US Lacrosse Community Forum Forums NORTHEAST LACROSSE BOTC MAIN FORUM (LI, CT, WC) Boys 2027-8th Grade Fall 2022/Summer 2023

I don't think express has anything to do with blocking teams ....it's one person from 91 doing all of the blocking admits not just other long island teams it's also BBL, Texas nationals , advnc ndp, mad dog national , red hots etc......those are the top teams not attending. You can look at the brackets and already know who will be competing at the end . Only a handful of teams . The rest are wasting their time . NAL among other tournaments are now taken more seriously

This event is for the parents not the kids! The people running and working the event laugh and make fun of the parents because they go their every year and make fools of them selves! 😂

Facts are the facts....a bunch of older kidson the express team. Everyone knows it by now . Sorry to burst your bubble express dad .

Big boys don't throw tantrums and block competition....you got it backwards guy . If your team was filled with big boys you would invite competition not block it . WEAK

Correct lol....wheels wheels

Exclusive means there will be exclusions.

I'll be laughing all weekend while my boy is getting looks from every major program out there, and you and yours are sulking and thinking what might have been if only you hadn't choked at the tryout last summer.

Exactly. This guy has it right. You think St. Anthony's would ever duck Chaminade? Or Virginia ever duck Maryland? Never. The best play anyone anywhere anytime. NLF is pathetic. Everyone else laughs at NLF. Started a great event that was open to everyone and then turned it into a money grab and blocking all regional teams that are not NLF. Does anyone think that tournament will survive with only NLF teams and then low level fillers? Brilliant strategy. BBL, Hawks, 3D NE, Texas Nationals, Next Level, all coming for you NLF.

If there is a college coach watching a 2027 game then somebody paid them to pretend to be interested.

Great. We're all laughing too. First, no 8th graders are getting any looks by any program at NLF or elsewhere. 8th grade. Second, you don't sound like an LI NLF guy. 91 and Express are phenomenal programs with great players. Those parents are not happy with weak competition events. And will not like this turn NLF has taken. BBL is very competitive at all age groups. 27's can beat anyone. Not having BBL, Hawks, 3D NE, Texas Nationals, Next Level, 2WAY, 3D Georgia, and other top clubs makes this event less interesting to everyone. Third, laughable that you think NLF equals recruiting. Any tournament can pay assistant coaches a few hundred bucks to attend. And dozens of events have every major program there. These guys' livelihoods depend on finding the best players, not attending NLF events.

If you really are an NLF dad, great for the rest of us. Not thinking about this right at all.

I'm going and you are not, that's the bottom line pal. I am going and you are complaining about not going. Don't worry, I'll snap a few pictures so you can see what it looks like.

So happy for you. Have fun with Lax Yellow and 91 Rage. Make sure to buy NLF t-shirts and post on Instagram. . .

Your point is irrelevant. 91 already beat those teams that are “blocked” this summer.

NEWSFLASH....next year NLF will be irrelevant. Why? because USCL will be having it's first club national championship which will be a tournament of USCL top 16 club teams at the end of the season . So Timmy tantrums can't block teams out . It's either you're in the top 16 club teams (no national teams allowed) or you're not ....so the teams that are ranked #65 that are in this year's NLF won't be allowed there as their club has no say in who goes . So take some good pics at the NLF this year and hold it as a memory because next year it won't even be discussed anymore

Right... here is how that is gonna play out. How many of the top 16 teams are NLF affiliated? It would be pretty easy for the NLF to just advise their clubs to not attend. Then what do you have... just another random tournament with a few good teams and a bunch of fill ins that can make it fit their schedule.

You are playing checkers my friend.

That's the bottom line. If you say so "pal." Don't get so defensive. I'm sure 91 and Express will be awesome forever. Everyone else is making really compelling arguments. You just keep mocking people and enjoy those pictures.

Keep making those compelling arguments. I don't need them.

Go look at USCL rankings today ....5 out of top 10 teams are not at the NLF ....hardley checkers

So roughly half of the top 16 are NLF teams. What happens when that half don't show up to the USCL National Championship? it's a great concept that isn't able to be executed in a perfect manner. Just like NLF isn't able to get everybody to their tournaments. No matter how organized you want these club teams to be, this isn't an NCAA scenario.

Good luck getting that tournament filled in August. August is the month off for most lacrosse families.

Don't worry, these clowns will happily sign up. Club fees just went up another stack as well.

The problem with August is that you start to conflict with other sports. Especially in certain states like Ga and Texas where football is still king.

91 Machine will be looking up at Express at NLF this time around .

I too predict a big W for Express.

Can somewhere there record the game film and post it to YouTube? Probably the closest I’ll ever get to an NLF event as my boy wasn’t good enough to make one of the teams that invited to play this weekend.

I’ll be cheering for the World Series Champs in this one.

I think the championship games are on ESPN.

Sorry mom, but you didn’t post a single fact, just a bunch of crying. You’ll “always” be known as a lacrosse Karen, now that’s a fact!

6 reclasses on express A team . FACT

The training on the Express Haugen team is second to none! This is the reason for their success!!

Oh right thanks express dad . Has nothing to do with the 6 reclasses. Why didn't they have the same success last year ? Hmmmm

Express will always be known as " the team with 6 reclasses".

Okay Karen, where’s the proof for your fact? There is most certainly proof of your “Karen” attitude, but a Karen’s word isn’t proof, just mommy hysteria!

Or if you prefer The Haugen Holdbacks

Really easy ...ask any parent or kid on the team and they'll tell you themselves. What do you want birth certificates. You can ask for that too . 6 kids are one year older on the team . Indisputable fact. I know the truth hurts express dad but everyone knows the team is older.

What about the 2027 rexpress team ....re being for reclass ...I like that one

“ Or if you prefer The Haugen Holdbacks”
Bravo!

My favorite morning of the year…packing my Range for NLF. Give me a shout out if you are making the drive over as well! For those less fortunate, I’m sure you’ll be able to follow along on the ‘gram. Everybody who is anybody gonna be there.

I hear it’s your wife’s favorite morning to as she watches you leave and her boyfriend pull in

Right ...except BBL, Annapolis hawks , mad lax national , Texas nationals , red hots, 2way, advnc ndp, 3d new England .......

Have fun being irrelevant

My favorite morning of the year…packing my Range for NLF. Give me a shout out if you are making the drive over as well! For those less fortunate, I’m sure you’ll be able to follow along on the ‘gram. Everybody who is anybody gonna be there.[/quote]

The best team from PA isn’t allowed in so not everyone is going