Originally Posted by Anonymous
Serious question from someone not from Maryland - do Hawks, peninsula, AYLC, Diamondbacks all recruit kids in the same Annapolis area? How do families choose which team to tryout for?


Hogan, who runs the Hawks, is aware of the drawl the organization has...so he hosts tryouts 2-3 weeks ahead of anyone else, and makes his picks.
The other organizations will have tryouts on different days so everyone can tryout.
Except this year PLC and AYLC were host simultaneously, I think it was a last ditch effort for PLC to retain some players after AYLC opened.
I’m not sure the state of mind for all families when making a choice.
Hawks advertises “We win championships”, and they generally back it up, so that’s a major pull.
PLC commissioners are both well know in the area, so that helps get numbers.
AYLC is new to club, but have been around for 25 plus years, so they have a serious following and a good reputation. For this age group people followed the coach from PLC to AYLC after the split. Sweeping the summer helped bring a lot of kids to tryouts too.
I don’t know too much about Diamondbacks