Originally Posted by Anonymous
Originally Posted by Anonymous
Originally Posted by Anonymous
They are up there - definitely in the Top 5 IMO

Originally Posted by Anonymous
Whee does Patriot fall in the mix for these clubs?


Leading Edge and BBL are in the top tier.

Patriot can have some good teams but they are not as consistent as the two above. I'd put them in the second band along with Riot, TriState, SouthShore, BlueStar, etc. These clubs are still strong and some grad years are at the top, just not always.


I disagree about Leading Edge with respect to consistency They have terrific high school teams, thanks to reclasses, however, their youth teams have never been competitive. They do not develop talent, they acquire it from the other NJ programs in 9th grade. I am not a BBL parent, but in NJ, they probably have the strongest program top to bottom.


The reason Leading Edge is able to attract top HS players is bec it is one of the founding members for NLF. They have veto power to prevent other Jersey clubs from joining or even participating in NLF events (they act as a monopoly). Their youth teams routinely get smoked in NLF tournaments even in B brackets. But their HS teams do well.