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There were about 55-60 kids at first day of Express tryouts. A lot of non Express helmets but they didn't appear to be from many travel clubs.
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Looking for the right fit for my son. Any word on second (B) Express team this upcoming season. I heard they had no kids and pulled in kids constantly. Feel bad for the boys (and families) on that team.
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Seriously considering going to tryouts for Rebels for 2026.
Hagans is head coach.
Very few teans out there with coaches at the level of Hagans.
With everything Rebels is offering, and Hagans as head coach plus they hsve 2 other coaches this could develop into a great team.
Even if its not in the first year one of the top teams, with the coaching its sure to be a decent team and each year will do better.
And I figure this is a chance to get in from the beginning.
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Seriously considering going to tryouts for Rebels for 2026.
Hagans is head coach.
Very few teans out there with coaches at the level of Hagans.
With everything Rebels is offering, and Hagans as head coach plus they hsve 2 other coaches this could develop into a great team.
Even if its not in the first year one of the top teams, with the coaching its sure to be a decent team and each year will do better.
And I figure this is a chance to get in from the beginning. Hagans is a phenomenal coach, his assistant is a college coach. Cant beat that staff.
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Seriously considering going to tryouts for Rebels for 2026.
Hagans is head coach.
Very few teans out there with coaches at the level of Hagans.
With everything Rebels is offering, and Hagans as head coach plus they hsve 2 other coaches this could develop into a great team.
Even if its not in the first year one of the top teams, with the coaching its sure to be a decent team and each year will do better.
And I figure this is a chance to get in from the beginning. If you’re seriously considering it just do it. What’s to lose besides a few bucks
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Mike Brennan just had an entire conversation with himself hahaha^^^^^^
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Mike Brennan just had an entire conversation with himself hahaha^^^^^^ Your just a fool. I was the parent who made the original comment. And I have a 10 year old son who Im thinking of bringing to Rebels tryout. And other people have been responding to my comment. Why you find that so threatening that you need to make an ignorant comment, is beyond anyones understanding.
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Mike Brennan just had an entire conversation with himself hahaha^^^^^^ Your just a fool. I was the parent who made the original comment. And I have a 10 year old son who Im thinking of bringing to Rebels tryout. And other people have been responding to my comment. Why you find that so threatening that you need to make an ignorant comment, is beyond anyones understanding. You’re***
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2026 roster for 91 are out.
To 91s credit Orange Storm has only 21 kids on the roster. Looks like they are keeping that team tight which is good. Those kids should get good playing time especially if coaches develop their players so they can play deep. Hoping that happens.
2026 Freeze on the other hand is heavy at a 25 man roster.
Not obnoxiously heavy, but a couple too many.
I know people will say there will be peopke who dont accept, but they had a significant showing at tryouts, so anyone who declines will probably be replaced. So expect to see 25 man roster.
How good that team is depends on who accepts.
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Mike Brennan just had an entire conversation with himself hahaha^^^^^^ Your just a fool. I was the parent who made the original comment. And I have a 10 year old son who Im thinking of bringing to Rebels tryout. And other people have been responding to my comment. Why you find that so threatening that you need to make an ignorant comment, is beyond anyones understanding. You’re*** As I said You are a fool.
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Did 91 Orange Storm take any new people or did they just cut?
21 kids
Werent there more on team last year?
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At $4000 a pop, they can afford to cut a few kids!
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Friend told me that the 2026 Shore 2 Shore tryout killed it last night.. over 60 kids. Lots of Igloo helmets. Good for them!
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Friend told me that the 2026 Shore 2 Shore tryout killed it last night.. over 60 kids. Lots of Igloo helmets. Good for them! Sure. We all believe you....
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At $4000 a pop, they can afford to cut a few kids! No doubt they cut, but did they cut and add new people?
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Friend told me that the 2026 Shore 2 Shore tryout killed it last night.. over 60 kids. Lots of Igloo helmets. Good for them! Sure. We all believe you.... Did hear there was a decent number of kids trying out, 50-60. As far as Igloo helmets, if there were "lots", I'm sure they were black (B team). Either way, doesn't mean the talent was anything along the lines of killing it.
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Thanks for believing me! And... You have enriched the entire lacrosse community with your thought-provoking commentary!
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any player movement on the top teams? seems like LI falling behind at this level
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Express emails are supposedly going out today. Nothing yet
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any player movement on the top teams? seems like LI falling behind at this level any player movement on the top teams? seems like LI falling behind at this level LI Falling behind at this level? You my friend are crazy....
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just curious, by what standard or assessment are you using to determine that this age group on long island is falling behind?
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91 appears to have reduced A team roster
Express emails going out today
Igloo calls started Wednesday night
S2S wrapped up tryouts yesterday
Rebels had weak turnout at initial camp... may get leftovers/cuts from the others
Outlaws showed up at Rebels tryouts (see above)
Any ideas on the others? Probably wont know real changes for a few more days.
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just curious, by what standard or assessment are you using to determine that this age group on long island is falling behind? I was wondering the same. LI frequently beats out of state teams.
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just curious, by what standard or assessment are you using to determine that this age group on long island is falling behind? It was a ridiculous statement. Why are we even entertaining people who make ignorant comments. Just ignore it.
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91 appears to have reduced A team roster
Express emails going out today
Igloo calls started Wednesday night
S2S wrapped up tryouts yesterday
Rebels had weak turnout at initial camp... may get leftovers/cuts from the others
Outlaws showed up at Rebels tryouts (see above)
Any ideas on the others? Probably wont know real changes for a few more days. Rebels was a pretryout camp. Actual tryouts start this week.
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The rebel’s selected few kids for each age groups after there “pretryout camp”. So essentially it was tryout to get the best kids before they went to other clubs
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91 appears to have reduced A team roster
Express emails going out today
Igloo calls started Wednesday night
S2S wrapped up tryouts yesterday
Rebels had weak turnout at initial camp... may get leftovers/cuts from the others
Outlaws showed up at Rebels tryouts (see above)
Any ideas on the others? Probably wont know real changes for a few more days. So did 91 not bring on any new kids on A team?
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Let's all be real here. After Express Haugen, 91 Orange, and Igloo the competition died down greatly on L.I.. Legacy was very competitive with those teams last year but were not around this past season. Not sure what happened there. Outlaws, Empire, Moose, Mama's etc were decent but did not play outside their comfort zones which is expected because losing games = losing kids, which = losing $$$
Bottom line is this.
These boys are 10 years old.
Some are "elite" now and will progress
Some are "elite" now and will regress
Some are developing and will thrive in the future
Some have already "peaked" and want to play baseball
Some just want to play town with their friends which is all but gone!
Commit to the level and "club" that you can afford and remember that your dreams are very different from that of your 10 year old son!
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The rebel’s selected few kids for each age groups after there “pretryout camp”. So essentially it was tryout to get the best kids before they went to other clubs It was a pretryout camp, but they said ahead of time they may select some kids from it after. So if there were some exxeptional kids then they were selected early. That doesnt mean at the actual tryouts, kids who were at the pretryout wont be selected. Just that evaluations on who to select need to be made at that point assessing the skills of all the kids who tryout.
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All very good points. Power can quickly shift, even year to year, at this age, with minimal player turnover. Look at Igloo 2026.. seemed to have the dominant team in this age group, and all their best players are still there.. until this spring.. 91 and Express clearly dominated them this year. So you’re absolutely correct- it’s way too early to be booking a ticket to Colorado, for kids going into fifth grade!
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Express emails are out. B team coached by Weirczorak. Wonder how many on A team.
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Express wants 3800 for there B team!! Cmoooon. If anyone wants to see the email I’ll be more than happy to copy and paste.
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Express wants 3800 for there B team!! Cmoooon. If anyone wants to see the email I’ll be more than happy to copy and paste. I am sure you are going to see close to 5K for the A team.
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Express wants 3800 for there B team!! Cmoooon. If anyone wants to see the email I’ll be more than happy to copy and paste. I am sure you are going to see close to 5K for the A team. A friend says that the Express A team is $3900
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Express wants 3800 for there B team!! Cmoooon. If anyone wants to see the email I’ll be more than happy to copy and paste. I am sure you are going to see close to 5K for the A team. A friend says that the Express A team is $3900 There has to be a much bigger difference in price between the A and B team. Last year it was nearly $1000- difference. Your friend must be quoting you last years price for the A team.
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Express wants 3800 for there B team!! Cmoooon. If anyone wants to see the email I’ll be more than happy to copy and paste. I am sure you are going to see close to 5K for the A team. A friend says that the Express A team is $3900 There has to be a much bigger difference in price between the A and B team. Last year it was nearly $1000- difference. Your friend must be quoting you last years price for the A team. Fact. Express A is 3,900. Email invites sent yesterday.
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The price for Express Haugen (A team) is $3,900. Confirmed. You don’t have to believe it but that’s what the price is.
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T Let's all be real here. After Express Haugen, 91 Orange, and Igloo the competition died down greatly on L.I.. Legacy was very competitive with those teams last year but were not around this past season. Not sure what happened there. Outlaws, Empire, Moose, Mama's etc were decent but did not play outside their comfort zones which is expected because losing games = losing kids, which = losing $$$
Bottom line is this.
These boys are 10 years old.
Some are "elite" now and will progress
Some are "elite" now and will regress
Some are developing and will thrive in the future
Some have already "peaked" and want to play baseball
Some just want to play town with their friends which is all but gone!
Commit to the level and "club" that you can afford and remember that your dreams are very different from that of your 10 year old son!
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The price for Express Haugen (A team) is $3,900. Confirmed. You don’t have to believe it but that’s what the price is. I believe you. Just not sure why they would make A and B teams that close on price. Who will even consider going to B team at $3800-. The B team doesnt get the same focus.
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How many on the Express A Roster? I am guessing overloaded......
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Also confirmed that some kids made A team that never even showed up to either tryout. I went in with an open mind. Man.....what a scam
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How many on the Express A Roster? I am guessing overloaded...... 30. Absurd.
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Also confirmed that some kids made A team that never even showed up to either tryout. I went in with an open mind. Man.....what a scam Same with B team. No shows who got emails.
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Express B includes (in writing) that they will train with Powers and get positional training over the winter (included in price). Now I don't think this justifies the price hike but its much more than what they got last season. Plus the fact that a director is the coach now I think they will get they focus they deserve.
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30 person roster at any level is ridiculous. They should be ashamed.
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30 person roster at any level is ridiculous. They should be ashamed. If parents are notIntelligent enough to pay for it (and they are), they’ll continue to look smart, making almost $120,000 for rostering a single team. Still a ridiculous profit after backing out tourneys (especially when they’re you’re own), gear and coaching. Keep paying and the prices will keep going up.
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30 person roster at any level is ridiculous. They should be ashamed. If parents are notIntelligent enough to pay for it (and they are), they’ll continue to look smart, making almost $120,000 for rostering a single team. Still a ridiculous profit after backing out tourneys (especially when they’re you’re own), gear and coaching. Keep paying and the prices will keep going up. Guess the word stup*d is not allowed? Changed it to notIntelligent. Strange.
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Rebels tryout so far looks like some good kids trying out.
Hagans and Schroeder (I assume thats the other coach at the tryout) are very instructive with the kids.
I like what I see so far. Hopefully will be as good at tomorrows tryout.
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Express B includes (in writing) that they will train with Powers and get positional training over the winter (included in price). Now I don't think this justifies the price hike but its much more than what they got last season. Plus the fact that a director is the coach now I think they will get they focus they deserve. If you think the head varsity coach for St. Anthony is going to be around a lot for a 2026 B team, you will be very dissapointed.
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How many kids were at rebel tryouts?
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Rebels tryout so far looks like some good kids trying out.
Hagans and Schroeder (I assume thats the other coach at the tryout) are very instructive with the kids.
I like what I see so far. Hopefully will be as good at tomorrows tryout.
Hagans is a good coach but having to be very instructive at a tryout is not exactly a sign of good talent. You’d like to think a team which intends to be at an A or AA level would have enough talent showing up which understands lacrosse. Theyre not teaching game plays at tryouts so what do they need to be instructing on? Drills?
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Rebels tryout so far looks like some good kids trying out.
Hagans and Schroeder (I assume thats the other coach at the tryout) are very instructive with the kids.
I like what I see so far. Hopefully will be as good at tomorrows tryout.
Hagans is a good coach but having to be very instructive at a tryout is not exactly a sign of good talent. You’d like to think a team which intends to be at an A or AA level would have enough talent showing up which understands lacrosse. Theyre not teaching game plays at tryouts so what do they need to be instructing on? Drills? Thats the most ridiculous statement I ever heard. Its extremely important to be instructive at practices. These are kids going into 5th grade. No matter what level they are at, they have a lot to learn. And coaches need to know how well players take their instruction and act on it. Now I think I really meant the coaches were very interactive with the kids, but instruction is defenitely an important facet on any team at this age level, tryout or not.
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Rebels tryout so far looks like some good kids trying out.
Hagans and Schroeder (I assume thats the other coach at the tryout) are very instructive with the kids.
I like what I see so far. Hopefully will be as good at tomorrows tryout.
Hagans is a good coach but having to be very instructive at a tryout is not exactly a sign of good talent. You’d like to think a team which intends to be at an A or AA level would have enough talent showing up which understands lacrosse. Theyre not teaching game plays at tryouts so what do they need to be instructing on? Drills? new person here... Weighing in... More like small pointers without messing with flow of drills. I didn't know what to expect. Good talent all around. Didn't count, but decent numbers at middie and attack. Little short number wise at defense. 2 goalies. I'm new to this this year. Been to a few other tryouts. Talent here is up there imo. Probably mostly bubble level talent compared to the top clubs--my son was at one of them.
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Rebels tryout so far looks like some good kids trying out.
Hagans and Schroeder (I assume thats the other coach at the tryout) are very instructive with the kids.
I like what I see so far. Hopefully will be as good at tomorrows tryout.
Hagans is a good coach but having to be very instructive at a tryout is not exactly a sign of good talent. You’d like to think a team which intends to be at an A or AA level would have enough talent showing up which understands lacrosse. Theyre not teaching game plays at tryouts so what do they need to be instructing on? Drills? I think your missing the point. Your paying 125 bucks for tryout. They are trying to give you coaching tips so you can become a better player, while evaluating you. I think it’s a great idea. My son hasn’t tried out for them but their communications and honesty has been outstanding. Every time I’ve shot them an email they have responded within minutes.
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Rebels tryout so far looks like some good kids trying out.
Hagans and Schroeder (I assume thats the other coach at the tryout) are very instructive with the kids.
I like what I see so far. Hopefully will be as good at tomorrows tryout.
Hagans is a good coach but having to be very instructive at a tryout is not exactly a sign of good talent. You’d like to think a team which intends to be at an A or AA level would have enough talent showing up which understands lacrosse. Theyre not teaching game plays at tryouts so what do they need to be instructing on? Drills? Thats the most ridiculous statement I ever heard. Its extremely important to be instructive at practices. These are kids going into 5th grade. No matter what level they are at, they have a lot to learn. And coaches need to know how well players take their instruction and act on it. Now I think I really meant the coaches were very interactive with the kids, but instruction is defenitely an important facet on any team at this age level, tryout or not. Interactive is probably a better descriptor when talking tryouts. Like this past poster said... instructive is great at practices. Kids are always learning but hopefully a coach doesn’t need to be too instructive at a tryout. Thinking, but could be wrong, that’s what the responding poster was getting at. No one will deny learning is a constant.
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Rebels tryout so far looks like some good kids trying out.
Hagans and Schroeder (I assume thats the other coach at the tryout) are very instructive with the kids.
I like what I see so far. Hopefully will be as good at tomorrows tryout.
Hagans is a good coach but having to be very instructive at a tryout is not exactly a sign of good talent. You’d like to think a team which intends to be at an A or AA level would have enough talent showing up which understands lacrosse. Theyre not teaching game plays at tryouts so what do they need to be instructing on? Drills? new person here... Weighing in... More like small pointers without messing with flow of drills. I didn't know what to expect. Good talent all around. Didn't count, but decent numbers at middie and attack. Little short number wise at defense. 2 goalies. I'm new to this this year. Been to a few other tryouts. Talent here is up there imo. Probably mostly bubble level talent compared to the top clubs--my son was at one of them. Yes. I found that also. Plus what was great was the coaches really motivated these kids at tryouts. My kid and other kids walked out of tryouts really pumped to keep playing lacrosse. It was 90-100 degrees out, and after tryouts my kid went to another space to continue playing lacrosse with another kid. These kids really enjoyed their time at the tryout, even in the extreme heat.
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Hagans and Schroeder (I assume thats the other coach at the tryout) are very instructive with the kids.
I like what I see so far. Hopefully will be as good at tomorrows tryout.
Hagans is a good coach but having to be very instructive at a tryout is not exactly a sign of good talent. You’d like to think a team which intends to be at an A or AA level would have enough talent showing up which understands lacrosse. Theyre not teaching game plays at tryouts so what do they need to be instructing on? Drills? new person here... Weighing in... More like small pointers without messing with flow of drills. I didn't know what to expect. Good talent all around. Didn't count, but decent numbers at middie and attack. Little short number wise at defense. 2 goalies. I'm new to this this year. Been to a few other tryouts. Talent here is up there imo. Probably mostly bubble level talent compared to the top clubs--my son was at one of them. Yes. I found that also. Plus what was great was the coaches really motivated these kids at tryouts. My kid and other kids walked out of tryouts really pumped to keep playing lacrosse. It was 90-100 degrees out, and after tryouts my kid went to another space to continue playing lacrosse with another kid. These kids really enjoyed their time at the tryout, even in the extreme heat. Ok ok we get it “MY KiD My KiD”
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Rebels tryout so far looks like some good kids trying out.
Hagans and Schroeder (I assume thats the other coach at the tryout) are very instructive with the kids.
I like what I see so far. Hopefully will be as good at tomorrows tryout.
Hagans is a good coach but having to be very instructive at a tryout is not exactly a sign of good talent. You’d like to think a team which intends to be at an A or AA level would have enough talent showing up which understands lacrosse. Theyre not teaching game plays at tryouts so what do they need to be instructing on? Drills? new person here... Weighing in... More like small pointers without messing with flow of drills. I didn't know what to expect. Good talent all around. Didn't count, but decent numbers at middie and attack. Little short number wise at defense. 2 goalies. I'm new to this this year. Been to a few other tryouts. Talent here is up there imo. Probably mostly bubble level talent compared to the top clubs--my son was at one of them. Yes. I found that also. Plus what was great was the coaches really motivated these kids at tryouts. My kid and other kids walked out of tryouts really pumped to keep playing lacrosse. It was 90-100 degrees out, and after tryouts my kid went to another space to continue playing lacrosse with another kid. These kids really enjoyed their time at the tryout, even in the extreme heat. Ok ok we get it “MY KiD My KiD” Actually you dont get it. Im not praising my kid. It was the upbeat motivating way of these coaches at the Rebels tryout that really got the kids, all the kids, really hustling. Despite the extreme heat. It was impressive.
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unhappy with your lax team.24 east tryouts going on this week.price is right with great coaches
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unhappy with your lax team.24 east tryouts going on this week.price is right with great coaches Who are the coaches?
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unhappy with your lax team.24 east tryouts going on this week.price is right with great coaches Who are the coaches? all coaches listed on website.great line up of coaches.
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unhappy with your lax team.24 east tryouts going on this week.price is right with great coaches Who are the coaches? all coaches listed on website.great line up of coaches. I don't see coaches on the website. I don't see much info at all on their website.
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Not a single name listed @website, for 24 “Head coaches”.. why even post this message?? Bizarre..
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Not a single name listed @website, for 24 “Head coaches”.. why even post this message?? Bizarre.. Yes it is. Look under menu, under teams, suffolk county. It shows 2026 coach is Gary Reh
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Not a single name listed @website, for 24 “Head coaches”.. why even post this message?? Bizarre.. Yes it is. Look under menu, under teams, suffolk county. It shows 2026 coach is Gary Reh He doesn’t impress me as a “great coach.”
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unhappy with your lax team.24 east tryouts going on this week.price is right with great coaches Who are the coaches? all coaches listed on website.great line up of coaches. I don't see coaches on the website. I don't see much info at all on their website. im sorry its under 24 east.look it up on facebook under 24 east lax.
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Isn' this program a "Reboot" of Team Long Island - same coaches, same directors and possibly the same problems
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Not a single name listed @website, for 24 “Head coaches”.. why even post this message?? Bizarre.. Yes it is. Look under menu, under teams, suffolk county. It shows 2026 coach is Gary Reh He doesn’t impress me as a “great coach.” This guy^^^ I have no idea about "24 East" but if you know anything about LI lax you know him and the clan.
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[quote=Anonymous]Isn' this program a "Reboot" of Team Long Island - same coaches, same directors and possibly the same problems[/quote
just a branch of 24 lax being run by the Reh's and Pete Mitchell.Doesnt get much better than that but im sure you will find some way to stir the pot.so please keep stirring while my child learns the game of lax from some of the best
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Not trying to start trouble. 24 Lacrosse... They don't have 2026 team or coaches listed for Nassau. Or am I missing something?
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Not trying to start trouble. 24 Lacrosse... They don't have 2026 team or coaches listed for Nassau. Or am I missing something? It doesnt look like nassau had a 2026 team last year. But they had tryouts for one this year. But they already occurred.
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igloo is overall a pretty junky program... they get people to come out that do not want to travel from mnahasset to Suffolk. The director, Alexander, is beyond pompous. They have 40+ kids at each age, with maybe 2 coaches at practice. I get it, they have nice uniforms... but they have zero recruits for college, don't win games/tournaments, are in the upper $$ range for fees, and have mediocre coaches that don't consistently show for practice.
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igloo is overall a pretty junky program... they get people to come out that do not want to travel from mnahasset to Suffolk. The director, Alexander, is beyond pompous. They have 40+ kids at each age, with maybe 2 coaches at practice. I get it, they have nice uniforms... but they have zero recruits for college, don't win games/tournaments, are in the upper $$ range for fees, and have mediocre coaches that don't consistently show for practice. ...but the swag is tight! ...and they have baby blue cages and igloo stickers on the garbage cans at practice!
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igloo is overall a pretty junky program... they get people to come out that do not want to travel from mnahasset to Suffolk. The director, Alexander, is beyond pompous. They have 40+ kids at each age, with maybe 2 coaches at practice. I get it, they have nice uniforms... but they have zero recruits for college, don't win games/tournaments, are in the upper $$ range for fees, and have mediocre coaches that don't consistently show for practice. Talk about stirring a pot. Every statement made above is incorrect. Guess your kid couldn’t make the team.
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Not trying to start trouble. 24 Lacrosse... They don't have 2026 team or coaches listed for Nassau. Or am I missing something? It doesnt look like nassau had a 2026 team last year. But they had tryouts for one this year. But they already occurred. its 24 lax east (Suffolk)
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Express East? C’mon already.
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Express East? C’mon already. I saw that also. I would have looked into that had it not been announced after the regular Express tryout.
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Express East? C’mon already. I saw that also. I would have looked into that had it not been announced after the regular Express tryout. Express East is not stating what tuition is nor exactly who coaches are for team. Not buying into a club which cant be upfront.
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Does anyone know how is legacy 2026 team we were on vacation durning tryouts but it’s local for us we live in islip. Heard they are one of the top A teams for 2026 . Thx
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I saw mamaz boys have tryouts this week and tuition is very affordable not looking to pay 3k .
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Does anyone know how is legacy 2026 team we were on vacation durning tryouts but it’s local for us we live in islip. Heard they are one of the top A teams for 2026 . Thx In my opinion they are probably a top 5 team for the age group on LI.
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Does anyone know how is legacy 2026 team we were on vacation durning tryouts but it’s local for us we live in islip. Heard they are one of the top A teams for 2026 . Thx In my opinion they are probably a top 5 team for the age group on LI. How do you come to that. They barely did any tournaments this season.
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Does anyone know how is legacy 2026 team we were on vacation durning tryouts but it’s local for us we live in islip. Heard they are one of the top A teams for 2026 . Thx Does anyone know how is legacy 2026 team we were on vacation durning tryouts but it’s local for us we live in islip. Heard they are one of the top A teams for 2026 . Thx They are not a top team at all. They had tryouts already. Only 26 kids showed up. They have some good teams but there 2026 team is not that great. Go look how they did at their tournaments last year. They stayed away from the big ones and didn’t do well at the smaller ones
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Does anyone know how is legacy 2026 team we were on vacation durning tryouts but it’s local for us we live in islip. Heard they are one of the top A teams for 2026 . Thx In my opinion they are probably a top 5 team for the age group on LI. How do you come to that. They barely did any tournaments this season. True
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Does anyone know how is legacy 2026 team we were on vacation durning tryouts but it’s local for us we live in islip. Heard they are one of the top A teams for 2026 . Thx Does anyone know how is legacy 2026 team we were on vacation durning tryouts but it’s local for us we live in islip. Heard they are one of the top A teams for 2026 . Thx They are not a top team at all. They had tryouts already. Only 26 kids showed up. They have some good teams but there 2026 team is not that great. Go look how they did at their tournaments last year. They stayed away from the big ones and didn’t do well at the smaller ones Sorry I know they are only 10 and hate to say this but they were not to good. Don’t think they played 91, express , igloo at all. They dodge all the big tournaments like Lax fest and any 91 tournaments maybe this year. But good luck to them and play hard boys !!
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I saw mamaz boys have tryouts this week and tuition is very affordable not looking to pay 3k . I would steer clear of them. Many teams fell apart this year because woman running club is obnoxious. She keeps overpressuring people for constant nonstop fundraisers. You end up paying out of your own pocket for these so your at that 3k mark anyway. And if your team doesnt do it, she threatens to cut those kids from the team. Bad environment.
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A few years back when this years graduating grade '18's were in 5th , 6th, 7th grade there was a team not considered to be elite just a local team. That team eventually got splintered, after many kids got poached and the organization folded into another.
But many of those boys who were in 5th and 6th grade were told the same as many of these posts. turns out the core of that team won the states and many of those boys are preparing for college lacrosse.
Don't get caught up on what they say the level is, in 5th/6th grade use your judgement. Just make sure they play and get coached in practice. If your son doesn't play (see the field) then leave. The only way you get better is by playing on the field. If your son is the best on the field, others will notice and you will notified if another team wants to Poach your son (and that is okay - it is your decision to stay or go).
I would say in 7th and 8th grade is where you want to try and position your son (not 5th and 6th). If you like where you are stay, if not then try to get him more exposure. but again it is playing time your son needs. What I would also say is, what is lost in many of the youth teams. Try to be on a team with potential HS teammates. The more the merrier. If you are a Defender try to get with your goalie or another defender/LSM. If attck/Middie get with someone you will play with. This servers many purposes. 1). Its better to go through all of this with a lifelong friend and 2). you will build and maintain field presence.
Good luck with your journey. it is long and at times questionable. but it is your journey (and as the saying goes, its the journey not the destination) define it as best as you can.
One thing I will say - I am so glad the recruiting rules changed. I believe in 2015 something changed and the recruiting sped up (as well as much of the shadiness).
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Wow, a very well-written and thoughtful post, and nobody has mocked it yet!  I agree with the bottom line, which is bring your child to a team with a coach who will help teach & develop your kid, whether or not they win much, and makes it fun for them, and make sure your kid sees the field. Five years from now, your kid will fondly remember that they had fun playing and getting better, whether they won or lost... But they won’t look back fondly, if they sat the whole time, as a ten year old, even if their team won a lot of tournaments in 2018... it’s a long journey!
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A few years back when this years graduating grade '18's were in 5th , 6th, 7th grade there was a team not considered to be elite just a local team. That team eventually got splintered, after many kids got poached and the organization folded into another.
But many of those boys who were in 5th and 6th grade were told the same as many of these posts. turns out the core of that team won the states and many of those boys are preparing for college lacrosse.
Don't get caught up on what they say the level is, in 5th/6th grade use your judgement. Just make sure they play and get coached in practice. If your son doesn't play (see the field) then leave. The only way you get better is by playing on the field. If your son is the best on the field, others will notice and you will notified if another team wants to Poach your son (and that is okay - it is your decision to stay or go).
I would say in 7th and 8th grade is where you want to try and position your son (not 5th and 6th). If you like where you are stay, if not then try to get him more exposure. but again it is playing time your son needs. What I would also say is, what is lost in many of the youth teams. Try to be on a team with potential HS teammates. The more the merrier. If you are a Defender try to get with your goalie or another defender/LSM. If attck/Middie get with someone you will play with. This servers many purposes. 1). Its better to go through all of this with a lifelong friend and 2). you will build and maintain field presence.
Good luck with your journey. it is long and at times questionable. but it is your journey (and as the saying goes, its the journey not the destination) define it as best as you can.
One thing I will say - I am so glad the recruiting rules changed. I believe in 2015 something changed and the recruiting sped up (as well as much of the shadiness). Excellent post.
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How has the whole Outlaws and Rebels thing affected this age group? I understand there are differences in what each program is looking to be/offering but have been hearing a lot of movement between the two at other levels. Mostly due to coaching changes. Did a lot of the Outlaw kids leave? Sons team played Outlaws last year. They were pretty solid for a second tier team.
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How has the whole Outlaws and Rebels thing affected this age group? I understand there are differences in what each program is looking to be/offering but have been hearing a lot of movement between the two at other levels. Mostly due to coaching changes. Did a lot of the Outlaw kids leave? Sons team played Outlaws last year. They were pretty solid for a second tier team. Tryouts had a mix of helmets. So dont think the Rebels team at this age will be predominantly from any particular club. My son registered for Rebels, and he was never on Outlaws.
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How has the whole Outlaws and Rebels thing affected this age group? I understand there are differences in what each program is looking to be/offering but have been hearing a lot of movement between the two at other levels. Mostly due to coaching changes. Did a lot of the Outlaw kids leave? Sons team played Outlaws last year. They were pretty solid for a second tier team. Tryouts had a mix of helmets. So dont think the Rebels team at this age will be predominantly from any particular club. My son registered for Rebels, and he was never on Outlaws. There were a bunch of Outlaw helmets/players at their supplemental camp. Not as many at the tryout last week. A couple at S2S tryouts also. Could mean they've lost a few.
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How has the whole Outlaws and Rebels thing affected this age group? I understand there are differences in what each program is looking to be/offering but have been hearing a lot of movement between the two at other levels. Mostly due to coaching changes. Did a lot of the Outlaw kids leave? Sons team played Outlaws last year. They were pretty solid for a second tier team. Tryouts had a mix of helmets. So dont think the Rebels team at this age will be predominantly from any particular club. My son registered for Rebels, and he was never on Outlaws. There were a bunch of Outlaw helmets/players at their supplemental camp. Not as many at the tryout last week. A couple at S2S tryouts also. Could mean they've lost a few. Outlaws had much smaller turnout than Rebels did at each of their first couple of tryouts. They've definitely lost kids.
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How has the whole Outlaws and Rebels thing affected this age group? I understand there are differences in what each program is looking to be/offering but have been hearing a lot of movement between the two at other levels. Mostly due to coaching changes. Did a lot of the Outlaw kids leave? Sons team played Outlaws last year. They were pretty solid for a second tier team. Tryouts had a mix of helmets. So dont think the Rebels team at this age will be predominantly from any particular club. My son registered for Rebels, and he was never on Outlaws. There were a bunch of Outlaw helmets/players at their supplemental camp. Not as many at the tryout last week. A couple at S2S tryouts also. Could mean they've lost a few. Outlaws had much smaller turnout than Rebels did at each of their first couple of tryouts. They've definitely lost kids. Well final tryouts for Rebels is this weekend for those still looking. So after that everyone will see during the season how both organizations teams turned out.
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How has the whole Outlaws and Rebels thing affected this age group? I understand there are differences in what each program is looking to be/offering but have been hearing a lot of movement between the two at other levels. Mostly due to coaching changes. Did a lot of the Outlaw kids leave? Sons team played Outlaws last year. They were pretty solid for a second tier team. Tryouts had a mix of helmets. So dont think the Rebels team at this age will be predominantly from any particular club. My son registered for Rebels, and he was never on Outlaws. There were a bunch of Outlaw helmets/players at their supplemental camp. Not as many at the tryout last week. A couple at S2S tryouts also. Could mean they've lost a few. Outlaws had much smaller turnout than Rebels did at each of their first couple of tryouts. They've definitely lost kids. Well final tryouts for Rebels is this weekend for those still looking. So after that everyone will see during the season how both organizations teams turned out. Who would even go to the Rebels?
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We went to rebel’s tryout. They are great with communications and answering questions. . They had about 20-25 at each but some of the kids at the tryout looked like new players(at this age group). I think they could have a good season if they re evaluate the tournaments they plan to enter. They are currently planning to enter all the A tournaments
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We went to rebel’s tryout. They are great with communications and answering questions. . They had about 20-25 at each but some of the kids at the tryout looked like new players(at this age group). I think they could have a good season if they re evaluate the tournaments they plan to enter. They are currently planning to enter all the A tournaments That would be a big mistake to enter all A tournaments. Obviously i'm basing this without seeing the team but there is no way they will compete with some of these A teams. It could be pretty disheartening to the kids.
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We went to rebel’s tryout. They are great with communications and answering questions. . They had about 20-25 at each but some of the kids at the tryout looked like new players(at this age group). I think they could have a good season if they re evaluate the tournaments they plan to enter. They are currently planning to enter all the A tournaments That would be a big mistake to enter all A tournaments. Obviously i'm basing this without seeing the team but there is no way they will compete with some of these A teams. It could be pretty disheartening to the kids. I was at tryouts to. There was a mix of talent, but you really do see that at all tryouts. Whats great is they are guaranteeing no more than 22 players. Plus they said they would be keeping the number lower than that possibly, because they want the players to be a good fit. So they are not just looking to accept a player for the money. Not sure where you get that they are defenitely entering A bracket only. Tournament schedule is set, but when we asked the question on bracket they said it will depend on the level of the kids on the team. And of course for any team brackets can change as they develop. For me having Hagens and Schroeder coaching is such an advantage. They were phenomenal at tryouts with the kids. You can get much better. And they are supposed to get a 3rd coach as well. Anyway I committed my son, and I feel it was a really good decision.
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Okay Mike Brennan... we get it already.
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Okay Mike Brennan... we get it already. Not sure what your issue is, but Im a parent. And I registered my son for Rebels. And that was my experience.
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We went to rebel’s tryout. They are great with communications and answering questions. . They had about 20-25 at each but some of the kids at the tryout looked like new players(at this age group). I think they could have a good season if they re evaluate the tournaments they plan to enter. They are currently planning to enter all the A tournaments That would be a big mistake to enter all A tournaments. Obviously i'm basing this without seeing the team but there is no way they will compete with some of these A teams. It could be pretty disheartening to the kids. I was at tryouts to. There was a mix of talent, but you really do see that at all tryouts. Whats great is they are guaranteeing no more than 22 players. Plus they said they would be keeping the number lower than that possibly, because they want the players to be a good fit. So they are not just looking to accept a player for the money. Not sure where you get that they are defenitely entering A bracket only. Tournament schedule is set, but when we asked the question on bracket they said it will depend on the level of the kids on the team. And of course for any team brackets can change as they develop. For me having Hagens and Schroeder coaching is such an advantage. They were phenomenal at tryouts with the kids. You can get much better. And they are supposed to get a 3rd coach as well. Anyway I committed my son, and I feel it was a really good decision. Keeping the number under 22 because they want the players to be a good fit? You must drink a lot of Kool Aid. If it’s under 22, it’s because hey didn’t have enough players commit or don’t have enough talent. Congrats to your kid on finding a team but please be realistic. Next you’ll tell us they’re not money hungry and don’t “need” to fill 22 spots. Any new organization with only one team per level should be filling rosters as best possible. If losses start accruing, people stop showing up.
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We went to rebel’s tryout. They are great with communications and answering questions. . They had about 20-25 at each but some of the kids at the tryout looked like new players(at this age group). I think they could have a good season if they re evaluate the tournaments they plan to enter. They are currently planning to enter all the A tournaments That would be a big mistake to enter all A tournaments. Obviously i'm basing this without seeing the team but there is no way they will compete with some of these A teams. It could be pretty disheartening to the kids. I was at tryouts to. There was a mix of talent, but you really do see that at all tryouts. Whats great is they are guaranteeing no more than 22 players. Plus they said they would be keeping the number lower than that possibly, because they want the players to be a good fit. So they are not just looking to accept a player for the money. Not sure where you get that they are defenitely entering A bracket only. Tournament schedule is set, but when we asked the question on bracket they said it will depend on the level of the kids on the team. And of course for any team brackets can change as they develop. For me having Hagens and Schroeder coaching is such an advantage. They were phenomenal at tryouts with the kids. You can get much better. And they are supposed to get a 3rd coach as well. Anyway I committed my son, and I feel it was a really good decision. Keeping the number under 22 because they want the players to be a good fit? You must drink a lot of Kool Aid. If it’s under 22, it’s because hey didn’t have enough players commit or don’t have enough talent. Congrats to your kid on finding a team but please be realistic. Next you’ll tell us they’re not money hungry and don’t “need” to fill 22 spots. Any new organization with only one team per level should be filling rosters as best possible. If losses start accruing, people stop showing up. 22 kids is an okay number, but not necessarily optimal for a lacrosse team. 18-20 is far better. The kids will get a lot more turns at practice, and play much more in tournaments. Too many teams now are overloading there rosters just so the organization can make more money and pad the directors pockets. Many of these teams are puting 24-30 kids on a team. They are only doing a disservice to the kids who stand around way too much at practices, and sit on the bench at tournaments instead of playing.
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We went to rebel’s tryout. They are great with communications and answering questions. . They had about 20-25 at each but some of the kids at the tryout looked like new players(at this age group). I think they could have a good season if they re evaluate the tournaments they plan to enter. They are currently planning to enter all the A tournaments That would be a big mistake to enter all A tournaments. Obviously i'm basing this without seeing the team but there is no way they will compete with some of these A teams. It could be pretty disheartening to the kids. I was at tryouts to. There was a mix of talent, but you really do see that at all tryouts. Whats great is they are guaranteeing no more than 22 players. Plus they said they would be keeping the number lower than that possibly, because they want the players to be a good fit. So they are not just looking to accept a player for the money. Not sure where you get that they are defenitely entering A bracket only. Tournament schedule is set, but when we asked the question on bracket they said it will depend on the level of the kids on the team. And of course for any team brackets can change as they develop. For me having Hagens and Schroeder coaching is such an advantage. They were phenomenal at tryouts with the kids. You can get much better. And they are supposed to get a 3rd coach as well. Anyway I committed my son, and I feel it was a really good decision. Who is Schroeder?
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We went to rebel’s tryout. They are great with communications and answering questions. . They had about 20-25 at each but some of the kids at the tryout looked like new players(at this age group). I think they could have a good season if they re evaluate the tournaments they plan to enter. They are currently planning to enter all the A tournaments That would be a big mistake to enter all A tournaments. Obviously i'm basing this without seeing the team but there is no way they will compete with some of these A teams. It could be pretty disheartening to the kids. I was at tryouts to. There was a mix of talent, but you really do see that at all tryouts. Whats great is they are guaranteeing no more than 22 players. Plus they said they would be keeping the number lower than that possibly, because they want the players to be a good fit. So they are not just looking to accept a player for the money. Not sure where you get that they are defenitely entering A bracket only. Tournament schedule is set, but when we asked the question on bracket they said it will depend on the level of the kids on the team. And of course for any team brackets can change as they develop. For me having Hagens and Schroeder coaching is such an advantage. They were phenomenal at tryouts with the kids. You can get much better. And they are supposed to get a 3rd coach as well. Anyway I committed my son, and I feel it was a really good decision. Who is Schroeder? Brendan Schroeder is the assistant coach.
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How has the whole Outlaws and Rebels thing affected this age group? I understand there are differences in what each program is looking to be/offering but have been hearing a lot of movement between the two at other levels. Mostly due to coaching changes. Did a lot of the Outlaw kids leave? Sons team played Outlaws last year. They were pretty solid for a second tier team. Tryouts had a mix of helmets. So dont think the Rebels team at this age will be predominantly from any particular club. My son registered for Rebels, and he was never on Outlaws. There were a bunch of Outlaw helmets/players at their supplemental camp. Not as many at the tryout last week. A couple at S2S tryouts also. Could mean they've lost a few. Outlaws had much smaller turnout than Rebels did at each of their first couple of tryouts. They've definitely lost kids. Well final tryouts for Rebels is this weekend for those still looking. So after that everyone will see during the season how both organizations teams turned out. Who would even go to the Rebels? Lots
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Who would even go to the Rebels?[/quote]
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Who would even go to the Rebels? Lots[/quote] According the other post, less than 22. [/quote] Thats the number of invites to the team. More than that try out.
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For what it’s worth, Rebels directors told people long before the tryouts that their organization had a cap at 22 players, and that ideally they’d have 21. We spoke to them in June, and they were extremely open and responsive. We ended up choosing another organization for my son, but the Rebels were very upfront with their communication.. try calling Team 91 directors, before their tryouts, and get them to commit to a “22 player max!”
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For what it’s worth, Rebels directors told people long before the tryouts that their organization had a cap at 22 players, and that ideally they’d have 21. We spoke to them in June, and they were extremely open and responsive. We ended up choosing another organization for my son, but the Rebels were very upfront with their communication.. try calling Team 91 directors, before their tryouts, and get them to commit to a “22 player max!” They have 21 on their 2026 team.
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If they have 21 why are they stil have more tryouts? A
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If they have 21 why are they stil have more tryouts? A Max would be 22. Not sure of current number, but I guess prior poster may have called and asked. They sent out email to everyone who was registered for tryouts that they can call and ask what positions are left if someone was interested in trying out. You cant get more honest and upfront then that. No other team will let you know that info. In my case, it was a perfect fit for my son. And I appreciate all the honesty from them. You can continue to say me and many others are fake, but thats just not the case. Believe what you want. We are just honestly sharing our experiences.
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If they have 21 why are they stil have more tryouts? A Team 91 has 21 for this age. I didn't mean Rebels.
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How’s legacy eels ? Heard they have a lite roster ? Daddy coaches or not ? Look back in thread. There was a whole discussion about Legacy Eels. There is a reason enrollment is low. - limited tournaments last year - seemed to avoid higher level tournaments - did not do well in tournaments they did attend Plus Legacy is having serious issues with their teams at all age levels.
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How’s legacy eels ? Heard they have a lite roster ? Daddy coaches or not ? Yes eels is 3 dads , any team with 3 dads Is not a good way to start JMO
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How’s legacy eels ? Heard they have a lite roster ? Daddy coaches or not ? Yes eels is 3 dads , any team with 3 dads Is not a good way to start JMO Couldn't agree more. Ok for PAL but not club.
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Anyone know anything about the Checkmate Sharks for this age group? I know they used to be a club and It looks like Gordon Purdie is trying to resurrect them, but currious if they have a core group of kids already interested?
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How’s legacy eels ? Heard they have a lite roster ? Daddy coaches or not ? Look back in thread. There was a whole discussion about Legacy Eels. There is a reason enrollment is low. - limited tournaments last year - seemed to avoid higher level tournaments - did not do well in tournaments they did attend Plus Legacy is having serious issues with their teams at all age levels. not all levels. Fake news.
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How’s legacy eels ? Heard they have a lite roster ? Daddy coaches or not ? Look back in thread. There was a whole discussion about Legacy Eels. There is a reason enrollment is low. - limited tournaments last year - seemed to avoid higher level tournaments - did not do well in tournaments they did attend Plus Legacy is having serious issues with their teams at all age levels. not all levels. Fake news. Correction: multiple levels I know of at least 3. Not fake news at all.
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I thought Legacy disbanded after laxfest '17..... They had a team last season?
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How’s legacy eels ? Heard they have a lite roster ? Daddy coaches or not ? Look back in thread. There was a whole discussion about Legacy Eels. There is a reason enrollment is low. - limited tournaments last year - seemed to avoid higher level tournaments - did not do well in tournaments they did attend Plus Legacy is having serious issues with their teams at all age levels. not all levels. Fake news. Correction: multiple levels I know of at least 3. Not fake news at all. This is not fake news at all. The organization has completely destroyed their own business. It’s actually fascinating to watch. If you flash a few bucks in front of their faces they will do whatever you want. And if you win every tournament They will take down the entire team and say the “need to “change the culture”.
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How’s legacy eels ? Heard they have a lite roster ? Daddy coaches or not ? Look back in thread. There was a whole discussion about Legacy Eels. There is a reason enrollment is low. - limited tournaments last year - seemed to avoid higher level tournaments - did not do well in tournaments they did attend Plus Legacy is having serious issues with their teams at all age levels. not all levels. Fake news. Correction: multiple levels I know of at least 3. Not fake news at all. How’s legacy eels ? Heard they have a lite roster ? Daddy coaches or not ? Look back in thread. There was a whole discussion about Legacy Eels. There is a reason enrollment is low. - limited tournaments last year - seemed to avoid higher level tournaments - did not do well in tournaments they did attend Plus Legacy is having serious issues with their teams at all age levels. not all levels. Fake news. Correction: multiple levels I know of at least 3. Not fake news at all. They are hurting , 2023 team didn’t qualify For the WSYL this year , very limited on the equipment you pay for the cost of tution. They train at a swamp of a field at East Islip and raise there tution $350 for what ? Too many daddy coaches.
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I think the point wasn’t that the Rebels or Team 91 had 21 players on their roster. It was that the Rebels were happy to discuss that with parents and commit to that before the tryouts.. communication and clarity from the owner.. parents appreciate that, whether or not the Rebels have a good team this year.
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91 was able to lower their roster from 27 to 21 this season by raising the season price tag to just over $3,900. Up from $2,800 last season.
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91 was able to lower their roster from 27 to 21 this season by raising the season price tag to just over $3,900. Up from $2,800 last season.
Express raised their roster from 27 to 30 this season and has a price tag of $3,900. Up from $3,800 last season. This was confirmed by both parents and coaches
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91 was able to lower their roster from 27 to 21 this season by raising the season price tag to just over $3,900. Up from $2,800 last season.
Express raised their roster from 27 to 30 this season and has a price tag of $3,900. Up from $3,800 last season. Your being delusional if you think 91 Storm is staying at 21. Just too funny how gullible people are.
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Get paying 4K for 10 year old Lacrosse all suckers , for what a tee shirt at a tournment 👎
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91 was able to lower their roster from 27 to 21 this season by raising the season price tag to just over $3,900. Up from $2,800 last season.
Express raised their roster from 27 to 30 this season and has a price tag of $3,900. Up from $3,800 last season. Your being delusional if you think 91 Storm is staying at 21. Just too funny how gullible people are. Note to self... check out how many boys are on the sideline for 91 Storm at next summers tournaments, and then add ten to that total, and voila! At $4000 a kid, it’s not impossible that they will carry just 21. But call me skeptical. (Reminder on Google calendar for June 2019 to see how this turns out)
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91 was able to lower their roster from 27 to 21 this season by raising the season price tag to just over $3,900. Up from $2,800 last season.
Express raised their roster from 27 to 30 this season and has a price tag of $3,900. Up from $3,800 last season. Your being delusional if you think 91 Storm is staying at 21. Just too funny how gullible people are. Note to self... check out how many boys are on the sideline for 91 Storm at next summers tournaments, and then add ten to that total, and voila! At $4000 a kid, it’s not impossible that they will carry just 21. But call me skeptical. (Reminder on Google calendar for June 2019 to see how this turns out) How about Express supposedly starting with 30!! I'm sure they will add to that number as well. 30 is just so ridiculous.
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We are the suckers falling for all this ? For what a tee shirt ? See the MLL championship last night , yup no crowd for a dead end sport at the end of the day.
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We are the suckers falling for all this ? For what a tee shirt ? See the MLL championship last night , yup no crowd for a dead end sport at the end of the day. In the end you do this because your kid loves to play. - dont do it for the scholarships. You are better off not doing it then, saving that money, and you would end up having more money for your kid for college. - dont do it if your kid is not being played. Thats just ridiculous. What is he practicing for. You practice so you will play well in your games. If he is not being played, its a waste. Pick a different team. - dont do it because your kid wants to be on the top team. You are sending the wrong message to your kid. Being part of somerhing in name only, but not contributing to it by playing in the game, means he really earned nothing. - dont do it just because you want to tell others your kid is on the top team. Your actually harming your kids self esteem, as he continues to watch others play instead of him. - dont force your kid to play just to relive your dreams in your youth. Your child needs to choose their own path. That is the only way they will be successful and happy. That should be your goal. If your kid enjoys lacrosse, pick a team where - he is played. He doesnt have to be a starter. But he needs to play a decent amount of time in games. - there is a team environment where there may not be equal playing time for all, but every player gets reasonable playing time. - there is one team per age group. Or at least your on the top team. All the second teams are money grabs. Its way to difficult for organizations to pull in enough talent at tryouts to field 2 teams in an age group. (And everyone at tryouts wont accept). You are better playing for another club. - Dont be a sucker paying ridiculous figures. Figure out what they are really giving you for your money. Is it really worth it? Why did tuition go up 25%? Certainly costs didnt increase that much in a year. - Talk to people who you know or that friends know play for or played for that organization to get a better picture. Get the inside scoop. - make a list of questions. And call and talk to the coaches before accepting an offer. If they wont talk to you, or give you [ChillLaxin] answers, then run. It can only get worse from there. - make sure the organization is investing in proper coaches for your team. Not just one head coach and the rest volunteer daddy coaches getting a free ride for their kid. Once on your team - dont switch mid season. It does nothing but hurt your kids image when he tries out for other clubs. And teaches your kid the wrong lesson about following through with his commitment to his team. - make sure your kid enjoys playing for the team when deciding to try out next season. - if you find during the season the organization does not follow through with what they promised, then walk after the end of the season. Find another team. Otherwise it will only get worse. - practice with your kid. And make sure your kid understands practicing daily at home is the only way he will get better. - when at tournaments enjoy the game. Dont be crazy on the sidelines shouting. Let the coaches do the coaching. - dont let winning be everything. In the end it should be whether your kid is enjoying thenselves, and developing as a player. You certainly dont want to lose all the time. But you also dont want to win at any cost. Have a great season.
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We are the suckers falling for all this ? For what a tee shirt ? See the MLL championship last night , yup no crowd for a dead end sport at the end of the day. In the end you do this because your kid loves to play. - dont do it for the scholarships. You are better off not doing it then, saving that money, and you would end up having more money for your kid for college. - dont do it if your kid is not being played. Thats just ridiculous. What is he practicing for. You practice so you will play well in your games. If he is not being played, its a waste. Pick a different team. - dont do it because your kid wants to be on the top team. You are sending the wrong message to your kid. Being part of somerhing in name only, but not contributing to it by playing in the game, means he really earned nothing. - dont do it just because you want to tell others your kid is on the top team. Your actually harming your kids self esteem, as he continues to watch others play instead of him. - dont force your kid to play just to relive your dreams in your youth. Your child needs to choose their own path. That is the only way they will be successful and happy. That should be your goal. If your kid enjoys lacrosse, pick a team where - he is played. He doesnt have to be a starter. But he needs to play a decent amount of time in games. - there is a team environment where there may not be equal playing time for all, but every player gets reasonable playing time. - there is one team per age group. Or at least your on the top team. All the second teams are money grabs. Its way to difficult for organizations to pull in enough talent at tryouts to field 2 teams in an age group. (And everyone at tryouts wont accept). You are better playing for another club. - Dont be a sucker paying ridiculous figures. Figure out what they are really giving you for your money. Is it really worth it? Why did tuition go up 25%? Certainly costs didnt increase that much in a year. - Talk to people who you know or that friends know play for or played for that organization to get a better picture. Get the inside scoop. - make a list of questions. And call and talk to the coaches before accepting an offer. If they wont talk to you, or give you [ChillLaxin] answers, then run. It can only get worse from there. - make sure the organization is investing in proper coaches for your team. Not just one head coach and the rest volunteer daddy coaches getting a free ride for their kid. Once on your team - dont switch mid season. It does nothing but hurt your kids image when he tries out for other clubs. And teaches your kid the wrong lesson about following through with his commitment to his team. - make sure your kid enjoys playing for the team when deciding to try out next season. - if you find during the season the organization does not follow through with what they promised, then walk after the end of the season. Find another team. Otherwise it will only get worse. - practice with your kid. And make sure your kid understands practicing daily at home is the only way he will get better. - when at tournaments enjoy the game. Dont be crazy on the sidelines shouting. Let the coaches do the coaching. - dont let winning be everything. In the end it should be whether your kid is enjoying thenselves, and developing as a player. You certainly dont want to lose all the time. But you also dont want to win at any cost. Have a great season. You sir is on the wrong board with your logic and sound advice. I agree with you 100%. My son left a pretty good team so he can have time to also play basketball and i could not be happier he made that decision.
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How’s legacy eels ? Heard they have a lite roster ? Daddy coaches or not ? Look back in thread. There was a whole discussion about Legacy Eels. There is a reason enrollment is low. - limited tournaments last year - seemed to avoid higher level tournaments - did not do well in tournaments they did attend Plus Legacy is having serious issues with their teams at all age levels. not all levels. Fake news. Correction: multiple levels I know of at least 3. Not fake news at all. How’s legacy eels ? Heard they have a lite roster ? Daddy coaches or not ? Look back in thread. There was a whole discussion about Legacy Eels. There is a reason enrollment is low. - limited tournaments last year - seemed to avoid higher level tournaments - did not do well in tournaments they did attend Plus Legacy is having serious issues with their teams at all age levels. not all levels. Fake news. Correction: multiple levels I know of at least 3. Not fake news at all. They are hurting , 2023 team didn’t qualify For the WSYL this year , very limited on the equipment you pay for the cost of tution. They train at a swamp of a field at East Islip and raise there tution $350 for what ? Too many daddy coaches. So, Its fake news. 1- 2026 practiced at Islip HS or Chicago Park last year. 2- Just because they only went to 1 "My Lacrosse Tournament" tourney to line 91's pockets doesn't mean they didn't go to top tourneys. All the others were against teams from MD, NJ and CT. So more fake news. They didn't go and play the same teams and beat up on Moose lax, Empire, the Ducks, then get a t-shirt. They did loose to 91 and Express, but the games were very respectable. They are either 3 or 4 at this age group, equal to Igloo. But them and Igloo could beat the others on any given day. This sounds like the same guy that cries about Legacy all the time. 3-The coaches are "daddy" coaches. But look at their resume, and they are former college players or varsity coaches. 4-They practice a ton. 5-My son loves the team and has grown playing for them.
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How’s legacy eels ? Heard they have a lite roster ? Daddy coaches or not ? Look back in thread. There was a whole discussion about Legacy Eels. There is a reason enrollment is low. - limited tournaments last year - seemed to avoid higher level tournaments - did not do well in tournaments they did attend Plus Legacy is having serious issues with their teams at all age levels. not all levels. Fake news. Correction: multiple levels I know of at least 3. Not fake news at all. How’s legacy eels ? Heard they have a lite roster ? Daddy coaches or not ? Look back in thread. There was a whole discussion about Legacy Eels. There is a reason enrollment is low. - limited tournaments last year - seemed to avoid higher level tournaments - did not do well in tournaments they did attend Plus Legacy is having serious issues with their teams at all age levels. not all levels. Fake news. Correction: multiple levels I know of at least 3. Not fake news at all. They are hurting , 2023 team didn’t qualify For the WSYL this year , very limited on the equipment you pay for the cost of tution. They train at a swamp of a field at East Islip and raise there tution $350 for what ? Too many daddy coaches. So, Its fake news. 1- 2026 practiced at Islip HS or Chicago Park last year. 2- Just because they only went to 1 "My Lacrosse Tournament" tourney to line 91's pockets doesn't mean they didn't go to top tourneys. All the others were against teams from MD, NJ and CT. So more fake news. They didn't go and play the same teams and beat up on Moose lax, Empire, the Ducks, then get a t-shirt. They did loose to 91 and Express, but the games were very respectable. They are either 3 or 4 at this age group, equal to Igloo. But them and Igloo could beat the others on any given day. This sounds like the same guy that cries about Legacy all the time. 3-The coaches are "daddy" coaches. But look at their resume, and they are former college players or varsity coaches. 4-They practice a ton. 5-My son loves the team and has grown playing for them. Would you say they had a winning record or losing record in all the tournaments they went too ? Believe it was under 500
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In the spring the eels went 5-7-2 , fl$ 2-1-2 , million 1-3 , prime time 2-3. Not sure how they did in the Fall but I know they didn’t win much. Keep spending 3k , with that record for spring guess your College players and varsity coaches did real good for you. EELS just admit your a B level team.
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In the spring the eels went 5-7-2 , fl$ 2-1-2 , million 1-3 , prime time 2-3. Not sure how they did in the Fall but I know they didn’t win much. Keep spending 3k , with that record for spring guess your College players and varsity coaches did real good for you. EELS just admit your a B level team. Not that you are stalking 9/10 year old boys. But... name one team besides the 3 mentioned that are better than them? They played in the A brackets and went .500. The roster is small and they get good playing time, unlike a 30 man roster. They play good competition and my son loves the coaches and teammates. They are a lot cheaper than 91, Express and Igloo. I do think they are all way too expensive.
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In the spring the eels went 5-7-2 , fl$ 2-1-2 , million 1-3 , prime time 2-3. Not sure how they did in the Fall but I know they didn’t win much. Keep spending 3k , with that record for spring guess your College players and varsity coaches did real good for you. EELS just admit your a B level team. Not that you are stalking 9/10 year old boys. But... name one team besides the 3 mentioned that are better than them? They played in the A brackets and went .500. The roster is small and they get good playing time, unlike a 30 man roster. They play good competition and my son loves the coaches and teammates. They are a lot cheaper than 91, Express and Igloo. I do think they are all way too expensive. Valid point your right comes down to it they are just kids playing a sport that they love and hopefully stay with and have fun !! not talking about the kids it’s just the crazy parents that make points they should not make .
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How’s legacy eels ? Heard they have a lite roster ? Daddy coaches or not ? Look back in thread. There was a whole discussion about Legacy Eels. There is a reason enrollment is low. - limited tournaments last year - seemed to avoid higher level tournaments - did not do well in tournaments they did attend Plus Legacy is having serious issues with their teams at all age levels. not all levels. Fake news. Correction: multiple levels I know of at least 3. Not fake news at all. How’s legacy eels ? Heard they have a lite roster ? Daddy coaches or not ? Look back in thread. There was a whole discussion about Legacy Eels. There is a reason enrollment is low. - limited tournaments last year - seemed to avoid higher level tournaments - did not do well in tournaments they did attend Plus Legacy is having serious issues with their teams at all age levels. not all levels. Fake news. Correction: multiple levels I know of at least 3. Not fake news at all. They are hurting , 2023 team didn’t qualify For the WSYL this year , very limited on the equipment you pay for the cost of tution. They train at a swamp of a field at East Islip and raise there tution $350 for what ? Too many daddy coaches. So, Its fake news. 1- 2026 practiced at Islip HS or Chicago Park last year. 2- Just because they only went to 1 "My Lacrosse Tournament" tourney to line 91's pockets doesn't mean they didn't go to top tourneys. All the others were against teams from MD, NJ and CT. So more fake news. They didn't go and play the same teams and beat up on Moose lax, Empire, the Ducks, then get a t-shirt. They did loose to 91 and Express, but the games were very respectable. They are either 3 or 4 at this age group, equal to Igloo. But them and Igloo could beat the others on any given day. This sounds like the same guy that cries about Legacy all the time. 3-The coaches are "daddy" coaches. But look at their resume, and they are former college players or varsity coaches. 4-They practice a ton. 5-My son loves the team and has grown playing for them. 3 Daddy Coaches and paying 3k a year ? So why u paying 3k and your not winning . That’s why ieafacyvus hurting get 3 dads instead of paid coach with no kid on the team . Believe me 3 dads as coaches on any team is not good been thru with my oldest kid . This is prob your only and 1st kids team . Do some homework .
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Correction: multiple levels
I know of at least 3.
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They are hurting , 2023 team didn’t qualify For the WSYL this year , very limited on the equipment you pay for the cost of tution. They train at a swamp of a field at East Islip and raise there tution $350 for what ? Too many daddy coaches. So, Its fake news. 1- 2026 practiced at Islip HS or Chicago Park last year. 2- Just because they only went to 1 "My Lacrosse Tournament" tourney to line 91's pockets doesn't mean they didn't go to top tourneys. All the others were against teams from MD, NJ and CT. So more fake news. They didn't go and play the same teams and beat up on Moose lax, Empire, the Ducks, then get a t-shirt. They did loose to 91 and Express, but the games were very respectable. They are either 3 or 4 at this age group, equal to Igloo. But them and Igloo could beat the others on any given day. This sounds like the same guy that cries about Legacy all the time. 3-The coaches are "daddy" coaches. But look at their resume, and they are former college players or varsity coaches. 4-They practice a ton. 5-My son loves the team and has grown playing for them. 3 Daddy Coaches and paying 3k a year ? So why u paying 3k and your not winning . That’s why ieafacyvus hurting get 3 dads instead of paid coach with no kid on the team . Believe me 3 dads as coaches on any team is not good been thru with my oldest kid . This is prob your only and 1st kids team . Do some homework . What???? Quite on this thread for over 24 hours. Then this fool responds with complete gibberish that makes no sense. Geez!
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Seems like a lot of clubs are stepping it up on the coaching front and trending away from daddy ball. Less conflict of interest in not having kids on the team; better quality coaching. At this age group, Express brought on Wieczorek for B team, Rebels brought in Hagans, Igloo brought on Blake Miller. Any other teams making changes and going this route?
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1-Last kid, not first. So I am letting him play where he loves his coaches and teammates.
2- Still $1K+ cheaper than Express, 91, or Igloo.
3-20 player roster, plenty of playing time.
4- Coaches' resumes speak for themselves. Furthermore, the coaches will be there long term, have a ton of practices, and we have no issue with favoritism.
5- Either you have really fat fingers or you were hitting the PBR early with that illiterate response.
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1-Last kid, not first. So I am letting him play where he loves his coaches and teammates.
2- Still $1K+ cheaper than Express, 91, or Igloo.
3-20 player roster, plenty of playing time.
4- Coaches' resumes speak for themselves. Furthermore, the coaches will be there long term, have a ton of practices, and we have no issue with favoritism.
5- Either you have really fat fingers or you were hitting the PBR early with that illiterate response. All very valid reasons. Have a great season.
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1-Last kid, not first. So I am letting him play where he loves his coaches and teammates.
2- Still $1K+ cheaper than Express, 91, or Igloo.
3-20 player roster, plenty of playing time.
4- Coaches' resumes speak for themselves. Furthermore, the coaches will be there long term, have a ton of practices, and we have no issue with favoritism.
5- Either you have really fat fingers or you were hitting the PBR early with that illiterate response. Who cares why you explaining yourself? You know what you guys can do go win some tournaments and prove it with your coaches resume , tons of practices and your 1k cheaper Have fun .
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1-Last kid, not first. So I am letting him play where he loves his coaches and teammates.
2- Still $1K+ cheaper than Express, 91, or Igloo.
3-20 player roster, plenty of playing time.
4- Coaches' resumes speak for themselves. Furthermore, the coaches will be there long term, have a ton of practices, and we have no issue with favoritism.
5- Either you have really fat fingers or you were hitting the PBR early with that illiterate response. Who cares why you explaining yourself? You know what you guys can do go win some tournaments and prove it with your coaches resume , tons of practices and your 1k cheaper Have fun . You missed the entire point.
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1-Last kid, not first. So I am letting him play where he loves his coaches and teammates.
2- Still $1K+ cheaper than Express, 91, or Igloo.
3-20 player roster, plenty of playing time.
4- Coaches' resumes speak for themselves. Furthermore, the coaches will be there long term, have a ton of practices, and we have no issue with favoritism.
5- Either you have really fat fingers or you were hitting the PBR early with that illiterate response. Who cares why you explaining yourself? You know what you guys can do go win some tournaments and prove it with your coaches resume , tons of practices and your 1k cheaper Have fun . You're an stunad.
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1-Last kid, not first. So I am letting him play where he loves his coaches and teammates.
2- Still $1K+ cheaper than Express, 91, or Igloo.
3-20 player roster, plenty of playing time.
4- Coaches' resumes speak for themselves. Furthermore, the coaches will be there long term, have a ton of practices, and we have no issue with favoritism.
5- Either you have really fat fingers or you were hitting the PBR early with that illiterate response. Who cares why you explaining yourself? You know what you guys can do go win some tournaments and prove it with your coaches resume , tons of practices and your 1k cheaper Have fun . You're an stunad. Coaches resume? What, is he an elementary school teacher that has knowledge about lacrosse? Don't get hung up on all that resume talk at this age, let alone at any age. Just because someone may have been a stand out player, doesn't necessary mean he can teach/coach the game.
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1-Last kid, not first. So I am letting him play where he loves his coaches and teammates.
2- Still $1K+ cheaper than Express, 91, or Igloo.
3-20 player roster, plenty of playing time.
4- Coaches' resumes speak for themselves. Furthermore, the coaches will be there long term, have a ton of practices, and we have no issue with favoritism.
5- Either you have really fat fingers or you were hitting the PBR early with that illiterate response. Who cares why you explaining yourself? You know what you guys can do go win some tournaments and prove it with your coaches resume , tons of practices and your 1k cheaper Have fun . You're an stunad. Coaches resume? What, is he an elementary school teacher that has knowledge about lacrosse? Don't get hung up on all that resume talk at this age, let alone at any age. Just because someone may have been a stand out player, doesn't necessary mean he can teach/coach the game. What do you care? He already said he is happy with the coach. And he outlined hus reasons why. He is not a tshirt chaser like you.
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[quote=Anonymous]1-Last kid, not first. So I am letting him play where he loves his coaches and teammates.
2- Still $1K+ cheaper than Express, 91, or Igloo.
3-20 player roster, plenty of playing time.
4- Coaches' resumes speak for themselves. Furthermore, the coaches will be there long term, have a ton of practices, and we have no issue with favoritism.
5- Either you have really fat fingers or you were hitting the PBR early with that illiterate response
Who cares why you explaining yourself? You know what you guys can do go win some tournaments and prove it with your coaches resume , tons of practices and your 1k cheaper Have fun . You're an stunad. Coaches resume? What, is he an elementary school teacher that has knowledge about lacrosse? Don't get hung up on all that resume talk at this age, let alone at any age. Just because someone may have been a stand out player, doesn't necessary mean he can teach/coach the game. Do daddy coaches get paid or free tuition or both ? I have seen favoritism with daddy coaches , they play it off like they are harder on there kid but game situation there son is in before someone else most of the time.
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[quote=Anonymous]1-Last kid, not first. So I am letting him play where he loves his coaches and teammates.
2- Still $1K+ cheaper than Express, 91, or Igloo.
3-20 player roster, plenty of playing time.
4- Coaches' resumes speak for themselves. Furthermore, the coaches will be there long term, have a ton of practices, and we have no issue with favoritism.
5- Either you have really fat fingers or you were hitting the PBR early with that illiterate response
Who cares why you explaining yourself? You know what you guys can do go win some tournaments and prove it with your coaches resume , tons of practices and your 1k cheaper Have fun . You're an stunad. Coaches resume? What, is he an elementary school teacher that has knowledge about lacrosse? Don't get hung up on all that resume talk at this age, let alone at any age. Just because someone may have been a stand out player, doesn't necessary mean he can teach/coach the game. Do daddy coaches get paid or free tuition or both ? I have seen favoritism with daddy coaches , they play it off like they are harder on there kid but game situation there son is in before someone else most of the time. There’s no secret as to why legacy doesn’t post any coaches on their website. The only club that does not let parents know who’s coaching. Nope, just pay and roll the dice!
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[quote=Anonymous]1-Last kid, not first. So I am letting him play where he loves his coaches and teammates.
2- Still $1K+ cheaper than Express, 91, or Igloo.
3-20 player roster, plenty of playing time.
4- Coaches' resumes speak for themselves. Furthermore, the coaches will be there long term, have a ton of practices, and we have no issue with favoritism.
5- Either you have really fat fingers or you were hitting the PBR early with that illiterate response
Who cares why you explaining yourself? You know what you guys can do go win some tournaments and prove it with your coaches resume , tons of practices and your 1k cheaper Have fun . You're an stunad. Coaches resume? What, is he an elementary school teacher that has knowledge about lacrosse? Don't get hung up on all that resume talk at this age, let alone at any age. Just because someone may have been a stand out player, doesn't necessary mean he can teach/coach the game. Do daddy coaches get paid or free tuition or both ? I have seen favoritism with daddy coaches , they play it off like they are harder on there kid but game situation there son is in before someone else most of the time. [quote=Anonymous]1-Last kid, not first. So I am letting him play where he loves his coaches and teammates.
2- Still $1K+ cheaper than Express, 91, or Igloo.
3-20 player roster, plenty of playing time.
4- Coaches' resumes speak for themselves. Furthermore, the coaches will be there long term, have a ton of practices, and we have no issue with favoritism.
5- Either you have really fat fingers or you were hitting the PBR early with that illiterate response
Who cares why you explaining yourself? You know what you guys can do go win some tournaments and prove it with your coaches resume , tons of practices and your 1k cheaper Have fun . You're an stunad. Coaches resume? What, is he an elementary school teacher that has knowledge about lacrosse? Don't get hung up on all that resume talk at this age, let alone at any age. Just because someone may have been a stand out player, doesn't necessary mean he can teach/coach the game. Do daddy coaches get paid or free tuition or both ? I have seen favoritism with daddy coaches , they play it off like they are harder on there kid but game situation there son is in before someone else most of the time. I have no idea what their compensation is. My point above was a response to the fat fingered guy. People may have had bad experiences with "daddy" coaches, as I had in the past. I was referring to our experience with these coaches on this particular team. There is no favoritism, and they run a very good practice and my son is developing nicely and gets plenty of playing time. Some people on here are obsessed with this organization. If you moved on, be happy, but apparently you are not and have to justify your move. We moved on from another team, wish them well, and take ownership of our decisions.
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[quote=Anonymous]1-Last kid, not first. So I am letting him play where he loves his coaches and teammates.
2- Still $1K+ cheaper than Express, 91, or Igloo.
3-20 player roster, plenty of playing time.
4- Coaches' resumes speak for themselves. Furthermore, the coaches will be there long term, have a ton of practices, and we have no issue with favoritism.
5- Either you have really fat fingers or you were hitting the PBR early with that illiterate response
Who cares why you explaining yourself? You know what you guys can do go win some tournaments and prove it with your coaches resume , tons of practices and your 1k cheaper Have fun . You're an stunad. Coaches resume? What, is he an elementary school teacher that has knowledge about lacrosse? Don't get hung up on all that resume talk at this age, let alone at any age. Just because someone may have been a stand out player, doesn't necessary mean he can teach/coach the game. Do daddy coaches get paid or free tuition or both ? I have seen favoritism with daddy coaches , they play it off like they are harder on there kid but game situation there son is in before someone else most of the time. [quote=Anonymous]1-Last kid, not first. So I am letting him play where he loves his coaches and teammates.
2- Still $1K+ cheaper than Express, 91, or Igloo.
3-20 player roster, plenty of playing time.
4- Coaches' resumes speak for themselves. Furthermore, the coaches will be there long term, have a ton of practices, and we have no issue with favoritism.
5- Either you have really fat fingers or you were hitting the PBR early with that illiterate response
Who cares why you explaining yourself? You know what you guys can do go win some tournaments and prove it with your coaches resume , tons of practices and your 1k cheaper Have fun . You're an stunad. Coaches resume? What, is he an elementary school teacher that has knowledge about lacrosse? Don't get hung up on all that resume talk at this age, let alone at any age. Just because someone may have been a stand out player, doesn't necessary mean he can teach/coach the game. Do daddy coaches get paid or free tuition or both ? I have seen favoritism with daddy coaches , they play it off like they are harder on there kid but game situation there son is in before someone else most of the time. I have no idea what their compensation is. My point above was a response to the fat fingered guy. People may have had bad experiences with "daddy" coaches, as I had in the past. I was referring to our experience with these coaches on this particular team. There is no favoritism, and they run a very good practice and my son is developing nicely and gets plenty of playing time. Some people on here are obsessed with this organization. If you moved on, be happy, but apparently you are not and have to justify your move. We moved on from another team, wish them well, and take ownership of our decisions. Well said. Best of luck in the season.
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Legacy is a “B” organization with 1 good team which is 2024 that’s about it they need to figure it out because tryouts were a low turn out thruout . JMO
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Ok let’s get off the Legacy topic please. Everyone knows about them already .
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The Legacy topic will end when the Legacy coaches stop posting!!!! It's blatantly obvious with their "resume" talk, and they don't play "Daddy ball", and the obligatory "my kid loves them and loves playing for them" and "We won't line the pockets of 91!!!" Same post every time but in different order.
Enough already!! Post the names and resumes of the Legacy coaches because nobody knows who they are!!!! If the 91 tournaments are so beneath you then go there and win them!!!!!
At this grade level on Long Island you are a B team unless you play, and compete with Express (Haugen & Lemma), Igloo, & 91. Sad but true. Other than those 4 teams the competition locally is non-existent.
Please reply with the coaches names & resumes and not the normal nonsense!
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The Legacy topic will end when the Legacy coaches stop posting!!!! It's blatantly obvious with their "resume" talk, and they don't play "Daddy ball", and the obligatory "my kid loves them and loves playing for them" and "We won't line the pockets of 91!!!" Same post every time but in different order.
Enough already!! Post the names and resumes of the Legacy coaches because nobody knows who they are!!!! If the 91 tournaments are so beneath you then go there and win them!!!!!
At this grade level on Long Island you are a B team unless you play, and compete with Express (Haugen & Lemma), Igloo, & 91. Sad but true. Other than those 4 teams the competition locally is non-existent.
Please reply with the coaches names & resumes and not the normal nonsense!
I was thinking the exact same thing. Couldn't agree more.
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The Legacy topic..
At this grade level on Long Island you are a B team unless you play, and compete with Express (Haugen & Lemma), Igloo, & 91. Sad but true. Other than those 4 teams the competition locally is non-existent.
Please reply with the coaches names & resumes and not the normal nonsense!
I was thinking the exact same thing. Couldn't agree more. Right now, for 2026 teams, Haugen, 91, Igloo are clearly 1-2-3. And you’re right that you have to compete with these teams, to be considered above a B Tteam. But these are also ten year old kids. Many kids that are on nobody’s radar right now will soon start to emerge. Nobody really knows which teams will step up and be competitive with these teams over the next year or two. But there will be competition coming...
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The Legacy topic..
At this grade level on Long Island you are a B team unless you play, and compete with Express (Haugen & Lemma), Igloo, & 91. Sad but true. Other than those 4 teams the competition locally is non-existent.
Please reply with the coaches names & resumes and not the normal nonsense!
I was thinking the exact same thing. Couldn't agree more. Right now, for 2026 teams, Haugen, 91, Igloo are clearly 1-2-3. And you’re right that you have to compete with these teams, to be considered above a B Tteam. But these are also ten year old kids. Many kids that are on nobody’s radar right now will soon start to emerge. Nobody really knows which teams will step up and be competitive with these teams over the next year or two. But there will be competition coming... Everyone knows things can change. I think they're obviously referring to right now. No one could possibly predict the future. Look at almost every other A team that these clubs field. They're all 1, 2, & 3. I couldn't imagine them dropping far, if at all.
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The Legacy topic will end when the Legacy coaches stop posting!!!! It's blatantly obvious with their "resume" talk, and they don't play "Daddy ball", and the obligatory "my kid loves them and loves playing for them" and "We won't line the pockets of 91!!!" Same post every time but in different order.
Enough already!! Post the names and resumes of the Legacy coaches because nobody knows who they are!!!! If the 91 tournaments are so beneath you then go there and win them!!!!!
At this grade level on Long Island you are a B team unless you play, and compete with Express (Haugen & Lemma), Igloo, & 91. Sad but true. Other than those 4 teams the competition locally is non-existent.
Please reply with the coaches names & resumes and not the normal nonsense!
Get triggered much?? lol Bro, you left Legacy to go to 91 and don't get any playing time and have to justify your move. Let it go bro!!
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An earlier post referenced how the Rebels were going to keep a max of 22 players with 21 ideally. Just saw they would conduct another supplemental tryout looking to fill 4 additional spots. Not enough commits? It can’t be them looking for the right fit or talent at this point. The talent has committed elsewhere. Tough at this point for any team to find key players. Even without there being a Rebels-Outlaws connection, they both seem to be in same boat.
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At this grade level on Long Island you are a B team unless you play, and compete with Express (Haugen & Lemma), Igloo, &
Right now, for 2026 teams, Haugen, 91, Igloo are clearly 1-2-3. And you’re right that you have to compete with these teams, to be considered above a B Tteam. But these are also ten year old kids. Many kids that are on nobody’s radar right now will soon start to emerge. Nobody really knows which teams will step up and be competitive with these teams over the next year or two. But there will be competition coming... Everyone knows things can change. I think they're obviously referring to right now. No one could possibly predict the future. Look at almost every other A team that these clubs field. They're all 1, 2, & 3. I couldn't imagine them dropping far, if at all. Very likely that the top three wouldn’t drop to a lower level, if for no other reason than they have large tryouts, and there are plenty of players looking to play for them. They can survive a few players leaving, better than the others. The more interesting question to me is ‘Who will be the teams that step up, and at least become competitive with LI 2026 AA teams?” I’d say it’s not going to be the teams struggling to get fifteen players at its tryouts.. look for a team getting more like 40 or players or more at their tryouts.. I am sure everyone notices the barrage of emails the past few weeks, from lax teams with plenty of positions that they still need to fill! They aren’t coming from 91, Express, or Igloo..
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Last email said that the 2026 Rebels need four more players.. but their regular tryouts were actually into August (they had the supplemental camp in July). I’m sure plenty of kids were committed by that point. But it’s the first year, and there really is no reputation established yet.. year two, will be a better barometer. Shore2Shore didn’t have many kids year one, but this year they had very large turnouts.. probably didn’t hurt making the WSYL..
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Last email said that the 2026 Rebels need four more players.. but their regular tryouts were actually into August (they had the supplemental camp in July). I’m sure plenty of kids were committed by that point. But it’s the first year, and there really is no reputation established yet.. year two, will be a better barometer. Shore2Shore didn’t have many kids year one, but this year they had very large turnouts.. probably didn’t hurt making the WSYL.. There is no issue. Rebels had enough kids show for tryouts. But there were kids who didnt get offers. They wont do what some teams do, which is make offers just to fill the slots. From Day 1 they told people the team would have somewhere between 18-22 players. It currently has 18 players. So they have 4 spots they will fill if they find the right players. If not, the team is fine at 18. And there are plenty of teams in past that have found quality players into the fall and spring. Thats why so many teams have advertised they are doing additional tryouts.
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For those of you on these B and C organization teams of the big organisations, you should seriously be looking at bailing out soon and looking somewhere else. They are looking like they will be a complete bust.
You are better off contacting the teams like Rebels, Outlaws, R$sh, Turtles, etc... that may have a few spots left and have them evaluate your kid to see if you are offered a spot.
You never know. Maybe one of them is able to work out something on tuition to offset the initial deposit if you made one.
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For those of you on these B and C organization teams of the big organisations, you should seriously be looking at bailing out soon and looking somewhere else. They are looking like they will be a complete bust.
You are better off contacting the teams like Rebels, Outlaws, R$sh, Turtles, etc... that may have a few spots left and have them evaluate your kid to see if you are offered a spot.
You never know. Maybe one of them is able to work out something on tuition to offset the initial deposit if you made one. Are the Turtles going to field a team?
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Well, after reading the comments on this thread I will say there are some very good points being made. My son is on a travel team. I would say a low level "B" team and I am happy. Nice kids, great parents. I actually would rather spend more time with them then my town team. My son, I would say is going to take time to develop. What I mean by that is there are some kids I see on the town team that are very, very good. My son lacks the maturity right now to say I need to keep up. He loves the game so I am not going to just wait for PAL every spring. I see improvement every year which is all i can honestly ask for. I don't think my son would get much out of joining the big three. He is 9 years old. Having played travel sports my whole life I saw good kids at a young age just quit as they got older. They wanted to spend time with there friends, interested in girls, other sports. So i am not worried he isn't exactly the superstar at his age level. Nobody remembers the goals you scored when you are 9.
My comment is more for advise about Box Lacrosse. Does anyone play it? Does anyone have recommendations? My son really wants to play and I think its a great idea. It will make his stick skills better and help his quickness improve. I am just wondering where to go? I know IGLOO has there own program and I think team 91 does as well. I have seen advertisements on BOTC for one program and i know of another program but that is it. Any assistance would be great.
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Well, after reading the comments on this thread I will say there are some very good points being made. My son is on a travel team. I would say a low level "B" team and I am happy. Nice kids, great parents. I actually would rather spend more time with them then my town team. My son, I would say is going to take time to develop. What I mean by that is there are some kids I see on the town team that are very, very good. My son lacks the maturity right now to say I need to keep up. He loves the game so I am not going to just wait for PAL every spring. I see improvement every year which is all i can honestly ask for. I don't think my son would get much out of joining the big three. He is 9 years old. Having played travel sports my whole life I saw good kids at a young age just quit as they got older. They wanted to spend time with there friends, interested in girls, other sports. So i am not worried he isn't exactly the superstar at his age level. Nobody remembers the goals you scored when you are 9.
My comment is more for advise about Box Lacrosse. Does anyone play it? Does anyone have recommendations? My son really wants to play and I think its a great idea. It will make his stick skills better and help his quickness improve. I am just wondering where to go? I know IGLOO has there own program and I think team 91 does as well. I have seen advertisements on BOTC for one program and i know of another program but that is it. Any assistance would be great. I recommend doing Box Lacrosse with North of the Border (NOTB). They offer a few different services through out the winter time and also the summer time at a very affordable rate considering they have to pay the indoor costs. NOTB is an affiliate of Legacy Lacrosse.
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Well, after reading the comments on this thread I will say there are some very good points being made. My son is on a travel team. I would say a low level "B" team and I am happy. Nice kids, great parents. I actually would rather spend more time with them then my town team. My son, I would say is going to take time to develop. What I mean by that is there are some kids I see on the town team that are very, very good. My son lacks the maturity right now to say I need to keep up. He loves the game so I am not going to just wait for PAL every spring. I see improvement every year which is all i can honestly ask for. I don't think my son would get much out of joining the big three. He is 9 years old. Having played travel sports my whole life I saw good kids at a young age just quit as they got older. They wanted to spend time with there friends, interested in girls, other sports. So i am not worried he isn't exactly the superstar at his age level. Nobody remembers the goals you scored when you are 9.
My comment is more for advise about Box Lacrosse. Does anyone play it? Does anyone have recommendations? My son really wants to play and I think its a great idea. It will make his stick skills better and help his quickness improve. I am just wondering where to go? I know IGLOO has there own program and I think team 91 does as well. I have seen advertisements on BOTC for one program and i know of another program but that is it. Any assistance would be great. I recommend doing Box Lacrosse with North of the Border (NOTB). They offer a few different services through out the winter time and also the summer time at a very affordable rate considering they have to pay the indoor costs. NOTB is an affiliate of Legacy Lacrosse. Thank you!!! I will look into NOTB. Was also looking at Island Box Lacrosse as well. Either way my son will be doing one of these programs. Thanks for the recommendation!!!
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Well, after reading the comments on this thread I will say there are some very good points being made. My son is on a travel team. I would say a low level "B" team and I am happy. Nice kids, great parents. I actually would rather spend more time with them then my town team. My son, I would say is going to take time to develop. What I mean by that is there are some kids I see on the town team that are very, very good. My son lacks the maturity right now to say I need to keep up. He loves the game so I am not going to just wait for PAL every spring. I see improvement every year which is all i can honestly ask for. I don't think my son would get much out of joining the big three. He is 9 years old. Having played travel sports my whole life I saw good kids at a young age just quit as they got older. They wanted to spend time with there friends, interested in girls, other sports. So i am not worried he isn't exactly the superstar at his age level. Nobody remembers the goals you scored when you are 9.
My comment is more for advise about Box Lacrosse. Does anyone play it? Does anyone have recommendations? My son really wants to play and I think its a great idea. It will make his stick skills better and help his quickness improve. I am just wondering where to go? I know IGLOO has there own program and I think team 91 does as well. I have seen advertisements on BOTC for one program and i know of another program but that is it. Any assistance would be great. I recommend doing Box Lacrosse with North of the Border (NOTB). They offer a few different services through out the winter time and also the summer time at a very affordable rate considering they have to pay the indoor costs. NOTB is an affiliate of Legacy Lacrosse. Thank you!!! I will look into NOTB. Was also looking at Island Box Lacrosse as well. Either way my son will be doing one of these programs. Thanks for the recommendation!!! You should avoid Island Box. Last year was a fiasco. I know people who went through it. Langtry disappeared in January and wasnt around for tournaments. And left some grades with coaches who were not good at all, and had a horrible tournament where kids were throwing up at the end, and these coaches got endless penalties for the coach fighting with the refs, and coach forfeited championship game on the kids. Plus Langtry told everyone he was away due to dealing with old concussion issues. In actuality he was drinking and got in car accident and fled the scene. Newspaper in Denver just recently reported. https://denver.cbslocal.com/2018/08/29/brian-langtry-colorado-mammoth-lacrosse/Would not want my kid a part of that. Stick to North of the Border.
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What do we know about Rebels team at this age? How is team looking?
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What do we know about Rebels team at this age? How is team looking? Big ? at this point. They were looking for some additional kids a week ago. Never know what they ended up with. I'm sure someone will come on saying how great they look and how good they'll be but, realistically, no one will know until they line up against others. They may have minimal competition at the Blatant fall tourney which could help build confidence if they can win.
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What do we know about Rebels team at this age? How is team looking? Team has not had first practice yet, so how can anyone answer that. There is very little you will know about any teams this early on.
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What do we know about Rebels team at this age? How is team looking? Team has not had first practice yet, so how can anyone answer that. There is very little you will know about any teams this early on.
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Legacy EELs look great this year should be the top team in 2026.
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Legacy EELs look great this year should be the top team in 2026. Funniest thing i've heard in a while.
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Legacy EELs look great this year should be the top team in 2026. Funniest thing i've heard in a while. Bahahaha. I think we all needed that joke to liven things up.
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No Legacy EELs look great this year should be the top team in 2026. Funniest thing i've heard in a while. Bahahaha. I think we all needed that joke to liven things up. Legacy EELs look great this year should be the top team in 2026. Funniest thing i've heard in a while. Bahahaha. I think we all needed that joke to liven things up. Who are the EELS never heard of them ?
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Friend told me that the 2026 Shore 2 Shore tryout killed it last night.. over 60 kids. Lots of Igloo helmets. Good for them! Sure. We all believe you.... Whoever wrote this can laugh all they want.. it doesn’t matter if this angry soul believes it, or not... Shore2Shore picked up some serious talent for many of their teams, which was evident at the first organization practices... will it translate to wins in AA tournaments? Time will tell..
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Lets Hope S2S is at B Fall Jam with every other good Li Team
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Now that practice has started why is there still big secret about tution cost not posted on websites , everyone forgot a month ago complaining with all the ridiculous prices. Anyone have a list of prices for clubs ? Make it public don’t let them increase it again another $500 next year. I bet suckers will pay again next year !!
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Now that practice has started why is there still big secret about tution cost not posted on websites , everyone forgot a month ago complaining with all the ridiculous prices. Anyone have a list of prices for clubs ? Make it public don’t let them increase it again another $500 next year. I bet suckers will pay again next year !! Just because your club didn’t get the numbers and had to foldntou don’t need to post this on every age thread. You get what you pay for
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Now that practice has started why is there still big secret about tution cost not posted on websites , everyone forgot a month ago complaining with all the ridiculous prices. Anyone have a list of prices for clubs ? Make it public don’t let them increase it again another $500 next year. I bet suckers will pay again next year !! Just because your club didn’t get the numbers and had to foldntou don’t need to post this on every age thread. You get what you pay for Its not a secret. Read through the blogs and you will find the discussions where tuition costs for clubs were listed.
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Legacy EELs look great this year should be the top team in 2026. Enough with this legacy team , must be a new parent from a team that there kid didn’t make , the team was a B team last year that played in a A tournaments and lost more than they won because they go away and don’t stay on the island and play 91 express igloo and still lost out of state. Stop saying they look great who really cares.
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This age is completely dominated by 3 teams... Express, 91, and maybe Igloo. No other team is remotely in the same league...
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This age is completely dominated by 3 teams... Express, 91, and maybe Igloo. No other team is remotely in the same league... Who cares. At this point the majority have committed their kids to a team. Hopefully you have some good coaches, play in some fun tournaments, and your kid improves. Relax and have fun watching your 10-11 year old play. Otherwise you are wasting the little time you have with your kid while he is young. Have a great season.
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This age is completely dominated by 3 teams... Express, 91, and maybe Igloo. No other team is remotely in the same league... Yeah and paying 4K plus for each team . Who cares stop living thru your kid. Bet your kid never rides his bike too.
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This age is completely dominated by 3 teams... Express, 91, and maybe Igloo. No other team is remotely in the same league... Yeah and paying 4K plus for each team . Who cares stop living thru your kid. Bet your kid never rides his bike too. People care. 35+ kids are on the Express team. I will say the team goes non stop and practice wise it’s a ton. So is it better to be on a team that has the minimum number of practices or be on team that has like 50-70 practices and playing time is tough to come by.
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This age is completely dominated by 3 teams... Express, 91, and maybe Igloo. No other team is remotely in the same league... Yeah and paying 4K plus for each team . Who cares stop living thru your kid. Bet your kid never rides his bike too. People care. 35+ kids are on the Express team. I will say the team goes non stop and practice wise it’s a ton. So is it better to be on a team that has the minimum number of practices or be on team that has like 50-70 practices and playing time is tough to come by. 28 on Express. 91 will have the same number +/- 1 or 2.
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This age is completely dominated by 3 teams... Express, 91, and maybe Igloo. No other team is remotely in the same league... Yeah and paying 4K plus for each team . Who cares stop living thru your kid. Bet your kid never rides his bike too. People care. 35+ kids are on the Express team. I will say the team goes non stop and practice wise it’s a ton. So is it better to be on a team that has the minimum number of practices or be on team that has like 50-70 practices and playing time is tough to come by. 28 on Express. 91 will have the same number +/- 1 or 2. Still an absurd amount to carry. What's the benefit in that for the players/parents? Paying all that money just to say your with Express or 91.
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While I agree the rising price of these organizations is getting out of hand this year. Ill respond with an example using my family. I have 2 sons. One is a very good player (still has much to learn) and plays for one of the top teams in this age group. My older son who is a good player but doesn't play for a top tier team as he didn't make it so he is playing for a smaller organization but a decent club. We pay more than double the price of my younger son than my older. What we get for the money is night and day. -youngest practices / trains 3 days a week while my oldest practices once a week. (this is key) -youngest gets 3 coaches, 1 for each position. None of the coaches have kids on the team, oldest gets 2 coaches. One is a great coach the other is a Dad coach -youngest gets 10 tournaments while my oldest will get 6. -Swag items, my youngest gets everything. my youngest gets a uniform, shooting shirt. My family is not rich by any means but when it comes to my sons wanting to play and allowing them to play and train to the best of their abilities I think the choice is clear when I had to make it. I do think there are people (parents mostly) that throw around the fact that their son plays for 91, Express thinking it a thing of stature. I cant stand those people.And trust me my youngest has a few of them on his team. Now if my youngest says to me next season I don't want to play anymore I may just disown him! LOL It would hurt (a lot) but in the end I do all of this for them. And I want them to be excited for what ever they do. This age is completely dominated by 3 teams... Express, 91, and maybe Igloo. No other team is remotely in the same league... Yeah and paying 4K plus for each team . Who cares stop living thru your kid. Bet your kid never rides his bike too. People care. 35+ kids are on the Express team. I will say the team goes non stop and practice wise it’s a ton. So is it better to be on a team that has the minimum number of practices or be on team that has like 50-70 practices and playing time is tough to come by. 28 on Express. 91 will have the same number +/- 1 or 2. Still an absurd amount to carry. What's the benefit in that for the players/parents? Paying all that money just to say your with Express or 91.
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While I agree the rising price of these organizations is getting out of hand this year. Ill respond with an example using my family. I have 2 sons. One is a very good player (still has much to learn) and plays for one of the top teams in this age group. My older son who is a good player but doesn't play for a top tier team as he didn't make it so he is playing for a smaller organization but a decent club. We pay more than double the price of my younger son than my older. What we get for the money is night and day. -youngest practices / trains 3 days a week while my oldest practices once a week. (this is key) -youngest gets 3 coaches, 1 for each position. None of the coaches have kids on the team, oldest gets 2 coaches. One is a great coach the other is a Dad coach -youngest gets 10 tournaments while my oldest will get 6. -Swag items, my youngest gets everything. my youngest gets a uniform, shooting shirt. My family is not rich by any means but when it comes to my sons wanting to play and allowing them to play and train to the best of their abilities I think the choice is clear when I had to make it. I do think there are people (parents mostly) that throw around the fact that their son plays for 91, Express thinking it a thing of stature. I cant stand those people.And trust me my youngest has a few of them on his team. Now if my youngest says to me next season I don't want to play anymore I may just disown him! LOL It would hurt (a lot) but in the end I do all of this for them. And I want them to be excited for what ever they do. This age is completely dominated by 3 teams... Express, 91, and maybe Igloo. No other team is remotely in the same league... Yeah and paying 4K plus for each team . Who cares stop living thru your kid. Bet your kid never rides his bike too. People care. 35+ kids are on the Express team. I will say the team goes non stop and practice wise it’s a ton. So is it better to be on a team that has the minimum number of practices or be on team that has like 50-70 practices and playing time is tough to come by. 28 on Express. 91 will have the same number +/- 1 or 2. Still an absurd amount to carry. What's the benefit in that for the players/parents? Paying all that money just to say your with Express or 91. 10 tournaments is way too much. Guess every weekend in spring and summer your on the lacrosse field with either son. I belive no kid at 10 years old rather go to the beach , splish slash , BBQs at home insead of playing 10 tournaments .
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No we still have our weekends. At his age they generally play on Sat late / mornings (though this will change this year). We usually have the rest of Sat and Sundays. If hes not at Lacrosse on the weekends hes out riding his bikes, playing wiffle ball in the street with friends. And haven't missed a bbq yet! Yes we don't go to the beach but that because I hate the beach. lol
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Having 10 tournaments makes it sound like you're getting your money's worth. But if your kid is on the 4th or 5th line, its just covering up the real issue of having such a large squad and getting minimal playing time when there's a blowout. Kids at this age are better served getting training they need and doing half the amount of tournaments.
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Having 10 tournaments makes it sound like you're getting your money's worth. But if your kid is on the 4th or 5th line, its just covering up the real issue of having such a large squad and getting minimal playing time when there's a blowout. Kids at this age are better served getting training they need and doing half the amount of tournaments. 10 tournaments is not a lot. 2 or 3 fall, 2 or 3 Winter/Spring (box or field), and 5 Summer. You can do that and still be done be the first or second week of July. Get on a team that offers that and it'll be easier to cut that club check.
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Having 10 tournaments makes it sound like you're getting your money's worth. But if your kid is on the 4th or 5th line, its just covering up the real issue of having such a large squad and getting minimal playing time when there's a blowout. Kids at this age are better served getting training they need and doing half the amount of tournaments. 10 tournaments is not a lot. 2 or 3 fall, 2 or 3 Winter/Spring (box or field), and 5 Summer. You can do that and still be done be the first or second week of July. Get on a team that offers that and it'll be easier to cut that club check. I was the one that responded. Yes the 10 is broken up between Fall, Spring and Summer.
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A little advice, a D1 player is made off the field not on.
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Does the Knights have a 2026 team ?
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Yes the Knights have a 2026 team.
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Does the Knights have a 2026 team ? Yes, about 1/2 returning.
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