Originally Posted by Anonymous
Originally Posted by Anonymous
Originally Posted by Anonymous
anyone have real insight into how the top clubs play in the tourneys regarding number of players they carry. number of D, attack, middies and how playing time is distributed? does it change as they get older? seems to be a big question across the board.


In my observation teams typically carry between 19-23 players give or take on the 23 (5 D, 5 Attack, 10-12 middies and 1-2 Goalies) and play with that roster throughout the spring season as that is who comes to practice. Some teams have exceptions and bring kids in from out of state cloaked as "passionate" when really it is, "we need to win at all costs or it looks bad"!! All of those kids will find playing time during the season. In the tougher games, not as much

When the tournaments start after spring it is the wild wild west. You will see teams bringing kids from all over the place and making up "all star" teams to try and compete. Little Johnny who came to every practice and has worked hard all winter and spring and played in the spring will quickly be replaced by big Johnny who happens to be in the 6th grade and is 40 pounds heavier and 6 inches taller. Big Johnny will play, little Johnny will sit, but everyone gets a t shirt if they win so it doesn't matter! I've sat through multiple tournaments where 4-5 games were played and some kids maybe got playing time in 3 of them and it was limited. Hope this helps


So a team national ties will go from a local team to a national team come summer? Is that True?


Lets just say a lot of guest players begin to show up for summer tournaments; they take on the 91 spring model for HOCO.