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Not that it really matters, but which club will win the most championships in the top division? Hawks seem like the best bet since they likely will win 2026 and have good shots in 2025, 2027, and 2029. Madlax next since they have plausible shots in most every year. Then maybe Next Level (2027, 2028, and 2030) and FCA (2025 and 2028). Anyone else have more than one team that is competitive for the top spot? Team 91 at 2025, but nothing else. Crabs are good at a number of ages but not top anywhere.

My guess is only Hawks get 2 (26 and 29). 91 wins 25, Madlax wins 27, NL gets 28, and don’t have any kids or friends with kids at 30. Maybe BLC?

But Madlax could easily end up with a lot more if things break well for them in the playoffs.

Can Madlax include their players who play on their Capital teams that live out of state on their roster for HoCo? For instance they have a FL and NC kid on their 2025 Capital Roster.

Can Madlax include their players who play on their Capital teams that live out of state on their roster for HoCo? For instance they have a FL and NC kid on their 2025 Capital Roster.

Can Madlax include their players who play on their Capital teams that live out of state on their roster for HoCo? For instance they have a FL and NC kid on their 2025 Capital Roster.

I don’t think there is any requirement that the players be local. If the player is rostered before the fourth game, is any the grade stated, and is not rostered for another team, I think it is legal to have out of state players on the roster. It is contrary to the spirit of HOCO providing a local club league in the spring to bring in out of state players, but I don’t think there is any rule against it looking at the league bylaws.

Are kids actually willing to travel from NC or FLA for a 50 min game on Sundays?

They've been doing it for years. 91 MD had a contingent of players from TX who flew in for 2022 games. Crabs has had a few CA and TX players fly in as well.

Uhh... there are out of state teams that compete in HOCO.... just sayin..

They've been doing it for years. 91 MD had a contingent of players from TX who flew in for 2022 games. Crabs has had a few CA and TX players fly in as well.

Madlax will likely be in every championship game. Hawks should win at least 2 - 26 and 29 for sure and the 28s should have a real chance with the holdbacks. 25s and 27s have clearly taken a step back but have a chance. NL will win one - probably 2027. FCA gets blanked because 91 wins 25s - easily. My guess is nobody wins 3.

I don’t think there is any requirement that the players be local. If the player is rostered before the fourth game, is any the grade stated, and is not rostered for another team, I think it is legal to have out of state players on the roster. It is contrary to the spirit of HOCO providing a local club league in the spring to bring in out of state players, but I don’t think there is any rule against it looking at the league bylaws.

It is not about legality, rule and requirement, it is about sanity.

What is with all the smoke and mirrors in youth lax. Capital team, Regional team National team. When you compete with kids brought from all over the place on a local level it is worse then holdbacks. Show up with what you got.

It's not that big a deal and different sports do it all the time across the country. We planned a vacation last summer and reached out to the local teams to see if he could play while we were there. Several said no problem and happy they could help.

It's not that big a deal and different sports do it all the time across the country. We planned a vacation last summer and reached out to the local teams to see if he could play while we were there. Several said no problem and happy they could help.

What is with all the smoke and mirrors in youth lax. Capital team, Regional team National team. When you compete with kids brought from all over the place on a local level it is worse then holdbacks. Show up with what you got.

My guess is only Hawks get 2 (26 and 29). 91 wins 25, Madlax wins 27, NL gets 28, and don’t have any kids or friends with kids at 30. Maybe BLC?

But Madlax could easily end up with a lot more if things break well for them in the playoffs

Can Madlax include their players who play on their Capital teams that live out of state on their roster for HoCo? For instance they have a FL and NC kid on their 2025 Capital Roster.

What is with all the smoke and mirrors in youth lax. Capital team, egional team National team. When you compete with kids brought from all over the place on a local level it is worse then holdbacks. Show up with what you got.

It's not that big a deal and different sports do it all the time across the country. We planned a vacation last summer and reached out to the local teams to see if he could play while we were there. Several said no problem and happy they could help.

That's the last thing I am thinking about on a vacation.

For summer, I think it’s fine to have out of region players since you are playing out of region clubs anyway. But HOCO is more fun if it is about regional and club rivalries for the youth teams. All the kids are 8th grade or younger so there’s no recruiting angle and the rivalries aren’t as fun if teams are bringing in people from Texas or whatever who have little connection to the clubs or area. Without the rivalry games, HOCO is just like any other tournament game.

That's the reason your son wont go D1.

That's the reason your son wont go D1.

Lol. Our summer is already full of the top tournaments on a top team. Don't need to pimp him out and make the rest of my kids sit at a tournament while on "vacation". You must be a goalie dad And he doesn't play other sports.

That's the last thing I am thinking about on a vacation.

"Our summer"...that says it all. Living through Jr.

Lol. You're a dope, yes, our, as in our family.
So i was correct, you are a goalie dad of a one sport kid

My guess is only Hawks get 2 (26 and 29). 91 wins 25, Madlax wins 27, NL gets 28, and don’t have any kids or friends with kids at 30. Maybe BLC?

But Madlax could easily end up with a lot more if things break well for them in the playoffs.

What quality team is taking some vacationing kid on for a tournament?

Why are u guessing goalie? With so few goalies out there the odds are against it.

"Our summer"...that says it all. Living through Jr.

Hawks always win more than that. 25 is really competitive so maybe that's a one off for some club. Madlax 27 is starting to implode as parents are now calling other teams for placement and BLC parents are asking about returning across the river so Hawks get another one there. NL is competitive at every age except 26 but won't get any.

Any mid-roster player in elite or aaa in this area is immediately one of the top players on just about any roster in the country. The tournament dates for that team didn't match up with the vacation but our kid got to go to a few practices and had a blast. Sweetlax.

Not a lot of registrations yet for 2026. Are teams waiting until the last possible day to commit the $1,800 registration fee?

Status of 2026 Registration:

Elite 18 openings remaining
AAA 16 openings remaining
AA 16 openings remaining
A 17 openings remaining
B 19 openings remaining

Can you clarify what this means? "18 openings remaining" for 2026 Elite---that can't possibly mean an 18-team elite division?

Clearly there must be a mistake. No way they allow any B leagues. The breakdown must be:
Super Elite
Elite
AAA
AA
A

This story keeps getting more strange. A DC/Baltimore family goes on vacation to fly-over country and asks if their mid-roster son can drop in on a random, inferior team's practice to use it like a free clinic? And this proves he is on track to be a division 1 player. Okay, got it. And that's relevant to the original discussion of MadLax flying in kids for HoCo games how?