What probably needs to happen is about 10-12 of the teams in HoCo (across all divisions) need to contract/merge. There are several good players buried on terrible clubs who’d stand to develop a lot more someplace else. This would also restock the rec ranks because that’s where a lot of these kids should be playing. And there is nothing at all wrong with that. It would improve the experience for everyone all the way around.
Cept of course for the pay to play club directors being paid handsomely.
Couldn't agree more. A lot of these Elite teams are not looking for kids. If you were to take the top kids from KP, FCA White, 91 and Predators you would probably have a solid Elite team. These teams are also relative to each other. The bottom 10-12 kids on these teams are probably A, AA or even rec players hurting the top players performance. But then again it's a money thing with these clubs.
Thanks Preds dad.
Will Rock or Koopers have teams at 2028 next year?
Koopers will try. They almost pulled it off this year (2028 roster size and dedicated coach were not a sure thing until it was too late). Not sure if their lease of St Pauls fields extends to next year. Koopers has been fairly successful doing what T91 2028 did this year - grabbing a successful rec-club coach to bring a core of rec kids over and get a good thing going at a new club.
As for Rock, I thought they never have teams below 9th grade. But could be bad info on my end.
I am not sure what you are talking about. Team 91 is horrible in this age group. The "Successful" rec coach only won one game last year and might win 2 this year.
it is a shame that you think it is OK to destroy one team to put together another marginally horrible team. Team 91 is a place for kids to go when no other team will take them.
(poster above). To be clear, I think 91 is a huge con and I enjoy their ridiculousness. I'm guessing you are a Swarm or Koopers dad (both 2028s hemmoraged players to 91 this fall). In your shoes, T91 is probably not humerous at all. OK I get that.
It can't be said that 2028 T91 hasn't improved. They were horrible at old AAA/new AAAA last year, and now they are "competitive but losing" at the same level. I would be happier if they were horrible. They are not. It's not very complicated. They one 1 game at this level last year, and they've won 3 this year.
Who cares what I think is OK? The way clubs are run, from Madlax to True, is garbage and we all know it. If you know the personalities of lax club directors and the personalities of many head coaches........certainly the ones with a social media presence.......you must know that both are almost always looking for "what's next." And it's not just club. The average NCAA lax coach has a 3 year tenure. How do you tell them to not take opportunities? And guess what, many of those dudes take players with them!
