Not sure what point you are trying to make but the original poster is clearly frustrated by their teams lack of competitiveness and inclusion in the qualifier. I sympathize with them. Our team had no shot at advancing yet we attended for the "experience". It costs a lot of money to attend. Without a real tier system you had top talent teams playing non competitive teams day 1. Day 2 separated the talent slightly but how was CoachC not on the opposite side of the bracket of 91. Both are the top teams in this class. The seeding should of had them meet in the finals unless an upset occurred. That is how seeding works. One of the teams in the finals clearly didn't belong there. The lack of oversight in lacrosse is unbelievable. Why is there no tiered system like other youth sports (hockey, soccer). It doesn't make either program better to play teams well out of talent level in either direction.
The brackets were set up so that CoachC and 91 would meet in the finals. CoachC didn't finish first in their group, Igloo did based on Goals Against. So essentially CoachC blew it by not finishing first in their group, this is why they faced 91 in the semi's. And who cares, CoachC ended up playing 91 and lost. Then Igloo played them to a closer game than CoachC, seems like a win/win for everyone involved (except those that lost). Surprised how many haters actually come on here an post. I would bet over 75% of the parents realize that most of these tournaments are money grabs. We're going to spend the money one way or another and our kids (and parents) actually enjoy the experience and being able to watch our kids compete. The "sane" ones have a good idea of where their kid and teams talent level stands and look forward to seeing how they do against some of these "top" programs. Good luck to all those going to MD in July. Will be a fun experience for the kids and for those parents who aren't disgruntled that their kid didn't "make" it.
