Tier 2: Hero's Green - I think they got some of the rust off against a tough MDU team BLC - Huge game against HG this week.
Tier 3: Pride LBC MD United All three really good teams with solid wins on resume, likely only 1 make playoffs
Tier 4: NEMS Coppermine Agree with previous comments, they are fading. Fall 2020 NEMS beat M&D soundly. Coppermine continues to unimpress.
Tier 5: Hero's White Integrity Skywalkers This is assuming SW really improved, I'll guess we will find out soon.
Tier 6 Stars Cavalier TLC They aren't really able to compete just yet.
Tier 7 CCLax I expected a better showing, the game obviously much faster than they are used to but I see them salvaging things here in April.
Accurate
Although I think M&D and Hero's are about equal. What are we really learning about M&D playing teams in that poor division? I think Hero's (and even BLC) get tough games every week. M&D gets one tough game (BLC) through the whole spring. Let's see how this shakes out.
BLC has the most difficult schedule this Spring.
Originally Posted by Anonymous
Can we talk about the refs for a moment?
I get its a tough job and parents coaches can be brutal and no doubt they are underpaid but I've noticed a few things in the 6-7 NGLL games I've watched:
1) Whistles on DCs Either at the draw or the battle for the DC, false starts, holding, covering, seems like 40% of DCs are whistled. Was there some sort of rule change? Are they just calling things more than ever? Both teams seem to be getting this too. I mean I'm referring to what appears to be redraws going to one team or other.
2) Lack of yellow cards MAybe its now 7th grade and they are letting more physical play happen, which is fine, but Ive seen many hits to head or crosscheck to body, either no call or no yellow.
3) Crease violations I gotta say, my kid scored and stick def in crease, seems they either are not calling this, or assume feet and not stick is only thing that is crease violation
4) Time keeping So its two 23 min halfs, but do they stop the clock on injury or last two min or every whistle? I noticed the last few games both at 2027 and other ages for my other kid, 2nd halves are going 25-26 min long.
Regarding 4, NGLL is supposed ot be stop time in last 2 minutes of half unless a team is up by 10.
I don't have an issue with #2 as much, though obvious headhits should be called. My complaint in the past (with older girls) was that MD games were overofficiated and when they played games up north or in FL/TX for recruiting events, they weren't used to the more physical style of play.
