Times have changed and are continuing to change sonny. My guess is you were a HS standout back in the early 80s. In such a short time, 3D has been the poster child of youth/club lacrosse and where it is headed. Look at the way they run their business model, its a corporation. Look how they branded the name and franchised it to other areas, look at the way they teach their players the combination of box and field hybrid training...their kids, while smaller in numbers today but growing, are much more skilled as a group compared to LI players. In fact, so much that 91 and fl$, even TLI (who cares about Express) are trying to copy their training methodologies by incorporating more box...this is the honest truth...it's copy cat business, but one that 3d is at the forefront of. Look at the number of box leagues, clinics, etc. that are popping up all over LI. As for the achievements, well you can't disguise the truth and facts...again, in such a short time....U15 Lax National Champs, Blue Chip/3D, 8 of their class of 16 were selected to the top 25 HS sophomores....8!....if 3D ever opens up a LI chapter I feel sorry for all the LI club teams...Period.