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Watched part of the game with my son. The craziest thing was the Dog parents cheering like they won the lottery at the end! If their kids are rising 10th graders, that’s 15! Most 2023 kids are 12/13! You’re cheering because you beat kids 2 and 3 years younger??? I don’t get it. What am I missing here? Seems pretty embarrassing to me.

Watched part of the game with my son. The craziest thing was the Dog parents cheering like they won the lottery at the end! If their kids are rising 10th graders, that’s 15! Most 2023 kids are 12/13! You’re cheering because you beat kids 2 and 3 years younger??? I don’t get it. What am I missing here? Seems pretty embarrassing to me. [/quote
That's what it has become. Win at all costs. You cant even say that the boys are getting better playing against kids 2 to 3 years younger. The dogs with much older kids even took the best kids from another team just to try to win. Disgrace.

I know I'm old and all an my memory escapes me from time to time, but DC Dogs lost the championship to True right? Why would they have been acting like they won something?

Ever hear of the Catholic Mafia? They are insufferable

This is ridiculous- every time someone loses to a team they make excuses about the kids being older. It just isn’t true. Even the MIAA has eligibility rules - can’t be 19 before entering your senior year of high school. Do you really think that people would risk missing a season of highschool ball to play youth lacrosse...do the math, it’s just not probable.

Just because a kid is big, does not mean he is older. There’s this thing called puberty that rears it’s ugly head right about now. One of the biggest and most talented kids on my sons team is the youngest by far. The few summer birthday ‘holdbacks’ are some of the smallest kids on his team.

Let’s just chalk it up to a good team and a competitive season with no one truly dominating like they have in the past. Hawks, DC Dogs, Team 91, Express, Dukes, ACS, True, have all proven to be worthy opponents... hopefully they all play again soon. There always has to be a winner and a lost. Seems like some adults need to learn that just as much as the kids.

This is ridiculous- every time someone loses to a team they make excuses about the kids being older. It just isn’t true. Even the MIAA has eligibility rules - can’t be 19 before entering your senior year of high school. Do you really think that people would risk missing a season of highschool ball to play youth lacrosse...do the math, it’s just not probable.

Just because a kid is big, does not mean he is older. There’s this thing called puberty that rears it’s ugly head right about now. One of the biggest and most talented kids on my sons team is the youngest by far. The few summer birthday ‘holdbacks’ are some of the smallest kids on his team.

Let’s just chalk it up to a good team and a competitive season with no one truly dominating like they have in the past. Hawks, DC Dogs, Team 91, Express, Dukes, ACS, True, have all proven to be worthy opponents... hopefully they all play again soon. There always has to be a winner and a lost. Seems like some adults need to learn that just as much as the kids.

The Shore 2 Shore win over the DC Dogs looks pretty impressive. The D.C. Dogas are on a run since that game. Who is Shore?

True was bigger than DC Dogs. Even the ESPN announcers acknowledged that. Stop the whining and just watch them play. When boys get recruited, no one cares how their 8th grade team did.

Watched part of the game with my son. The craziest thing was the Dog parents cheering like they won the lottery at the end! If their kids are rising 10th graders, that’s 15! Most 2023 kids are 12/13! You’re cheering because you beat kids 2 and 3 years younger??? I don’t get it. What am I missing here? Seems pretty embarrassing to me.

Saw both teams last week at Milon and no way is True bigger than DC. True isn't small and has one enormous pole that doesn't play, but Dogs had 10 kids as big as the 1-2 big middies True had. Its funny Dogs won last week and than added the kids from Next Level, that is pretty pathetic....

just a quick note on holdbacks etc. sure there are some but at the end of day talent wins out. a slow, small kid will inevitably end up a slow, small kid. the reality of the situation is there are better athletes playing the game now. they are bigger and faster. kids who's parents played football or hoops and by default were better athletes back in the day. have any of you seen the size and athleticism at an AAU hoops game or FBU football game at this age group?

just a quick note on holdbacks etc. sure there are some but at the end of day talent wins out. a slow, small kid will inevitably end up a slow, small kid. the reality of the situation is there are better athletes playing the game now. they are bigger and faster. kids who's parents played football or hoops and by default were better athletes back in the day. have any of you seen the size and athleticism at an AAU hoops game or FBU football game at this age group?

just a quick note on holdbacks etc. sure there are some but at the end of day talent wins out. a slow, small kid will inevitably end up a slow, small kid. the reality of the situation is there are better athletes playing the game now. they are bigger and faster. kids who's parents played football or hoops and by default were better athletes back in the day. have any of you seen the size and athleticism at an AAU hoops game or FBU football game at this age group?

Prediction...Next year 2023 Team 91 MD wins NLF Championship with MM at head. Heard it here first.

Prediction...Next year 2023 Team 91 MD wins NLF Championship with MM at head. Heard it here first.

That is easy to figure out. The 2023 Team 01 MD is really the 2022 Team 91 MD playing down at 2023. Do you think people are not in tune with what MM is doing? He is a total disgrace to youth lacrosse and his son is following in his footsteps. At some point next year I wouldn't be shocked to see MM tossed out of a game and suspended for another game. Youth lacrosse, at any level/age group would be better off without a donkey like MM. He is bad for the game and bad in general.

Not sure that I really follow the point, a holdback is a holdback, regardless of their athletic ability (and there a lot more than "some"). Yes there are players that are more athletic than others, but they should be better playing kids their own age. Obviously, when high school comes around, things level out, and perhaps to the disadvantage of the holdback that has been playing kids 2 or 3 years younger. As for the single tournament guest players, that is simply pathetic, there is absolutely no justification for it, maybe to replace a goalie, but otherwise total nonsense.

Prediction...Next year 2023 Team 91 MD wins NLF Championship with MM at head. Heard it here first.

My guess is most of that current team will leave if MM is coming down with his 22 holdback squad. No one wants to deal with that guy.

0-13 55 GF 170 GA in last two years in HoCo, yeah stick with the current situation it’s so much more promising.

Over those two years, same players. Not one elite players. Starters are AA/A, backups are B.

I have considered reclassify my son, although he is 100% against it. How do you sell an extra year of school as well as being laughed at by the kids that were in your class the year before..the 2nd is a much bigger issue for him.

I have considered reclassify my son, although he is 100% against it. How do you sell an extra year of school as well as being laughed at by the kids that were in your class the year before..the 2nd is a much bigger issue for him.

I have considered reclassify my son, although he is 100% against it. How do you sell an extra year of school as well as being laughed at by the kids that were in your class the year before..the 2nd is a much bigger issue for him.

So Millon’s Kid is reclassing to 2023 but he is not going to be the 2023 coach? How long before the talent starts flying in to help the 2023s look good?

Well the 2002 team he coached was 1-5 in HoCo so he won a game more than 2023...

So Millon’s Kid is reclassing to 2023 but he is not going to be the 2023 coach? How long before the talent starts flying in to help the 2023s look good?