2030 Girls Lacrosse

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Anonymous wrote:Interesting to see all the focus on MD Select. Wouldn't worry a lot about whether your DD makes it or not, as it does not have much, if any, impact over the longer term with actually important things like getting into showcases like Best in Class, Juniors Open, or American Select in future years.

I disagree. If your DD can't make MD Select, that doesn't bode well for BIC and Juniors. Probably time to start worrying.

I would have agreed with this statement yesterday but after seeing the roster and knowing who made it without attending tryouts I have a better sense of how this played out and it doesn’t have much to do with actual lacrosse playing

This for 2030 age group too? My daughter did not make it, but a few of the girls that did make it were very good players.

The vast majority of the girls are top players from top teams. There are a couple of clear misses on cuts and 1-2 who didn’t tryout who many don’t seem to know. I’d assume like everything there’s some politics, but it’s really 2-4 spots at the bottom of the roster in most cases.

Heros - 8
MDU - 4
M&D - 2
BLC -2
Skywalkers - 2
Hoco -1
Renegades - 1
STJ - 1
True Belles - 1

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Where is the roster posted?

[Anonymous]

They should rename it Hero's Select.

[Anonymous]

If you were at the tryout, the HG girls were the majority of the best players.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you were at the tryout, the HG girls were the majority of the best players.

What are the chances we can get a number of them to tryout for Capital in a couple years?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If you were at the tryout, the HG girls were the majority of the best players.

What are the chances we can get a number of them to tryout for Capital in a couple years?

Why would they? It would be a step down. HG is significantly better than the area clubs that feed into Capital. Watch closely with the 29's, Capital will struggle to get the top DC area girls. Who knows what will happen with the 2030's.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If you were at the tryout, the HG girls were the majority of the best players.

What are the chances we can get a number of them to tryout for Capital in a couple years?

Why would they? It would be a step down. HG is significantly better than the area clubs that feed into Capital. Watch closely with the 29's, Capital will struggle to get the top DC area girls. Who knows what will happen with the 2030's.

How are 28 Capital expected to look with so many local girls staying on MD teams?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If you were at the tryout, the HG girls were the majority of the best players.

What are the chances we can get a number of them to tryout for Capital in a couple years?

Why would they? It would be a step down. HG is significantly better than the area clubs that feed into Capital. Watch closely with the 29's, Capital will struggle to get the top DC area girls. Who knows what will happen with the 2030's.

Because certain people will look at results of prior years and conclude Capital is a better fit for recruiting, particularly for well-to-do/high academi/private school DC-types.

For reference, this is what the recruiting currently looks like for the 2026s since September 1, which was the earliest possible date to commit for that class.

Hero Green 2026💚 USCLUBAX RANK #5
1 Louisville (UHS) M
1 Campbell University( Good Counsel)
1 Georgetown St Mary) Goalie*
1 University of Maryland (McD)
1 Univeristy of South Florida (Maryvale)
1 University of South Florida( Glenelg)
1 Virginia Tech (St Mary)
1 University of Oregon (Arundel) *goalie
1 University of Maryland (Maryvale) attack/midfield
1 Navy (Glenelg)
1 Boston College (St Paul)
1 Vanderbilt (Spalding)

💙Capital Blue 2026 USCLUBLAX Rank #7
1 University of Oregon (Good Counsel)
1 Columbia (SSSAS) D
1 Duke (Potomac) M
1 Dartmouth (Visi) D
1 Yale (St John) Attack
1 Yale (Stone Ridge) M/D
1 Princeton (Bishop O'Connell) Left Attack
1 Harvard (SSSAS)midfield/D/A/draw
1 Harvard (SSSAS)midfield/A/D
1 Denver (SSSAS 4 Star)Draw/Mid
1 Michigan (SSSAS)Defender
1 Virginia Tech (Visi) A
1 Florida State (STAB 5 Star goalie)
1 Holy Cross (Holy Child) A
1 OREGON (Good Counsel) A

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Interesting to see all the focus on MD Select. Wouldn't worry a lot about whether your DD makes it or not, as it does not have much, if any, impact over the longer term with actually important things like getting into showcases like Best in Class, Juniors Open, or American Select in future years.

I disagree. If your DD can't make MD Select, that doesn't bode well for BIC and Juniors. Probably time to start worrying.

I would have agreed with this statement yesterday but after seeing the roster and knowing who made it without attending tryouts I have a better sense of how this played out and it doesn’t have much to do with actual lacrosse playing

This for 2030 age group too? My daughter did not make it, but a few of the girls that did make it were very good players.

The vast majority of the girls are top players from top teams. There are a couple of clear misses on cuts and 1-2 who didn’t tryout who many don’t seem to know. I’d assume like everything there’s some politics, but it’s really 2-4 spots at the bottom of the roster in most cases.

Heros - 8
MDU - 4
M&D - 2
BLC -2
Skywalkers - 2
Hoco -1
Renegades - 1
STJ - 1
True Belles - 1

Heros did have the most amount of girls trying out. Looks like they tried to take at least 1 player from the other clubs that were there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you were at the tryout, the HG girls were the majority of the best players.

What are the chances we can get a number of them to tryout for Capital in a couple years?

Why would they? It would be a step down. HG is significantly better than the area clubs that feed into Capital. Watch closely with the 29's, Capital will struggle to get the top DC area girls. Who knows what will happen with the 2030's.

How are 28 Capital expected to look with so many local girls staying on MD teams?

We're going to find out. I suspect the passing and catching jab was a joke. Still, Cap knows this is the crucial year to their model. Lost nearly a dozen girls to MD clubs. 29s are watching and the 2 top teams are conveniently right next door to each other as BLC ends at 8th. TBD.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you were at the tryout, the HG girls were the majority of the best players.

What are the chances we can get a number of them to tryout for Capital in a couple years?

Why would they? It would be a step down. HG is significantly better than the area clubs that feed into Capital. Watch closely with the 29's, Capital will struggle to get the top DC area girls. Who knows what will happen with the 2030's.

How are 28 Capital expected to look with so many local girls staying on MD teams?

We're going to find out. I suspect the passing and catching jab was a joke. Still, Cap knows this is the crucial year to their model. Lost nearly a dozen girls to MD clubs. 29s are watching and the 2 top teams are conveniently right next door to each other as BLC ends at 8th. TBD.

Meaning no offense to anyone, there may be a dozen players on MD teams, but not all of them would have made Cap Blue.

Every year Capital has to deal with DC-area girls playing on MD teams and they still do just fine. Look at the 2026 commitments page and see how many of the DC-area players play for MD teams.

https://public.clublacrosse.org/commitments

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you were at the tryout, the HG girls were the majority of the best players.

What are the chances we can get a number of them to tryout for Capital in a couple years?

Why would they? It would be a step down. HG is significantly better than the area clubs that feed into Capital. Watch closely with the 29's, Capital will struggle to get the top DC area girls. Who knows what will happen with the 2030's.

How are 28 Capital expected to look with so many local girls staying on MD teams?

We're going to find out. I suspect the passing and catching jab was a joke. Still, Cap knows this is the crucial year to their model. Lost nearly a dozen girls to MD clubs. 29s are watching and the 2 top teams are conveniently right next door to each other as BLC ends at 8th. TBD.

Meaning no offense to anyone, there may be a dozen players on MD teams, but not all of them would have made Cap Blue.

Every year Capital has to deal with DC-area girls playing on MD teams and they still do just fine. Look at the 2026 commitments page and see how many of the DC-area players play for MD teams.

https://public.clublacrosse.org/commitments

I count 4. Am I missing something, that's a difference of half the starting lineup to double digits. Yes, every year there may be 3-4 but not double digits. Is this an autobot response that Cap has going every time this is mentioned about the 28s, are you trying to make my point? And "meaning no offense" to you, but I doubt any of these clubs ask for your evaluation of these players.
Lot of pressure on the 28s. Hope the coaches that know this don't put any extra on them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you were at the tryout, the HG girls were the majority of the best players.

What are the chances we can get a number of them to tryout for Capital in a couple years?

Why would they? It would be a step down. HG is significantly better than the area clubs that feed into Capital. Watch closely with the 29's, Capital will struggle to get the top DC area girls. Who knows what will happen with the 2030's.

How are 28 Capital expected to look with so many local girls staying on MD teams?

We're going to find out. I suspect the passing and catching jab was a joke. Still, Cap knows this is the crucial year to their model. Lost nearly a dozen girls to MD clubs. 29s are watching and the 2 top teams are conveniently right next door to each other as BLC ends at 8th. TBD.

Meaning no offense to anyone, there may be a dozen players on MD teams, but not all of them would have made Cap Blue.

Every year Capital has to deal with DC-area girls playing on MD teams and they still do just fine. Look at the 2026 commitments page and see how many of the DC-area players play for MD teams.

https://public.clublacrosse.org/commitments

I count 4. Am I missing something, that's a difference of half the starting lineup to double digits. Yes, every year there may be 3-4 but not double digits. Is this an autobot response that Cap has going every time this is mentioned about the 28s, are you trying to make my point? And "meaning no offense" to you, but I doubt any of these clubs ask for your evaluation of these players.
Lot of pressure on the 28s. Hope the coaches that know this don't put any extra on them.

Below is my list of DC-area players on MD teams who committed to D1 since September 1.

This does not include DC-area players on VA teams other than Capital.

The Hero's, M&D, and Skywalkers teams are not fully committed and I would probably expect this list to grow.

Duke goalie from SJC
Princeton middie from SR
Villanova middie from SR
Penn goalie from McLean
Denver attack from Good Counsel
Notre Dame middie from Visi
Syracuse Attack from M&D

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you were at the tryout, the HG girls were the majority of the best players.

What are the chances we can get a number of them to tryout for Capital in a couple years?

Why would they? It would be a step down. HG is significantly better than the area clubs that feed into Capital. Watch closely with the 29's, Capital will struggle to get the top DC area girls. Who knows what will happen with the 2030's.

How are 28 Capital expected to look with so many local girls staying on MD teams?

We're going to find out. I suspect the passing and catching jab was a joke. Still, Cap knows this is the crucial year to their model. Lost nearly a dozen girls to MD clubs. 29s are watching and the 2 top teams are conveniently right next door to each other as BLC ends at 8th. TBD.

Meaning no offense to anyone, there may be a dozen players on MD teams, but not all of them would have made Cap Blue.

Every year Capital has to deal with DC-area girls playing on MD teams and they still do just fine. Look at the 2026 commitments page and see how many of the DC-area players play for MD teams.

https://public.clublacrosse.org/commitments

I count 4. Am I missing something, that's a difference of half the starting lineup to double digits. Yes, every year there may be 3-4 but not double digits. Is this an autobot response that Cap has going every time this is mentioned about the 28s, are you trying to make my point? And "meaning no offense" to you, but I doubt any of these clubs ask for your evaluation of these players.
Lot of pressure on the 28s. Hope the coaches that know this don't put any extra on them.

Realistically there are 6-8 quality 2028 players who left for MD teams in 7th/8th grade. That is probably not far off the historical average. To get to double digits you would have to include players who did not make Capital Blue and found a landing spot on an MD team.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Interesting to see all the focus on MD Select. Wouldn't worry a lot about whether your DD makes it or not, as it does not have much, if any, impact over the longer term with actually important things like getting into showcases like Best in Class, Juniors Open, or American Select in future years.

I disagree. If your DD can't make MD Select, that doesn't bode well for BIC and Juniors. Probably time to start worrying.

I would have agreed with this statement yesterday but after seeing the roster and knowing who made it without attending tryouts I have a better sense of how this played out and it doesn’t have much to do with actual lacrosse playing

This for 2030 age group too? My daughter did not make it, but a few of the girls that did make it were very good players.

The vast majority of the girls are top players from top teams. There are a couple of clear misses on cuts and 1-2 who didn’t tryout who many don’t seem to know. I’d assume like everything there’s some politics, but it’s really 2-4 spots at the bottom of the roster in most cases.

Heros - 8
MDU - 4
M&D - 2
BLC -2
Skywalkers - 2
Hoco -1
Renegades - 1
STJ - 1
True Belles - 1

Heros did have the most amount of girls trying out. Looks like they tried to take at least 1 player from the other clubs that were there.

Were there any Hero's girls that tried out who didn't make it?