And don't forget Bethesda Blue ranked 81st and Team Maryland ranked 91st overall. And two teams that didn't have the six games required for the rankings, but with the points based on the games they did play that would put them at 59th (LTLC) and 73rd (Team 91 MD). And Preds MD finish with only one fall loss, and ranked 119. No doubt the 6 teams ranked top 40 will be in the top HoCo division. Will be interesting to see who the other two teams in the division will be.
So Madlax, Next Level, Hawks, VLC, FCA and True Chesapeake are ELITE definites. LTLC is got to be a definite which leaves one slot. I'm assuming that Team MD, Predators, and probably even Bethesda Blue all asked to be in AAA.....which would leave Team 91 MD with the final slot.
MADLAX
Next Level
Hawks
VLC
FCA
True Chesapeake
LTLC
Team 91 MD
91 in elite is a really bad look for those kids, but if you know 91, you know it's not about those kids. It's about marketing the club as "elite" to other "elite" parents. The goal is to have them play elite, and for the next 2 years, elite kids disgruntled with other clubs will cycle in and out of 91 as what amounts to a fundraiser for the HS teams. Then, mid- 8th grade, the "player development" stops when the coaches tell most of the kids they should hold back and go to a lower tier MIAA school (as a 2nd year 8th grader), then maybe the year AFTER that, transfer to an upper MIAA school in 9th grade....that is.....if they want to play for 91 in HS. Which is branded as "we advise our players on the best fit for them in elite high schools."
To be fair, is sticking with that program any less silly than believing that "playing for FCA means BK will give him a pass at Calvert Hall tryouts in 9th grade!" ? I guess it's the same thing.....selling to parents.
