US Lacrosse Community Forum Forums NORTHEAST LACROSSE BOTC MAIN FORUM (LI, CT, WC) Boys 2025-8th Grade Fall 2020/Summer 2021

I have a 2022 kid and 2025 kid. I would say you're wrong except for parents wanting their son to get more playing time. Many 2022 kids went from the top team to the 2nd team in order to accomplish this. There really wasn't any fighting. Parents know where their kid stands by this point. If they're not playing its time to find that playing time.

Clearly you haven't been there yet. 2021, 2023, and 2025. My experience is not unique, ask anyone who has older competitive kids. Their only advocate will be you. You have to decide what your child wants, be realistic and be willing to spend a ton of time and money to go that route. or not.

And those few kids are somehow related to owners, directors and coaches or they go to the HS of the coaches. With no real governing body it's a dirty, dirty business.

Rebels Got new uniforms, apparel package and Helmets. Class Act

They don't get the proper training so might as well entice them with swag.

Is RUSH 2025 done? Heard that they are and they have tryouts for every other grade listed on their website.

The Rebels 2025 have a Great coaching staff, Parents and Young men. Ownership 2nd to none. Watch the explosion of teams next year. Rebel parents get it. Anyone that knocks this organization, knows zero about LI lacrosse.

Rush Merged with Legacy at this age, neither any good. This will not work, parents are furious.
Good kids will be leaving
Nice move in mid season.
dense and DUMBER

Come on man, they got together as a team over 100 times over the past 12 months. Give it a rest.

Assume we won't see any of those red helmets at tryouts for other teams then!

If true, team mergers never work. Now with HS here. In my opinion (and experience) you need to have your son play with a club with a proven track record in these coming years. Newly formed teams or pick up teams are good up until HS. But now it’s about networking for the recruiting build up over the next 24 months.

Stop. Kids in and out week to week. Coach promises playing time than rides 15 kids until they can't move anymore, losses mounting. Players not showing up and spotted at other tournaments, guest players from out of state, the list is endless. Rebels are grasping to keep the kids together for their recruiting years, so they offer kids new swag to play in an event the backed into. B team at best with poor coaching, so be realistic. No thanks and best of luck.

Are you saying that Legacy does not have a proven track record , go back and look at all the kids they have committed start with the 2020 class . if you come on here and have zero clue what you are talking about then keep the comments to yourself . The best guy you want getting your kid coached and into college is TZ if you dont believe look at the recruits . All other programs care about the top 5 then everyone else is on there own

I guess this might be true if all you care about is a college scholarship. If you're in it just for that, you're missing the point.

not speaking about scholarship , if you now lacrosse you use it to get into a school you would not be able to get in on your own

I think you have to let it go. Nothing u said is true, just grapes. My son is on team, and everything is great. Let it go any worry about your son.

Other than getting on a good team (done) where he plays a lot (done) what recommendations do you guys have for this "recruiting build up over the next 24 months"?

I'm still very new to lacrosse and this is my oldest.

You are not using lacrosse to get into a school unless you are a standout, recruited, player. Some schools have zero sway with admissions, some have a little and some allow for a slightly lower admission standard. The constant is that you have to be recruited and offered a spot, regardless of scholarship. If playing lacrosse in college is the priority there are programs for almost all great players. It depends entirely on #1 the schools need, than #2 factor in how low of an academic institute you're willing to attend just to play.

so why did legacy and rush merge teams? each had enough to field their own team, and rush was probably 3rd or 4th best on the island.

Probably first step of legacy buying out rush. 2025 Rush has some very good players. No depth, not top 5

Rebels 2025 head coach is clueless.

I disagree, he's the smartest guy around. He begged his way into the WSYL so he can say they qualified. Gave the team shiny new helmets to quiet all the malcontents. He'll have them all back next year for the same lower tier product.

Not hard to figure out who is posting the anti Rebels post.

Legacy and Rush merge is for this grade only.

it's a win for both programs.

Stay exactly where you are. As long as your player enjoys it. Never forget it's about them not you.

Usually merging organizations would be each grade. Why just this grade.

Do I need to care about these showcases that are starting? I honestly figured NEXT summer we'd start doing that stuff.

Lol, okay. Just don’t be first in line to buy film and attend showcases. And not scholarship, those are few. It’s about playing after HS, if a kid wants that, which 98% do… and It is a fact that some clubs can open more doors than others. I won’t promote which club I think does that best. But it will be easy to see in September 2023.. Speaking from experience.

I think no need until after sophomore year. Spend this time getting aligned with the right club

I’m not sure how. They essentially alienated 1/2 of each team and tarnished their clubs’ reputations. And the result was obviously not positive as they lost to some very poor teams. This is likely a result of some people thinking their kids deserve to be on better teams.

is there anywhere to see live scores on the wsyl?

Let's not forget that our boys will also get exposure on their high school teams. It's not just club anymore.

I guess Rebels aren’t going 0-5.
Big 8-4 win over a good beserkers team.

I think the best thing you can do is speak with families that have been through this process and make decisions from there. It’s Hs now and being on the right club makes a difference, unless your son has no interest in playing beyond Hs, which is fine. Then stay where you are, but this is the most important tryout yet.

Rebels just lost a crazy overtime game vs BBL 8-7. CoachC just lost to Beserkers

Rebels win vs beserkers 8-4 (Beserkers beat CoachC)
Rebels lose to top seeded BBL 8-7 in OT
Showing they belong ?

Legacy has continually tarnished their name time and time again but people continue to go back. Rush had a decent team, I have no idea why they would do what they did. Just doesn't seem to make sense

Rebels 1-1
Win over berserkers 8-4 (who beat CoachC)
OT loss over top seeded BBL
I guess they belong.

Rebels are legit, the people saying otherwise are simply haters. Lots of good Long Island teams.