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Heros won Midalantic pretty easily (7-3 I think) against MandD. It would have been worse if it was a 60 minute game.

Really? Doesn't sound right....

60 minute game? I assume you are new to club lacrosse.

I think they merely mean a full game, 46 mins vs 38 mins

SWs best 29s — 3 I believe— are playing up on the 28s. Hard to be competitive without three best players

Considering they didn't have a 29 team a year ago do these three move down to their own grade?

They did the same thing last year with the 29 team - they put the 3 best players on the 28 team, dropped about 3 and made the 29 team play in the 28 league.

They had a 29 team last year, they just put 3 28s on the team and made them play in the 28 league.

When do they start playing on grade?

Anyone's indoor league getting canceled or postponed because of the uptick in COVID cases?

Only a couple of weeks until the season ramps back up! Any new clubs in the mix for the 29's? Any movement between divisions? Who's the odds on favorites?

Based on the fall, its M&D, HG and Coppermine. Pick the order depending on the day.

Next Level moved up from B and should be middle of the pack.

I agree with all of the above

Where is Next Level from?

Were there any head-to-head games between Coppermine, M&D and Heros this past fall?

Coppermine went 1-1 vs. M&D and beat Heros. All one goal games.

Heros lost twice to M&D

Coppermine parent here. Can’t speak for all of it, but much of this is not correct. We went 0-2 against M&D and 1-0-1 against Heros this fall. Heros won the Midatlantic Tournament, defeating M&D in the finals, so beat them at least once.

Correction - Coppermine lost 13-3 to Heros in the fall and then tied them in MidAtlantic, so 0-1-1.

Heros and M&D in this age group (2027) are strong and balanced. I saw Coppermine play in the fall and while they have a few strong players (coaches kids) the rest are OK. Coppermine at this age is focused on winning not development. Sandstrom (program director) wants these younger teams to win to establish themselves as the new premier club. It comes at the expense of development, so I expect to see Heros and M&D pull away from the rest of the others in this year. Skywalkers is an unknown but they are focused on development in the long-term and with 3 strong 2027s playing up, may be good in another year or two.

I don't think they won these games but with almost a new team and trying girls in different positions to find fit, I don't think winning was the goal.

2027’s or 2029’s?

They practice mostly at Washington Episcopal. Players split fairly evenly between Bethesda and NoVa.

They practice mostly at Washington Episcopal. Players split fairly evenly between Bethesda and NoVa.

I was referencing 29s (typo)

The Skywalkers 2029 team has 3 2027 players playing up? That doesn't make sense. They may have a few 2030s but the best 3 2029s on SW play on the 2028 team.

As they mentioned, the 2027 was a typo. What the PP was likely referring to is the fact that 3 of the best 2029s are playing up on the 2028 team. One would guess they will eventually drop down and help to make for a strong 2029 team in the long run.

Or is it there are 3 2027 players on 2026 team, would make sense as 27 SW is bottom of the teams

Orignal poster had a typo. There are three 2029s playing on 2028 blue this season. In the long run, 2029 blue should be in the mix, but probably not for a few years. Unclear what Skywalkers plans are for that 2029 team for spring league as they weren't registered for a league as of last week (I think). Time will tell.

No 27s on SW26s

SW hasn't had a 29 team, up until this past fall, so any 29s that wanted to play for the program would've had to play up on the 28 team. We'll get to see how they're built in a couple of weeks when they play M&D Black.

26 squads registered between the A & B divisions so there's a ton of new girls playing this year. Will definitely be exciting to see new match ups!

Pretty sure SW still has their top 2029s on 2028 squads. In any event ,the SW 2029 squads played in the fall didn't they? I can't imagine they'll be competitive with M&D, Heros, Crush or MDU.

Top of the Bay coming up March 13 should be fun early measure. MDU, Next Level, Heros, Limelight, BLC among others among the 29s. Is it showcase or tourneament?

Showcase

Showcase? Bwahahahahah! These are 5th graders? Yes, I'm certain college coaches will drop what they are doing mid-season during a dead period to come watch your daughter play. Rookie!

Showcase, as in there's no bracketed playoff to an eventual champion. No one is thinking college coaches are watching...

Funny. Showcase = no playoffs or advancement

Lots of new talent for MD United this year! Can't wait for this week's season opener.

I’m curious where the new talent came from. Other club teams?

Everyone has played for first games, which squads are looking sharpe?