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The Madlax 2020 team that was in the fl$/3D event in Delaware should not have been entered. It was useless for them and the teams that played against them. Their parents should get half of their money back for whatever they paid to be on that team. Complete cash grab.

Ok I hear what you are saying. But lets do this. The team tournament on Sunday is 100% legit and will be packed with coaches. I agree they are there to see the Hill, Landon, or the other top high school teams playing. But I have been to these other "recruiting tournaments and seen 1 or less coaches on some of the games sidelines. So with this being said if when these two teams from Sat play on Sunday. Someone please count the number of coaches on the sideline. So in your opinion how many coaches on the sideline would be worth you paying the 100$ to play on this Sunday with a Showcase team. To me if 5 coaches or more on on the sideline it is worth the money if their is less then 5 for this game please come back on here and bash away and I will agree with you.

Different guy, but our team ten was near the field where the Showcase teams were playing. I looked over several times and didn't see a single college cosch on the sidelines at that field. Not one.

My son played on Sunday in the East Coast tournament at Landon with his school. I saw a small handful of college coaches present, but not at every game, and no more than 6 at any game. Contrast this with the NXT Boys Philly Showcase the day before that my son attended: Wall-to-wall coaches--often head coaches--lined up on the sidelines from most top D1 programs and many top D3 programs. There is no comparison in terms of exposure and NXT runs a very well-organized tournament.

Well this is very interesting. t=This Sunday event at Landon could not of had better high school Lacrosse teams all in one place. And the coaches were their but not in masses. But a showcase with individual players playing in a showcase format had wall to wall coaches. What does this tell us about the college coaches and the way they look for and find players? I say this tells us they really do care less about if your son is a team player. They want to see him showoff and display his size,speed and stick skills. They must know that in a team format a player could look better then he really is. And most coaches are cocky and think they can make any kid into a smart/team player. Does this information tell us picking the best club team is more important or less. Because this is a showcase the best players got invited because they played for the better clubs or the game tape they sent impressed? Would love to know others thoughts on this topic.

If you think coaches don't care how guys play in a team setting, you really are delusional.

The Madlax event had several very excellent teams in attendance, but it pales in comparison to the NHSLS. Half the teams at the Madlax event on Sunday got pummeled and were not competitive.

We stopped by on Sunday to see a son's friend play at Landon. It was not packed. Besides the assistant college coaches who were paid to coach teams, there were very few coaches watching.

Bad weekend as all the coaches were up in Philly. And we heard there were even fewer coaches on Sunday.

Well please tell me why the coaches chose to attend a showcase format event and not attend a top tier team high school event?
You can say the NHSLS was better but this Madlax event had to be the 2nd best high school team event of the fall hands down. So why did the coaches not show up to this event in high numbers? What conclusion should I take from this?

Well please tell me why the coaches chose to attend a showcase format event and not attend a top tier team high school event?
You can say the NHSLS was better but this Madlax event had to be the 2nd best high school team event of the fall hands down. So why did the coaches not show up to this event in high numbers? What conclusion should I take from this?

According to my friend, Saturday's event wasn't much better. That weekend - Saturday and Sunday - has been taken over by the Philly Showcase on Saturday and the Philly Team Invitational on Sunday. All the coaches go to that event now. Nothing else is going to draw coaches except for a few schools (mostly D3) that are located near the event. NLF had some, but not a lot.

Philly Summer Showcase, Crab Feast, Under Armour, Naptown Classic, MD young guns. If you teams are playing there - your kid will get seen.

Philly Summer Showcase, Crab Feast, Under Armour, Naptown Classic, MD young guns. If you teams are playing there - your kid will get seen.

So these are all team based events? What about individual showcase style events? But thank you for the list.

Jake Reed is declining, especially because of the break with 3d. Showtime is much more important than Jake Reed.

Jake Reed used to take 3 weeks and include 5 fields at UMBC. Now they are down to 2 fields and only 2 weeks.

Too many other options for "showcases". Costs to lure college coaches to events getting higher.

Madlax put profits ahead of kids? Say it isn't so!

You put you ego ahead of player's welfare? Say it isn't so, Trig!

How's the job search? Did you expand the geography to find a HS that doesn't know you, or is it Texas again?

Bizarre that anytime somebody mentions Madlax, you feel compelled to mention Trig. As if mentioning one lousy guy negates the other lousy guy.

Is Greasy Madlax Mom taken?

Madlax is a rip-off bottom line...

90% of the kids in NOVA who commit to a D1 school plays for or has played for Madlax at some time in their life. Its fun to do every time you see a kid commit just google his name and put Madlax next to it and the roster and year/team will pop up. As for the cost. I will set this straight if you play for Madlax you will pay 1k to $1500 more compared to all other clubs per year. You will have the chance to play in 25% more games/practices or more compared to the other clubs. And if you are on the top Capital team you will play for a top 5 or 15 and at worst top 25 team in the country no matter the year. And just to point this out the parents are mostly big wig rich folk from private schools so to say the parents are bad fans is very far off. I find the parents need to cheer/yell more. Madlax as a whole plays a skill game and I never see any of the teams look for or bank on big hits to win games. Just my thoughts as a long time Madlax Mom

Looks like Trig is out of rehab

Here's what going on:

Madlax sent their 11th and best 10th grade team to the NXT tournament and the team went 0-3-1, outscored 43-27.

Madlax sent their 9th/10th team to a tournament in OHIO, put them in the B bracket and the team went 0-4, outscored 45-24.

Madlax sent their 7th/8th team to the same tournament in OHIO and they went 1-3. Team was outscored 34-13 (winning their only game by 1 goal).

Those 3 teams went a combined 1-10-1 and was outscored 122-64. At Madlax's own tournament last month, they went 7-5 103-98.

Madlax charges $1275 for this experience as says their box program is one of the strongest in the US.

Wow. LOL.

Are you trying to tell me that every kid on the Madlax 2020 team is going to play for a top 25 D1 team? I want some of what you are smoking. Even after the Episcopal holdbacks and other out of town kids they added, the team is still average per the Fall Results.