You want empathy for driving to Boys Latin or Univ of Delaware fields to play the best from West and East Coasts? None here. When The LI Express lost all their games to Crabs, VLC and Madlax last Summer and this Fall none of the games I saw were chippy. There was not a single penalty called in one game LI Express lost to VLC by 6 goals. VLC has three repeat a grade kids and only one of them starts. Yes, the rest of those kids are bigger, better skilled and more physical and they are 14. Working on the family farm in Loudon County develops some true grit. Stop whining and go to Zabars already. Or toughen up and compete better.