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I agree that this was a special event and it would have been nice for all of the kids to get at least a quarter of playing time on national TV, but for some it might be worth it to sacrifice some game time for year-round training with a professional coach who has access to facilities and connections at the next level(s). They wouldn't have had the experience of going to CO and being treated like a big deal if they weren't on the team.

If your son isn't on the team, why do you care?

75% of Team 91's goals came from 5 players. These players were on the field the entire game, with many of them scoring multiple times in the 4th quarter during games in which they were up by 15+ goals. Not sure what other team's scoring distribution looks like but to travel all the way to Colorado on a holiday weekend to watch 5 kids score all the goals has to be frustrating for the other kids on the team that rode the bench. I am sure these five kids will get great looks at college lacrosse programs, but how can anyone sitting on the bench feel good about their prospects? Team 91 culture is to embarrass and run up the score on all opponents. That's not necessarily a bad thing, but it is poor sportsman ship and in my opinion, not fair to all the other kids on the team that don't get much playing time. Even the top college programs pull out their starters when playing weaker teams out of respect for the game, and the players and coaches of the other teams.

This is why this team will not be dominant in a few years. Some kids will leave, some will plateau, etc.

so about 7 kids scored since 5 kids represented 75% then 2 others (rounding up since common core says you can have 2/3's of a person) scored 25%. I am not sure what coach wouldn't take that. 7 kids scoring.

This team will be dominant for as long as they want to be dominant. The starters are all excellent players and they coach/play to win every game. My understanding is that all the kids on this team work extremely hard, and my guess is that the kids that don't play much would be starters/big contributors on all the other LI travel teams.

Dear Team 91 dad,

Because it's wrong. It's a youth game, not the NCAA championship. To make it worse, the game was not in doubt. Why not give the KIDS the opportunity to play (let alone on that field on national TV) since they paid their freight like everyone else?hold backs obviously didn't matter can we stop with this hold back business. how do u complain when your ripping teams by 20 goals. the person brought up the fact that while cruising with a massive lead u don't start emptying the bench. it's done in all levels of sports. when you're ahead in a blow out u start getting other kids in the game. why is that so hard to understand. it's unheard of to keep the starters in when you're blowing a team out. and you all know that too. if 91 told you to jump off a bridge would you do it? my God. so annoying the way you people act. it's like a cult. "Oh we never speak out against the master." I can guarantee those parents who's kids didn't get in that game or barely played are upset. it's not normal not to be upset. they're kids. they're just not on here complaining about it. stop acting like a bunch of tough guys with the oh yeah bro that's how 91 does it up 30-0 keep the foot on the gas....and if you're on the bench get comfortable bit. it's getting old.

We saw in this tournament:

Team 91 actually won a game 30-0. I have never seen a score like that

They ran up the score on everyone except the Crabs

They also kept the starters in nearly the entire game in a game they controlled throughout.

That's all you need to know about this program. No class.

spoken from a true Crab parent.

They are upset because they got smoked on national TV by their new in county rivals.

Crabs didn't deserve to be there, they are only good with their hold backs!

who started this new trend of August tryouts? Its the one month where in the past we knew we had no lacrosse.

yeah that's the lacrosse coaches trying to eliminate football or make it difficult for youth football coaches to even field a practice. it's getting annoying

Charlotte is irrelevant. A couple of good kids here and there, but not enough to make a top tier team.

They were very good, fighters, good stick skills. Gave Crush a good game. Going forward, I believe you are wrong and they have great potential!

Football is on its way out, will be replaced by futball soon enough, they make better lax players anyway.

Well, Team Carolina lost 25-3 to Crush in Denver, so...

And...Crabs benched their regular 2020 kids at the beach so the visiting 2019s could win games for them. Gotta wonder how those kids felt and those parents do not walk away from Crabs or complain.

Lmfaaaaaaaaaaaaaooooooo youre on drugs. football ain't going anywhere. u must be one of those people who I grew up with who's parents didn't let them play football cuz it was too dangerous.