But in reality the Long Island and Maryland kids still are the most talented in lacrosse. Maybe these non traditional areas might yield better athletes but when it comes to the game of lacrosse u can't touch the Long Island Maryland kids. It's my opinion. 5 to 10 yrs down the road those kids will still be those leading point leaders. I will add Pennsylvania and jersey too. But from what I see and here Long Island still has dominate youth teams that always do extremely well wherever they go. I'm originally from Long Island and live somewhere else now so I see the difference in talent. Good luck to everyone and their children on this lacrosse adventure!