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Are they in the exact same tournaments?

Terps and Terps black both play A in tournaments, so your logic doesnt work...

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Seriously though, one of the issues with youth sports has always been the controversy over players playing “down”, either in age or skill level, to give a team an unfair advantage. Accusations are always being made and defended. I think this topic rubs people the wrong way because Express is now openly having players play “down” on the Terps.

It’s like a B level team entering a tournament in the B bracket and then bringing several A players with them. The other B teams would take acceptation. Additionally, given the size of the Express organization and the number of 2017 players that were at their tryouts, it’s hard to defend this practice. Having a flexible roster doesn’t appear to serve any purpose other than to give the Terps an unfair advantage.

Now before anyone get’s their panties in a bunch, I’m not saying that any of the Terps or Terps Black players are not age appropriate nor am I saying the Terps are a B level team. Terps and Terps Black are two of the best teams at this age group. I’m simply saying having the flex roster that brings down players from the next level team gives them an advantage over many of the teams they play.

If your not involved .... Why are you so concerned?
Also how are they playing down when they all play in the A bracket.
Lastly why do you assume they are playing down? The boys that play both are on the Terps first and are black second.
So if you can not grasp the concept and can only see it as playing up or down
Then those boys would be playing up.....
But you will turn it anyway you need so you can still grip.
AGAIN GET A LIFE MOVE ON.

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Or better yet, what if they played each other. Then what team would they play on. Wonder who would win. lol

I bet the Terps will not answer this question Honestly.

for all the people that can't read--please don't comment on my spelling--both teams pay in the A brackets at tournaments they join. So, there is no way anyone can consider their team in an A bracket at a disadtvantage.

Unless your child is on one of the teams, you have no gripe and move on.. for those on the teams, they have options next year but have probably already paid for this year...

leave it alone and start gossiping about something else..

Not honestly. It has been asnsawered with lies and misleading statements. again and again. Read thought this thread and you will see contradiction after contradiction. over and over again.

I was at the JDRF Tournament this past weekend and at least 6 or 7 Terp Black kids played for he Piranhas, so I would guess the Express program moves their stronger players around to give them more playing time and also make there less competitive teams stronger.

So 6 Terp Black players played for the Terps and another 6 or 7 played for the Piranas. If the Black team doesn't have a tournament they play with the weaker express teams to make those team seem better than they are?

Holy cow, couldn't agree more. Ya know, just a few years ago summer lacrosse at 14 was about playing tough competition and becoming a better lacrosse player. This whole terp thing is nuts, it doesn't mean anything. Pretty much NO 2017 is getting any college looks yet. Let it go, focus on getting your son better. If he becomes really great he'll play at Cham or St. A's, if not he won't play that much, yet he'll still go to a good school and will probably play lacrosse. RELAX try to enjoy it, before you know they'll be gone. Here's another tid bit, you don't have to be on the best team to get recruited!! The college coaches don't care who wins the games at the tournaments....

Well said and agree. However, I'll venture that not every "good" player wants to go to St. Anthony's and Chaminade. Plenty of quality players around who choose a different path. While a certain club or school may help with connections, talent, hard work and self-determination will get a kid recruited.

There were only 3 Terp black players at the JDRF, and only because the Pirahanas were short players and everyone else was down in Maryland

Ok so 3 Terp Black players on the Piranas at JDRF and 8 Terp Black on the Terps in Maryland. That's 11 Terp black players playing on lesser Express teams last weekend.

I was at the JDRF Tournament this past weekend and at least 6 or 7 Terp Black kids played for he Piranhas, so I would guess the Express program moves their stronger players around to give them more playing time and also make there less competitive teams stronger.

Thats very good. Next question: If you have 10 apples and you eat three , how many do you have left ?
Lets see if you can figure that on out?

Who cares? the fact that you are tracking 8th grade boys and concerning yourself with when and where they are playing lacrosse is very sad. Go start your own club and run it however you like.

The "fact" is that you are desensortized to what is right & wrong. Again, ALL of LI lacrosse players tried out for travel teams last sept/oct. the coaches & these kids have been (or not) playing & practicing together for months. Every team has kids that have improved & some that have not improved. The coaches & the kids & the parents deal with that. ONLY in "Expressland" is it acceptable to have kids on a sliding scale all year long & parents justifying the "sharing" of players! It has never been ok & Ill never understand how you can argue that. Thea are children, not matter how competitive lacrosse can be there should always be a line between right & wrong.

The "fact" is that you are desensortized to what is right & wrong. Again, ALL of LI lacrosse players tried out for travel teams last sept/oct. the coaches & these kids have been (or not) playing & practicing together for months. Every team has kids that have improved & some that have not improved. The coaches & the kids & the parents deal with that. ONLY in "Expressland" is it acceptable to have kids on a sliding scale all year long & parents justifying the "sharing" of players! It has never been ok & Ill never understand how you can argue that. Thea are children, not matter how competitive lacrosse can be there should always be a line between right & wrong.