Originally Posted by Anonymous

2023: Ranking (note hard to rank due to so many players playing multiple teams)

1. ACS (Holdbacks)
2. DC Dogs (holdbacks)
3. True National (holdbacks)
4. 91 (WSYL)
5. Express (WSYL)
6. Hawks - ACS players (still holdbacks)
7. Duke National (holdbacks from holdback teams can only play when other holdbacks are available)
8. BL (less holdbacks)
9. Freedom (more holdbacks)
10. Crabs (without ACS players)
11. Looney's
12. laxachusetts
13. Igloo
14. FCA
15. NL
15. Shore to Shore
15. Primetime
15. HHH
15. BBL
15. WCS
15. TX Mustangs

I would say Igloo is about 13 and that is a fair ranking for this team. Note that the rankings do not account for age/grade players. If age based the rankings would be 100% different. USL should take note.



There are far fewer holdbacks on ACS than you FLIDs know. Their best offensive players are not even close to holdback age. They have very late 2004 or 2005 birthdays. They are clearly #1.
Crabs should be at 2 - Did you see what we did to the Hawks a few weeks ago???
Hawks at 3 or 4 - they have beaten Express and the Dogs every time they play.
91 is very good. A solid 3-4.
Dogs and Express a toss up.[/quote]
This has to be the ACS coach. Bragging about an all-star team beating straight up travel teams.... PLEASE!!! BTW for everyone else, take a gander at Maryland 2023 site. Its laughable; parents defending the fact that their 15 year olds are able to play with and beat 12/13 year olds. Flex your muuscles all you want, but the teams that won the WSYL up to this point have all been from Long Island.Criticize the WSYL, but the playing field is even with all players being 13U. Even Hopkins guy Quint K threw some Shade at MD when he said "Maryland has to get with the program and stop with the holdbacks."