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Spsg coach is getting all the top M&D kids now. She’s getting the top 27 kids there next !

Thanks SPSG dad. We’ve missed you. Merry Christmas.

Same to you. Spsg = National Champions for the next 7 years at least ! MG will pass CR as top high school coach ever. Best coach in the league.

Next 7 years, where do you come up with that number? And I thought MG was retiring soon?

Lol at the Coppermine parents trying to put Coppermine in the same sentence as M&D and Hero’s.

Not a Coppermine parent here so I have no dog in the fight. Coppermine is definitely above SW in those age groups. Everyone can decide for themselves if they belong with Heros and M&D, but it's not up for debate if they're better than SW. Post 2025s, SW isn't the club it once was and is on a downhill slide. I have to assume it gets sold to a sports conglomerate at some point soon to salvage the brand value while it still has it.

They have a very strong 28 team so it is probably true that HS coaches will look at them more closely next year (though think many players are already in privates). This team is an anomaly for the club, even though Coppermine parents love to tell you their club is a future powerhouse.

Powerhouse or no powerhouse, M&D and Hero's aren't beating them on a consistent basis.

I can also guarantee that this summer, the top 3 players for that ‘28 Coppermine team will tryout for M&D and leave … if offered a spot.

Just stop. Coppermine has 1 team and M&D and Heros both with improve. Coppermine has peaked and nowhere to go but down and they are in 7th grade. Coppermine does not have the history or production at all levels to take over the lax world. Even the top 28s will look to jump closer to recruiting time. Just look at the committments at the top 3 clubs. All their players find schools just not a handful. Does Coppermine 24 have any commits this fall ?

Taking this bet and coming back to it this July. No one is leaving, mark it down now.

There is a big difference between 7th grade lacrosse and what you will see in high school particularly the recruiting years in terms of lax IQ, size, and speed. The high school teams especially M&D and SW are constantly evolving until Junior year. Also, a few players from outside of MD typically flock to M&D and SW. In addition, many of these 7th graders will lose interest because of burn out and/or other typical highs school distractions like boys etc..... enjoy the grade school years while you can.

Doesn’t matter if you are a coach, parent on the team or good friends with a top player. You will find out later than you want to. Look at the recruiting history at those top clubs and you think your top 3 will sacrifice to play at Coppermine ? I applaud you if so but fear of missing out gets all !

At the middle school years, Coppermine is playing in good brackets in top tournaments. They also established a very vague partnership with JT after she retired from JHU. This, along with the hope that they will attract and retain talent that historically has gone to Skywalkers and, to some extend, M&D is what they are hanging their hat on. Seems risky to be the first decent recruiting class a club has ever had, but some are definitely staying put based on the premise that the future of the club will be different.

I’ve seen multiple references to MG retiring from SPSG here…is this fact or just speculation still?

Speculation. She is running the table now.

There is little risky about it. A club team ranked that high with a great coach (that's an assumption,I don't know anything about the coach) with tons of top players will get heavily recruited. That's not debatable and it doesn't matter that much what the name of the club is. The players make the team, the club name doesn't. Obviously, the top clubs (M&D and Heros) have historically had most of the best players and good coaching so they naturally get heavily recruited every year no matter what. What does seem risky for good players that aren't quite top-tier is jumping from a great team that is sure to get heavily recruited to an old legacy club hoping that the club name gives them a boost. Everything changes over time. The top clubs today may or may not be the top clubs in 3-5 years. Owners age or change, coaches leave, philosophies change, etc... Parents of top players notice and will adjust. We're probably seeing that inversion right now between two of the clubs mentioned by PP not named M&D or Heros. If some of the top players do decide to leave, the ranking is going to drop quickly, and all the calculus changes.

Exactly. Undefeated 3 peat coming up. GOAT coach !

GOAT?...win 9 IAAM championships in a row before using the GOAT term.

She essentially handed over the reins last year to Deamer after they got beat during league play. His influence was evident in the back half of the year/playoffs.

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Nothing GOAT about SPSG. Come back in a decade.

Exactly. Undefeated 3 peat coming up. GOAT coach ![/quote]
GOAT?...win 9 IAAM championships in a row before using the GOAT term.[

SPSG will be on par with all other IAMM teams when the 23’s Graduate

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GOAT?...win 9 IAAM championships in a row before using the GOAT term.[

SPSG will be on par with all other IAMM teams when the 23’s Graduate[/quote]

As long as Mary and Deamer stay they will dominate. That 25 class is loaded too !

This is the same coach that was shown the door at MDSA years back? Hammerhead has made his way back to the board!

SPSG beats McD (orange crush) in the Indoor tournament just now. Great game….SPSG goes on to semi’s. McD had all their girls from last year and the new Jr. #1 recruit and still could not pull it off. SPSG looking good for Spring.

For the love of all things holy, please wait til your actual season starts before you start your tangents.

This didn’t age well.

Seems you tooted that horn a little quick dad. Tell us how the rest of the day went!

Thanks, Dad. Posting from spooky nook, smh. Let’s Go fool!!

No 3peat @ the Nook

Spalding the new #1 in the area ? Funny if you think indoor games mean anything.

McD has been pretty basic for a few years now. Their 23s are basic. No superstar elite athletes.

Ouch…….They have 3 super elite athletes who are 24’s. At least TC thinks so.

There was a player on McD that was scoring at will and looked to be the best player on the field. Not sure what you classify as a superstar, but that player definitely dominated.

RS and KL are Elite players for MCD. They are as good as any players in the Country. MCD will be fine this year. A lot of talent on that team.

Doesn't matter. McD lost to St. Pauls who then lost Spalding.
Gonna be interesting this season.

How did SPSG do stopping the headband?

Don’t think headband was there