Originally Posted by Anonymous
On the boys side, it isn't take kids leaving their clubs. It's about creating an additional A+ team to elevate competition for certain tourneys. Look at Team 91 or MadLax for boys. For team 91 national, about 10-12 kids are from the Team 91 plus they add 8 other studs from across the country. I don't know numbers on MadLax but assume it is pretty much the same model

I think it will happen slowly over time and the top 10 clubs probably won't be impacted for a while and it definitely won't impact the 2027s in the next three years .

There is a team called Maryland select which is an all-star team from 3 or 4 mid-tier Maryland clubs which will play in a few tourneys as well this summer. Last year at AU Futures my LI daughter was asked if she wanted to play on that team.

Currently on the girls side, Mad Dog Elite is also a national team, which while not great is probably a legit top 40 national team.

However, to your point before, most of the girls on Alliance National and HHH National play on other clubs. Actually there are more Mass Elite girls on HHH National than HHH girls.

Team 91 is working harder to create girls national teams as well. Could impact 29s or 30s where they actually have a decent core of talent.

That's not how it works with 91 Long Island. The 91 LI A teams have nothing to do with the 91 "National" team. They generally don't participate, they don't play, nothing. 91's National Team is a money grab, and nothing more, just like 91 Girls. 91 Boys LI 2025 Shock has players from out of state, not a bunch, but some. Some boys clubs do have real national teams, like True, Madlax, Mad Dog (not really a national team, just CA and NJ).

Unless you live in areas where there isn't much lacrosse, and everything is very spread out, national teams are just an expensive money grab.

A far better experience is something like Inside Lacrosse's IDX event where your daughter gets to play with top girls from all over, against top girls from all over. The completion is good, the experience is even better. With UA/AS, the girls don't get to play with girls from outside their region.