Girls Clubs in Bethesda Area

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am confused by all things and everything Lacrosse, despite my daughter being involved. We are in Bethesda area. All available clubs seem to have travel teams. Are the "A" teams for all of these clubs considered equal (or B teams for that matter)? Or are there hierarchy among clubs? (Not looking to judge, but rather truly understand if some clubs are considered more advance than others.)

She's involved in one but has some interest in another due a friend joining it. While it's her choice, I want to understand if switching would impact level of play/coaching, etc. either up or down.

This thread has been popcorn worthy. Curious what OP plans to do now after reading all of this

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:MC Elite is far better than Next Level for highschool. Honestly, OP, as someone whose DD plays for Capital’s A team, MCElite is a good club and for some years a great club. Next Level has never had a single strong highschool team. The NL program is not really a true lacrosse program for girls at HS.

If you really want to get a sense of how good the local/DMV girls lacrosse teams are, check out:


http://www.nationalgirlslacrosseleague.com/mid-atlantic2019.html


This is the Baltimore league. It has A and B divisions so a lot of this will be settled on the field this Spring/Summer. Play begins this weekend!


If a team is not entered in either A or B leagues, they are likely not as serious as the ones that do choose to play in the NGLL. This is the best league around and gives DMV teams the opportunity to compete against Baltimore teams.

[Anonymous]

Thought I would cut and paste a comment from BOTC (another region). Hilarious:

a we know. The Rebels and Turtles moms are all nasty out of shape loud mouths.... Lets call a spade a spade, no team is full of fitness model parents. All teams have obnoxious parents on sidelines and everyone thinks their kid is better then they are. There should be some attention paid to the male fitness and hygiene from what I can see, At any tournament on any weekend 75% of all parents are in need of a salad and a treadmill. Truth is the Rebels are a decent team and so are the Turtles. They can both hang with anyone including the "A" teams of 91 and Express (as someone said). They can also lose to a number of teams any given day such as Legacy, Moose etc. Lastly, these message boards serve little purpose as far as real information goes. They provide people an opportunity to hide behind a keyboard and bash children and parents. Sometimes you can get a good laugh but most of the time the posts are ridiculous. Good luck to all the 28 Teams this spring/summer.

[Anonymous]

That is hilarious! Wow who knew it could be so much worse. On this board I do genuinely think people are just trying to look for advice and provide feedback on what they have been through. Thankfully we are not telling each other we need to get on a treadmill! Sheesh!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:That is hilarious! Wow who knew it could be so much worse. On this board I do genuinely think people are just trying to look for advice and provide feedback on what they have been through. Thankfully we are not telling each other we need to get on a treadmill! Sheesh!

Run Forrest Run!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:That is hilarious! Wow who knew it could be so much worse. On this board I do genuinely think people are just trying to look for advice and provide feedback on what they have been through. Thankfully we are not telling each other we need to get on a treadmill! Sheesh!

To be a little fair to that BOTC poster, prior to COVID I have been to tournaments where parents were embarrassingly drunk.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Thought I would cut and paste a comment from BOTC (another region). Hilarious:

a we know. The Rebels and Turtles moms are all nasty out of shape loud mouths.... Lets call a spade a spade, no team is full of fitness model parents. All teams have obnoxious parents on sidelines and everyone thinks their kid is better then they are. There should be some attention paid to the male fitness and hygiene from what I can see, At any tournament on any weekend 75% of all parents are in need of a salad and a treadmill. Truth is the Rebels are a decent team and so are the Turtles. They can both hang with anyone including the "A" teams of 91 and Express (as someone said). They can also lose to a number of teams any given day such as Legacy, Moose etc. Lastly, these message boards serve little purpose as far as real information goes. They provide people an opportunity to hide behind a keyboard and bash children and parents. Sometimes you can get a good laugh but most of the time the posts are ridiculous. Good luck to all the 28 Teams this spring/summer.

Who needs Dance Moms, when you can showcase Lax Moms on a new TV show!

[Anonymous]

People just have to do their research and use their critical thinking skills. So much on this thread is wrong. Like Betehsda has not had travel programs before. The STARS merger was a joke before it started. I did not fold because parents did not want to drive. I did not read the DC Urban Dad's post the same was at the haters. He stated facts. Time will tell if it was a good move for the 24s who left MCE for Capital. Most college coaches would ner recommend leaving an A team for a B team. Leaving an A team for another A team is risky depending on where you fall in the talent pool and how much playing time you will get. It is not like MCE has not gotten girls in college and their players excel in HS. The post about issues at all clubs was also spot on. In the end girls need to have fun, work hard. By the way club Ws and Ls do not follow a player, how they develop and play does.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:People just have to do their research and use their critical thinking skills. So much on this thread is wrong. Like Betehsda has not had travel programs before. The STARS merger was a joke before it started. I did not fold because parents did not want to drive. I did not read the DC Urban Dad's post the same was at the haters. He stated facts. Time will tell if it was a good move for the 24s who left MCE for Capital. Most college coaches would ner recommend leaving an A team for a B team. Leaving an A team for another A team is risky depending on where you fall in the talent pool and how much playing time you will get. It is not like MCE has not gotten girls in college and their players excel in HS. The post about issues at all clubs was also spot on. In the end girls need to have fun, work hard. By the way club Ws and Ls do not follow a player, how they develop and play does.

Anyone got a translator for this disaster of a post?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People just have to do their research and use their critical thinking skills. So much on this thread is wrong. Like Bethesda has not had travel programs before. The STARS merger was a joke before it started. It did not fold because parents did not want to drive. I did not read the DC Urban Dad's post the same was at the haters. He stated facts. Time will tell if it was a good move for the 24s who left MCE for Capital. Most college coaches would ner recommend leaving an A team for a B team. Leaving an A team for another A team is risky depending on where you fall in the talent pool and how much playing time you will get. It is not like MCE has not gotten girls in college and their players excel in HS. The post about issues at all clubs was also spot on. In the end girls need to have fun, work hard. By the way club Ws and Ls do not follow a player, how they develop and play does.

Anyone got a translator for this disaster of a post?

Ha. Reads as if the person was commenting on several earlier posts. Makes some good points.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People just have to do their research and use their critical thinking skills. So much on this thread is wrong. Like Bethesda has not had travel programs before. The STARS merger was a joke before it started. It did not fold because parents did not want to drive. I did not read the DC Urban Dad's post the same was at the haters. He stated facts. Time will tell if it was a good move for the 24s who left MCE for Capital. Most college coaches would ner recommend leaving an A team for a B team. Leaving an A team for another A team is risky depending on where you fall in the talent pool and how much playing time you will get. It is not like MCE has not gotten girls in college and their players excel in HS. The post about issues at all clubs was also spot on. In the end girls need to have fun, work hard. By the way club Ws and Ls do not follow a player, how they develop and play does.

Anyone got a translator for this disaster of a post?

Ha. Reads as if the person was commenting on several earlier posts. Makes some good points.

Not really. MCE at 2025 and 2026 look decent, particularly compared to NL and BLC. But below that their teams are not competitive and BLC and NL look to be better options for the time being.

[Anonymous]

It's interesting I read the above as, wow the MC 24s left for a B team? How bad was their experience at MC that they left? Or how good of an organization is Capital that they left? Either way not a good look for MC.

[Anonymous]

24 Midnight is losing to 'B' teams like Hero's White now. So not sure that 'A' team holds up....

As PP said, says a lot about MC if they left. About half ended up on Capital Blue and others on Orange. Not everyone ended up on the 'B' team for Capital.

[Anonymous]

Where do the 24 teams play if not in NGLL? Losing to Hero's White when?

[Anonymous]

Hate to say it, but agree that most of the MC Elite teams are going down hill. Good friends daughter on 23 Midnight team played VA Metro 23 Black team and got man handled by over 17 goals, and completely dominated. Parents where not happy at all. Guess they didn't see that coming