The same people saying the NLF is not important, are the same people complaining they are being black balled from an NLF event.
It is not the end all be all, but it definitely holds weight.
All the big colleges at NLF this weekend scouting. If you were there you know.
Nobody said it doesn’t attract college coaches. It used to be a big deal and now it is just another tournament. Less and less teams are going. Just check the brackets and compare to past years.
You are essentially implying that in order for a tournament to be “a big deal” there must be a ton of teams in it ? I think that is simply not true.
Sometimes the smaller tournaments with high quality teams are the best of the best.
Looking at some history here:
Champ Camp used to be a great tournament when it was smaller. It got too large and now doesn’t even exist.
World Series of youth lax was a smaller tournament and a great one. It got large and now doesn’t even exist. (I don’t think?)
Under armour (although it’s an individual tournament) was very strong when it was smaller, and now it is watered down a bit.
Naptown (when smaller and more exclusive, it was a great tournament) now it is watered down.
All of the above shows why sometimes a smaller, more “boutique/exclusive” style tournament , can still be a really good one.
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