Originally Posted by Anonymous
Two words....Play dates! No need to travel across state lines. We have enough talent on Long Island. The Big X classic is a waste of time. Travel to NJ to play LI teams . We are mot getting refunds so why are we spending any more money to go out of state. Practice and local play dates is just fine with me

Isn't this really the situation all of the time (coming from a NJ guy that definitely has to travel). I guess that the real difference is getting exposure for the high school kids, but LI is in itself a pretty big draw for college coaches anyway. Obviously, none of this means anything this summer, but generally speaking, I would never want to leave LI to play. Ironically, the only place I do not like playing is LI, but only because getting onto the island in the summer is difficult, and the the hotels are expensive.