Originally Posted by Anonymous
Originally Posted by Anonymous
Originally Posted by Anonymous
Originally Posted by Anonymous
How does the beach bum team fit into the general 2018 landscape? Any feedback re this weekend's tryout? Will there be one or two teams for current 6th graders? Will there be any additional try outs? Not familiar with all clubs and seeking something above pal level for daughter with solid yet not elite level skills Any feedback re rip curl, express, yj, liberty etc. Thank you.


Beach bums at this age are not very competitive. Maybe someday but certainly not now.
Thank you for your response.

Liberty is competitive but not very personal, lots of Garden City/Manhasset kids. Rip Curls is the next step above PAL, if your daughter is still refining her skills and doesn't want to sit on the sideline. Just my 2 cents having been around lax for 10 years. Good luck!


Ditto that for beach bums, they are certainly a step up from PAL, probably in line with RipCurl. Any and all the clubs offer an excellent oportunity to allow the girls to get in lots of playing time. Some of the out of town, big name tournaments that some of these teams will play in, offer 5 or 6 full length games in pool play, and then perhaps two or three more playoff games (if you advance). That's potentially 7 or 8 games in one weekend. That's as much playing time and experience a girl would see in an entire PAL season. Not all teams participate in the same tournaments or same number of tournaments. Just be aware of the teams tournament schedule and travel plans and make sure it matches your and your daughters level of comitment.