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Not a valid point. If someone on UA roster got injured prior to their tournament, they would fill their spot with a waitlister as well. However, the only thing UA has on AS right now is that it's free. Oh and the fact that Long Island put three teams in it for a money grab. Just don't tell that to the parents on the C/Gray team. Ridiculous they were allowed to do that.

My god another parent hung up on the C team/gray team.......if your daughter is on the A or B team then it really shouldnt matter to you....your daughter is probably going to get a flood of calls on Sept. 1st anyway....relax and stop letting it bother you

In my opinion the issue with the less talent being brought in is the chest pounding dads and programs that are now pounding their chest that their kid made it. More annoying than anything but doesn’t truly hurt anyone… just our ears

My god Another parent who can’t see that people aren’t upset that someone’s daughter made the gray team but that the organization put in three teams to cheapen AS and make it a money grab. Which is what the post was about. There should be 1 team. That’s it.

There are not many girls that are going to get a “flood” of phone calls on Sept. 1 so I wouldn’t get your hopes up. The 2024 class is not that strong. The 2023 was probably one of the strongest classes in recent memory and less then 20 went to a top 10 school. Florida and Stony Brook almost took half of them.

Thankfully nobody is interested in your analysis of the 2024 group, or your opinion that the 2023 was an elite group. The fact is nobody will know the level or ability of the 2024 group until the recruiting cycle is over.

Actually it was the analysis of the college coaches after Dallas in November. They already know.

“The Analysis if the college coaches” after Dallas? Did you have access to the coaches and their “analysis”? Are you in the conversation with college coaches and discussing this with them?

Right ! Because you have access to college coaches LOL, You sound more ridiculous each time you post.

Over the years Under Armour did a very good job with their Underclass Tournament, it was by far the most competitive HS event around. On Long Island there were always a handful of players who were talented enough to make but were left out for one reason or another (in general, not making the team did not hurt them when it came to recruiting).

The overbearing delusional parents have been rewarded with American Select, certain people realized that they could profit even more off the families so they created an event that they could control. Everybody gets a trophy just as long as you pay for it.

It is perfectly fine to have the event and it is okay to have three teams per graduation year but to bill it as an elite or select event is disingenuous to say the least.

As one of the posts pointed out, the college coaches will do their own analysis and they will let all of the parents and players know just how "select" they are.

Just be thankful that your daughter plays lacrosse, the opportunities that this sport can provide are nothing less than incredible. The best 20 or so players from Long Island will have their choice of schools. There will be great opportunities for the rest of the players as well but those opportunities will not be at the better college programs.

Do your best to help your daughter navigate the recruiting process, help her to stay positive and find the overall best fit so that her overall college experience is a positive one. For all but the top players the recruiting process can be very stressful for both the parents and the players.

Some tournament schedules coming out show no reflection of teams capability- Kildare playing terrible teams in their first tournament, Ramos being in the same bracket as 91 (craziness), teams ranked very low playing teams ranked very high. Will there be movement in these schedules? Do tournament directors have the understanding of the stronger teams and clubs? Kildare and Ramos should be in higher brackets then the teams they are currently versing for sure, and some 2024 b teams playing 2025 teams in recruiting tournaments? Who is getting paid to make these decisions.

Summer genesis schedule is really bad...Bengals, 91, Kildare, O'Sullivan, & Jesters all really bad schedules for the skills of those teams. The directors really screwed that one up. Have a feeling there will be complaints and it will change.

There is always a tournament or two each year that misplaces teams. It’ll balance itself out eventually

There is always a tournament or two each year that misplaces teams. It’ll balance itself out eventually[/quote]

Directors request the level and approve the schedule before it’s released.

As for AS , 2nd team players in Md are turning down the invite. Next person with $500 is up though. People are jumping at the chance to pay to play this elite event.

Ramos's team is overrated. Always has been