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OK then, is it an ABJECT LIE that Rotolo shortens the bench in championship games. If it is, he is not a good coach he is a sheep in wolf's clothing. That is just not fair and how about the parents of these poor kids paying over $2000 dollars and their kid doesn't see the field in the big game. Great message by this coach "You are good enough so we can at least put a team together but you suck to much to play in important games". I see it and understand in an A or AA division big games but in a B division, just not right

Well if greaney is an A team why would a kid Play on the B team with Rotolo. . that's my point. You see . there are plenty of A teams out there. Plenty... I seen Greaneys team play and there are plenty of spots for an A player.

Well if greaney is an A team why would a kid Play on the B team with Rotolo. . that's my point. You see . there are plenty of A teams out there. Plenty... I seen Greaneys team play and there are plenty of spots for an A player.

This is pretty funny, "your choice"

What you just posted is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever read. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response, were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this chat room is now dumber for having read it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.

OK then, is it an ABJECT LIE that Rotolo shortens the bench in championship games. If it is, he is not a good coach he is a sheep in wolf's clothing. That is just not fair and how about the parents of these poor kids paying over $2000 dollars and their kid doesn't see the field in the big game. Great message by this coach "You are good enough so we can at least put a team together but you suck to much to play in important games". I see it and understand in an A or AA division big games but in a B division, just not right

Agree with this. He may be bigger, but other players are hitting growth spurts and the gap is closing, and it will all be irrelevant in a year or two. (My son defends against him and reports that he’s a nice kid, fwiw, which is not always the case).

Agree with this. He may be bigger, but other players are hitting growth spurts and the gap is closing, and it will all be irrelevant in a year or two. (My son defends against him and reports that he’s a nice kid, fwiw, which is not always the case).

Rotolo’s team never beat Greaney’s team and they only beat launch because they had players leave and that is a fact.

They have names on there jersey's???

Meh - my son plays in an organization where he was offered a spot an their A team, yet chose to play on their B team with other players that he is friends with. There are lots of comparable situations where boys can choose to play where they want to - they're 11 years old, and can't be actively recruited for another five years, provided they are even interested in playing college ball and/or a college is interested in them. Yeesh!

Please elaborate on the A, AA and B divisions you mention. Cause there were 3 divisions in the blatant tourney. Was that the A, AA and B you are referring too? Cause if it is, then you said in your own words it would be OK to shorten the bench in an A division. Also, you seem to be keeping a close eye on the kids that play and do not. Do you have a Stat sheet? Or do you leave knowledge of whose playing and whose not cause you have an affiliation with the Outlaws?

You still have not answered the question does Rotolo play all players in big games or not?

99% of the kids are great kids. I'm sure he is an awesome kid.

The issue is with the parents and the team, not the child. He is just a child playing a game that he loves. In fact, he is one of the true victims in this.

The boy is getting a false sense of his ability, playing against such small opponents, and not being challenged like every other kid. In a couple of years, when it actually matters, this will work against him, since he won't have the size advantage that he has enjoyed in his youth. Then what?? When he gets to High School, he will have been playing EXCLUSIVELY against little people for the past seven years, without any real challenge, while all of the players he is competing against have been busting their butt's, playing against actual opponents... and getting better, as a result!!

If he were my child, I would have absolutely had him playing up, since day one. My guess is he's a hold back, based on the extraordinary size difference, the team he plays for (a known hold-back abuser) and the fact that the team isn't going to participate in the WSYL (there's only one reason why that would happen). However, the hold-back conversation is irrelevant, here. He should be playing at the next grade, regardless whether he is a hold back or not, for his best interest.

Of course, this is all on the parents for allowing this to happen, as their dream of D1 slowly disappears in the next couple of years.

It's also, of course, on the greedy team. They obviously benefit in a big way, by having him on the team now, as he is helping them sell their brand and make $$$$'s. Could you imagine where that team would be without him right now?? I probably would never have even heard of Madlax, if he had not been on the team the past few years. Sure hope the parents are getting a free ride!

There is another important side to this issue. Yes, it is bad for the player, it is unfair to the competition, but it is also extremely bad for the rest of the Madlax team. We all know that everything goes through this boy. All opportunities go to him and all big plays go solely through him... nobody else, with the exception of one attackman, because the team only cares about winning. His teammates around him are not growing as lacrosse players due to his presence on the team. These parents are extremely aware of this, but I'm not sure why they put up with it. They are paying a lot of money, for their kids to be nothing but role players for their entire youth. Some of these players are undoubtedly very good, but never see any significant opportunities, as they would on a different team.

Believe it or not, the ones that get most hurt in this whole scenario is the child himself and the child's teammates. Those are the real loses here.

Madlax, the brand, is the big, greedy winner!

Please elaborate on the A, AA and B divisions you mention. Cause there were 3 divisions in the blatant tourney. Was that the A, AA and B you are referring too? Cause if it is, then you said in your own words it would be OK to shorten the bench in an A division. Also, you seem to be keeping a close eye on the kids that play and do not. Do you have a Stat sheet? Or do you leave knowledge of whose playing and whose not cause you have an affiliation with the Outlaws?

You still have not answered the question does Rotolo play all players in big games or not?

The coach does not want to answer the Question. His choice. There was a A and B divison .. If you combined LI and Maryland lacrosse . outlaws would be low B . GREANEY BETTER TEAM , better coach ..

The coach does not want to answer the Question. His choice. There was a A and B divison .. If you combined LI and Maryland lacrosse . outlaws would be low B . GREANEY BETTER TEAM , better coach ..

He also "plays up" with their 22's from time to time, so don't be so worried about his future.

There were 3 divisions. AA, A and B.

He used to play up with his older brother on the 22 team. And he regularly plays in 8th grade, and even 9th grade games. So he is well accustomed to playing with bigger, older boys. It explains why he is so good now. All kids should play up. But you don't have to do it every weekend.

He used to play up with his older brother on the 22 team. And he regularly plays in 8th grade, and even 9th grade games. So he is well accustomed to playing with bigger, older boys. It explains why he is so good now. All kids should play up. But you don't have to do it every weekend.

Every top team (Taz, 91MD, Bethesda) has at least one defender that is the same size as Madlax's middie. If the Madlax middie played D, nobody would say a word. When he dominates in the offensive zone, everyone starts hating on him claiming he has an unfair size advantage. If you ever get the opportunity to hang out with Myles Jones, he will tell you similar stories. When Myles (like Paul Rabil) switched from basketball to lacrosse, his coaches gave him a long pole and told him he couldn't play offense. For the sake of the game, I am glad he proved them wrong. When youth coaches take all the little kids and give them short sticks, and give all the big kids long poles. They are robbing the game of some of the best offensive players.

Every top team (Taz, 91MD, Bethesda) has at least one defender that is the same size as Madlax's middie. If the Madlax middie played D, nobody would say a word. When he dominates in the offensive zone, everyone starts hating on him claiming he has an unfair size advantage. If you ever get the opportunity to hang out with Myles Jones, he will tell you similar stories. When Myles (like Paul Rabil) switched from basketball to lacrosse, his coaches gave him a long pole and told him he couldn't play offense. For the sake of the game, I am glad he proved them wrong. When youth coaches take all the little kids and give them short sticks, and give all the big kids long poles. They are robbing the game of some of the best offensive players.

Amen to that brother. I am tired of all the puny little attack and their punk a$$ prima donna selfish dads that scream when anyone comes near their precious Johnny. WHAAAA he's bigger than my kid. He must be a hold back and a cheater. Treat my kid differently just because he's smaller. He should get to play attack because he can't play anywhere else on the field.

Can the outlaws parents please take their nonsense to direct messaging or a new thread or maybe at the next practice. Nobody cares other than you. Both teams are irrelevant and outside of your two teams nobody knows or cares who is the C team and the C+ team. Your Best players will leave every year and so will the coaches.

Hilarious. So true. Show me the smallest attack, and I will show you the most toxic (and shortest) dad for any team. When the dad is 5 8, why is he surprised when all the other kids on the field are bigger than his kid.

Geezus. Agreed.

Definitely true for Taz. Very sad.

Definitely true for Taz. Very sad.

Every top team (Taz, 91MD, Bethesda) has at least one defender that is the same size as Madlax's middie. If the Madlax middie played D, nobody would say a word. When he dominates in the offensive zone, everyone starts hating on him claiming he has an unfair size advantage. If you ever get the opportunity to hang out with Myles Jones, he will tell you similar stories. When Myles (like Paul Rabil) switched from basketball to lacrosse, his coaches gave him a long pole and told him he couldn't play offense. For the sake of the game, I am glad he proved them wrong. When youth coaches take all the little kids and give them short sticks, and give all the big kids long poles. They are robbing the game of some of the best offensive players.

Definitely true for Taz. Very sad.

Obviously it didn’t go so well playing with kids his own size, so the parents opt for the easy route playing against what amounts to midgets. Wow. Great confidence builder.

Need to be very clear here, this issue is not about the boy. I’m sure he is a fine young man. This is about the choices his parents are making for him. This is about his parents and a greedy team using the child to profit.

Hmmm. DoubleNickel or DoubleDeuce?

I am short. I am bitter because other dads are taller than me. Some people call me Napoleon. When my son was born, I realized that he would be too small to play a real sport, like basketball or football. I registered him for lacrosse and coached his team. I ensured that he played attack and scored lots of goals. As he got better, it made me fell better about being short. But when a bigger kid beats my kid, I get sad. I yell at the bigger kid and refs to make myself feel better. I need help. Sound familiar?

I am short. I am bitter because other dads are taller than me. Some people call me Napoleon. When my son was born, I realized that he would be too small to play a real sport, like basketball or football. I registered him for lacrosse and coached his team. I ensured that he played attack and scored lots of goals. As he got better, it made me fell better about being short. But when a bigger kid beats my kid, I get sad. I yell at the bigger kid and refs to make myself feel better. I need help. Sound familiar?

I am short. I am bitter because other dads are taller than me. Some people call me Napoleon. When my son was born, I realized that he would be too small to play a real sport, like basketball or football. I registered him for lacrosse and coached his team. I ensured that he played attack and scored lots of goals. As he got better, it made me fell better about being short. But when a bigger kid beats my kid, I get sad. I yell at the bigger kid and refs to make myself feel better. I need help. Sound familiar?

I am short. I am bitter because other dads are taller than me. Some people call me Napoleon. When my son was born, I realized that he would be too small to play a real sport, like basketball or football. I registered him for lacrosse and coached his team. I ensured that he played attack and scored lots of goals. As he got better, it made me fell better about being short. But when a bigger kid beats my kid, I get sad. I yell at the bigger kid and refs to make myself feel better. I need help. Sound familiar?