US Lacrosse Community Forum Forums NORTHEAST LACROSSE BOTC MAIN FORUM (LI, CT, WC) Girls 2030-6th Grade Fall 2023/Summer 2024

Use this thread to discuss lacrosse pertaining to 6th Grade Girls (2030 Grads) for the Fall 2023/Summer 2024 Season.

Good luck to all 2030 girls teams this season - going to be a fun year

1. YJ LI
2. MD
3. Heroes
4. Jesters
5. Top Guns
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[quote=Anonymous]1. YJ LI
2. MD
3. Heroes
4. Jesters
5. Top gun

I'd switch M&D and YJ
#3 is MD United

That’s an honest assessment of the age group. M&D is clear number 1 until someone beats them in a full game. The few games they lost were half a game.

Agree w MD United.

The only way MD United beats M&D is in short games by scoring early and then stalling - which is totally the fault of the M&D coaches. They beat M&D at Lax Cure that way. But the five games previous to that M&D beat them including trouncing them 15-3 in their local spring league championship. Someone needs to teach M&D how to play shortened playoff games

1. M&D
2. MD United
3. YJ
4. Aces
5. Heroes

Has YJ lost to any of those teams?

YJ the class act, but the others are getting there. Like Aces staff and the hires and you got the force with Heroes. Any others should be on the list? Think another two or three.

Aces and Monster are ranked closely for their 25’s, 28’s and 29’s. Aces clearly ahead for 26’s and 27’s.

Isn’t that how you win any playoff game with 4-5 games in the same day? Score early and stall?

Apparently it is . NOt very good lacrosse but it is a way to win. My opinion is at these tournaments where you could have two additional playoff games is to have three games the first day of the tournament and one regular game the second day. That way if you end up having to play one or two additional games you're not so beat. Especially in summer tournaments where its hot too.

Not sure about last year, but def in the past. I know YJ beat both M&D and MDU in very tight games in LFTC.

BLC needs to be added to the top-5 conversation, they are close with Hero's.

M&D won in OT vs MDU in a 46 min NGLL game in spring. Obviously coulda gone either way.

Upcoming Long Island tournaments. Who is going?

Fall Fray
Sticks for Suzanne
Queen of the Island

Some of our teams splitting the first 2 as a tune up for Queen of the Island.

Queen of the Island groupings are up on Tourney Machine.

Solid top bracket.


Primetime and CT Grizz joining the A group amongst

YJ Babst
Legacy Blue
Jesters Blue
Tradition
Igloo
Primetime Navy
CT Grizzlies

Top division is PT, CT grizz, YJ Babst, & Tadition. Other division appears to be more of a B division

LOL - that is very laughable why because Wink says so ?

Teams that rely on 2-3 players to do majority of the work tend to struggle in playoff games. M&D is one of them, hence they have not won LTFC. Depth is key and you need to get multiple players to contribute.

Why does Igloo keep getting included in these lists? They are a clear step or two down even from teams like Legacy Blue. Two or three very good girls but that's it.

You should check the scores past few weeks. They are right there in the mix

If you practice 4 times a week, you'd better be in the mix.... Igloo keep getting mentioned because the coach is a market machine...

I’m not an igloo parent. They have beaten jesters and legacy in the fall why can’t they be in the mix?

If you've watched them play you'd know why they can't. A small number of VERY talented girls but I've seen them lose to some mediocre teams over the past 12 months.

They have only been around for 1 year 😂 I guess that means they are doing good

What tournaments will they play in the Fall and Summer? That is the key to improving, but the best tournaments can be hard to get into.

They sent out an email with a tournament schedule to those signed up for tryouts this past summer. Some of what they listed were Maryland Cup, Live Love Lax, Lax for the Cure, Summer Genesis.

Those are good tournaments, esp Lax for the Cure.

I heard they had trouble getting into some of these summer tournaments e.g lax for the cure is already sold out.

How did everyone do this weekend ???

Sounds like the ole bait and switch. Not ok

Igloo 2030 parent here we are very happy 5 tournaments in fall everything we were told and more Maryland Cup in a few weeks all the tournaments that we were promised and more but Thank you for trying to stir the pot . We are very happy and wish everyone on every other team the same.
I believe older grades going to Lax for Cure

All Igloo teams going to Summer Genesis origins , lax by sea , mid Atlantic , live love lax
Not sure about bait and switch but it’s ok stir stir stir

Why are Igloo people so defensive?

I hope igloo is at least somewhat successful. With Liberty being acquired by Jesters and Elevate went away, Nassau could definitely use another club team. The problem is that Liberty and Elevate had great track records of producing solid college commits, which I don't see how it will work with Igloo yet. I don't even see the same depth of commits from Jesters other than a few 2023 HS grads. Having YJ as almost the monopoly is not a great thing for girls.

Think the depth of Jesters recruits will come as last years ranking for the

2026 black team #5
2027 black team #8
2028 black team #11
2029 black team #36
2030s will have high ranking as well

Think the 2026/2027 class will solidly it and therefore attract more talent from the Nassau lax towns in the younger years.

That's very helpful! And you are right (I just double checked) - the 2024 (#70) and 2025 (#23) were not the highest ranked although I would say #23 is still very solid. I hope Jesters can produce strong commits in 2026, including strong lax and strong academic schools to fill the void of Liberty and Elevate. Those two clubs used to produce many Ivies and Ivies-like commits. Otherwise, I wonder where all the Manhasset and GC kids would go.

Well Jesters is the closest to GC/ Manhasset, play in a lot of the big recruiting tournaments, and have a dedicated indoor complex. You’re starting to see some movement in the 5th- 9th grade years from these towns. Think these next few recruiting years will determine how it goes.

I don't necessarily agree with this. I think you will see an influx of kids to Tradition and Igloo. My opioion is that both put the extra effort into their teams and offer more attention to player growth. They will attract the kids who are tired of being in a small fish in giant pond.

In terms of recruiting, the strongest kids will get recruited regardless of who they play for. A lot of recruiting is also done at college showcases. If you go to a prospect day and play well, they will come see you live. Fact. You just need to have coaches and directors who are paying attention to all kids, not just their top 5 that will make the best social media post.