Looks like the DC area teams have aggregated the top kids amongst BLC MadLax and Next Level. Any changes? Any other teams paying in Hoco? VLC?
Seems Annapolis talent was split between Hawks, Mesa & True with mediocre results in AAA. Is Mesa still around? If not are the kids now on Hawks or True?
In Baltimore many of the kids are staying with their Rec/Club programs. Crabs were bottom 3rd of AA. FCA and 91 2030 teams are new for this year. LTRC beat Kelly Post in championship. Hoco Blue Claws not far behind. Any of these teams move up? FCA a top upper level team? Guessing some of them were playing with their 29 team. Crabs get better?
Can't wait until spring.
In Baltimore, if your kid is on a AA or AAA rec club squad (at this age) and they aren't having massive player/coach defections, there is no reason to leave. Cost is low and the teams bond well over the years. That said, LTLC is going to get hammered this year. Team 91 as well. The problems with rec clubs can be seen at LTLC....while the 2029 squad is fantastic (and keeps getting better), the 2028 squad just has not developed and is in the bottom 10% of MD clubs. That's why I say if your son is a 2030 or 2031 and the rec club team is already good, it will probably get better. Don't bail.
In Annapolis, Mesa is gone. The 2029s went (overall) to Koopers but unsure about the 2030s. Maybe that's "True Severna Park." On the other hand maybe True is just trying to position itself to buy out Diamondbacks and/or Sidewinders.
DC talent, in order, is Madlax, NL, BLC, and VLC. True DC could not get a roster together at 2030.....and barely has a roster at the older age groups.
API will no longer have lacrosse - the owner of API says there are too many lax programs in our area and the amount of complaining outweighs the profits
When any business owner says that, I always encourage people to do the math to help you reveal their priorities.
With several clubs at the middle school level charging above and beyond $2200/year, netting the club $50-60K/year per team, gross rev.
Assume: club is a nonprofit, as almost all are (no taxes).
Revenue: $52,000 dues $3,000 optional "winter training" dues $1,000 kickbacks on licensed gear, cleats, sticks, etc/partnership deals Total: $56,000 income
Costs: $20000 to club director (API in this case) 10000 head coach (contractor, no taxes paid by club) $5000 asst coach (contractor, no taxes paid by club) $1500 for an assistant to run the teamsnap, book tournaments etc (contractor) $2000 HoCo League registration $8000 tournament registrations (6) $2500 uniforms (if you don't make the families pay extra), $4000 in field rentals (often half field, split with another age group) $2000 assorted supplies, goalie pads, balls etc Total: $55,000 costs
So if the API director fields just 4 teams, and outsources 100% of the work to coaches and admin staff, he would have $80K income per year guaranteed, in addition to his other businesses and ventures. Boo hoo?
LOL plus technically he is paying himself for some of that field team, by paying club dues to API.
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