What clubs are left in Nova?

[Anonymous]

All the club not just teams in nova are playing at a B level in NGLL and tournaments. The development is really dependent on a steady coach who is seeing the big picture. Development isn’t something most clubs focus on. You have to do a lot on your own. The time your daughter puts in outside of practices will help more than what they get in practice in terms of personal development.

As you who drives across the river for club I’ve seen that nova teams are far behind the teams in Maryland.

[Anonymous]

What year are you looking at?

Seems like a majority of the teams that have these attributes are fully formed from 2032 on up.

Looking for a 2033 team or equivalent.

[Anonymous]

For 2033 you should check out Pride, Stars, and Yellow Jackets.

Email the clubs or coaches to see if you can join a practice. With Stars only consider Light Blue, also, from what I have heard the communication at Stars is non-existent if you reach out so you may not be able to actually check out Stars unless you know someone on the team.

Depending on where you live BLC should definitely be on your list. For someone that lives in McLean, Fairfax, Vienna, etc. it would likely be quicker to get to Bethesda than Alexandria where Stars will sometimes practice.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Any info on the other Nova clubs that aren't Pride?

What are you looking for? the best location? the best training or clubs which play in the best tourneys? you will get very different answers based on this.

Depending on where you live BLC is probably the best option for a player looking for a high level of competition and great culture and coaching. If you live in Tysons/McLean, it probably closers to you than many of the NoVa options

We're familiar with BLC, however, can't make that drive and appreciate that those teams are fairly fully formed. Ideally, we'd like to locate a stable program in Va that has a good focus on player/game development and understands why a cohesive team is important. Does those even exist?

You should know that any decent team will cut its bottom 5-8 players every year and replace them with better kids. During tryouts in June/July, coaches will always try to upgrade their rosters. Stability doesn't really occur until after 8th grade when most kids are with their "recruiting clubs"

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Any info on the other Nova clubs that aren't Pride?

What are you looking for? the best location? the best training or clubs which play in the best tourneys? you will get very different answers based on this.

Depending on where you live BLC is probably the best option for a player looking for a high level of competition and great culture and coaching. If you live in Tysons/McLean, it probably closers to you than many of the NoVa options

We're familiar with BLC, however, can't make that drive and appreciate that those teams are fairly fully formed. Ideally, we'd like to locate a stable program in Va that has a good focus on player/game development and understands why a cohesive team is important. Does those even exist?

You should know that any decent team will cut its bottom 5-8 players every year and replace them with better kids. During tryouts in June/July, coaches will always try to upgrade their rosters. Stability doesn't really occur until after 8th grade when most kids are with their "recruiting clubs"

That’s good intel. Is this also why some teams have “B” teams?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For 2033 you should check out Pride, Stars, and Yellow Jackets.

Email the clubs or coaches to see if you can join a practice. With Stars only consider Light Blue, also, from what I have heard the communication at Stars is non-existent if you reach out so you may not be able to actually check out Stars unless you know someone on the team.

Depending on where you live BLC should definitely be on your list. For someone that lives in McLean, Fairfax, Vienna, etc. it would likely be quicker to get to Bethesda than Alexandria where Stars will sometimes practice.

Run from Stars 2033. It's a mess.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For 2033 you should check out Pride, Stars, and Yellow Jackets.

Email the clubs or coaches to see if you can join a practice. With Stars only consider Light Blue, also, from what I have heard the communication at Stars is non-existent if you reach out so you may not be able to actually check out Stars unless you know someone on the team.

Depending on where you live BLC should definitely be on your list. For someone that lives in McLean, Fairfax, Vienna, etc. it would likely be quicker to get to Bethesda than Alexandria where Stars will sometimes practice.

Run from Stars 2033. It's a mess.

So I’m hearing Pride has issues and Stars is a mess. What about Yellow Jackets? Are they OKish?

[Anonymous]

Talk to the parents of kids that actually play and avoid an anonymous blog. Would you take medical advice from an anonymous doctor?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Talk to the parents of kids that actually play and avoid an anonymous blog. Would you take medical advice from an anonymous doctor?

isn't that what the internet is for?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Talk to the parents of kids that actually play and avoid an anonymous blog. Would you take medical advice from an anonymous doctor?

What do you do if you don’t know anyone playing club? People are also more willing to be truthful about experiences in an anonymous forum….at least some of the time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Talk to the parents of kids that actually play and avoid an anonymous blog. Would you take medical advice from an anonymous doctor?

What do you do if you don’t know anyone playing club? People are also more willing to be truthful about experiences in an anonymous forum….at least some of the time.

Find someone that plays club. Travel lacrosse is an investment. No one takes anonymous investment advice.

[Anonymous]

The bigger issue with nova lacrosse is that there aren’t a lot of places to work on skill development. There is healthy baller or you find a former player in the area or a parent that has played. While healthy baller is a decent option it could be better and they are limited by space. I would suggest working on basic skills first and then looking to see what club options are available. The nova clubs struggle because they can’t find coaches that are good and there isn’t a developmental plan at most clubs that I’ve seen.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Talk to the parents of kids that actually play and avoid an anonymous blog. Would you take medical advice from an anonymous doctor?

What do you do if you don’t know anyone playing club? People are also more willing to be truthful about experiences in an anonymous forum….at least some of the time.

Or grind an axe, and give a entitled parent rant. Neither of the comments about Stars or Pride gave legitimate insight. Do what you want, but listening to anonymous comments when you dont know who is posting is not going to help your athlete. Go to M&D DC. They have the least history in the area so the fewest upset customers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Any info on the other Nova clubs that aren't Pride?

What are you looking for? the best location? the best training or clubs which play in the best tourneys? you will get very different answers based on this.

Depending on where you live BLC is probably the best option for a player looking for a high level of competition and great culture and coaching. If you live in Tysons/McLean, it probably closers to you than many of the NoVa options

We're familiar with BLC, however, can't make that drive and appreciate that those teams are fairly fully formed. Ideally, we'd like to locate a stable program in Va that has a good focus on player/game development and understands why a cohesive team is important. Does those even exist?

You should know that any decent team will cut its bottom 5-8 players every year and replace them with better kids. During tryouts in June/July, coaches will always try to upgrade their rosters. Stability doesn't really occur until after 8th grade when most kids are with their "recruiting clubs"

This does not seem right. Clubs are not cutting 5-8 players a year in the 2031-2033 range…

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Any info on the other Nova clubs that aren't Pride?

What are you looking for? the best location? the best training or clubs which play in the best tourneys? you will get very different answers based on this.

Depending on where you live BLC is probably the best option for a player looking for a high level of competition and great culture and coaching. If you live in Tysons/McLean, it probably closers to you than many of the NoVa options

We're familiar with BLC, however, can't make that drive and appreciate that those teams are fairly fully formed. Ideally, we'd like to locate a stable program in Va that has a good focus on player/game development and understands why a cohesive team is important. Does those even exist?

You should know that any decent team will cut its bottom 5-8 players every year and replace them with better kids. During tryouts in June/July, coaches will always try to upgrade their rosters. Stability doesn't really occur until after 8th grade when most kids are with their "recruiting clubs"

This does not seem right. Clubs are not cutting 5-8 players a year in the 2031-2033 range…

Recently, there are probably 4-6 players changing on teams each year, but it isnt from cuts. There has been a lot more movement since COVID and the growth/saturation of the market. Parents have a lot less frustration tolerance, and are moving their kids around like a three card monty game.