This upcoming weekend, June 24th-26th, 2011, is the National Draw Tournament. One of the more discussed elite lacrosse events on the calendar, this year's edition has several interesting matchups planned. We are opening this thread for a discussion on the upcoming matches, forecasts, and results.

In the Varsity Bracket, there are some specific teams and pairings worth reviewing.

Altanta : Long Island Wave 2013
Baltimore : Yellow Jackets 2012 East
Boston : Yellow Jackets 2013 Gold
Chicago : Yellow Jackets 2013 Blue
Dallas : Yellow Jackets 2013 East
Denver : Yellow Jackets 2013 Black, For the Love of the Game
Los Angeles : Yellow Jackets 2012 Gold
New York : Suffolk County Varsity
Philadelphia : Top Guns 2013, Long Island Wave 2012
San Francisco : Yellow Jackets 2013 Green
Washington : Yellow Jackets 2012 Blue

The winners of the Boston, Denver, Palm Springs, and Washington flights receive and automatic bye through the "Sweet Sixteen" round into the Quarter-Finals.

Division Winner Pairings as follows :

• Altanta vs. Baltimore, Winner Plays Boston
• Chicago vs. Dallas, Winner Plays Denver
• Los Angeles vs. New York, Winner Plays Palm Springs
• Philadelphia vs. San Francisco, Winner Plays Washington

Interesting matchups that could emerge in the quarterfinals include Yellow Jackets 2013 Gold against the 2012 East group. For the Love of the Game against the Yellow Jackets 2013 Black is an interesting group play game with a quarterfinal match against Yellow Jackets 2013 Blue awaiting. The big question is how far the Top Guns 2013 group can go in the bottom bracket pairings crossing through the Yellow Jackets 2012 Blue and some others.

The National Draw Junior Varsity brackets offer some more interesting competition this weekend.

The local teams to watch include these bracket participants:

Albany : Top Guns 2014 Purple
Bozeman : Suffolk County JV, Storm 2013
Durango : Yellow Jackets 2014 Blue
Nashville : Long Island Wave 2014
Peoria : Top Guns 2014 Black
San Diego : Yellow Jackets 2014 Gold
Tucson : Yellow Jackets 2014 Green

Yj must have in with Nat Draw sched maker. they have easy brackets

College attendance at the 2011 National Draw :

Allegheny College
Bates College
Boston University
C.W. Post; LIU
Catholic University
Cedar Crest College
Centenary College
Chestnut Hill College
Columbia University
Connecticut College
Denver
Dominican College
Dowling College
Drexel
East Stroudsburg University
Emerson College
Fairfield University
Ferrum College
Frostburg State
Georgian Court
Gwynedd-Mercy College
Haverford College
Hood College
IUP
Jacksonville University
James Madison University
La Salle
Lebanon Valley
Le Moyne College
Lehigh university
Liberty University
Lindenwood University
Lynchburg College
Manhattan College
Marist College
Marywood
Mercy College
Merrimack College
Monmouth University
Mt St Mary's
Neumann University
New Haven
Penn State Abington Collge
Queens College
Redlands
Richmond
RIT
Robert Morris
Rochester
Roger Williams University
Rutgers
St Francis University-PA
St Joseph's University
St Leo University
St Mary's College (MD)
Shippensburg
Slippery Rock University
Southern Connecticut
Stevens Institute of Technology
Stevenson University
Susquehanna University
Swarthmore
UMBC
US Naval Academy
Vermont
Wesley College
Western New England College
William Smith

Early opening round game results from the National Draw 2011 Tournament :

Varsity Results - Game One
Long Island Wave 2013 fall to Triple Threat Lax, 8-4
Yellow Jackets East 2012 defeat TriState 2013 Blue, 12-3
Yellow Jackets Gold 2013 defeat Home Grown, 21-0
Yellow Jackets Blue 2013 defeat Relentless Hustle 2012, 11-3
Yellow Jackets East 2013 defeat South Jersey Devils, 15-3
Yellow Jackets Black 2013 draw with Ohio Elite, 4-4
For the Love of the Game defeat Envy 2013, 10-3
Yellow Jackets Gold 2012 defeat Nor'easter 2012/13, 15-1
Suffolk County Varsity over Landsharks, 11-3
Long Island Wave 2012 defeat Buffalo Wings, 13-2
Top Guns 2013 defeat Raider Elite, 9-3
Yellow Jackets Green 2013 defeat CT Lightning, 8-6
Yellow Jacket Blue 2012 defeat Rhono Orange, 14-2

Junior Varsity Results - Game One

Top Guns Purple 2014 over Ultimate White 2014, 8-3
Suffolk County JV over CC LAX 2013 Brass, 8-7
Storm 2013 defeats Long Island TOGZ, 7-4
Yellow Jackets Blue 2014 over M&D 2014 Red, 8-5
BBL Elite 2014 over Long Island Wave 2014, 9-6

Riser - Final Group Play Bracket Results (Friday/Saturday)

Annapolis GP W L T % + - % +/- Pts TB
1. YJ 15 Blue 4 4 0 0 100.00 53 5 91.38 48 12 2
2. T3 North 15 Black 4 4 0 0 100.00 43 14 75.44 29 12
3. STEPS Philly 15 4 2 2 0 50.00 25 29 46.30 -4 6
4. M&D 15 Red 4 1 3 0 25.00 17 39 30.36 -22 3 1
5. Ultimate 15 Blue 4 1 3 0 25.00 28 29 49.12 -1 3
6. M&D 15 White 4 0 4 0 00.00 5 55 08.33 -50 0

Birmingham GP W L T % + - % +/- Pts TB
1. Sea Bay 4 3 0 1 75.00 29 4 87.88 25 10
2. Noreaster 15 4 2 1 1 50.00 27 8 77.14 19 7 2
3. LI Top Guns 15 Purpl 4 2 1 1 50.00 16 17 48.48 -1 7
4. CC Lax 15 Gold 4 1 2 1 25.00 15 16 48.39 -1 4 2
5. Lady Laker Future 15 4 1 2 1 25.00 12 31 27.91 -19 4
6. Storm 15 4 0 3 1 00.00 9 32 21.95 -23 1

Chattanooga GP W L T % + - % +/- Pts TB
1. Heros 15 4 3 0 1 75.00 24 12 66.67 12 10
2. Diamonds 15 4 3 1 0 75.00 37 12 75.51 25 9
3. STEPS 16 Blue 4 2 0 2 50.00 25 9 73.53 16 8
4. Anchor Lacrosse 4 2 1 1 50.00 37 16 69.81 21 7
5. T3 Shore 16 4 1 2 1 25.00 15 21 41.67 -6 4
6. BBL Elite 15 Red 4 1 3 0 25.00 17 32 34.69 -15 3 2
7. Long Island Wave 16 4 1 3 0 25.00 16 34 32.00 -18 3
8. Dynamite 15 Red 4 0 3 1 00.00 5 40 11.11 -35 1

Cleveland GP W L T % + - % +/- Pts TB
1. YJ 15 Red 4 4 0 0 100.00 42 12 77.78 30 12
2. Tri-State 15 West 4 3 1 0 75.00 39 16 70.91 23 9
3. Shore Strikers 4 2 2 0 50.00 23 28 45.10 -5 6 1
4. STEPS Philly 16 4 2 2 0 50.00 31 19 62.00 12 6
5. S. Jersey Devils 16 4 1 3 0 25.00 20 41 32.79 -21 3
6. Philly Blast 4 0 4 0 00.00 7 46 13.21 -39 0

Houston GP W L T % + - % +/- Pts TB
1. LI Top Guns 15 Black 4 4 0 0 100.00 37 12 75.51 25 12
2. Mass Elite Gold 4 3 1 0 75.00 33 25 56.90 8 9
3. T3 North 15 Blue 4 2 2 0 50.00 30 27 52.63 3 6 1
4. Pacific Falcons 15 4 2 2 0 50.00 21 21 50.00 0 6
5. CC Lax 15 Red 4 1 3 0 25.00 16 32 33.33 -16 3
6. Select 15/16 4 0 4 0 00.00 17 37 31.48 -20 0

Laramie GP W L T % + - % +/- Pts TB
1. Team Elevate 16/17 4 4 0 0 100.00 32 13 71.11 19 12
2. YJ 15 Green 4 3 1 0 75.00 32 17 65.31 15 9 2
3. STEPS 17 Blue 4 3 1 0 75.00 40 21 65.57 19 9
4. Tri-State PA 16/17 4 2 2 0 50.00 30 25 54.55 5 6 3
5. Ultimate 16/17 White 4 2 2 0 50.00 24 25 48.98 -1 6
6. Landsharks 7/8 4 1 3 0 25.00 25 33 43.10 -8 3 2
7. STEPS Philly 17/18 4 1 3 0 25.00 22 37 37.29 -15 3
8. Quaker City 17 4 0 4 0 00.00 14 48 22.58 -34 0

Miami GP W L T % + - % +/- Pts TB
1. STEPS 15 White 4 4 0 0 100.00 49 17 74.24 32 12
2. CC Lax 15 Black 4 2 1 1 50.00 32 18 64.00 14 7
3. Long Island Wave 15 4 2 2 0 50.00 24 26 48.00 -2 6
4. Hudson Valley 15/16 4 1 2 1 25.00 26 34 43.33 -8 4
5. Diamonds 16 4 1 3 0 25.00 22 29 43.14 -7 3 1
6. Ultimate 15 White 4 1 3 0 25.00 10 39 20.41 -29 3

Milwaukee GP W L T % + - % +/- Pts TB
1. Suffolk County 16 4 4 0 0 100.00 25 14 64.10 11 12
2. STEPS 16 White 4 3 1 0 75.00 32 19 62.75 13 9
3. YJ 16 Gold 4 1 1 2 25.00 26 14 65.00 12 5
4. Ultimate 16/17 Blue 4 1 2 1 25.00 21 24 46.67 -3 4 2
5. CC Lax 16 Black 4 1 2 1 25.00 19 25 43.18 -6 4
6. T3 North 16 4 0 4 0 00.00 14 41 25.45 -27 0

Oakland GP W L T % + - % +/- Pts TB
1. S. Jersey Devils 15 4 3 0 1 75.00 35 22 61.40 13 10
2. Garden State 15 4 3 1 0 75.00 35 21 62.50 14 9
3. Tri-State 15 East 4 2 1 1 50.00 22 14 61.11 8 7 2
4. STEPS 17 White 4 2 1 1 50.00 22 25 46.81 -3 7
5. Suffolk County 15 4 2 2 0 50.00 19 24 44.19 -5 6
6. CC Lax 16 Red 4 1 2 1 25.00 13 21 38.24 -8 4
7. Noreaster 16 4 1 3 0 25.00 28 25 52.83 3 3
8. Quaker City 16/17 4 0 4 0 00.00 12 34 26.09 -22 0

Paducah GP W L T % + - % +/- Pts TB
1. YJ 16 Blue 4 3 0 1 75.00 29 8 78.38 21 10 2
2. M&D 16/17 Red 4 3 0 1 75.00 23 9 71.88 14 10
3. BBL Elite 16 Terps 4 2 1 1 50.00 28 10 73.68 18 7
4. Ultimate 16/17 4 1 2 1 25.00 13 25 34.21 -12 4
5. Ultimate NJ 16/17 4 0 3 1 00.00 9 26 25.71 -17 1 2
6. Relentless Hustle 17 4 0 3 1 00.00 6 30 16.67 -24 1

Pocatello GP W L T % + - % +/- Pts TB
1. M&D 16 Black 4 3 0 1 75.00 32 13 71.11 19 10
2. YJ 15 Gold 4 2 0 2 50.00 31 10 75.61 21 8
3. LI Top Guns 16 4 2 1 1 50.00 31 20 60.78 11 7
4. Quaker City 15 Black 4 1 1 2 25.00 26 16 61.90 10 5
5. Mass Elite Silver 4 0 3 1 00.00 8 38 17.39 -30 1 2
6. Ultimate NJ 15 4 0 3 1 00.00 11 42 20.75 -31 1

Provo GP W L T % + - % +/- Pts TB
1. FSLAX Gray 16/17 4 2 0 2 50.00 29 10 74.36 19 8 2
2. YJ 16 Red 4 2 0 2 50.00 20 11 64.52 9 8
3. Tri-State 16 4 1 1 2 25.00 12 20 37.50 -8 5
4. E And A Elite White 4 1 2 1 25.00 12 19 38.71 -7 4 2
5. BBL Elite 16 Wildc 4 1 2 1 25.00 17 23 42.50 -6 4
6. Motion Lacrosse 16 4 0 2 2 00.00 16 23 41.03 -7 2

Syracuse GP W L T % + - % +/- Pts TB
1. M&D 15 Black 4 4 0 0 100.00 45 8 84.91 37 12
2. STEPS 15 Blue 4 3 1 0 75.00 24 20 54.55 4 9 1
3. BBL Elite 15 Black 4 3 1 0 75.00 30 9 76.92 21 9
4. T3 Shore 15 4 2 2 0 50.00 19 27 41.30 -8 6
5. Dynamite 15 Black 4 0 4 0 00.00 13 38 25.49 -25 0 2
6. Quaker City 15/16 Gold 4 0 4 0 00.00 11 40 21.57 -29 0

Varsity Results - Game Two

Long Island Wave 2013 dropped their second, 10-7
Yellow Jackets East 2012 over Larry Black, 12-4
Yellow Jackets Gold 2013 over Dynamite 2012, 10-3
Yellow Jackets Blue 2013 over Pacific Falcons 13/14, 10-0
Yellow Jackets East 2013 over Jersey Thunder, 7-5
Yellow Jackets Black 2013 over Envy 2013, 15-1
For the Love of the Game draws with Xtreme 2013, 7-7
Yellow Jackets Gols 2012 draws with STEPS Blue 2013, 8-8
Suffolk County Varsity over FSLAX Gold 2013, 8-7
Long Island Wave 2012 over STEPS White 2013, 11-7
Top Guns 2013 over Buffalo Wings, 11-9
Yellow Jackets Green 2013 draws with Lady Laker Future 2013, 8-8
Yellow Jackets Blue 2012 over Minnesota Elite, 11-2

YJ Blue 2015 Wins Championship allowing only 9 goals in 8 total games! Wow

Varsity Standings After Day One (Two Games Played)

Atlanta GP W L T % + - % +/- Pts TB
1. Brandywine Majors 2 2 0 0 100.00 25 5 83.33 20 6 2
2. M&D 13 Red 2 2 0 0 100.00 25 10 71.43 15 6
3. TripleThreat 2 1 1 0 50.00 9 16 36.00 -7 3
4. Long Island Wave 13 2 0 2 0 00.00 11 18 37.93 -7 0 2
5. West Jersey Blue 2 0 2 0 00.00 7 28 20.00 -21 0

Baltimore GP W L T % + - % +/- Pts TB
1. YJ 12 East 2 2 0 0 100.00 24 7 77.42 17 6 3
2. Northstar Purple 2 2 0 0 100.00 21 7 75.00 14 6 2
3. 380 Lacrosse Black 2 2 0 0 100.00 18 10 64.29 8 6
4. Larry Black 2 0 2 0 00.00 10 19 34.48 -9 0 3
5. Tri-State 13 Blue 2 0 2 0 00.00 5 19 20.83 -14 0 2
6. Noreaster 13 2 0 2 0 00.00 9 25 26.47 -16 0

Boston GP W L T % + - % +/- Pts TB
1. YJ 13 Gold 2 2 0 0 100.00 31 3 91.18 28 6
2. STEPS Philly 13 2 1 0 1 50.00 16 11 59.26 5 4
3. Texas Outlaws 2 1 1 0 50.00 11 15 42.31 -4 3 1
4. CC Lax 12 Black 2 1 1 0 50.00 21 10 67.74 11 3
5. Dynamite 12 2 0 1 1 00.00 10 17 37.04 -7 1
6. Home Grown 1 2 0 2 0 00.00 3 36 07.69 -33 0

Chicago GP W L T % + - % +/- Pts TB
1. YJ 13 Blue 2 2 0 0 100.00 21 3 87.50 18 6
2. Team Elevate 12 2 1 0 1 50.00 15 13 53.57 2 4
3. Relentless Hustle 12 2 1 1 0 50.00 11 17 39.29 -6 3
4. Pacific Falcons 13/14 2 0 1 1 00.00 7 17 29.17 -10 1
5. M&D 12 Red 2 0 2 0 00.00 12 16 42.86 -4 0

Dallas GP W L T % + - % +/- Pts TB
1. Apex Attax 12/13 2 2 0 0 100.00 23 6 79.31 17 6 2
2. YJ 13 East 2 2 0 0 100.00 22 8 73.33 14 6
3. Jersey Thunder 2 1 1 0 50.00 18 10 64.29 8 3 2
4. S. Jersey Devils 14 2 1 1 0 50.00 18 19 48.65 -1 3
5. M&D 13/14 White 2 0 2 0 00.00 8 19 29.63 -11 0 2
6. Home Grown 2 2 0 2 0 00.00 5 32 13.51 -27 0

Denver GP W L T % + - % +/- Pts TB
1. CC Lax 13 Black 2 2 0 0 100.00 30 6 83.33 24 6
2. YJ 13 Black 2 1 0 1 50.00 19 5 79.17 14 4 2
3. For Love of the Game 2 1 0 1 50.00 17 10 62.96 7 4
4. Ohio Elite 2 0 1 1 00.00 7 17 29.17 -10 1 2
5. X-treme 13 2 0 1 1 00.00 10 24 29.41 -14 1
6. Envy 13 2 0 2 0 00.00 4 25 13.79 -21 0

Los Angeles GP W L T % + - % +/- Pts TB
1. X-treme 12 2 2 0 0 100.00 34 2 94.44 32 6
2. YJ 12 Gold 2 1 0 1 50.00 23 9 71.88 14 4 3
3. STEPS 13 Blue 2 1 0 1 50.00 18 9 66.67 9 4
4. CC Lax 13 Red 2 0 2 0 00.00 1 24 04.00 -23 0 2
5. Noreaster 12/13 2 0 2 0 00.00 3 35 07.89 -32 0

New [lacrosse] GP W L T % + - % +/- Pts TB
1. Suffolk County Varsity 2 2 0 0 100.00 19 10 65.52 9 6 3
2. Tri-State 12 Blue 2 2 0 0 100.00 17 10 62.96 7 6
3. FSLAX Gold 13/14 2 1 1 0 50.00 16 13 55.17 3 3 1
4. Storm 12 2 1 1 0 50.00 15 17 46.88 -2 3
5. Triumph Lax Blue 2 0 2 0 00.00 14 17 45.16 -3 0 2
6. Landsharks 2 0 2 0 00.00 7 21 25.00 -14 0

Palm Springs GP W L T % + - % +/- Pts TB
1. M&D 13 Black 2 2 0 0 100.00 38 1 97.44 37 6 2
2. Relentless Hustle 13 2 2 0 0 100.00 18 10 64.29 8 6
3. Tri-State 13 Black 2 1 1 0 50.00 15 11 57.69 4 3 2
4. ReLAX 12 2 1 1 0 50.00 1 18 05.26 -17 3
5. NewLax HOUSE 2 0 2 0 00.00 3 9 25.00 -6 0 2
6. Select 12/13 2 0 2 0 00.00 4 30 11.76 -26 0

Philadelphia GP W L T % + - % +/- Pts TB
1. Long Island Wave 12 2 2 0 0 100.00 24 9 72.73 15 6 2
2. LI Top Guns 13 2 2 0 0 100.00 20 12 62.50 8 6
3. Raider Elite 2 1 1 0 50.00 16 15 51.61 1 3 2
4. STEPS13 White 2 1 1 0 50.00 18 19 48.65 -1 3
5. Envy 12 2 0 2 0 00.00 14 24 36.84 -10 0 3
6. Buffalo Wings 2 0 2 0 00.00 11 24 31.43 -13 0

San Francisco GP W L T % + - % +/- Pts TB
1. Garden State 12/13 2 2 0 0 100.00 21 13 61.76 8 6
2. YJ 13 Green 2 1 0 1 50.00 16 14 53.33 2 4
3. CT Lightning 12 2 1 1 0 50.00 12 11 52.17 1 3 2
4. CC Lax 12 Red 2 1 1 0 50.00 20 12 62.50 8 3
5. Lady Laker Future 13 2 0 1 1 00.00 10 19 34.48 -9 1
6. Northstar White 2 0 2 0 00.00 7 17 29.17 -10 0

Washington GP W L T % + - % +/- Pts TB
1. YJ 12 Blue 2 2 0 0 100.00 25 4 86.21 21 6
2. FSLAX Black 12 2 1 0 1 50.00 18 15 54.55 3 4
3. Tri-State 12 Black 2 1 1 0 50.00 17 11 60.71 6 3 2
4. Rhino Orange 2 1 1 0 50.00 11 22 33.33 -11 3
5. Minnesota Elite 2 0 1 1 00.00 10 19 34.48 -9 1
6. Dynamite 13 2 0 2 0 00.00 9 19 32.14 -10 0

Junior Varsity Standings - Day One (Two Games Played)

Albany GP W L T % + - % +/- Pts TB
1. PA Pride 14 2 2 0 0 100.00 19 11 63.33 8 6
2. FSLAX White 15 2 1 0 1 50.00 14 8 63.64 6 4
3. LI Top Guns 14 Purpl 2 1 1 0 50.00 13 13 50.00 0 3 1
4. Ultimate 14 White 2 1 1 0 50.00 14 9 60.87 5 3
5. Relentless Hustle 15 2 0 1 1 00.00 12 15 44.44 -3 1
6. ReLAX 14 2 0 2 0 00.00 3 19 13.64 -16 0

Bozeman GP W L T % + - % +/- Pts TB
1. Storm 13 2 2 0 0 100.00 15 10 60.00 5 6
2. CC Lax 13 Brass 2 1 1 0 50.00 17 11 60.71 6 3 2
3. Long Island TOGZ 2 1 1 0 50.00 12 13 48.00 -1 3 2
4. Suffolk County JV 2 1 1 0 50.00 14 15 48.28 -1 3 2
5. T3 North 14 Blue 2 1 1 0 50.00 17 16 51.52 1 3
6. Apex Attax 14/15 2 0 2 0 00.00 12 22 35.29 -10 0

Charlotte GP W L T % + - % +/- Pts TB
1. Relentless Hustle 14 Black 2 2 0 0 100.00 37 3 92.50 34 6 2
2. Tri-State 14 Black 2 2 0 0 100.00 16 13 55.17 3 6
3. Ultimate NJ 14 2 1 1 0 50.00 16 10 61.54 6 3
4. Mass Elite White 2 0 2 0 00.00 9 25 26.47 -16 0 2
5. PA Express 14 Blue 2 0 2 0 00.00 4 31 11.43 -27 0

Durango GP W L T % + - % +/- Pts TB
1. STEPS14 Blue 2 2 0 0 100.00 20 2 90.91 18 6 2
2. Noreaster 14 2 2 0 0 100.00 15 4 78.95 11 6
3. YJ 14 Blue 2 1 1 0 50.00 10 9 52.63 1 3 2
4. Dynamite 14 2 1 1 0 50.00 10 14 41.67 -4 3
5. M&D 14 Red 2 0 2 0 00.00 9 16 36.00 -7 0 2
6. X-treme 14 2 0 2 0 00.00 2 21 08.70 -19 0

Nashville GP W L T % + - % +/- Pts TB
1. BBL Elite 14 2 2 0 0 100.00 29 6 82.86 23 6 2
2. STEPS Philly 14 2 2 0 0 100.00 19 12 61.29 7 6
3. CC Lax 14 Black 2 1 0 1 50.00 19 9 67.86 10 4
4. Long Island Wave 14 2 0 1 1 00.00 12 15 44.44 -3 1
5. Select 13 2 0 2 0 00.00 8 21 27.59 -13 0 2
6. PA Pride 15 2 0 2 0 00.00 7 31 18.42 -24 0

Olympia GP W L T % + - % +/- Pts TB
1. PA Express 14 Orange 2 2 0 0 100.00 26 3 89.66 23 6
2. Relentless Hustle 14 Blue 2 1 1 0 50.00 20 11 64.52 9 3 2
3. FSLAX Silver 13/14 2 1 1 0 50.00 7 14 33.33 -7 3 2
4. Quaker City 14 2 1 1 0 50.00 17 18 48.57 -1 3 3
5. STEPS 14 White 2 1 1 0 50.00 13 18 41.94 -5 3
6. Triumph Lax Red 2 0 2 0 00.00 2 21 08.70 -19 0

LarryMiller GP W L T % + - % +/- Pts TB
1. Ultimate 14 Blue 2 2 0 0 100.00 26 6 81.25 20 6 2
2. Mass Elite Red 2 2 0 0 100.00 20 10 66.67 10 6
3. West Genesee 2 1 1 0 50.00 15 16 48.39 -1 3 1
4. Select 14 2 1 1 0 50.00 12 16 42.86 -4 3
5. CC Lax 14 Red 2 0 2 0 00.00 7 20 25.93 -13 0 2
6. T3 Shore 14 Black 2 0 2 0 00.00 10 22 31.25 -12 0

Peoria GP W L T % + - % +/- Pts TB
1. M&D 14 Black 2 2 0 0 100.00 37 10 78.72 27 6 2
2. LI Top Guns 14 Black 2 2 0 0 100.00 27 13 67.50 14 6
3. E & A Elite Teal 2 1 1 0 50.00 19 25 43.18 -6 3 2
4. NewLax Elite Blue 2 1 1 0 50.00 14 28 33.33 -14 3
5. XTeam 2 0 2 0 00.00 10 23 30.30 -13 0 2
6. T3 North 14 Black 2 0 2 0 00.00 19 27 41.30 -8 0

San Diego GP W L T % + - % +/- Pts TB
1. YJ 14 Gold 2 2 0 0 100.00 25 5 83.33 20 6 2
2. Team Elevate 14/15 2 2 0 0 100.00 19 10 65.52 9 6
3. Greenwich Chiefs 2 1 1 0 50.00 14 8 63.64 6 3 2
4. Storm 14 2 1 1 0 50.00 12 19 38.71 -7 3
5. X-treme 14/15 2 0 2 0 00.00 12 21 36.36 -9 0 2
6. CJS Red 2 0 2 0 00.00 3 22 12.00 -19 0

Tucson GP W L T % + - % +/- Pts TB
1. YJ 14 Green 2 2 0 0 100.00 18 4 81.82 14 6 2
2. Tri-State 14 Blue 2 2 0 0 100.00 12 9 57.14 3 6
3. Noreaster 14 White 2 1 1 0 50.00 13 10 56.52 3 3 1
4. T3 Shore 14 Blue 2 1 1 0 50.00 16 12 57.14 4 3
5. Garden State 13/14 2 0 2 0 00.00 6 13 31.58 -7 0 2
6. CT Lightning 13 2 0 2 0 00.00 6 23 20.69 -17 0

Risers Division Playoff Results

The Yellow Jackets Blue 2015 won the playoffs with a 3-1 playoff bracket final win over M&D Black 2015. Blue 2015 victories along the way included 8-1 over Sea Bay, 9-2 over Heroes 2015, 6-0 over Long Island Top Guns 2015 Black.

Middlers Division Playoff Results

The Yellow Jackets Blue 2017 won the playoffs.

While at National Draw. a parent from an unnamed MD girls team, over breakfast told me, that it is an accepted practice that some kids are held back a year in school, so that they can be more competitive????

Example: a girl that is on track (while in early school years, K - 3rd grade) to be a graduate in the year 2014, is held back a school year so that her actual graduation year becomes 2015.

This is done to give a kid a competitive edge, how would someone know to do this?

I find it hard to believe.

I think it sounds absurd, but is that possible??

It is done all the time. In Texas and many other states, it is common practice. That is why Lax (boys and girls) need to go to a cetification of age within the USA lacrosse membership. Once they get into their sophomore year they should do away with the grade level brackets and go with just a HS division for recruiting purposes. It is worse with the boys because of the more physical nature of the rules. There is a bigg difference between a 13 year old boy and an 11 year old boy. In any event the age of the kids needs to be monitored somehow going forward.

I know lots of people on LI who have done the same thing. It's pretty common, especially for boys.

In the soccer world you have to show age, and in AAU basketball too. Lacrosse should follow suit.

I remember my son's lax team, when he was 5th or 6th grade, playing a team where some of the opponents were shaving. No WAY were they the same age.

Varsity, Day Two, Three Games Booked for Most

Atlanta GP W L T % + - % +/- Pts TB
1. M&D 13 Red 3 3 0 0 100.00 30 14 68.18 16 9
2. Brandywine Majors 2 2 0 0 100.00 25 5 83.33 20 6
3. TripleThreat 3 1 2 0 33.33 13 21 38.24 -8 3 1
4. Long Island Wave 13 3 1 2 0 33.33 28 20 58.33 8 3
5. West Jersey Blue 3 0 3 0 00.00 9 45 16.67 -36 0

Baltimore GP W L T % + - % +/- Pts TB
1. YJ 12 East 3 3 0 0 100.00 34 11 75.56 23 9 2
2. Northstar Purple 3 3 0 0 100.00 31 13 70.45 18 9
3. 380 Lacrosse Black 3 2 1 0 66.67 22 20 52.38 2 6
4. Noreaster 13 3 1 2 0 33.33 20 31 39.22 -11 3
5. Larry Black 3 0 3 0 00.00 16 29 35.56 -13 0 2
6. Tri-State 13 Blue 3 0 3 0 00.00 11 30 26.83 -19 0

Boston GP W L T % + - % +/- Pts TB
1. YJ 13 Gold 3 3 0 0 100.00 41 8 83.67 33 9
2. Texas Outlaws 3 2 1 0 66.67 24 17 58.54 7 6 1
3. CC Lax 12 Black 3 2 1 0 66.67 27 15 64.29 12 6
4. STEPS Philly 13 3 1 1 1 33.33 21 21 50.00 0 4
5. Dynamite 12 3 0 2 1 00.00 15 23 39.47 -8 1
6. Home Grown 1 3 0 3 0 00.00 5 49 09.26 -44 0

Chicago GP W L T % + - % +/- Pts TB
1. YJ 13 Blue 3 3 0 0 100.00 34 4 89.47 30 9
2. Team Elevate 12 3 1 0 2 33.33 24 22 52.17 2 5
3. Relentless Hustle 12 3 1 1 1 33.33 20 26 43.48 -6 4
4. Pacific Falcons 13/14 2 0 1 1 00.00 7 17 29.17 -10 1
5. M&D 12 Red 3 0 3 0 00.00 13 29 30.95 -16 0

Dallas GP W L T % + - % +/- Pts TB
1. Apex Attax 12/13 3 3 0 0 100.00 33 12 73.33 21 9 3
2. YJ 13 East 3 3 0 0 100.00 29 12 70.73 17 9
3. Jersey Thunder 3 2 1 0 66.67 32 12 72.73 20 6
4. S. Jersey Devils 14 3 1 2 0 33.33 24 29 45.28 -5 3
5. M&D 13/14 White 3 0 3 0 00.00 12 26 31.58 -14 0 2
6. Home Grown 2 3 0 3 0 00.00 7 46 13.21 -39 0

Denver GP W L T % + - % +/- Pts TB
1. CC Lax 13 Black 3 3 0 0 100.00 45 6 88.24 39 9
2. For Love of the Game 3 2 0 1 66.67 28 12 70.00 16 7
3. YJ 13 Black 3 1 1 1 33.33 21 16 56.76 5 4 2
4. Ohio Elite 3 1 1 1 33.33 15 22 40.54 -7 4
5. X-treme 13 3 0 2 1 00.00 15 32 31.91 -17 1
6. Envy 13 3 0 3 0 00.00 4 40 09.09 -36 0

Los Angeles GP W L T % + - % +/- Pts TB
1. X-treme 12 3 3 0 0 100.00 45 6 88.24 39 9
2. STEPS 13 Blue 3 2 0 1 66.67 30 13 69.77 17 7 2
3. YJ 12 Gold 4 2 1 1 50.00 36 23 61.02 13 7
4. CC Lax 13 Red 3 0 3 0 00.00 4 33 10.81 -29 0 2
5. Noreaster 12/13 3 0 3 0 00.00 7 47 12.96 -40 0

New [lacrosse] GP W L T % + - % +/- Pts TB
1. Suffolk County Varsity 3 3 0 0 100.00 27 15 64.29 12 9
2. FSLAX Gold 13/14 3 2 1 0 66.67 25 16 60.98 9 6 2
3. Tri-State 12 Blue 3 2 1 0 66.67 22 18 55.00 4 6 2
4. Storm 12 3 2 1 0 66.67 23 24 48.94 -1 6
5. Triumph Lax Blue 3 0 3 0 00.00 17 26 39.53 -9 0 2
6. Landsharks 3 0 3 0 00.00 14 29 32.56 -15 0

Palm Springs GP W L T % + - % +/- Pts TB
1. M&D 13 Black 3 3 0 0 100.00 55 1 98.21 54 9 2
2. Relentless Hustle 13 3 3 0 0 100.00 32 13 71.11 19 9
3. Tri-State 13 Black 3 2 1 0 66.67 23 16 58.97 7 6
4. ReLAX 12 3 1 2 0 33.33 4 32 11.11 -28 3
5. NewLax HOUSE 3 0 3 0 00.00 3 26 10.34 -23 0 2
6. Select 12/13 3 0 3 0 00.00 9 38 19.15 -29 0

Philadelphia GP W L T % + - % +/- Pts TB
1. Long Island Wave 12 3 3 0 0 100.00 34 12 73.91 22 9 2
2. LI Top Guns 13 3 3 0 0 100.00 32 21 60.38 11 9
3. Raider Elite 3 1 2 0 33.33 23 23 50.00 0 3 2
4. STEPS13 White 3 1 2 0 33.33 27 31 46.55 -4 3 3
5. Buffalo Wings 3 1 2 0 33.33 19 31 38.00 -12 3
6. Envy 12 3 0 3 0 00.00 17 34 33.33 -17 0

San Francisco GP W L T % + - % +/- Pts TB
1. YJ 13 Green 3 2 0 1 66.67 27 19 58.70 8 7
2. CC Lax 12 Red 3 2 1 0 66.67 31 14 68.89 17 6 2
3. CT Lightning 12 3 2 1 0 66.67 26 15 63.41 11 6 2
4. Garden State 12/13 3 2 1 0 66.67 26 24 52.00 2 6
5. Lady Laker Future 13 3 0 2 1 00.00 14 33 29.79 -19 1
6. Northstar White 3 0 3 0 00.00 9 28 24.32 -19 0

Washington GP W L T % + - % +/- Pts TB
1. YJ 12 Blue 3 3 0 0 100.00 31 8 79.49 23 9
2. FSLAX Black 12 3 1 0 2 33.33 26 23 53.06 3 5
3. Minnesota Elite 3 1 1 1 33.33 22 21 51.16 1 4
4. Tri-State 12 Black 3 1 2 0 33.33 21 17 55.26 4 3 2
5. Rhino Orange 3 1 2 0 33.33 13 34 27.66 -21 3
6. Dynamite 13 3 0 2 1 00.00 17 27 38.64 -10 1

Junior Varsity - Day Two, Noon Results

Albany GP W L T % + - % +/- Pts TB
1. PA Pride 14 3 3 0 0 100.00 33 18 64.71 15 9
2. FSLAX White 15 3 2 0 1 66.67 21 12 63.64 9 7
3. LI Top Guns 14 Purpl 3 2 1 0 66.67 24 21 53.33 3 6
4. Ultimate 14 White 3 1 2 0 33.33 18 16 52.94 2 3
5. Relentless Hustle 15 3 0 2 1 00.00 20 26 43.48 -6 1
6. ReLAX 14 3 0 3 0 00.00 10 33 23.26 -23 0

Bozeman GP W L T % + - % +/- Pts TB
1. CC Lax 13 Brass 3 2 1 0 66.67 23 15 60.53 8 6 2
2. Storm 13 3 2 1 0 66.67 19 16 54.29 3 6 2
3. Long Island TOGZ 3 2 1 0 66.67 19 18 51.35 1 6 2
4. Suffolk County JV 3 2 1 0 66.67 27 21 56.25 6 6
5. T3 North 14 Blue 3 1 2 0 33.33 22 23 48.89 -1 3
6. Apex Attax 14/15 3 0 3 0 00.00 18 35 33.96 -17 0

Charlotte GP W L T % + - % +/- Pts TB
1. Tri-State 14 Black 3 3 0 0 100.00 23 17 57.50 6 9
2. Relentless Hustle 14 Black 2 2 0 0 100.00 37 3 92.50 34 6 2
3. Ultimate NJ 14 3 2 1 0 66.67 27 18 60.00 9 6
4. Mass Elite White 3 0 3 0 00.00 17 36 32.08 -19 0 2
5. PA Express 14 Blue 3 0 3 0 00.00 8 38 17.39 -30 0

Durango GP W L T % + - % +/- Pts TB
1. STEPS14 Blue 2 2 0 0 100.00 20 2 90.91 18 6 2
2. Noreaster 14 2 2 0 0 100.00 15 4 78.95 11 6
3. YJ 14 Blue 2 1 1 0 50.00 10 9 52.63 1 3 2
4. Dynamite 14 2 1 1 0 50.00 10 14 41.67 -4 3
5. M&D 14 Red 2 0 2 0 00.00 9 16 36.00 -7 0 2
6. X-treme 14 2 0 2 0 00.00 2 21 08.70 -19 0

Nashville GP W L T % + - % +/- Pts TB
1. BBL Elite 14 2 2 0 0 100.00 29 6 82.86 23 6 2
2. STEPS Philly 14 2 2 0 0 100.00 19 12 61.29 7 6
3. CC Lax 14 Black 2 1 0 1 50.00 19 9 67.86 10 4
4. Long Island Wave 14 2 0 1 1 00.00 12 15 44.44 -3 1
5. Select 13 2 0 2 0 00.00 8 21 27.59 -13 0 2
6. PA Pride 15 2 0 2 0 00.00 7 31 18.42 -24 0

Olympia GP W L T % + - % +/- Pts TB
1. PA Express 14 Orange 2 2 0 0 100.00 26 3 89.66 23 6
2. Relentless Hustle 14 Blue 2 1 1 0 50.00 20 11 64.52 9 3 2
3. FSLAX Silver 13/14 2 1 1 0 50.00 7 14 33.33 -7 3 2
4. Quaker City 14 2 1 1 0 50.00 17 18 48.57 -1 3 3
5. STEPS 14 White 2 1 1 0 50.00 13 18 41.94 -5 3
6. Triumph Lax Red 2 0 2 0 00.00 2 21 08.70 -19 0

LarryMiller GP W L T % + - % +/- Pts TB
1. Ultimate 14 Blue 2 2 0 0 100.00 26 6 81.25 20 6 2
2. Mass Elite Red 2 2 0 0 100.00 20 10 66.67 10 6
3. West Genesee 2 1 1 0 50.00 15 16 48.39 -1 3 1
4. Select 14 2 1 1 0 50.00 12 16 42.86 -4 3
5. CC Lax 14 Red 2 0 2 0 00.00 7 20 25.93 -13 0 2
6. T3 Shore 14 Black 2 0 2 0 00.00 10 22 31.25 -12 0

Peoria GP W L T % + - % +/- Pts TB
1. M&D 14 Black 2 2 0 0 100.00 37 10 78.72 27 6 2
2. LI Top Guns 14 Black 2 2 0 0 100.00 27 13 67.50 14 6
3. E & A Elite Teal 2 1 1 0 50.00 19 25 43.18 -6 3 2
4. NewLax Elite Blue 2 1 1 0 50.00 14 28 33.33 -14 3
5. XTeam 2 0 2 0 00.00 10 23 30.30 -13 0 2
6. T3 North 14 Black 2 0 2 0 00.00 19 27 41.30 -8 0

San Diego GP W L T % + - % +/- Pts TB
1. YJ 14 Gold 3 3 0 0 100.00 38 9 80.85 29 9 2
2. Team Elevate 14/15 3 3 0 0 100.00 31 17 64.58 14 9
3. Greenwich Chiefs 3 1 2 0 33.33 18 21 46.15 -3 3 2
4. X-treme 14/15 3 1 2 0 33.33 19 24 44.19 -5 3 2
5. Storm 14 3 1 2 0 33.33 19 31 38.00 -12 3
6. CJS Red 3 0 3 0 00.00 6 29 17.14 -23 0

Tucson GP W L T % + - % +/- Pts TB
1. YJ 14 Green 3 3 0 0 100.00 25 10 71.43 15 9
2. Tri-State 14 Blue 3 2 1 0 66.67 17 21 44.74 -4 6 1
3. Noreaster 14 White 3 2 1 0 66.67 26 12 68.42 14 6
4. T3 Shore 14 Blue 3 1 2 0 33.33 22 19 53.66 3 3 1
5. CT Lightning 13 3 1 2 0 33.33 18 28 39.13 -10 3
6. Garden State 13/14 3 0 3 0 00.00 8 26 23.53 -18 0

Varsity Results - Game Three

Long Island Wave 2013 rebounds over West Jersey Blue, 17-2
Yellow Jackets East 2012 over 380 Lacrosse Black, 10-4
Yellow Jackets Gold 2013 over STEPS Phily 2013, 10-5
Yellow Jackets Blue 2013 over M&D Red 2012, 13-1
Yellow Jackets East 2013 over M&D White 2013/14, 7-4
For the Love of the Game defeats Yellow Jackets Black 2013, 11-2
Yellow Jackets Gold 2012 defeat CC Lax Red 2013, 9-3
Yellow Jackets Gold 2012 drop final match with Xtreme 2012, 11-4
Suffolk County Varsity over Tri-State Blue 2012, 8-5
Long Island Wave 2012 over Envy 2012, 10-3
Top Guns 2013 over STEPS White 2013, 12-9
Yellow Jackets Green 2013 over Garden State 2102Tri-State Black 2012, 6-4

The real shame is that both Long Island Wave 2012 and Top Guns 2013 in the Philadelphia bracket figure to go undefeated but given the four game format in the six team division, these two will not meet each other head-to-head. Expect both teams to try and roll-up the scores in the final match while tightening down on the defensive end. At this point, Long Islald Wave has a huge tie-breaker advantage.

How do they actually do this? do they say to themselves at the kindergarten level, lets hold our kid back so they be be a stronger force on the field throughout their school years? Seems that there needs to be a more credible and responsible reason to hold a kid back in school (academics comes to mind). Are you saying that in some cases we have kids graduation high school at age 19?

Seems like some intervention is needed by the sanctioning bodies of lax.

I think the parents are not solely thinking of strength in athletics, but also academically and socially. Those kids could be a step ahead.

Varsity - Day Two, Many Fourth Games Played

Atlanta GP W L T % + - % +/- Pts TB
1. Brandywine Majors 3 3 0 0 100.00 31 9 77.50 22 9 1
2. M&D 13 Red 4 3 1 0 75.00 34 20 62.96 14 9
3. TripleThreat 4 2 2 0 50.00 24 26 48.00 -2 6
4. Long Island Wave 13 3 1 2 0 33.33 28 20 58.33 8 3
5. West Jersey Blue 4 0 4 0 00.00 14 56 20.00 -42 0

Baltimore GP W L T % + - % +/- Pts TB
1. YJ 12 East 3 3 0 0 100.00 34 11 75.56 23 9 2
2. Northstar Purple 3 3 0 0 100.00 31 13 70.45 18 9
3. 380 Lacrosse Black 4 2 2 0 50.00 25 30 45.45 -5 6
4. Tri-State 13 Blue 4 1 3 0 25.00 21 33 38.89 -12 3 2
5. Larry Black 4 1 3 0 25.00 23 34 40.35 -11 3 2
6. Noreaster 13 4 1 3 0 25.00 25 38 39.68 -13 3

Boston GP W L T % + - % +/- Pts TB
* 1. YJ 13 Gold 4 4 0 0 100.00 53 9 85.48 44 12
2. CC Lax 12 Black 4 3 1 0 75.00 37 24 60.66 13 9
3. Texas Outlaws 4 2 2 0 50.00 25 29 46.30 -4 6
4. Dynamite 12 4 1 2 1 25.00 27 24 52.94 3 4 2
5. STEPS Philly 13 4 1 2 1 25.00 30 31 49.18 -1 4
6. Home Grown 1 4 0 4 0 00.00 6 61 08.96 -55 0

Chicago GP W L T % + - % +/- Pts TB
1. YJ 13 Blue 4 4 0 0 100.00 46 7 86.79 39 12
2. Team Elevate 12 4 1 1 2 25.00 27 34 44.26 -7 5
3. Relentless Hustle 12 3 1 1 1 33.33 20 26 43.48 -6 4
4. M&D 12 Red 4 1 3 0 25.00 24 34 41.38 -10 3
5. Pacific Falcons 13/14 3 0 2 1 00.00 12 28 30.00 -16 1

Dallas GP W L T % + - % +/- Pts TB
1. Apex Attax 12/13 3 3 0 0 100.00 33 12 73.33 21 9 3
2. YJ 13 East 3 3 0 0 100.00 29 12 70.73 17 9
3. Jersey Thunder 3 2 1 0 66.67 32 12 72.73 20 6
4. S. Jersey Devils 14 3 1 2 0 33.33 24 29 45.28 -5 3
5. M&D 13/14 White 3 0 3 0 00.00 12 26 31.58 -14 0 2
6. Home Grown 2 3 0 3 0 00.00 7 46 13.21 -39 0

Denver GP W L T % + - % +/- Pts TB
* 1. CC Lax 13 Black 4 4 0 0 100.00 61 9 87.14 52 12
2. YJ 13 Black 4 2 1 1 50.00 31 20 60.78 11 7 2
3. Ohio Elite 4 2 1 1 50.00 26 26 50.00 0 7 2
4. For Love of the Game 4 2 1 1 50.00 31 28 52.54 3 7
5. X-treme 13 4 0 3 1 00.00 19 42 31.15 -23 1
6. Envy 13 4 0 4 0 00.00 8 51 13.56 -43 0

Los Angeles GP W L T % + - % +/- Pts TB
* 1. X-treme 12 4 4 0 0 100.00 57 10 85.07 47 12
2. YJ 12 Gold 4 2 1 1 50.00 36 23 61.02 13 7 2
3. STEPS 13 Blue 4 2 1 1 50.00 34 25 57.63 9 7
4. CC Lax 13 Red 4 0 3 1 00.00 9 38 19.15 -29 1 2
5. Noreaster 12/13 4 0 3 1 00.00 12 52 18.75 -40 1

New [lacrosse] GP W L T % + - % +/- Pts TB
* 1. Suffolk County Varsity 4 4 0 0 100.00 35 19 64.81 16 12
2. FSLAX Gold 13/14 4 3 1 0 75.00 38 17 69.09 21 9
3. Tri-State 12 Blue 4 2 2 0 50.00 23 31 42.59 -8 6 2
4. Storm 12 4 2 2 0 50.00 27 32 45.76 -5 6
5. Triumph Lax Blue 4 1 3 0 25.00 27 30 47.37 -3 3
6. Landsharks 4 0 4 0 00.00 18 39 31.58 -21 0

Palm Springs GP W L T % + - % +/- Pts TB
* 1. M&D 13 Black 4 4 0 0 100.00 71 4 94.67 67 12
2. Relentless Hustle 13 4 3 1 0 75.00 35 29 54.69 6 9 1
3. Tri-State 13 Black 4 3 1 0 75.00 30 22 57.69 8 9
4. Select 12/13 4 1 3 0 25.00 10 38 20.83 -28 3 2
5. ReLAX 12 4 1 3 0 25.00 10 39 20.41 -29 3
6. NewLax HOUSE 4 0 4 0 00.00 3 27 10.00 -24 0

Philadelphia GP W L T % + - % +/- Pts TB
* 1. Long Island Wave 12 4 4 0 0 100.00 42 19 68.85 23 12 2
2. LI Top Guns 13 4 4 0 0 100.00 42 26 61.76 16 12
3. STEPS13 White 4 2 2 0 50.00 34 37 47.89 -3 6
4. Buffalo Wings 4 1 3 0 25.00 25 38 39.68 -13 3 1
5. Raider Elite 4 1 3 0 25.00 30 31 49.18 -1 3
6. Envy 12 4 0 4 0 00.00 22 44 33.33 -22 0

San Francisco GP W L T % + - % +/- Pts TB
* 1. Garden State 12/13 4 3 1 0 75.00 36 30 54.55 6 9 1
2. CC Lax 12 Red 4 3 1 0 75.00 38 18 67.86 20 9
3. YJ 13 Green 4 2 1 1 50.00 31 26 54.39 5 7
4. CT Lightning 12 4 2 2 0 50.00 32 25 56.14 7 6
5. Lady Laker Future 13 4 1 2 1 25.00 21 37 36.21 -16 4
6. Northstar White 4 0 4 0 00.00 13 35 27.08 -22 0

Washington GP W L T % + - % +/- Pts TB
1. YJ 12 Blue 3 3 0 0 100.00 31 8 79.49 23 9
2. FSLAX Black 12 3 1 0 2 33.33 26 23 53.06 3 5
3. Minnesota Elite 3 1 1 1 33.33 22 21 51.16 1 4
4. Tri-State 12 Black 3 1 2 0 33.33 21 17 55.26 4 3 2
5. Rhino Orange 3 1 2 0 33.33 13 34 27.66 -21 3
6. Dynamite 13 3 0 2 1 00.00 17 27 38.64 -10 1

US Lacrosse and the associated "player passes" (loosely defined) need to have birth dates stamped onto them to guarantee a minimum age group at which a particularly player is permitted to participate. Altering high school age groups due to maturity, grades or achievement is one thing - however, regional and club play is something different.

Something to consider is that a 19 or 20 year old college freshman is not going to have the same social experience as a 17 or 18 year old college freshman in the same academic class.

Junior Varsity Standings - Day Two after Four Games

Albany GP W L T % + - % +/- Pts TB
* 1. PA Pride 14 4 4 0 0 100.00 41 21 66.13 20 12
2. LI Top Guns 14 Purpl 4 3 1 0 75.00 41 24 63.08 17 9
3. FSLAX White 15 4 2 1 1 50.00 24 20 54.55 4 7
4. Relentless Hustle 15 4 1 2 1 25.00 27 31 46.55 -4 4
5. Ultimate 14 White 4 1 3 0 25.00 23 23 50.00 0 3
6. ReLAX 14 4 0 4 0 00.00 13 50 20.63 -37 0

Bozeman GP W L T % + - % +/- Pts TB
* 1. Storm 13 4 3 1 0 75.00 32 20 61.54 12 9 2
2. CC Lax 13 Brass 4 3 1 0 75.00 30 21 58.82 9 9 2
3. Suffolk County JV 4 3 1 0 75.00 35 28 55.56 7 9
4. Long Island TOGZ 4 2 2 0 50.00 26 26 50.00 0 6
5. T3 North 14 Blue 4 1 3 0 25.00 26 36 41.94 -10 3
6. Apex Attax 14/15 4 0 4 0 00.00 24 42 36.36 -18 0

Charlotte GP W L T % + - % +/- Pts TB
* 1. Relentless Hustle 14 Black 4 4 0 0 100.00 65 12 84.42 53 12
2. Tri-State 14 Black 4 3 1 0 75.00 28 30 48.28 -2 9
3. Ultimate NJ 14 4 2 2 0 50.00 31 33 48.44 -2 6
4. Mass Elite White 4 1 3 0 25.00 30 40 42.86 -10 3
5. PA Express 14 Blue 4 0 4 0 00.00 12 51 19.05 -39 0

Durango GP W L T % + - % +/- Pts TB
* 1. STEPS14 Blue 4 4 0 0 100.00 37 10 78.72 27 12 2
2. YJ 14 Blue 4 4 0 0 100.00 37 15 71.15 22 12
3. Dynamite 14 4 2 2 0 50.00 22 30 42.31 -8 6
4. M&D 14 Red 4 1 3 0 25.00 22 31 41.51 -9 3 2
5. Noreaster 14 4 1 3 0 25.00 24 33 42.11 -9 3
6. X-treme 14 4 0 4 0 00.00 13 36 26.53 -23 0

Nashville GP W L T % + - % +/- Pts TB
1. BBL Elite 14 3 3 0 0 100.00 44 7 86.27 37 9
2. CC Lax 14 Black 3 2 0 1 66.67 28 13 68.29 15 7
3. STEPS Philly 14 3 2 1 0 66.67 23 21 52.27 2 6
4. Long Island Wave 14 3 1 1 1 33.33 28 17 62.22 11 4
5. Select 13 3 0 3 0 00.00 9 36 20.00 -27 0 2
6. PA Pride 15 3 0 3 0 00.00 9 47 16.07 -38 0

Olympia GP W L T % + - % +/- Pts TB
1. PA Express 14 Orange 3 3 0 0 100.00 37 7 84.09 30 9
2. STEPS 14 White 3 2 1 0 66.67 21 21 50.00 0 6 1
3. Quaker City 14 3 2 1 0 66.67 28 19 59.57 9 6
4. Relentless Hustle 14 Blue 3 1 2 0 33.33 24 22 52.17 2 3 1
5. FSLAX Silver 13/14 3 1 2 0 33.33 8 25 24.24 -17 3
6. Triumph Lax Red 3 0 3 0 00.00 5 29 14.71 -24 0

LarryMiller GP W L T % + - % +/- Pts TB
* 1. Mass Elite Red 4 4 0 0 100.00 41 16 71.93 25 12
2. Ultimate 14 Blue 4 3 1 0 75.00 39 15 72.22 24 9
3. West Genesee 4 2 2 0 50.00 28 27 50.91 1 6 2
4. T3 Shore 14 Black 4 2 2 0 50.00 28 29 49.12 -1 6
5. Select 14 4 1 3 0 25.00 16 40 28.57 -24 3
6. CC Lax 14 Red 4 0 4 0 00.00 14 39 26.42 -25 0

Peoria GP W L T % + - % +/- Pts TB
* 1. M&D 14 Black 4 4 0 0 100.00 66 17 79.52 49 12
2. LI Top Guns 14 Black 4 3 1 0 75.00 46 25 64.79 21 9
3. T3 North 14 Black 4 2 2 0 50.00 41 36 53.25 5 6
4. E & A Elite Teal 4 1 2 1 25.00 32 48 40.00 -16 4 3
5. NewLax Elite Blue 4 1 2 1 25.00 27 48 36.00 -21 4
6. XTeam 4 0 4 0 00.00 17 55 23.61 -38 0

San Diego GP W L T % + - % +/- Pts TB
* 1. YJ 14 Gold 4 4 0 0 100.00 50 12 80.65 38 12 2
2. Team Elevate 14/15 4 4 0 0 100.00 38 23 62.30 15 12
3. Storm 14 4 2 2 0 50.00 27 38 41.54 -11 6
4. Greenwich Chiefs 4 1 3 0 25.00 25 29 46.30 -4 3 2
5. X-treme 14/15 4 1 3 0 25.00 22 36 37.93 -14 3
6. CJS Red 4 0 4 0 00.00 12 36 25.00 -24 0

Tucson GP W L T % + - % +/- Pts TB
1. YJ 14 Green 3 3 0 0 100.00 25 10 71.43 15 9
2. Tri-State 14 Blue 3 2 1 0 66.67 17 21 44.74 -4 6 1
3. Noreaster 14 White 3 2 1 0 66.67 26 12 68.42 14 6
4. T3 Shore 14 Blue 3 1 2 0 33.33 22 19 53.66 3 3 1
5. CT Lightning 13 3 1 2 0 33.33 18 28 39.13 -10 3
6. Garden State 13/14 3 0 3 0 00.00 8 26 23.53 -18 0

Varsity Division Playoff Final Results

Yellow Jackets Blue 2012 win the Varsity bracket playoffs.

Junior Varsity Division Playoff Final Results

M&D 2014 Black take the top prize in the JV Division.

Congratulations to the Yellow Jackets Blue 2012, M&D Black 2014, Yellow Jackets Blue 2015, and Yellow Jackets Blue 2017 for your bracket championships at the National Draw.

Some states have different cut-off dates for entering school so it may seem some kids are being held back when in reality they were not.That being said they should simplify it in both boys and girls lacrosse and make it year of birth instead of year of graduation making birth certificates checks mandotory.

could not agree more. US lax should have start to have a picture and proof of birth, along with US lax # sent into US lax. Then, they should issue a card back to the player, which in turn, would prove that hte player is of age and there are not older girls on the team. Showing proof before a game takes no more than a minute for each ref to check a team roster. there were some tournys where there were girls that were older playing on teams a year below them to win it.

I have a simpler solution. Players last 4 number of their US Lacrosse ID should be their graduation year (or Birthdate). Then when registering the teams, a tournament director can easily look at the US Lacrosse ID #'s to make sure they are age appropriate. To have refs checking cards at tournaments would be a joke - too slow. The kids are there to play not be part of an administrative process. If coaches get caught putting players who are not age/grade appropriate in games then they should be reported. However, we can't have parents on the sidelines questioning kids ages because of size. That is not fair to the kids.

Refs check player cards at every soccer tournament. It's not a big, time-consuming thing.

again,could not agree more. checking a card before a game is not a big thing. it should take more than a minute, you have 2 refs..each check a team and cards of players. anyone who would object to this make you wonder what they are hiding....the card would have a player picture, us lax #, DOB, grad year. This would allow a player to play for any team. it proof of age. i know people who have asked a player before a game "what age are you" and the kid would honestly answer there age which was older than the team you are playing. people dont mind loosing, they want a FAIR game. I really don't see how anyone would object to this simple process. if you do, why. what's up.

I think the teams should be based solely on childs age and not year of graduation at least at the younger levels.In order to simplify it for everyone they should use year of birth in order to establish teams.

You can debate it all you want. US Lacrosse has said that they are not going to institute a national ID system (although it would be feasible to do and they would make money off of it). There will never be a national standard if the governing body isn't behind it.

Agree. Just as soccer does.

You cannot do this because it does not make sense for recruiting. College coaches look at your graduation year. Our team, a graduating year of 2015 has many girls born 1997 and some born 1996. If you were to separate them based on birth year then the 1996 girls would be forced to play with girls graduating 2014. It would be too confusing.

Seems they've figured it out in the soccer world.

So you believe that a child who gets held back 2 years should play at her graduation age not her actual age thus rewarding the kids who have parents that abuse the system. That being said this is why I stated "at least at the younger age".As they get older such as high school age that 1-2 year difference in age is not as great physically as it is in the younger age groups.Too confusing for recruitment, then how is it every other sport has a cutoff age level, u15 should mean under 15 not I play with 14 year olds even though I am 16 years old but my parents held me back to gain an advantage.

Soccer's cutoff date in LIJ is August 1. How does that resolve the issue?

They have age levels for youth because they are KIDS and are not being recruited. For HS, you have to go by grade because that is how college coaches need to recruit. In each HS grade, some kids are older, some are younger. That's life - get over it.

I really do not think there are very many girls who have been held back 2 years. That seems pretty extreme.
On my daughters team there is a mix of 9th and tenth graders (some very big) because the cut off is August 1st? Is that fair? Shouldn't all girls born in the same year play together?

I agree the August 1st cut-off day is wonky. The thing is, any cut-off date is somewhat arbitrary. Every school district, for instance, uses different cut-off dates for new kindergartners. I think I could get behind a birth year cut-off.

Regardless of whether the "break date" is January 1st or August 1st, the fact is that soccer maintains through the USYSA a very rigid and well constructed player pass system. In the system, the player is tied to one team within one club for the seasonal year (except for the midseason transfer window). Soccer maintains the August 1st-July 31st seasonal year due to the structure of the State Cups (often, May/June), regionals (June/July), and national championships (end July, just before the start of tne new seasonal year).

Yes, soccer is looking at systems such as the recent proposal from USCS that allows the player pass to be allocated to the associated club rather than binding a player to one team.

Lacrosse is screaming for a similar methodology as a first step to what the USCS has proposed. At very least, a player picture together with a birthdate would be a major step forward as opposed to using simply the honor system in place at this time.

Lacrosse has "grown up" in the last ten years - the US Lacrosse foundation provided needs to grow with the growth of the sport.

Why does anybody care who plays on what team? Isn't this supposed to be about being seen?

Do people really think that parents are holding their kids back so that they have an advantage in girls lacrosse? This would be a 4 or 5 year girls we're talking about. I think some people should lay off the Oliver Stone films...

" Soccer's cutoff date in LIJ is August 1. How does that resolve the issue?"It resolves the issue when a cutoff date for age groups is made in that you will have less then 1 year difference in age betwwen players unless someone elects to play up in age.Using year of birth just simplifies it to me.

Yes being held back 2 years would be extreme .However if your school uses august as a cut-off as I belive many schools in nj and maryland do as opposed to long island where december is used then over a 2 year age difference between players on opposing teams happens more often.
August birthday 1996 child held back 1 year equals 2016 year of graduation for most maryland schools.
October 1998 birthday equals 2016 graduation for most long island kids.
So by a child being held back 1 year makes that child more than 2 years older then many of her competition.Nota level playing field.

AHH you live in LA-La land. One thing is to be seen and another is being fair. there are "clubs" out there that play there teams down age bracket and also have kids who are older playing on a younger team. they do this so they can show how many of there teams WON the tourny's and how great their club is by doing this move. If you think this does not happen....you are in La-La land. If the playing field is equal in all aspects, I think you would see a lot of teams going down and others moving up in the tourny's.

The topic in question involves the creation of audited age groups which are checked via authenticated, centrally-issued passes.

Since you do not care who plays on which team, you should have no issue with age-group brackets being created and player passes being created that prevent a player from playing-down in age level.

Again, the discussion is not about showcasing, but the creation of age validated teams.

One of the things that lacrosse does "well" is the mixing of two age groups in some tournaments to create more balanced competition. This is rarely seen in soccer to its own youth development detriment. Creating "two year" age bracket tournaments is one of youth lacrosse's strengths.

However, we do point out that the player pass issue is independent from the structure of the brackets. What you do want to avoid is a club gaming the system by playing players or a whole team "down" for no good reason.

Coming back to the soccer point, the only time BOTC/BOTN can recall having seen age-group mixing on a regular basis was the East Meadow Covanta Cup flight which matched premier level U/16 and up teams. This mixing is more often seen in lacrosse and is actually an overall positive for development.