Son played both Nike and UnderA. Nike was a lot better in 2025 and in 2024. Why the gap?
UA used to be the best of the best. Now? There’s a bunch of good showcases and a lot of the LI kids aren’t looking for another summer weekend down in Maryland the last week in July or the first week in August. Nike is earlier in the summer in the thick of summer lacrosse.
Very easy, the guys in charge of picking the UA team did a bunch of favors for club/town kids. For all of LI, the team was basically Legacy, Express and HS kids from the south shore. These coaches get involved to prop up their own guys, it's good business for them.
