US Lacrosse Community Forum Forums NORTHEAST LACROSSE BOTC MAIN FORUM (LI, CT, WC) Boys' U15 National Championship Tournament - July 26th-28th, 2013

And will win it AGAIN next year. BTB = #chosenones.

Agreed, turtles are going to roll

Put it this way - the turtles have the kind of talent where they have the best attackman at any level in a stacked town like Manhasset. Come git some. #chosenones

Put it this way - the turtles have the kind of talent where they have the best attackman at any level in a stacked town like Manhasset. Come git some. #chosenones

Everyone knows this tournament is a joke. Have a fun time in FL wasting your money.

Yeah, not sure why that kid wasn't playing on Varsity. Fear the turtles!

What happens when a turtle crosses the turnpike. Jersey lax rules!

I hope for his sake this is not the kid or his family
mouthing off like this. Will not be well received if
it is. In for a rude awakening. That god he lives
in manhasset cause other towns wouldn't go
for that.

I hope for his sake this is not the kid or his family
mouthing off like this. Will not be well received if
it is. In for a rude awakening. That god he lives
in manhasset cause other towns wouldn't go
for that.

It's not just one attackman. Every kid on the Turtles will shake up the varsity of their respective schools next year. Will be lots of parents and upperclassmen not happy everywhere on the Island.

There is more than one attack at Manhasset in 2017 that will play varsity next year - hint: not on the Turtles. Not just attack - a couple of mids and and LSM/D too. This 2017 group at Set will be a big problem for the upper classmen but a great problem for the coach.

Wow, brag on your kid much? I wouldnt pencil your little superstar into varsity just yet, I think Manhasset knows what theyre doing and they have some 10th, 11th and 12th graders that might have something to say about you taking their spots.

I would hope the Turtles would win it. There are very few good teams at this tournament. Place it in the Tri-State area or the Mid-Atlantic and you'd get much better sample of teams.

And get rid of the stupid rule of allowing HS players to play in a U15 tournament. What a joke.

Why on Earth are the Crabs not in this? They would wipe the floor with every one of these teams. Anybody close to the Crabs program care to offer a reason? And plesae...no need for "their too old" comments. I'm sure they have plenty of great players in their system who are eligible under the age guidelines that they could put together for an awesome team. Thanks.

The Crabs can no doubt put together a competitive team to play in this tournament that meets the age requirements but it wouldn't be the team that plays together in this age group all summer and that is most likely why they don't enter a team.

Still doesn't explain why they don't make the effort when teams from all over the country do so.

There can be many reasons why the Crabs are not going to Fla.
Its 5 months away (which doesn't make sense)teams will change, its a Holiday week so people do have other plans, most will be in HS and may be playing a winter sport, there are expenses to consider around the holiday and so on. The team my son plays on got an invitation this year and to my surprise they had to turn it down because 6 or 7 families couldn't do it. The venue and competition sounds great but the Young Gunz Tourney was just as good if not better because the teams we playing in season. And you know the rosters will be very different in December with coaches trying to stack their team.

National Championship or simply just a Jamboree? Has anybody been following the girls' side of this? The girls' "tournament" has been a joke so far with 16-0 scores being the norm. Gives legitimate support to a prior poster on this thread calling the boys' side a joke event too. I'm guessing we'll see a bunch of 16-0 scores on the boy's side too. With so many weak teams and great programs missing such as the Crabs, Clams, Laxachusetts, West Coast Starz etc..this feels like a cheap version of much better represented team tournaments such as the Under Armour shootout, Crab Feast etc. I predict this tournament will wither away in the coming years unless something is done about the disparity of talent that's allowed to play as well as the location. To claim this as a "national" tournament is technically acurate (because there are teams from all over) but realistically is a false claim of "championship". The winner should just be crowned the US Lacrosse U15 "Jamboree winner" rather than stake a claim to "Best U15 team in the Nation". I think the Crabs have it right - and I don't even live in Maryland. The only thing this is good for is the marketing for the club that wins the final game.

The scores coming in from the girl’s side show what a joke the qualifiers are for this tournament. It will be pretty bad on the boy’s side too. Expect a lot of very lopsided games.

From the boy’s qualifiers, the third and fourth place teams from the Southeast Regional are the only ones coming. Those teams were blown out in the regional playoffs (13-1 and 14-5 for semifinal scores). The second place team was blown out by the first place team 13-0.

Why teams from Long Island are going to Florida to play against such poor competition is mind boggling.

Curious, which "select tournaments earlier in the summer" are you talking about?

Young Guns, Crabfeast would be a good start. Yes, I know associated with the Crabs. But I'm not associated with the Crabs, just thought they brought together the best clubs from all over. Very few if any slackers.

Too bad Piranhas don't play turtles in pool play. Would love to see that and settle who's the best Express club.