Boys - Nike National All-Star Games vs New Balance All-America
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Anonymous
| Is one better than the other? |
Anonymous
| NB All America gets more press and more well known so if you have a choice go with NB AA and if you don’t make it then the next best option is the Nike. |
Anonymous
| I'd say they are equal. Neither get a ton of press, but the same college coaches attend both events. |
Anonymous
| If the same person is heading up the Nike DMV team then most of the players will be preselected... |
Anonymous
| Nike run by Madlax owner, he has a “try out” but only picks people connected to Madlax. Money grab. |
Anonymous
I thought it was run by Crabs guy? |
Anonymous
And primarily supported by NLF, of which Madlax is a member. Yes, those clubs have a big influence on rosters. |
Anonymous
Owner deserves all the shots he takes, however in our experience this wasn't the case with this event. Each Nike DMV team had a local high school coach along with a ML coach. The teams broke pretty evenly 33% ML, 33% NL, and 33% DCE, VLC, Top Caliber, other. Great event, probably starts too young, but these clubs keep filling the coffers. |
Anonymous
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The DMV team is hand picked by Madlax owner.
Last year’s team breakdown 40% - current ML 40% - former ML, or ML coach connection 20% - sprinkle in some randoms to make selection process appear transparent |
Anonymous
| This is all you need to know. https://laxnationals.leagueapps.com/clubteams/2029777/teamRoster?teamId=3571618 |
Anonymous
| It's crazy...they took the best players from Next Level and Madlax. |
Anonymous
Dumb. I'm sure there's a bunch of non-travel public school kids better than them. |
Anonymous
| List of players from link above has coaches kids on team, who weren’t recruited to play in college at any level. |
Anonymous
| You mean Madlax owner’s sons… |
Anonymous
| Exactly! |