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Crabs smoked by Brotherly Love. 91 MD loving to BBL B team.
Nice job guys. Someone upset that their son isnt a Carb. Sorry only for the elite players, not wanta bees What in the Boys Latin education is that? It is not as bad as people say, as a bunch of students who were rejected by Gilman go there . They help with test scores. This is probably an unwanted topic here, but a lot of great young men were rejected by almost all of the MIAA-A schools for the 2028s, it caused quite a stir in the Towson Laxosphere. In all seriousness, I bet BL and John Carroll got in on the Rejection Party this past spring as well. St. Mary's is probably the last "come one, come all" MIAA-A school. Feel bad for the people whose son couldn't get in to a MIAA A school . Cant think of a worst faith. First thing Baltimore people ask you is what school your son goes to. If not a MIAA A school, not something most MIAA A parents can get pass, you dont belong in same company. I hope your parents didn’t spend money on sending you to a private school, your grammar is somewhere below elite level. Now, as for your critique of my grammar, I’m truly grateful. Nothing screams “elite” quite like taking the time to nitpick a casual remark on the internet. Clearly, the bar for meaningful engagement has been set at correcting typos rather than addressing the actual point. I sincerely hope you didn’t attend a private school, because if this is the best your tuition money could produce in terms of wit or depth, someone got shortchanged. You must be one of those classic Baltimorean's whose first questions are, “What school does your child go to?” “Where do you live?” and “What do you do?” All great talking points from someone clinging to elitist status symbols as if they mean anything in the real world. Bravo Please feel free to critique.
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No doubt CT has some of top talent in 2028. But perhaps partly can be explained by dilution of talent. In top 25, there are 3 CT teams. But there 5 are MD/DMV teams. BTW 3 Philly teams, 2 LI teams, 2 NJ teams, 2 Boston. The rest are national or only team in one area. Top 25 is an arbitrary number. If I choose another arbitrary number like 13, there are ZERO teams from MD or LI. 3 teams from CT and 2 from NJ. Yes, these are based on fall results which you can't take too seriously . . . but they are consistent with trends. And if you look at the 4 grades below the 2028s (29's thru 32's), there's only 3 total teams in the top 10. Looks like the new age restrictions are impacting the MD clubs' ability to compete at the top levels. Are the age restrictions still a thing? My 2028 is my youngest and we're not going to reclass regardless so I admittedly haven't been paying much attention, but I thought I'd heard that tourney organizers and even HOCO were already backsliding on age restrictions.
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Crabs smoked by Brotherly Love. 91 MD loving to BBL B team.
Nice job guys. Someone upset that their son isnt a Carb. Sorry only for the elite players, not wanta bees What in the Boys Latin education is that? It is not as bad as people say, as a bunch of students who were rejected by Gilman go there . They help with test scores. This is probably an unwanted topic here, but a lot of great young men were rejected by almost all of the MIAA-A schools for the 2028s, it caused quite a stir in the Towson Laxosphere. In all seriousness, I bet BL and John Carroll got in on the Rejection Party this past spring as well. St. Mary's is probably the last "come one, come all" MIAA-A school. Feel bad for the people whose son couldn't get in to a MIAA A school . Cant think of a worst faith. First thing Baltimore people ask you is what school your son goes to. If not a MIAA A school, not something most MIAA A parents can get pass, you dont belong in same company. I hope your parents didn’t spend money on sending you to a private school, your grammar is somewhere below elite level. Now, as for your critique of my grammar, I’m truly grateful. Nothing screams “elite” quite like taking the time to nitpick a casual remark on the internet. Clearly, the bar for meaningful engagement has been set at correcting typos rather than addressing the actual point. I sincerely hope you didn’t attend a private school, because if this is the best your tuition money could produce in terms of wit or depth, someone got shortchanged. You must be one of those classic Baltimorean's whose first questions are, “What school does your child go to?” “Where do you live?” and “What do you do?” All great talking points from someone clinging to elitist status symbols as if they mean anything in the real world. Bravo Please feel free to critique. No critique - much clearer and well stated. Paxil cocktail wear off?
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Yes. The people who ask what school you go to are usually nouveau rich or just middle class. It's the first time they ever paid for tuition and want to let you know. It's a big deal to them. They are the same parents who chose a kid's school by the cheapest tuition price. People like us, with real money, don't concern ourselves with such minutiae.
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No doubt CT has some of top talent in 2028. But perhaps partly can be explained by dilution of talent. In top 25, there are 3 CT teams. But there 5 are MD/DMV teams. BTW 3 Philly teams, 2 LI teams, 2 NJ teams, 2 Boston. The rest are national or only team in one area. Top 25 is an arbitrary number. If I choose another arbitrary number like 13, there are ZERO teams from MD or LI. 3 teams from CT and 2 from NJ. Yes, these are based on fall results which you can't take too seriously . . . but they are consistent with trends. And if you look at the 4 grades below the 2028s (29's thru 32's), there's only 3 total teams in the top 10. Looks like the new age restrictions are impacting the MD clubs' ability to compete at the top levels. No doubt CT has some of top talent in 2028. But perhaps partly can be explained by dilution of talent. In top 25, there are 3 CT teams. But there 5 are MD/DMV teams. BTW 3 Philly teams, 2 LI teams, 2 NJ teams, 2 Boston. The rest are national or only team in one area. Top 25 is an arbitrary number. If I choose another arbitrary number like 13, there are ZERO teams from MD or LI. 3 teams from CT and 2 from NJ. Yes, these are based on fall results which you can't take too seriously . . . but they are consistent with trends. And if you look at the 4 grades below the 2028s (29's thru 32's), there's only 3 total teams in the top 10. Looks like the new age restrictions are impacting the MD clubs' ability to compete at the top levels. No doubt CT has some of top talent in 2028. But perhaps partly can be explained by dilution of talent. In top 25, there are 3 CT teams. But there 5 are MD/DMV teams. BTW 3 Philly teams, 2 LI teams, 2 NJ teams, 2 Boston. The rest are national or only team in one area. Top 25 is an arbitrary number. If I choose another arbitrary number like 13, there are ZERO teams from MD or LI. 3 teams from CT and 2 from NJ. Yes, these are based on fall results which you can't take too seriously . . . but they are consistent with trends. And if you look at the 4 grades below the 2028s (29's thru 32's), there's only 3 total teams in the top 10. Looks like the new age restrictions are impacting the MD clubs' ability to compete at the top levels. DC Express is #10. That’s D.C. as in the DMV
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Nice job guys. Someone upset that their son isnt a Carb. Sorry only for the elite players, not wanta bees What in the Boys Latin education is that? It is not as bad as people say, as a bunch of students who were rejected by Gilman go there . They help with test scores. This is probably an unwanted topic here, but a lot of great young men were rejected by almost all of the MIAA-A schools for the 2028s, it caused quite a stir in the Towson Laxosphere. In all seriousness, I bet BL and John Carroll got in on the Rejection Party this past spring as well. St. Mary's is probably the last "come one, come all" MIAA-A school. Feel bad for the people whose son couldn't get in to a MIAA A school . Cant think of a worst faith. First thing Baltimore people ask you is what school your son goes to. If not a MIAA A school, not something most MIAA A parents can get pass, you dont belong in same company. I hope your parents didn’t spend money on sending you to a private school, your grammar is somewhere below elite level. Now, as for your critique of my grammar, I’m truly grateful. Nothing screams “elite” quite like taking the time to nitpick a casual remark on the internet. Clearly, the bar for meaningful engagement has been set at correcting typos rather than addressing the actual point. I sincerely hope you didn’t attend a private school, because if this is the best your tuition money could produce in terms of wit or depth, someone got shortchanged. You must be one of those classic Baltimorean's whose first questions are, “What school does your child go to?” “Where do you live?” and “What do you do?” All great talking points from someone clinging to elitist status symbols as if they mean anything in the real world. Bravo Please feel free to critique. You did it again. “What school does your child go to.” Wonderful grammar. UMBC?
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This is probably an unwanted topic here, but a lot of great young men were rejected by almost all of the MIAA-A schools for the 2028s, it caused quite a stir in the Towson Laxosphere. In all seriousness, I bet BL and John Carroll got in on the Rejection Party this past spring as well. St. Mary's is probably the last "come one, come all" MIAA-A school. Feel bad for the people whose son couldn't get in to a MIAA A school . Cant think of a worst faith. First thing Baltimore people ask you is what school your son goes to. If not a MIAA A school, not something most MIAA A parents can get pass, you dont belong in same company. I hope your parents didn’t spend money on sending you to a private school, your grammar is somewhere below elite level. Now, as for your critique of my grammar, I’m truly grateful. Nothing screams “elite” quite like taking the time to nitpick a casual remark on the internet. Clearly, the bar for meaningful engagement has been set at correcting typos rather than addressing the actual point. I sincerely hope you didn’t attend a private school, because if this is the best your tuition money could produce in terms of wit or depth, someone got shortchanged. You must be one of those classic Baltimorean's whose first questions are, “What school does your child go to?” “Where do you live?” and “What do you do?” All great talking points from someone clinging to elitist status symbols as if they mean anything in the real world. Bravo Please feel free to critique. You did it again. “What school does your child go to.” Wonderful grammar. UMBC? He is still trying to figure out what’s wrong with the sentence.
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This is probably an unwanted topic here, but a lot of great young men were rejected by almost all of the MIAA-A schools for the 2028s, it caused quite a stir in the Towson Laxosphere. In all seriousness, I bet BL and John Carroll got in on the Rejection Party this past spring as well. St. Mary's is probably the last "come one, come all" MIAA-A school. Feel bad for the people whose son couldn't get in to a MIAA A school . Cant think of a worst faith. First thing Baltimore people ask you is what school your son goes to. If not a MIAA A school, not something most MIAA A parents can get pass, you dont belong in same company. I hope your parents didn’t spend money on sending you to a private school, your grammar is somewhere below elite level. Now, as for your critique of my grammar, I’m truly grateful. Nothing screams “elite” quite like taking the time to nitpick a casual remark on the internet. Clearly, the bar for meaningful engagement has been set at correcting typos rather than addressing the actual point. I sincerely hope you didn’t attend a private school, because if this is the best your tuition money could produce in terms of wit or depth, someone got shortchanged. You must be one of those classic Baltimorean's whose first questions are, “What school does your child go to?” “Where do you live?” and “What do you do?” All great talking points from someone clinging to elitist status symbols as if they mean anything in the real world. Bravo Please feel free to critique. You did it again. “What school does your child go to.” Wonderful grammar. UMBC? He is still trying to figure out what’s wrong with the sentence. Oh, look at you, brandishing your grammar police badge again. Yes, I dared to commit the unforgivable sin of slightly off punctuation. How scandalous. If this is where you find your intellectual high ground, by all means, celebrate the minuscule triumph. I imagine it must feel very validating to dodge actual substance in favor of policing commas and question marks. But let us not forget your little sock puppet routine, claiming those last two barbs came from different people when it is clearly just you and your oh so convenient alter ego. Very impressive. Is this what it takes to bolster your position, pretending there is some chorus of agreement behind your grammar nitpicks. How delightfully pathetic. Keep it up. I am sure your imaginary fan club is simply riveted.
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No doubt CT has some of top talent in 2028. But perhaps partly can be explained by dilution of talent. In top 25, there are 3 CT teams. But there 5 are MD/DMV teams. BTW 3 Philly teams, 2 LI teams, 2 NJ teams, 2 Boston. The rest are national or only team in one area. Top 25 is an arbitrary number. If I choose another arbitrary number like 13, there are ZERO teams from MD or LI. 3 teams from CT and 2 from NJ. Yes, these are based on fall results which you can't take too seriously . . . but they are consistent with trends. And if you look at the 4 grades below the 2028s (29's thru 32's), there's only 3 total teams in the top 10. Looks like the new age restrictions are impacting the MD clubs' ability to compete at the top levels. No doubt CT has some of top talent in 2028. But perhaps partly can be explained by dilution of talent. In top 25, there are 3 CT teams. But there 5 are MD/DMV teams. BTW 3 Philly teams, 2 LI teams, 2 NJ teams, 2 Boston. The rest are national or only team in one area. Top 25 is an arbitrary number. If I choose another arbitrary number like 13, there are ZERO teams from MD or LI. 3 teams from CT and 2 from NJ. Yes, these are based on fall results which you can't take too seriously . . . but they are consistent with trends. And if you look at the 4 grades below the 2028s (29's thru 32's), there's only 3 total teams in the top 10. Looks like the new age restrictions are impacting the MD clubs' ability to compete at the top levels. No doubt CT has some of top talent in 2028. But perhaps partly can be explained by dilution of talent. In top 25, there are 3 CT teams. But there 5 are MD/DMV teams. BTW 3 Philly teams, 2 LI teams, 2 NJ teams, 2 Boston. The rest are national or only team in one area. Top 25 is an arbitrary number. If I choose another arbitrary number like 13, there are ZERO teams from MD or LI. 3 teams from CT and 2 from NJ. Yes, these are based on fall results which you can't take too seriously . . . but they are consistent with trends. And if you look at the 4 grades below the 2028s (29's thru 32's), there's only 3 total teams in the top 10. Looks like the new age restrictions are impacting the MD clubs' ability to compete at the top levels. DC Express is #10. That’s D.C. as in the DMV Hahaha. Talk to me when DCE beats a top 15 team. We weren't talking "DMV". We were talking MD vs NJ/CT. What happened to all of the reclass talent that was going to FCA and Crabs? What happened to all of the talent that was leaving Madlax for Next Level? All are now irrelevant when discussing the top teams in the country. Hawks will likely return to the top 10, but gone are the days that they are challenging for the top team in the country. New age restrictions? Playing for national teams instead? What's the explanation?
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How about the all star teams and others where the team isn't just holdbacks, but many of the active roster are currently 2027's and are "planning" to holdback or post grad. The point of a division is to play against your peers for the ability to play against like teams and for evaluation. Just say their name: Hilltoppers. I had never even heard of this insane idea of "planning to hold back, so he's gonna play back now, in advance of that future, maybe, decision to hold back" until we played a series of tourneys in CT and MA and the parents were yapping all about it. That's one reason I LOL every time the NY dads pop up with their "Maryland holdback" comments. We see you guys. We know your kid is in 10th grade and playing on a 9th grade team.
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No doubt CT has some of top talent in 2028. But perhaps partly can be explained by dilution of talent. In top 25, there are 3 CT teams. But there 5 are MD/DMV teams. BTW 3 Philly teams, 2 LI teams, 2 NJ teams, 2 Boston. The rest are national or only team in one area. Top 25 is an arbitrary number. If I choose another arbitrary number like 13, there are ZERO teams from MD or LI. 3 teams from CT and 2 from NJ. Yes, these are based on fall results which you can't take too seriously . . . but they are consistent with trends. And if you look at the 4 grades below the 2028s (29's thru 32's), there's only 3 total teams in the top 10. Looks like the new age restrictions are impacting the MD clubs' ability to compete at the top levels. Philly, MD, and LI will suffer most, but at least the star 2028 players from our region all have their drivers licenses/permits now. No doubt CT has some of top talent in 2028. But perhaps partly can be explained by dilution of talent. In top 25, there are 3 CT teams. But there 5 are MD/DMV teams. BTW 3 Philly teams, 2 LI teams, 2 NJ teams, 2 Boston. The rest are national or only team in one area. I mean it also has something to do with the fact that CT has the nation's most respected prep/PG boarding school programs for lacrosse. Will Hawks be having (or did they have) a coaching change? Hawks should build a Northern Virginia team. With their name, people would jump from the usual 3 in the DMV. To think that the Hawks could do what Crabs failed miserably at doing is naive. Madlax and Next Level (and DCE 9th grade and up) have a stranglehold on the DMV for the 50-60 elite players in each grade. Lot of teams have tried, they just can’t crack the nut. Another example of trying to put a stake in the ground is Red Hots MD. That one is doomed as well. Too many solid incumbents in the Baltimore/Annap corridor Crabs organization put zero effort into VLC, and the partnership arguably made VLC a worse experience, not better. Regardless, it's too late to start a meaningful new 2028 team at this point - kids who are serious aren't going to move to a start-up with no history once high school has started - and I don't know that anyone could've done better than the very middling results True has had in NOVA at this age group. I mean how many times do we have to see Crabs, Madlax, True and other clubs do the exact same thing(s) they always do, over and over again, and then be all shocked about it. Crabs only takes on more teams to make money and aggregate more talent to their AA team. If they don't get high level talent to move to the Crabs AA team, they stop investing in the team, coaches, etc. Ie how much has anybody heard about the Crabs 2028 B team this fall.
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Clippers bringing in out-of-towners for fall tournaments...smart...gotta keep up with all the other teams. The guys who run and coach Clippers are the same guys who run and coach Team Eighteen, out of the exact same office. The rosters already intersect about 50%, I would absolutely anticipate that Clippers will always bring in bench strength from their national players who are willing to fly east for the weekend. And honestly, so what? This is what 91, Crabs, Madlax, True National...heck EVERY national team...do in High School. How many CT boarding school kids need to be on MD rosters, never showing up to practice, for you guys to realize that this was ALWAYS gonna be the final product. "We develop elite players" lol.
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To the rankings obsessed Dad from out of state attempting to troll:
My son is a 2028 and now that high school has started - his level of care about club lacrosse has plummeted to about a 2/10. Once summer gets here I’m sure that will change.
Still loves his team and teammates but it’s a complete afterthought with the real lacrosse about to kick off.
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To the rankings obsessed Dad from out of state attempting to troll:
My son is a 2028 and now that high school has started - his level of care about club lacrosse has plummeted to about a 2/10. Once summer gets here I’m sure that will change.
Still loves his team and teammates but it’s a complete afterthought with the real lacrosse about to kick off. What rank is his club ? I bet at bottom. People in top clubs still care. D1 may not be for him.
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This is probably an unwanted topic here, but a lot of great young men were rejected by almost all of the MIAA-A schools for the 2028s, it caused quite a stir in the Towson Laxosphere. In all seriousness, I bet BL and John Carroll got in on the Rejection Party this past spring as well. St. Mary's is probably the last "come one, come all" MIAA-A school. Feel bad for the people whose son couldn't get in to a MIAA A school . Cant think of a worst faith. First thing Baltimore people ask you is what school your son goes to. If not a MIAA A school, not something most MIAA A parents can get pass, you dont belong in same company. I hope your parents didn’t spend money on sending you to a private school, your grammar is somewhere below elite level. Now, as for your critique of my grammar, I’m truly grateful. Nothing screams “elite” quite like taking the time to nitpick a casual remark on the internet. Clearly, the bar for meaningful engagement has been set at correcting typos rather than addressing the actual point. I sincerely hope you didn’t attend a private school, because if this is the best your tuition money could produce in terms of wit or depth, someone got shortchanged. You must be one of those classic Baltimorean's whose first questions are, “What school does your child go to?” “Where do you live?” and “What do you do?” All great talking points from someone clinging to elitist status symbols as if they mean anything in the real world. Bravo Please feel free to critique. You did it again. “What school does your child go to.” Wonderful grammar. UMBC? He is still trying to figure out what’s wrong with the sentence. Oh, look at you, brandishing your grammar police badge again. Yes, I dared to commit the unforgivable sin of slightly off punctuation. How scandalous. If this is where you find your intellectual high ground, by all means, celebrate the minuscule triumph. I imagine it must feel very validating to dodge actual substance in favor of policing commas and question marks. But let us not forget your little sock puppet routine, claiming those last two barbs came from different people when it is clearly just you and your oh so convenient alter ego. Very impressive. Is this what it takes to bolster your position, pretending there is some chorus of agreement behind your grammar nitpicks. How delightfully pathetic. Keep it up. I am sure your imaginary fan club is simply riveted. He still thinks it’s punctuation. 
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This is probably an unwanted topic here, but a lot of great young men were rejected by almost all of the MIAA-A schools for the 2028s, it caused quite a stir in the Towson Laxosphere. In all seriousness, I bet BL and John Carroll got in on the Rejection Party this past spring as well. St. Mary's is probably the last "come one, come all" MIAA-A school. Feel bad for the people whose son couldn't get in to a MIAA A school . Cant think of a worst faith. First thing Baltimore people ask you is what school your son goes to. If not a MIAA A school, not something most MIAA A parents can get pass, you dont belong in same company. I hope your parents didn’t spend money on sending you to a private school, your grammar is somewhere below elite level. Now, as for your critique of my grammar, I’m truly grateful. Nothing screams “elite” quite like taking the time to nitpick a casual remark on the internet. Clearly, the bar for meaningful engagement has been set at correcting typos rather than addressing the actual point. I sincerely hope you didn’t attend a private school, because if this is the best your tuition money could produce in terms of wit or depth, someone got shortchanged. You must be one of those classic Baltimorean's whose first questions are, “What school does your child go to?” “Where do you live?” and “What do you do?” All great talking points from someone clinging to elitist status symbols as if they mean anything in the real world. Bravo Please feel free to critique. You did it again. “What school does your child go to.” Wonderful grammar. UMBC? He is still trying to figure out what’s wrong with the sentence. Oh, look at you, brandishing your grammar police badge again. Yes, I dared to commit the unforgivable sin of slightly off punctuation. How scandalous. If this is where you find your intellectual high ground, by all means, celebrate the minuscule triumph. I imagine it must feel very validating to dodge actual substance in favor of policing commas and question marks. But let us not forget your little sock puppet routine, claiming those last two barbs came from different people when it is clearly just you and your oh so convenient alter ego. Very impressive. Is this what it takes to bolster your position, pretending there is some chorus of agreement behind your grammar nitpicks. How delightfully pathetic. Keep it up. I am sure your imaginary fan club is simply riveted. He still thinks it’s punctuation.  Oh, I get it now. It's not punctuation – it's your fragile ego in disguise. Thanks for the clarification. 
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Very surprised at the lack of Maryland teams in the top of the final fall rankings. Is the talent leaving the area? Many teams that dominated the top ten are hanging on in the top 40. I was under the impression talent flew into Maryland to play, not that they would fly out. Fall lacrosse means nothing........Rankings will change. Also, most teams are playing even playing time in fall, so weaker players are getting a lot of field time. High school ball is more important than your son's rankings. Very surprised at the lack of Maryland teams in the top of the final fall rankings. Is the talent leaving the area? Many teams that dominated the top ten are hanging on in the top 40. I was under the impression talent flew into Maryland to play, not that they would fly out. Fall lacrosse means nothing........Rankings will change. Also, most teams are playing even playing time in fall, so weaker players are getting a lot of field time. High school ball is more important than your son's rankings. Holiday lacrosse doesn’t mean much either, but the Club Nationals quickly became a fairly large and successful event at the end of December the last few years. It has slowly faded, and this year, what a disaster. Bunch of B teams we’ve never heard of, and only 4-5 teams in each age group (they actually had to combine 30-31-32). Cabell Maddox gotta be losing his arse on this one, couldn’t happen to a nicer guy. Meanwhile, the Alliance event (teams he got banned from NLF) is chock full of legit teams….
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Very surprised at the lack of Maryland teams in the top of the final fall rankings. Is the talent leaving the area? Many teams that dominated the top ten are hanging on in the top 40. I was under the impression talent flew into Maryland to play, not that they would fly out. Fall lacrosse means nothing........Rankings will change. Also, most teams are playing even playing time in fall, so weaker players are getting a lot of field time. High school ball is more important than your son's rankings. Very surprised at the lack of Maryland teams in the top of the final fall rankings. Is the talent leaving the area? Many teams that dominated the top ten are hanging on in the top 40. I was under the impression talent flew into Maryland to play, not that they would fly out. Fall lacrosse means nothing........Rankings will change. Also, most teams are playing even playing time in fall, so weaker players are getting a lot of field time. High school ball is more important than your son's rankings. Holiday lacrosse doesn’t mean much either, but the Club Nationals quickly became a fairly large and successful event at the end of December the last few years. It has slowly faded, and this year, what a disaster. Bunch of B teams we’ve never heard of, and only 4-5 teams in each age group (they actually had to combine 30-31-32). Cabell Maddox gotta be losing his arse on this one, couldn’t happen to a nicer guy. Meanwhile, the Alliance event (teams he got banned from NLF) is chock full of legit teams…. I did notice fewer teams also. Saw some highlights pop up on Instagram from the Club Nationals and it was not that impressive.... I am guessing High School kids are playing other sports during the winter.
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To the rankings obsessed Dad from out of state attempting to troll:
My son is a 2028 and now that high school has started - his level of care about club lacrosse has plummeted to about a 2/10. Once summer gets here I’m sure that will change.
Still loves his team and teammates but it’s a complete afterthought with the real lacrosse about to kick off. Got it. So MD lax is behind NJ/CT in the 2028 group because the MD boys don't care about club anymore. Interesting theory
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Very surprised at the lack of Maryland teams in the top of the final fall rankings. Is the talent leaving the area? Many teams that dominated the top ten are hanging on in the top 40. I was under the impression talent flew into Maryland to play, not that they would fly out. Fall lacrosse means nothing........Rankings will change. Also, most teams are playing even playing time in fall, so weaker players are getting a lot of field time. High school ball is more important than your son's rankings. Very surprised at the lack of Maryland teams in the top of the final fall rankings. Is the talent leaving the area? Many teams that dominated the top ten are hanging on in the top 40. I was under the impression talent flew into Maryland to play, not that they would fly out. Fall lacrosse means nothing........Rankings will change. Also, most teams are playing even playing time in fall, so weaker players are getting a lot of field time. High school ball is more important than your son's rankings. Holiday lacrosse doesn’t mean much either, but the Club Nationals quickly became a fairly large and successful event at the end of December the last few years. It has slowly faded, and this year, what a disaster. Bunch of B teams we’ve never heard of, and only 4-5 teams in each age group (they actually had to combine 30-31-32). Cabell Maddox gotta be losing his arse on this one, couldn’t happen to a nicer guy. Meanwhile, the Alliance event (teams he got banned from NLF) is chock full of legit teams…. Yep. And yet, Madlax Instagram will be pounding their chests, congratulating themselves for beating the Northern Legends from MN, the Peach State Nationals, and the FL Crabs. Embarrassing.
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Alliance event was fantastic. I'm sure the Florida weather helped, but this was the best, and most competitive, tournament we've played in as a 2028. Red Hots are still pretty dominant but the gap is noticeably closing.
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Very surprised at the lack of Maryland teams in the top of the final fall rankings. Is the talent leaving the area? Many teams that dominated the top ten are hanging on in the top 40. I was under the impression talent flew into Maryland to play, not that they would fly out. Fall lacrosse means nothing........Rankings will change. Also, most teams are playing even playing time in fall, so weaker players are getting a lot of field time. High school ball is more important than your son's rankings. Very surprised at the lack of Maryland teams in the top of the final fall rankings. Is the talent leaving the area? Many teams that dominated the top ten are hanging on in the top 40. I was under the impression talent flew into Maryland to play, not that they would fly out. Fall lacrosse means nothing........Rankings will change. Also, most teams are playing even playing time in fall, so weaker players are getting a lot of field time. High school ball is more important than your son's rankings. Holiday lacrosse doesn’t mean much either, but the Club Nationals quickly became a fairly large and successful event at the end of December the last few years. It has slowly faded, and this year, what a disaster. Bunch of B teams we’ve never heard of, and only 4-5 teams in each age group (they actually had to combine 30-31-32). Cabell Maddox gotta be losing his arse on this one, couldn’t happen to a nicer guy. Meanwhile, the Alliance event (teams he got banned from NLF) is chock full of legit teams…. Yep. And yet, Madlax Instagram will be pounding their chests, congratulating themselves for beating the Northern Legends from MN, the Peach State Nationals, and the FL Crabs. Embarrassing. If you'd dropped $5K to have your kid play in what was basically a glorified Aloha tournament, you'd want some validation, too.
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I would say MD has the best class of 2028 in country at this time.
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I would say MD has the best class of 2028 in country at this time. You had the best 28 not no more.
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I would say MD has the best class of 2028 in country at this time. Sure..
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No doubt CT has some of top talent in 2028. But perhaps partly can be explained by dilution of talent. In top 25, there are 3 CT teams. But there 5 are MD/DMV teams. BTW 3 Philly teams, 2 LI teams, 2 NJ teams, 2 Boston. The rest are national or only team in one area. Top 25 is an arbitrary number. If I choose another arbitrary number like 13, there are ZERO teams from MD or LI. 3 teams from CT and 2 from NJ. Yes, these are based on fall results which you can't take too seriously . . . but they are consistent with trends. And if you look at the 4 grades below the 2028s (29's thru 32's), there's only 3 total teams in the top 10. Looks like the new age restrictions are impacting the MD clubs' ability to compete at the top levels. You care about teams in MD that your son doesn’t play for. You research them and post on a message board. No one cares about whatever random state your Johnny is from. Congrats to him and good luck in high school. In the meantime enjoy stalking USCL rankings a bit more mate.
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No doubt CT has some of top talent in 2028. But perhaps partly can be explained by dilution of talent. In top 25, there are 3 CT teams. But there 5 are MD/DMV teams. BTW 3 Philly teams, 2 LI teams, 2 NJ teams, 2 Boston. The rest are national or only team in one area. Top 25 is an arbitrary number. If I choose another arbitrary number like 13, there are ZERO teams from MD or LI. 3 teams from CT and 2 from NJ. Yes, these are based on fall results which you can't take too seriously . . . but they are consistent with trends. And if you look at the 4 grades below the 2028s (29's thru 32's), there's only 3 total teams in the top 10. Looks like the new age restrictions are impacting the MD clubs' ability to compete at the top levels. You care about teams in MD that your son doesn’t play for. You research them and post on a message board. No one cares about whatever random state your Johnny is from. Congrats to him and good luck in high school. In the meantime enjoy stalking USCL rankings a bit more mate. If your playing soft competition yes your ranked higher. A lot of teams who are ranked high are playing soft competition. I’m not talking about one game against good competition look at every game.
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No doubt CT has some of top talent in 2028. But perhaps partly can be explained by dilution of talent. In top 25, there are 3 CT teams. But there 5 are MD/DMV teams. BTW 3 Philly teams, 2 LI teams, 2 NJ teams, 2 Boston. The rest are national or only team in one area. Top 25 is an arbitrary number. If I choose another arbitrary number like 13, there are ZERO teams from MD or LI. 3 teams from CT and 2 from NJ. Yes, these are based on fall results which you can't take too seriously . . . but they are consistent with trends. And if you look at the 4 grades below the 2028s (29's thru 32's), there's only 3 total teams in the top 10. Looks like the new age restrictions are impacting the MD clubs' ability to compete at the top levels. You care about teams in MD that your son doesn’t play for. You research them and post on a message board. No one cares about whatever random state your Johnny is from. Congrats to him and good luck in high school. In the meantime enjoy stalking USCL rankings a bit more mate. Haha. For years you MD dads would come on this mid-atlantic board thumping your chest about HOCO results and USCL rankings. Now that the MD teams are all slipping we're not supposed to notice. Got it.
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No doubt CT has some of top talent in 2028. But perhaps partly can be explained by dilution of talent. In top 25, there are 3 CT teams. But there 5 are MD/DMV teams. BTW 3 Philly teams, 2 LI teams, 2 NJ teams, 2 Boston. The rest are national or only team in one area. Top 25 is an arbitrary number. If I choose another arbitrary number like 13, there are ZERO teams from MD or LI. 3 teams from CT and 2 from NJ. Yes, these are based on fall results which you can't take too seriously . . . but they are consistent with trends. And if you look at the 4 grades below the 2028s (29's thru 32's), there's only 3 total teams in the top 10. Looks like the new age restrictions are impacting the MD clubs' ability to compete at the top levels. You care about teams in MD that your son doesn’t play for. You research them and post on a message board. No one cares about whatever random state your Johnny is from. Congrats to him and good luck in high school. In the meantime enjoy stalking USCL rankings a bit more mate. Haha. For years you MD dads would come on this mid-atlantic board thumping your chest about HOCO results and USCL rankings. Now that the MD teams are all slipping we're not supposed to notice. Got it. MD has always been a top lax recruit area due to the amount of prep kids held back and playing in MIAA. The rest are has beens. Stop the nonsense and lets let it be.
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No doubt CT has some of top talent in 2028. But perhaps partly can be explained by dilution of talent. In top 25, there are 3 CT teams. But there 5 are MD/DMV teams. BTW 3 Philly teams, 2 LI teams, 2 NJ teams, 2 Boston. The rest are national or only team in one area. Top 25 is an arbitrary number. If I choose another arbitrary number like 13, there are ZERO teams from MD or LI. 3 teams from CT and 2 from NJ. Yes, these are based on fall results which you can't take too seriously . . . but they are consistent with trends. And if you look at the 4 grades below the 2028s (29's thru 32's), there's only 3 total teams in the top 10. Looks like the new age restrictions are impacting the MD clubs' ability to compete at the top levels. You care about teams in MD that your son doesn’t play for. You research them and post on a message board. No one cares about whatever random state your Johnny is from. Congrats to him and good luck in high school. In the meantime enjoy stalking USCL rankings a bit more mate. Haha. For years you MD dads would come on this mid-atlantic board thumping your chest about HOCO results and USCL rankings. Now that the MD teams are all slipping we're not supposed to notice. Got it. MD has always been a top lax recruit area due to the amount of prep kids held back and playing in MIAA. The rest are has beens. Stop the nonsense and lets let it be. The % of holdbacks in CT, NY, PA, and MD helps recruiting, sure, but take a broader look at things. If most of you/us saw the pitiful way that HS lacrosse is played in the vast majority of the USA, and what HS players are allowed to get away with at practice in terms of goofing off, skipping reps, etc., you'd understand why a D1 coach wouldn't hestitate to take the right kid from even St. Marys, MSJ, John Carroll. Then, add in the fact that in about 50% of public school districts, there is a 60 minute or 90 minute per day athletic practice limit. Whereas it's 2+ hours typically for private. So from an athletic perspective, college coaches obviously are going to look at the Bethesda privates, the Baltimore privates, and the Philly mainline privates. They're getting better coaching and twice as much of it. Then you have to look at academics - yes, nationwide, "private school" doesn't mean anything except "unregulated." And yes, every MD prep school would be lucky to have the very best students from the very best public HS's (aka Bethesda area publics). But the upper level prep schools in Philly, Baltimore, and Bethesda offer a notable academic outcome - on average - that college coaches are interested in - 91% of prep school kids return for their second year of college, about 60% of public HS kids return for their second year of college. That's a huge bang-for-your-buck factor for a recruiter. Lax is a sport where college coaches will take a few all-stars who will struggle academically, but the "average player" on their D1 roster needs to show up to class, perform, get through the doldrums etc with relatively little tutoring, counseling, etc. Nobody said that lax players need to be "smart" or take a pile of AP classes. But they need to be comfortable being challenged academically, which is something I know for a fact that many public school lax players never experience unless they do push into the AP classes.
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More and more coaches are looking at character, academic achievement, and skill. Every year 5 star top 25 recruits disappear of rosters and campuses. Many of these players came from good top level high schools. However, their athletic presence only took them so far and their lack of everything else was uncovered. Follow players over a year and see what happens.
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No doubt CT has some of top talent in 2028. But perhaps partly can be explained by dilution of talent. In top 25, there are 3 CT teams. But there 5 are MD/DMV teams. BTW 3 Philly teams, 2 LI teams, 2 NJ teams, 2 Boston. The rest are national or only team in one area. Top 25 is an arbitrary number. If I choose another arbitrary number like 13, there are ZERO teams from MD or LI. 3 teams from CT and 2 from NJ. Yes, these are based on fall results which you can't take too seriously . . . but they are consistent with trends. And if you look at the 4 grades below the 2028s (29's thru 32's), there's only 3 total teams in the top 10. Looks like the new age restrictions are impacting the MD clubs' ability to compete at the top levels. You care about teams in MD that your son doesn’t play for. You research them and post on a message board. No one cares about whatever random state your Johnny is from. Congrats to him and good luck in high school. In the meantime enjoy stalking USCL rankings a bit more mate. Haha. For years you MD dads would come on this mid-atlantic board thumping your chest about HOCO results and USCL rankings. Now that the MD teams are all slipping we're not supposed to notice. Got it. MD has always been a top lax recruit area due to the amount of prep kids held back and playing in MIAA. The rest are has beens. Stop the nonsense and lets let it be. The % of holdbacks in CT, NY, PA, and MD helps recruiting, sure, but take a broader look at things. If most of you/us saw the pitiful way that HS lacrosse is played in the vast majority of the USA, and what HS players are allowed to get away with at practice in terms of goofing off, skipping reps, etc., you'd understand why a D1 coach wouldn't hestitate to take the right kid from even St. Marys, MSJ, John Carroll. Then, add in the fact that in about 50% of public school districts, there is a 60 minute or 90 minute per day athletic practice limit. Whereas it's 2+ hours typically for private. So from an athletic perspective, college coaches obviously are going to look at the Bethesda privates, the Baltimore privates, and the Philly mainline privates. They're getting better coaching and twice as much of it. Then you have to look at academics - yes, nationwide, "private school" doesn't mean anything except "unregulated." And yes, every MD prep school would be lucky to have the very best students from the very best public HS's (aka Bethesda area publics). But the upper level prep schools in Philly, Baltimore, and Bethesda offer a notable academic outcome - on average - that college coaches are interested in - 91% of prep school kids return for their second year of college, about 60% of public HS kids return for their second year of college. That's a huge bang-for-your-buck factor for a recruiter. Lax is a sport where college coaches will take a few all-stars who will struggle academically, but the "average player" on their D1 roster needs to show up to class, perform, get through the doldrums etc with relatively little tutoring, counseling, etc. Nobody said that lax players need to be "smart" or take a pile of AP classes. But they need to be comfortable being challenged academically, which is something I know for a fact that many public school lax players never experience unless they do push into the AP classes. As a public school parent...... I wish this was not true. My kid is pushing hard outside of his school practices and I am hoping he has an opportunity to play in college.
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[quote=Anonymous]No doubt CT has some of top talent in 2028. But perhaps partly can be explained by dilution of talent. In top 25, there are 3 CT teams. But there 5 are MD/DMV teams. BTW 3 Philly teams, 2 LI teams, 2 NJ teams, 2 Boston. The rest are national or only team in one area. Top 25 is an arbitrary number. If I choose another arbitrary number like 13, there are ZERO teams from MD or LI. 3 teams from CT and 2 from NJ. Yes, these are based on fall results which you can't take too seriously . . . but they are consistent with trends. And if you look at the 4 grades below the 2028s (29's thru 32's), there's only 3 total teams in the top 10. Looks like the new age restrictions are impacting the MD clubs' ability to compete at the top levels. You care about teams in MD that your son doesn’t play for. You research them and post on a message board. No one cares about whatever random state your Johnny is from. Congrats to him and good luck in high school. In the meantime enjoy stalking USCL rankings a bit more mate. Haha. For years you MD dads would come on this mid-atlantic board thumping your chest about HOCO results and USCL rankings. Now that the MD teams are all slipping we're not supposed to notice. Got it. MD has always been a top lax recruit area due to the amount of prep kids held back and playing in MIAA. The rest are has beens. Stop the nonsense and lets let it be. The % of holdbacks in CT, NY, PA, and MD helps recruiting, sure, but take a broader look at things. If most of you/us saw the pitiful way that HS lacrosse is played in the vast majority of the USA, and what HS players are allowed to get away with at practice in terms of goofing off, skipping reps, etc., you'd understand why a D1 coach wouldn't hestitate to take the right kid from even St. Marys, MSJ, John Carroll. Then, add in the fact that in about 50% of public school districts, there is a 60 minute or 90 minute per day athletic practice limit. Whereas it's 2+ hours typically for private. So from an athletic perspective, college coaches obviously are going to look at the Bethesda privates, the Baltimore privates, and the Philly mainline privates. They're getting better coaching and twice as much of it. Then you have to look at academics - yes, nationwide, "private school" doesn't mean anything except "unregulated." And yes, every MD prep school would be lucky to have the very best students from the very best public HS's (aka Bethesda area publics). But the upper level prep schools in Philly, Baltimore, and Bethesda offer a notable academic outcome - on average - that college coaches are interested in - 91% of prep school kids return for their second year of college, about 60% of public HS kids return for their second year of college. That's a huge bang-for-your-buck factor for a recruiter. Lax is a sport where college coaches will take a few all-stars who will struggle academically, but the "average player" on their D1 roster needs to show up to class, perform, get through the doldrums etc with relatively little tutoring, counseling, etc. Nobody said that lax players need to be "smart" or take a pile of AP classes. But they need to be comfortable being challenged academically, which is something I know for a fact that many public school lax players never experience unless they do push into the AP classes. Yeah no public school athlete has ever made it through the rigors of college classes. What an ignorant take.
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To the rankings obsessed Dad from out of state attempting to troll:
My son is a 2028 and now that high school has started - his level of care about club lacrosse has plummeted to about a 2/10. Once summer gets here I’m sure that will change.
Still loves his team and teammates but it’s a complete afterthought with the real lacrosse about to kick off. Got it. So MD lax is behind NJ/CT in the 2028 group because the MD boys don't care about club anymore. Interesting theory All the kids are trying to get situated with their high school teams as it is tryouts season. None of them are thinking about club. Thaw fact you are posting about club rankings in February just shows that wherever your Johnny lives the high school lacrosse is awful.
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I would say MD has the best class of 2028 in country at this time. Sure.. And they are all 2029’s now
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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No doubt CT has some of top talent in 2028. But perhaps partly can be explained by dilution of talent. In top 25, there are 3 CT teams. But there 5 are MD/DMV teams. BTW 3 Philly teams, 2 LI teams, 2 NJ teams, 2 Boston. The rest are national or only team in one area. Top 25 is an arbitrary number. If I choose another arbitrary number like 13, there are ZERO teams from MD or LI. 3 teams from CT and 2 from NJ. Yes, these are based on fall results which you can't take too seriously . . . but they are consistent with trends. And if you look at the 4 grades below the 2028s (29's thru 32's), there's only 3 total teams in the top 10. Looks like the new age restrictions are impacting the MD clubs' ability to compete at the top levels. You care about teams in MD that your son doesn’t play for. You research them and post on a message board. No one cares about whatever random state your Johnny is from. Congrats to him and good luck in high school. In the meantime enjoy stalking USCL rankings a bit more mate. Haha. For years you MD dads would come on this mid-atlantic board thumping your chest about HOCO results and USCL rankings. Now that the MD teams are all slipping we're not supposed to notice. Got it. MD has always been a top lax recruit area due to the amount of prep kids held back and playing in MIAA. The rest are has beens. Stop the nonsense and lets let it be. The % of holdbacks in CT, NY, PA, and MD helps recruiting, sure, but take a broader look at things. If most of you/us saw the pitiful way that HS lacrosse is played in the vast majority of the USA, and what HS players are allowed to get away with at practice in terms of goofing off, skipping reps, etc., you'd understand why a D1 coach wouldn't hestitate to take the right kid from even St. Marys, MSJ, John Carroll. Then, add in the fact that in about 50% of public school districts, there is a 60 minute or 90 minute per day athletic practice limit. Whereas it's 2+ hours typically for private. So from an athletic perspective, college coaches obviously are going to look at the Bethesda privates, the Baltimore privates, and the Philly mainline privates. They're getting better coaching and twice as much of it. Then you have to look at academics - yes, nationwide, "private school" doesn't mean anything except "unregulated." And yes, every MD prep school would be lucky to have the very best students from the very best public HS's (aka Bethesda area publics). But the upper level prep schools in Philly, Baltimore, and Bethesda offer a notable academic outcome - on average - that college coaches are interested in - 91% of prep school kids return for their second year of college, about 60% of public HS kids return for their second year of college. That's a huge bang-for-your-buck factor for a recruiter. Lax is a sport where college coaches will take a few all-stars who will struggle academically, but the "average player" on their D1 roster needs to show up to class, perform, get through the doldrums etc with relatively little tutoring, counseling, etc. Nobody said that lax players need to be "smart" or take a pile of AP classes. But they need to be comfortable being challenged academically, which is something I know for a fact that many public school lax players never experience unless they do push into the AP Yeah no public school athlete has ever made it through the rigors of college classes. What an ignorant take. I'm sorry that facts give you the Big Sad. 96% of prep school grads return for theor Sophomore year of college vs 67% of public school grads. And of course that doesn't account for the huge percent of public school kids who only get a HS diploma...or from out of HS. You can convince yourself that there's no difference. Knock yourself out. Convince yourself that a diploma from Haverford Prep is the same as one from Talbot County public schools. The "outcomes" data on private schools overall is meh, but a lot of that has to do with the huge number of $4000/year podunk religious schools in the south with unlicensed teachers etc....and it has a little to do with sorting the public school data to normalize extremes.. like all the 1/3 of Balt City kids who never attend a day of 9th grade. Or calling adult GEDs and alternative GEDs "graduates."
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Aaand the thread dies with a whimper after 99.9 percent of these kids are now ensconced on JV (or quit), bc, you know, math. Who knew?
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