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Things tend to get out of hand in 2nd half, I know we've lost by more than 6 when there was a 1-2 goal game at halftime.

Your kid will experience this even more at HS level, might as well learn to play as if the score was always 0-0.

There's really not an easy solution. The bottom of the A division deserve the right to go up against the top A teams to try to improve.

That's fair. but it also explains why some players from top teams don't really value NGLL compared to tournaments where all games are against top teams.

NGLL was awesome for my daughter. Every week teams could prepare for you and playoffs there were no easy games. Simulate to high school now. Playoffs were always competitive and semi and final in one weekend was fun too.

According to AU Futures director, they will take 16-19 girls per region. However, girls can tryout for multiple regions if they want.

The website says summit will be held at Cedar Lane Regional Park in Bel Air.

Given NGLL weekend, many MD folks may have to go to DE tryouts Sunday if NGLL game conflicts with MD tryout.

Noticed they did recently update the location to Cedar Lane and it’s shorter this year too. Last year was pretty much the entire Monday, Tuesday and half day Wednesday. This year it’s just a late start on Tuesday and Wednesday. Bummer because my daughter loved the three days last year.

It has July 25-27, where do you see its only two days?

We need more of this detailed analysis, hats off to you sir.

With NGLL divisions aligned, its comical how mismatched they are.

Big winners are M&D (Shocking) and Coppermine.

When people claim M&D is biased and gives special treatment to their teams in NGLL and Robinson tournaments, this is what they are referring to. No Hero's Green. No BLC. The three weakest teams in A league all in their division.


Coppermine had the easiest 2021 NGLL schedule, and darn near made the playoffs because of it, but this year there's no way they don't make the playoffs.

They play CCLax and TLC, who may win one game amongst both of them, but even with M&D matchup their opponents were 17-28-3 in 2021 NGLL A and got outscored 300-406.
Take away the M&D game and their opponents were 10-27-3 and outscored 219-368 in NGLL 2021.

So In North your playoff teams are:

1) M&D Black
2) Coppermine
3) NEMS

Mark it down.

BLC got hosed. The difficulty of their schedule is unmatched. I guess they’ll just have to prove it on the field.

BLC has the hardest schedule no doubt. They have a shot to make the playoffs on ability but it will be tough.

Where do you see all this info on NGLL website?

It's on Tourney Machine

3 teams from each side make the playoffs. If BLC can't make top 3 regardless of who's in their division, then it's on them.

First people complained only 4 teams make it. Now you have 6. Now it's not fair which teams are aligned.

If you're scared, stay home.

And Hero's White will have something to say in the M&D Division

Ok, M&D Dad, just be happy you guys play for a club who gives you an easy schedule. Two games against CCLax? Come on bro!

Honestly you guys should be embarrassed. You would make the playoffs regardless, didn't need to soften it all up.



Yes, Hero's White who won a single NGLL game last year, is going to be a threat. LOL.

So M&D plays 8 games, for a total number of NGLL A division wins last year: 17

Insert the Joker Soft Clap meme

M&D’s schedule is borderline Division B level.

Yet on the 26 board everyone is complaining that Hero's received the super easy bracket.

It's always going to be someone getting their feelings hurt.

No one’s feelings are hurt. Just stating the obvious that M&D’s schedule. No Hero’s, no BLC, no Pride. How does that happen?

Well to be fair, I am seeing M&D playing BLC on 4/24, they could have selected - Cavalier or Stars....

My mistake going blind...they do play BLC. No Hero's, Pride, MDU, LBC.

Numbers to back up schedule comparison

2021 US Club Lacrosse Rating | Team | SOS by USCL Rating

NORTH (Avg Schedule Rating - 744.45)
96.28 | NEMS | 736.33 (15/15)
94.66 | Coppermine | 738.20 (14/15)
99.99 | M&D Black | 738.53 (13/15)
91.81 | Hero's White | 740.67 (11/15)
89.03 | TLC Red | 743.94 (10/15)
90.28 | CCLax | 755.27 (4/15)
87.68 | Sky Walkers Blue | 758.20 (1/15)

SOUTH (Avg Schedule Rating - 750.40)
99.87 | Hero's Green | 739.87 (12/15)
95.83 | Pride Red | 746.51 (9/15)
94.87 | LBC | 746.72 (8/15)
88.87 | Stars Light Blue | 752.22 (7/15)
95.20 | Maryland United | 753.14 (6/15)
98.51 | BLC Blue | 753.54 (5/15)
91.32 | Integrity | 755.40 (3/15)
88.09 | Cavalier | 755.78 (2/15)

M&D vs TLC, Skywalkers, CClax (2 times) Heros White, that going to be 75 goals and maybe 10 goals allowed in those 5 games.
As someone stated, that could very easily be a B division lineup.

Not going to prep you for a Hero's in Mid Atlantic finals or Eaglestix in NGLL finals if you make it.

Agreed about the lopsided brackets. Really, everyone in the "South' bracket got hosed. BLC especially as their one "North" game is M&D - the only strong team in the North! The next best team is NEMS who is solid but not great. Coppermine is OK at best.

The South has Hero's Green, LBC, Pride, MD United and BLC????

That's 5 strong teams vs. 2 if we are counting NEMS.

Need to swap one of the 5 strong teams for a weaker team in the North. It would closer to balanced then....

They need to move Skywalkers or TLC into South and put a Pride , LBC or MDU into North to even things out some.

Wow! I can't get over M&D's easy schedule.

Heres' what the divisions should have been to make them even:

North
M&D Black
NEMS
Pride Red
LBC
Hero's White
TLC Red
Stars Light Blue

South:
Hero's Green
BLC
MD United
Coppermine
Integrity
CC Lax
Cavalier
Sky Walkers Blue

What I can't understand is why M&D would play CCLax twice? Any chance that was an error? It doesn't seem that any other teams meet twice in an eight game season.

All teams in the North Division play a team 2x because there are only 7 teams in that division.

Pretty spot on.

Agree 100%. This would be fair.

Yeah, it makes no sense M&D plays a cupcake schedule?!?!? They are the best team in the league? Whomever came up with these brackets needs to be pimp slapped.

Hot M&D Mom sleeping with the schedule maker.

I really hope the last to posters were joking. NGLL is run by Robinson Sports of course M&D gets a cake schedule since their owner runs the dang thing.

Why do the weakest teams have the most challenging schedules? You’d think they’d try to make it more even. Seems like the NGLL is protecting some programs.

Let’s not lose sight of the fact NGLL scheduled games for Heros MDU and BLC during the Athletes Unlimited tryouts. Could have very easily been avoided, almost appears intentional.

Yawn

These conspiracy theories are wild. The NGLL does not care about middle school Athletes Unlimited.

NEMS is much better than Coppermine