US Lacrosse Community Forum Forums NORTHEAST LACROSSE BOTC MAIN FORUM (LI, CT, WC) Boys 2022- 7th Grade Fall 2016/ Summer 2017

Greyhounds from Richmond beat up on LI Express - Chaney in the Fall at Petro's event and playing at national championship. 1-2 teams from VA, PA. Upstate NY kids don't travel as parents not as psycho, but routinely prove talent is top notch (Cuse area and Rochester). Will see If Texas Mustangs can hang with the NLF crew this weekend. Soco Express sound legit and Maddog west. Colorado tough to judge, but some solid pockets. Anyone know anything about Laxachussets 2022, Palm Beach Revolution or BBL, 3D NE?

WSYL did just rank them.

They ranked WSYL participants not 2022s. API Diamondbacks ranked 3rd and had a losing record in their MD spring league.

Same thing.

I wouldnt say thats a major drop off for the AA team

They play well on age! Best of luck.

Those rankings are a joke based on how wsyl teams did in their qualifiers. They did not take into account how crappy the competition was at some of the qualifiers. The LI teams should all be at the top of the list, then everyone else. None of the top MD teams were at the qualifier and Diamondbacks were the only AA team present, so no wonder they blew everyone out.

I hope the $7k entry fee and $60,000+in travel expenses are worth playing 3 competitive games against your neighbors in a cool stadium.

It will be, enjoy watching us on TV.

You paid to be on tv. Make the most of it. Ratings and ticket sales sure aren't footing The bill.

I paid to have a good experience with my Son and the families on his team. If the team is on TV that is just a bonus.

The other Maryland AA teams have to many holdbacks they can't qualify .Those teams aren't good without their holdbacks . Here comes the Maryland teams excuses...

Not going, but it's puzzling how people care how others spend their money. Heard nothing but good things about the trip. Btw, if you haven't heard it's age based, not grade, so don't whine because a team is playing by the rules.

So I noticed that Empire Black is in the "A" division for the Lax Fest. I also noticed that last weekend they were in the B division in the Summer Face Off. Well Empire is back up to there old tricks and yes they LOST to B team so they are still mediocre at best!!!

well said - people need to worry about themselves and stop questioning the choices other people make!

when will lax fest schedules be out

You can almost smell the fear

Let's have a tournament that has different rules than what 90% of the club team follow, then wonder why only crappy teams play in qualifiers. brilliant.

Is any 2022 team going to Denver that is the same team that plays all year?

Maybe the other 90% should be playing age based . . . ?

2 days ago

Age based is the only rational way to organize youth sports. I have never heard a cogent argument in favor of grade based.

You guys are a bunch of wusses, so what are kids are 1 or 2 years older get over it.

Says the guy who has no clue about the huge differences in athletic ability in even just 6 months at this age. If it didn't make such a difference, then there wouldn't be holdbacks et al.

What do you think the 85% of kids playing in Maryland have to deal with?

The lack of self awareness is staggering.... there is nothing "wussier" than playing against younger kids. And then to brag about your team or child like they're the best at lacrosse takes a extra dose of stupidity.

You people are all a pack of losers! Your talking about 13 year old kids ! Its really sad that you people put this much stock in lacrosse. 90% of your kids will not get a scholarship and if he does it won't pay for the books. A professional lacrosse player makes less money than a 16 year old kid working a 7-11. Honestly you people really need a hobby !!!!!

Well said. But I bet he won't get it.

why do we debate this like a bunch of fools? the only ones with the power to change it are the clubs and they aren't. what if the major li clubs and a an org like the nlf decided no more grade, age based to 15 and then they are in hs and can participate as jv and varsity. the debate would end and never be spoken of again. because every club and tourney would fall in line. but wishful thinking....

this link has an age table based on birth month. it makes so much sense. but with tryouts announced already, nothing changing anytime soon. so stop blaming each other, the clubs have the tools at their disposal to clean this up. us lacrosse took the first step, can't say they didn't respond.

https://www.uslacrosse.org/sites/default/files/public/documents/rules/age-group-chart-090116.pdf

love to hear everyone's thoughts on this. try and keep the stupid to less than 3. lol

9D1

who said anything about scholarships? I think you're arguing a different subject. I'm discussing safety.... you're name calling and yelling.

Same for Express

Express has older players that didn't qualify for wsyl. Starting with fogo. So it's not the same team. Kid takes EVERY faceoff at every other tournament they play in.

Express loses to T9-1MD
9-1 loses to laxachusettes

T91 Md loses to Texas
Laxacussets loses to Bethesda

T91 Md loses to Texas
Laxacussets loses to Bethesda

Doesn't make a difference 6 get into the winners bracket. BLC, Hawks, Mesa, and Laxachusetts should make it. Then that top divison will have a 3 way tie between (express v Crabs winner and the other two 3-1 teams which will be 91MD and the Mustangs.) There could be no LI team in the final 6.

True Blue parents, here's a tid bit. You win a no name tournament or tournaments and beat your chest while claiming you are an A team. Until you play Igloo A and B, Express, 9D1, Outlaws Select and Gold, you are not an A team. You should have been playing in the B bracket today with the rest of us. My money would have been on Outlaws Gold for sure.

T9-1, Express both in playoffs

Hawks. T9-1 md, laxachusettes and Mesa also in.

Bethesda and Crabs out

bethesda beat laxachusettes but are left out- goal dif >head to head it appears

Wow, should be good. Tie breakers came into play.