box thing and not winning tournaments. BL has been practicing every Sunday in a box format with box goals. Yes I believe these Sunday Sessions have made my son better' however, in my personal estimation if BL wants to compete with these other clubs in the AA brackets of box tournaments they are going to have to do more as a club. If at the end of they day they decide not to they will not be able to be competitive; however, I don't think it is a waste of time. For example spending all winter shooting at tiny 4x4 goals is only going to pay dividends when they get outside and shoot on 6x6 nets. No time spent on skills is ever a waste. Box game is a great game but very ugly to watch if played with a field mentality and that is how we as a club play.
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