As a parent of a player in N.VA why do all the VA teams drive 1.5 to 2 hours depending on traffic each way to play in this league when most of the VA teams are lucky to win a few games? Wouldn't these teams just have more fun with a Sunday club league? Play NVYLL Sat, club game sunday, winner can play a HOCO team and loose at the end of the season. who is with me?
I agree with your point in this current set up. But if the VA clubs could keep all the talent on Va teams and if the VA clubs would do whats best for the kids not themselves. They would push the best talent to one or two teams at each grade and then they could win lots of games in HOCO.
There are a few kids from VA going to MD to play club. Most live closer to Bethesda. However the majority still play for VA clubs I do not see a club director or coach advising a good player at tryouts to go to a better team to help the reputation of VA clubs. I think they just view it differently. I do not think it is a given that they have re-class holdbacks or whatever most play the age and grade that fits. Clubs have ties to HS programs and the goal is to make a stronger HS program. The kids will soon move up and a few will be good enough to play college. If the alternative is the mess that is MD club lacrosse I think many will just be content to keep things the way they are. Read the 2023 messages for more of what I refer to as a mess. All the information needed to make that case.
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