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I predict that DCE black is going to get its clock cleaned. Book it.
While I don’t think they’ll beat NL or Crabs, they’ll compete with them. They’re a brand new team as of last month. With some really good pieces. By spring they’ll contend in HoCo, but still won’t be able to keep up with Hawks
Why are Predators playing AA against these teams. Shouldn't FCA White or Richmond Hawks be the 4th team? Not sure who set the divisions up, but they are clueless.

Predators is kind of the anti-Madlax when it comes to club leadership, the directors don't put a lot of thought into any of this whereas Cabell is like the MegaMind of Youth Lax (take that metaphor as far as you like). In the Preds directors eyes, last year's Preds beat FCA White (usually by 1 point) 2-3x and would have readily beaten Richmond Hawks and the lower Hoco AAA teams, so, sure, now Preds and their 15+ new players should go play Crabs and NL, it'll be fine. And that was the end of the conversation, if there was even a conversation.

To be clear - I'm not saying their conclusion makes sense. I'm just saying, that's about the amount of thought that was probably put into it.

The idea that FCA White or Richmond Hawks would fare much better against the above mentioned elite teams is kind of hilarious, so, does it really matter which Hoco AAA team gets embarrassed by them?

I'm not involved with Preds in any way, but if someone wants to go test themselves against some of the best teams out there during fall ball then fine, cool, go for it. Maybe it ultimately makes them better or at least helps highlight what they do well or poorly. I'm not sure their egos are so tied up in the results that they're really worried about embarrassment.

Losing games 15-1, 12-2, etc. do not make you better as a player or a team. It makes zero sense to play Elite level teams when you lack Elite level talent. Feel bad for the Preds kids.

Nobody is going to get embarrassed in fall ball. The scores are irrelevant. It's a chance to play every kid and try different combinations of kids. There isn't even a t shirt at stake. So good for the Preds. And good for the kids who don't get as much time on the other teams.

Nice try, but it is never good for kids to get consistently blown out by 10 or more goals regardless of what season it is. It takes the joy out of the game, and it stunts their growth as players. Nobody gets better by being smoked in games that are obviously out of reach in the first few minutes. If that is happening to Preds, or to any team, shame on the directors and coaches for not putting them in the right tournaments or divisions.
Agreed. If Preds lose 15-1, what will they have learned from that experience? Other than maybe we should have competed against kids at our own level. Not to mention, it was an utter waste of time for the team who beat them 15-1. And most likely, it could have been 25-1, but they called off the dogs.
As a Director/Coach you have to know where your talent level stands after try-outs. You know if you can play Elite teams in tournaments or you can't. If you fail to do this you will lose very good players to other clubs year after year. I'm sure next year will be a huge turn-over of kids switching teams before high school, but maybe i'm wrong.
I think you’re right. Do not let your kids get demoralized by a drilling of this proportion.

I agree with this. Kids want to have a solid team before High School, if that is the direction they are going.