Cograts to Legacy! They won and that seems to be forgotten in all of the Express chatter about how good or bad or wrong the coach was. It's very obvious that hoarding kids will keep those kids away from other clubs that they compete against. This has nothing to do with development or playing time. The club business model has become get very good as early as possible, hoard kids in the middle, and who cares late. By getting good early you get a huge bump in your tryouts. Every lacrosse parent who has no idea wants their child to be on the best team because their kid is the best and THAT CLUB won the MOST LAST YEAR so MY KID needs to play there because they are the best. Presto, 100 kids are at the next tryout, they keep 60, sell a song and then by the time parents realize that they are playing the chimes in the orchestra the kids are in 7th or 8th grade and it's over. The result is mediocre lacrosse all around because quality kids are not playing and not getting better while the 2 or 3 clubs that hoarded players and pray on parents go to the World Series and get to start the cycle all over again. As a Dad that's been through it all I can say is this. Place your son where he will play, have a chance to compete with his team, and you as parents enjoy your surroundings. In the end the club ride can be a blessing, a curse, or nothing at all. Your boys are young kids and soon they will be young men and might choose a different path. Make sure your aspirations don't cloud the fact that they have other interests, other talents, and just might like being your little boys for a few months longer.
