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[quote=Anonymous]Rosters are out, not enough movement

The 2023 team made minimal changes after a disastrous season last summer. Looks like it's going to be another horrible year led by the daddy coach.

One of the girls that moved down was one of the biggest, strongest players, big mistake losing her due to a poor tryout! one of the girls who moved up was very mediocre last year on B. Will be the same team essentially, which means get ready to be smoked by the MD teams once again.

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Rosters are out, not enough movement

The 2023 team made minimal changes after a disastrous season last summer. Looks like it's going to be another horrible year led by the daddy coach.

The rosters for 2021 is funniest thing I have seen , brilliant marketing strategy though. kudos to whoever thought of that!

The rosters for 2021 is funniest thing I have seen , brilliant marketing strategy though. kudos to whoever thought of that!

The rosters for 2021 is funniest thing I have seen , brilliant marketing strategy though. kudos to whoever thought of that!

Is there truth to the rumor that if you live in Northport your daughter has to play Yellow Jackets and if you don't she will not be able to play on Varsity?

I know a bunch of you Yellow Jacket Parents are going to tear me up about posting this on a Yellow Jacket thread, How I should mind my own business, stop trolling, get a life...

You all do this to yourselves,
You sell your sole to C.R. and the Bee,
You all get caught up in being the best, and not doing what is best for your daughters

Yellow Jackets will always be very political throughout all age groups with whatever town is dominate in the age group, or what ever parent group seizes control.

If you really want to see where your daughter stands go to Liberty
Yes it is very Manhasset heavy
Yes you will get a fare shake (don't believe the hype, don't be afraid or intimidated by other Y.J. parents)
Yes your daughter will be looked t by every major school
Yes the parents are very nice and friendly
No they do not care where you come from
Yes your child will be coached by one of the best coaches in the game ( D.G. is at every practice for every age group, and splits her time well)

Liberty carries only 2 teams per age, but if you truly think your daughter is that good have no fear, many 'set girls are on red(B) or cut outright, being from 'set does not guarantee a spot on Black(A).

No I am not D.G. or any other coach from Liberty , just a parent, not from 'set that saw the light and my duaghter was very happy

I have heard that story more than once....so many times that I believe it is true.

Not sure many 2021 parents would agree. Lots of politics

Lost you at "sole". I don't know what shoes have to do with it.

The rosters for 2021 is funniest thing I have seen , brilliant marketing strategy though. kudos to whoever thought of that!

I have heard that story more than once....so many times that I believe it is true.

Please explain I don't see it??

What it is, is brilliant marketing. Putting it out there as 2 A teams and 2 B teams means 2x as many dads get to chest pound that his daughter is on blue, 2x as many others get to say their daughter is on Gold which can be rationalized by daddy in a better light than a C,or D team.
Yellow Jackets get to keep more money by selling the teams this way. Clever on their part if the people buy into it. In actuality though, it is nonsense.

Brilliant? Do you really think people are that dopey? C'mon

Trust me, anyone who is on the second team knows exactly where they stand in the yellow jacket organization. There are no delusions of grandeur that CR calling the B team blue makes it any more valuable to the club. B, C, D, etc. are simply farm teams for A. Players called up when needed, but ignored the rest of the time. No amount of "loyalty" or years of excellent play will earn you an A team spot if you are not a) an undeniable stand out stud, b) from one of the connected towns, c) part of a package deal that dismantles a rival club team or d) personally friendly with CR.

Lacrosse is very subjective. And CR is a businesswoman who probably does not care very much about the hard-working young women that she passes over year in and year out. The sad truth is that our family is one of the many that has hoped for better, but been disappointed over and over again. Fool me once, shame on you - fool me for years, shame on me.

Not sure many 2021 parents would agree. Lots of politics

[quote=Anonymous]Trust me, anyone who is on the second team knows exactly where they stand in the yellow jacket organization. There are no delusions of grandeur that CR calling the B team blue makes it any more valuable to the club. B, C, D, etc. are simply farm teams for A. Players called up when needed, but ignored the rest of the time. No amount of "loyalty" or years of excellent play will earn you an A team spot if you are not a) an undeniable stand out stud, b) from one of the connected towns, c) part of a package deal that dismantles a rival club team or d) personally friendly with CR.

Lacrosse is very subjective. And CR is a businesswoman who probably does not care very much about the hard-working young women that she passes over year in and year out. The sad truth is that our family is one of the many that has hoped for better, but been disappointed over and over again. Fool me once, shame on you - fool me for years, shame on me.

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We decided a few years ago to leave YJ. Reading this post reminds me how we felt when we made that decision. If you read this and think about yourself, it's time to move on, consider this a public service announcement. Wake up parents.

Brilliant? Do you really think people are that dopey? C'mon

[quote=Anonymous]Rosters are out, not enough movement

The 2023 team made minimal changes after a disastrous season last summer. Looks like it's going to be another horrible year led by the daddy coach.

The term "A level" is meant to keep the B girls from moving to a rival club's A team. The YJ B teams can compete with most A teams on LI because YJ offer A spots to all the top players on other clubs. They then move the A girls that have been with them for 4 years down to B and call it A level. If you want to play for YJ, go to another clubs A team, be an impact player, YJ will then come calling! The YJ team gets stronger, the rival team takes a dive! No, my daughter wasn't moved down it's just simple observation. People aren't dopey, they just don't realize that there are other paths to the same finish line.

Where exactly did you people (or single person) come up with the idea that there are two A teams? Did you see two team rosters highlighted in blue and assume? Make no mistake there is an A team, B team etc..... Did CR tell you that she completely reworked the rosters and now your daughter should consider herself on the A team? Laughable. Don't think she could give a crap, if she wanted a player for the A team, she would put her there. The kids that tried out and deserved to be on the A teams made the A teams. The color code was abandoned years ago and teams simply go by coach name now.

The movement that was needed was a new coach but Thorn has her big head wedged too far up CR's [lacrosse] for the two to separate and the kids suffer. Maybe you should ask the daddy coach not to coach? And then BT would have to show up at some point. Bet you he doesn't like it any more than you do.