As a former member of Igloo, I would like to shed some light on their current situation. Sour grapes, maybe, do what you want with the information. There used to be two separate and distinct teams Northface A and Flurry B. During recent tryouts there was an ugly incident between a parent and a director. This led to Flurry members leaving for other clubs. Not having enough to field two separate teams, they now play together, sort of. They claim their Northface program as an elite AA program but those are the same players you'll see at B level events. We played them last week so this is a fact.
Well said
Do Igloo B players get to stand around and watch at AA tournaments? Pretty sure that is what happened last weekend at a B tournament, at least in the final they did, since I didn't see other games.
Same thing is playing out at legrush I heard. Low numbers and They appear to have strategically scheduled tourneys to allow for fillers. These combo situations are never a success.
For better or worse LIE set the business model now everyone is chasing dollars. They all promise an anti-travel club, player development, community involvement. Nonsense, it's a business and run for profit. Clubs now only cater to the few real recruitable players. Everyone other player is footing the bill. Almost any good hs player can find a college program. What are you willing to give up academically and socially just to play lacrosse in college. B teams used to be an affordable option loaded with decent hs players who didn't necessarily care about college lacrosse. Somehow all that changed an every club sells the promise of recruitment for big money. It's not so easy to find an affordable option to keep kids playing once or twice a week in the offseason so they stay active for hs.
