The JJ program is falling apart because of Prime Time club program. PT owner is intertwined with JJ youth program and also a JJ HS coach. JJ Kids get alienated from bad experiences with Prime Time and many end up either quitting lacrosse in middle school or switching out to other schools (often private).
If kids are not playing a HS sport because they dont like the coach or because they dont make PT I would argue those kids arent that good and dont have a passion to play. Kids leaving for private is def an impact but how do Briarcliff, Rye and Mamaroneck manage through the same challenge. Starts with the culture, the youth progrram and the parents. The rest of the county has caught up to and passed JJ for the most part. They were once one of the few programs around and now are just another program. Its not a bad thing but stop hoping for glory days.
P.S. If your kid isnt good enough to make PT even with the JJ connection then maybe he should hit the wall........its not like Preds where you only need a pulse and a Rye zip code to make it. Top team around! Stop hating!
