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While Madlax had lesser HS teams than the other two, they had a grip on the youth market. Based on what's been written here about their 2020 and 2021 teams, it sounds like that grip is slipping.

There are better alternatives out there and I guess more families realize Madlax is not the only game in town for youth.

Madlax 2024 has a teenager on the team!

So the Madlax 2020 parents are just paying full price for practices only? LOL.

They are playing next level , Loonies, West Coast stars, and one other team and playing HHH and another team in a play day. So they are missing out on 2 maybe less games compared to the HOCO guys. Not perfect but no where near a total lose of a spring

General question - Is it better to be a backup on a top tier team like Madlax / BLC / Blackwolf and play only when leading by a lot? Or playing more on a second tier team like Next Level / Cav Lax but starting?

Depends on the quality of the coach and number and quality of practices.

You do realize that the other teams play scrimmages outside of HOCO also?

Madlax 2020 parents here. We are not pleased and are not alone. Not what was represented to us when we paid our fee.

Madlax 2020 parents here. We are not pleased and are not alone. Not what was represented to us when we paid our fee.

Well if you parents had done a better job of recruiting the best 2020 kids to come and play for Madlax like the 2018 and 2019 parents did you would have a better team and be playing in the Elite bracket. There are kids on these crappy 2020 teams you need to go to the parents of these kids and get them to play for Madlax. If you do not want to do this, deal with the team you have.

Well I will stop when it stops being true. Everyone knows its the other parents that recruit the better kids to come play for their clubs. So yes Madlax dropped the ball with 2020 this spring, all I am asking is what 2020 club is any good in NOVA and I am asking the parents what have you done to get better players to play for Madlax 2020 team. Its a bad age for NOVA sorry but true. You all have to take it into your own hands and fix it or just shut up and wait for high school ball.

Don't you get tired of posting the same thing day after day?

No it only take a couple minutes. I am still waiting for a real answer to the problem.

Go play in Maryland!

Let me share this. At the tryout for a previous fall season, Madlax had the opportunity to have two of the better players in the area. The owner decided not to attend that tryout. I personally tried to talk to the person that he left in charge about trying to 'schmooze' with the players and make a good impression. He stayed in the tent and blew it off.

Those two players went elsewhere and will not return. The head of Madlax reached out to one of the players a few months later but it was too late.


I do not blame the remaining parents - what is their incentive for recruiting? There is at least one person who should have been marketing his program. I can guarantee that these two players would have made an impact on the current team and possibly helped recruit additional players.

There is your answer.

I think this is the answer some are trying/doing. You see the the sweetlax team 2019 has 2 or 3 VA kids on the roster.

is blackwolf going to field a 2020 team this summer even though 3d has bought them

The parents who give their money to Madlax are the crazy ones. Not only are they paying 50% more, they are not getting better results than the parents at BW and VLC.

Way to teach your sons what's right and wrong. And when you eventually leave, you'll be just another "ungrateful quitter".

LOL. The real answer to the problem is look in the mirror. You posting this b.s. that kids should join Madlax won't convince anyone. It isn't the parents job to go recruit kids; the club, the coaches and their level of play and competition should take care of that. If you want to whine at anyone, take it to Maddux. He is a MATERIAL REASON why kids don't play for Madlax, for the simple fact that parents know his character and M.O.

I've seen the level of talent on the field, know several of the parents/kids, and won't be surprised come Fall you see a talent drain. Spin however you want, not playing in HoCo was purely driven by ego and how Maddux wants to position his 2020 club as "elite" when it is obvious they've still got work to do to reach that level.

But keep banging the Madlax drum; good luck.

Loonies just played Madlax in college park. madlax has some work to do.
Very nice parents.

I heard from a friend that Looney's won 16-2 so I would think Madlax has some work to do or they didn't bring their strongest 2020 team.

Madlax 2020 is fully aware they have work to do. So unless some top talent shows up at summer tryouts. They are working hard to make these players better. And even with this team losing more then any Madlax person would like, those boys will still be playing in the best 4 Summer tournaments around.

Madlax 2020 is fully aware they have work to do. So unless some top talent shows up at summer tryouts. They are working hard to make these players better. And even with this team losing more then any Madlax person would like, those boys will still be playing in the best 4 Summer tournaments around.