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Do you even have to ask? the parents of kids whose playing time is unaffected think it is great, because they want to win, and they like the buzz of good new players coming in. But the parents of kids whose playing time is cut for a newcomer feel resentful toward DM, and toward the new player and his parents. it is not rocket science.

Just getting ready for high school.

I wonder what many here will do now that this phase of the kids' lax lives is coming to a close. By Labor Day, this board will look a lot like the spam-laden cobweb covered site that the 2027 forum is now. Sneak peek at the empty nest for many, depending on your level of obsession.

Hope they put out a collection plate for those parents who owed 60k+ to the IRS. Help that holdback's parents out!

Cabell is and will forever be the 2028 Madlax coach.

NL boys updated their instagram with pictures of the 3 new players.... must be true

NL bench is already starting to look long. They added more kids for the summer?

Looking forward to those russian sneaker ads here in this forum next year!

That is a good question. I am guessing everyone will just move over to the High School sections.

The high school boards are indeed lively!

Thanks Hawks dad, now go back to the Annapolis Yacht Club and sip some girly drinks. Funny how you deflect from the fact that the 28 Hawks also have holdbacks. I guess because they are your holdbacks and not big holdbacks it makes it ok. It's fine, Annapolis isn't known for manly men.

The 27 page was never as popular as this one. I imagine parents of boys in this age group will still have a lot to say.

They're off the ML online roster, too.

If any but a handful are frothing up the high school boards next year they need more hobbies. Maybe half a dozen 28’s across the region will see real time.

Hawks like many MD teams have single and double holdbacks. The rest of us are supposed to bury our heads in the sand and ignore this fact.

Have not seen any Clippers videos. Did they get beat by a bunch of hill Billie’s? It’s very weird

Why are you so enamored with Cabel Maddex? Let me guess. It’s his fault your kid didn’t get an IAC nomination too?

Clippers lost 4-9.

Yes. You’re supposed to pretend it’s ok. Just like the parents of those holdbacks pretend their child would look as good on a field with players their own age.

I love how you assume that a kid couldn't hold his own with his own "age". Guess its hard to say one way or the other since every team is doing it. Baseline a kid's performance on the field with no holdbacks and I bet some of those big bad holdbacks you like to complain about would still kick little Johnny's @ChillLaxin on an even playing field. Go ahead and continue to blame all the woes you've experienced on the holdbacks. Guess when little Johnny is playing fresh/soph next year I would love to hear what excuses you conjure up. We will all be waiting in anxious expectation (well, actually not because we will have moved on).
On a positive note, it was a great season and "any given Sunday" played out on the youth lacrosse stage.

Not a Hawks parent, but does the town where the Naval Academy is located really have a reputation for being soft?

Oh please. Work on your reading comprehension. I didn’t say hold their own. I said look as good. And I’m right.
And stop with the little Johnny reference. You have no idea who you are talking to and who their child is. There is no excuses with my son as he has more than excelled on age and is currently playing up. Thats a fact that none of you people ever consider. That the person you’re trying to make fun of is actually in a very different situation than you assume.
And I have no idea who I’m talking to and whether your child is playing on age in a tough league and holding their own, a holdback, or a double holdback. If they are either of the latter, I can tell you this with 100% certainty. They did not stand out on age. You held him back. The only reason he is standing out now is because he is older. I am right. You are wrong. Period.
You people are dense.

The younger classes finally got a year without holdbacks and it seemed to be a hit with families and clubs. 28s never had that, but too late now.

Your kid will crush it. At UMBC.

Does anyone have an older kid who played club lax? Is this much potential or actual reshuffling between spring and summer normal at this age? We have different helmets at practice every night since HOCO.

Prob don’t see this at teams like Hawks, FCA Blue, Clippers, Team MD. Maybe try out for one of these clubs.

Apparently Cabell still next Level from playing NAL. Somewhere relegated to playing a B team tournament second week of summer against — B teams— at Platinum Cup. fool… at least they might catch a game against Crabs or 2Way, but the rest are literally B teams for 91, WCS, etc. Come on.

Are there actually any double holdbacks in the 2028 class? People causally say it regularly but I don’t actually know any. Not saying they don’t exist - but it they do then who? Where?

Or are people just yapping?

My son played in Platinum Cup a couple of years ago. I didn’t think it was a
weak tournament. Some of the teams that show up there are pretty good.

Yes. Incredibly soft. Fake tough guys. Lots of bark, no bite. On the field and in the stands.

No bite in what sense? I'm not a Hawks dad, but they're inarguably a top five regular club team in the country and pretty clearly the best team in the mid-Atlantic. Is just winning games not enough bite? Do they need to start cheap-shotting people?

Thank you for an actual constructive response, and not using "little Johnny" anywhere in it. But we're happy with our coaching and like the other families so we're not planning to leave, and in my experience you'll have more success in life if you stick with things for a while instead of constantly jumping around to a perceived better situation. That's why I'm disappointed to see this from both a club and parent perspective. Not the lesson kids should be learning from sports, IMO.

He is right, Annapolis and its direct surrounding area are some of the softest men in whole DMV area. The land of the Lands End Khaki and Quarter Zip is the land of softies.

Naval Academy isnt Annapolis people . LOL. South Boston has their Southies, Annapolis has their Softies.

If you took holdbacks off the Hawks they'd be the Clippers.

If you took the holdbacks off of FCA, they'd be Predators

If you took the holdbacks off of CRABS, they'd be Blue Claw

If you took the holdbacks off of Next Level, they'd be BLC

But you can’t and they aren’t.

Pretty much spot on, actually.

If you took the holdbacks off Team MD they would…..oh they don’t have any they just win. #InstagramClippers #chesthair

Speaking of holdbacks - I know nobody cares about the circuit but red hots played more than three kids older than June 1st. That’s cheating.

I would name the kids but I feel that’s a bit much for an anonymous messages board.