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Good to know we have a new talking point around scores and close games. 11-3 is considered a close game!

Agree with Pride probably winning. Friend of mine has daughter on BLC and they’re still without their best middie who is injured.

You mean your daughter .... "Asking for a freind" LOL
Another BLC parent making excuses again and before a game (pathetic) .... Pride beat BLC 10 - 1 in the fall.... BLC stole the "Hero's best Attack player" during the winter, which I would assume would make BLC much better, but the excuses are still coming. Injuries are part of the game (unfortunately), keep it out of your excuses, try to win and if you don't, then you lost fair and square by a better team.

I think Pride beats BLC in a close game, just because i think Pride is slightly better.

That CCLax M&D Game went down hill quick, and I think it was over before it was started. Hero's White is not close to M&D, and I don't see the game getting that out of hand. Remember, Hero's White won 1 game in 2021 I believe. CCLax has a few good players that honestly could play on any A team in NGLL.

Um. No

Um. No

You obviously don't follow these teams as close as you think you do. Honestly, there are some that are just delusional. You don't think CCLax is sending kids to D1 programs? Take a look.

Kids come and go from all sorts of clubs all the time. M&D and Hero's are great because their top girls are better than other teams top girls, its not because player #22 on the roster is better than player #3 on other A team clubs.

Name a quality win CCLax has had over past 2 years. Probably beating stars (a team who wont win an NGLL game this year) in the fall.

You obviously don't follow these teams as close as you think you do. Honestly, there are some that are just delusional. You don't think CCLax is sending kids to D1 programs? Take a look.

Kids come and go from all sorts of clubs all the time. M&D and Hero's are great because their top girls are better than other teams top girls, its not because player #22 on the roster is better than player #3 on other A team clubs.

First off, my kid isn’t on CCLax.

You didn’t watch close but yes, def have one player who could make Heros or M&D. The fact that she didn’t stand out was likely related to not being able to get the ball, there’s 24 kids on that field after all.

There’s a handful of kids on the big three who wouldn’t start on half the NGLL A teams. Ask a Hero’s or M&D or BLC parent and they will back this up.

First off, my kid isn’t on CCLax.

You didn’t watch close but yes, def have one player who could make Heros or M&D. The fact that she didn’t stand out was likely related to not being able to get the ball, there’s 24 kids on that field after all.

There’s a handful of kids on the big three who wouldn’t start on half the NGLL A teams. Ask a Hero’s or M&D or BLC parent and they will back this up.

Two different things at hand.

The talent depth of M&D and Hero's (can the 22nd player start on BLC NEMS MDU LBC) or the reverse, can the top 2-3 on Coppermine or 1-2 on CClax make a M&D or Hero's Green roster.

At end of day, the 21st 22nd kid on M&D Hero's won't be there in two years. Those rosters aren't for life, someone will get cut or pushed out or leave for lack of PT.

Two different things at hand.

The talent depth of M&D and Hero's (can the 22nd player start on BLC NEMS MDU LBC) or the reverse, can the top 2-3 on Coppermine or 1-2 on CClax make a M&D or Hero's Green roster.

At end of day, the 21st 22nd kid on M&D Hero's won't be there in two years. Those rosters aren't for life, someone will get cut or pushed out or leave for lack of PT.

Every team hopes to turn over their bottom few kids of their roster. It’s ok. There is plenty of room for those kids at Skywalkers.

Next summer and the following to a lesser extent are when teams really shake up and begin to solidify for high school.

I think you will see some of the top players at Coppermine, NEMS, etc start to look around and gravitate towards programs with the history of D1 recruitment.

Saw this twice with my older girls who are now in college and high school.

My predictions

Cavalier 11, Stars 5 Best player on the field will be the Stars goalie. Next 6 or 7 best players will be on Cavalier who get their first A win.

My predictions

Heros G 11, MDU 6 MDU a bit underrated and heros still feeling each other out; probaby nip and tuck for a half
Heros W 18, CC Lax 4 Really depends on how much Heros W plays its starters. Big dropoff on their second line. Could see it closer if Heros calls off dogs early
Cavalier 11, Stars 5 Best player on the field will be the Stars goalie. Next 6 or 7 best players will be on Cavalier who get their first A win.
LBC 12, TLC 4 TLC will win alot of draws which will keep the margin to single digits
NEMS 14, SW 9 SW's offense is much improved, especially with #80; problem is, I'm not sure they can stop anyone
Pride 6, BLC 5 Will likely be played at BLC's tempo, but Pride wins too many draws. If Vegas offered a total, i'd definitely go under.

review of my own picks. Thought I did fairly well except for Cavs/Stars also surprised TLC kept it as close as they did.. Missed Pride/BLC but knew it would be a slugfest. From what I heard Heros could have had any more against CCLax if they wanted. Feels like they wont come close to winning a game this year.

NGLL 2027 Week 2

MD United 27 vs Hero's Green 27
Hero's Green -6
Hero's has played well in this matchup in the past, and I'm not sure anything has changed to effect that. Could be close in first half before Hero's pulls away.

Score: Hero's Green 9-7
Fairly competitive match, sloppy at times. Should build momentum for MDU.

CCLax 27 vs Hero's White 27
Hero's White -7
We need to see if CCLax can bounce back. Hero's really can't afford to go 0-2 at this point and this is a must win game.

Score: Hero's White 11-0
Huge win for HW, seems they controlled this game. CCLax now has to wonder if it will win a game in A.


Cavalier 27 vs Stars Light Blue 27
Cavalier -3
This may shock a few people, I just got a feeling Cavs take this game. Another NoVa matchup here.

Score: Stars 7-5
Hard to say if both teams are solid or both teams not good but we know they are pretty even.


TLC Red 27 vs LBC 27
LBC -13
May be a bit high but I expect LBC to come out hard and not let up, and TLC has shown us nothing so far, I'm just expecting a big gap here.

Score: LBC 11-7
Either TLC is much better than we thought, or LBC is struggling. Either way, TLC earned my respect with this score.

NEMS 27 vs Skywalkers Blue 27
NEMS -11
NEMS will want to move on from last week and they get a great team to take out frustrations. Skywalkers can make a statement just keeping this thing from getting away.

Score: NEMS 11-7
Another game I went way too high on the favorite. There is a trend now where there isn't that separation from bottom teams to top teams. I'd love to hear how this game flowed.


M&D Black 27 vs Coppermine Black 27
M&D -9
I saw the summer matchup and it was ugly. We will see how much fight Coppermine has. M&D averaging 22 pts a game is tough for them.

Score: M&D 13-3
M&D is just in its own category right now. Coppermine can bounce back but it won't be such a cakewalk as I thought against SW or TLC.


BLC Blue 27 vs Pride Red 27
BLC -3
If Pride won, I wouldn't fall out of my chair. Both teams I feel continue to get a bit underrated. BLC should pull out in the end. A Pride win puts them squarely into playoff scenario.

Score: BLC 7-6
Another tight game BLC manages to win. They seem to force others to play their game. Not a huge loss for Pride here, they still can make playoffs.

No major takeaways other than CClax is in over its head at moment while Skywalkers seems to have improved measurably.

I watched the 2nd half of the SW game. They are much improved. They have 3 or 4 players who can play with anyone. (I assume these players are new because I don't remember playing against them). If they can build around this core they will be very good in a year or two. Not sure I can see them winning many games until their defense improves or they get depth, but I don't see them getting blown out every week like last year.

NEMS has taken a step backwards for sure unless they were missing a lot of players. There is a pretty big gap now between them and MDU,Pride/BLC

There are several "bands" as others have suggested. Each band is separated by 3 goals on average. The goal for each team should be to win their band and attempt to move up to the next band.

Band 1: Hero's + M&D - Would be surprised if either lose to anyone other than themselves.
Band 2: BLC + Pride + LBC + MD United. These teams come close to Band 1 but they are still 2-5 goals behind.
Band 3: NEMS + Coppermine + Integrity + Skywalkers? - Nems & Coppermine used to be in Band 2 but have slipped a little
Band 4: Stars + Cavalier + TLC + Hero's White
Band 5: CCLax

There are several "bands" as others have suggested. Each band is separated by 3 goals on average. The goal for each team should be to win their band and attempt to move up to the next band.

Band 1: Hero's + M&D - Would be surprised if either lose to anyone other than themselves.
Band 2: BLC + Pride + LBC + MD United. These teams come close to Band 1 but they are still 2-5 goals behind.
Band 3: NEMS + Coppermine + Integrity + Skywalkers? - Nems & Coppermine used to be in Band 2 but have slipped a little
Band 4: Stars + Cavalier + TLC + Hero's White
Band 5: CCLax

I watched both the TLC / LBC and SW / NEMS games.

TLC has some very solid field players and both goalies are good as well. Seem to be well coached and will continue to improve, probably a year away but heading in right direction. LBC looked very beatable and their goalie took a ton of shots.

The SW / NEMS game was fun (both with full rosters), especially in the second half.

Both teams have good Middies / Attackers, NEMS has a very good top 3 players but their D is their Achilles heal.

SW needs help on D, probably had 10-12 unforced turnovers on clears alone, just bad passes that went out of bounds or into traffic. You can't give the ball back that many times and expect to win. Also, they get burned on backdoor cuts a lot.

If SWB can add 4-5 players this summer and move some pieces around, they will be in a very good place.

Great Summary. I imagine if you combine SWB and TLC, you would have a top 6 team. (which will likely happen on its own over the next 2 summers).

[quote=Anonymous]There are several "bands" as others have suggested. Each band is separated by 3 goals on average. The goal for each team should be to win their band and attempt to move up to the next band.

Band 1: Hero's + M&D - Would be surprised if either lose to anyone other than themselves.
Band 2: BLC + Pride + LBC + MD United. These teams come close to Band 1 but they are still 2-5 goals behind.
Band 3: NEMS + Coppermine + Integrity + Skywalkers? - Nems & Coppermine used to be in Band 2 but have slipped a little
Band 4: Stars + Cavalier + TLC + Hero's White
Band 5: CCLax

There are several "bands" as others have suggested. Each band is separated by 3 goals on average. The goal for each team should be to win their band and attempt to move up to the next band.

Well put. Fully agree except I would put LBC in band 3. Maybe a band 3.5 with SWB and Heros White.

LBC is in Band 2 until they play themselves out of it, let's not forget they beat Hero's Green in the fall.