Question for Madlax Parents

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our son has been playing for mad lax for 3 seasons and we have no complaints other than its a little expensive. While my husband and I have not dealt with Cabbell that often, we haven't had any type negative interaction with him. We do find the coaching to be very strong and our son seems to love the boys on his team from the various schools.

Interesting. The boys on my son's team are a large part of the reason my son may not go back after three seasons with Madlax. And his coaches definitely favored one kind of player--and it's not the kind of player--or kid--that my son wants to play with. I"m sure this is too general to apply to all Madlax teams, his particular team just didn't come together well. He'll be looking for a team in the fall where the bad habits of arrogant players are coached out of players, not encouraged.

Well stated and good choice.

As parents we need to model the behavior we want to see and allowing, nay, even encouraging, continued contact with bad behavior sends a message to our children that this type of behavior is desirable. There are lots of good teams out there. Choose the one that does the best job showing your child what it means to play well on a team. We did. This was a few years ago when there really was only one travel team in town. Madlax. We switched when our son said that although he really liked lax he wasn't sure he wanted to play any more. We dug deeper and found that he didn't like his fellow players or their behaviors and he ~really didn't like some of the behaviors of the coach/es. This from a kid who started every game, got a lot of playing time and was kinda the fair-haired child on the team.

Our son ended up playing on a travel team with a lesser win record but a nicer group of kids/parents. Son then decided he wanted to play in college. We thought, 'oh, criminey, what did we do?' since we didn't see the pipeline with the relationships that we needed between coaches/schools. As it turns out, our son still had a choice of D1 and Ivy teams although we had to work it a little harder to make it happen. But in the end it all worked out and he is playing happily at his first choice, an Ivy. He will graduate next year and has had a wonderful experience. My wife and I did what we thought was the best for our child and we are happy we went with our gut to move our kid before he lost his love for a sport that he, well, loves. Our advice to you is to do what is best for you and your family.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our son has been playing for mad lax for 3 seasons and we have no complaints other than its a little expensive. While my husband and I have not dealt with Cabbell that often, we haven't had any type negative interaction with him. We do find the coaching to be very strong and our son seems to love the boys on his team from the various schools.

Interesting. The boys on my son's team are a large part of the reason my son may not go back after three seasons with Madlax. And his coaches definitely favored one kind of player--and it's not the kind of player--or kid--that my son wants to play with. I"m sure this is too general to apply to all Madlax teams, his particular team just didn't come together well. He'll be looking for a team in the fall where the bad habits of arrogant players are coached out of players, not encouraged.

Well stated and good choice.

As parents we need to model the behavior we want to see and allowing, nay, even encouraging, continued contact with bad behavior sends a message to our children that this type of behavior is desirable. There are lots of good teams out there. Choose the one that does the best job showing your child what it means to play well on a team. We did. This was a few years ago when there really was only one travel team in town. Madlax. We switched when our son said that although he really liked lax he wasn't sure he wanted to play any more. We dug deeper and found that he didn't like his fellow players or their behaviors and he ~really didn't like some of the behaviors of the coach/es. This from a kid who started every game, got a lot of playing time and was kinda the fair-haired child on the team.

Our son ended up playing on a travel team with a lesser win record but a nicer group of kids/parents. Son then decided he wanted to play in college. We thought, 'oh, criminey, what did we do?' since we didn't see the pipeline with the relationships that we needed between coaches/schools. As it turns out, our son still had a choice of D1 and Ivy teams although we had to work it a little harder to make it happen. But in the end it all worked out and he is playing happily at his first choice, an Ivy. He will graduate next year and has had a wonderful experience. My wife and I did what we thought was the best for our child and we are happy we went with our gut to move our kid before he lost his love for a sport that he, well, loves. Our advice to you is to do what is best for you and your family.

Two addenda to my prior post. First, 'practically'. He started practically every game.

Second, it is a completely different environment now than it was when we first began this odyssey. So don't sweat when I said we had to work it harder. It is a different lax world now in this area with a plethora of choices.

Oops is getting old enough now that we soon will be considering travel teams. There are so many options these days, unlike the past, and, who knows, the kid may not even end up liking lax all that much or want to play in college. But he idolizes his older brother so you can guess what trajectory we're on. In any event, we've decided not to sweat it. Unless we see that he needs the LD program at JH, we will keep encouraging strong academic performance over athletics so that Oops can go to the best school he wants, and then we'll make the lax thing work.

Good luck to all and we'll be seeing you on the fields.

[Anonymous]

LoveLiveMusicDad wrote:Here's my take as a MadLax parent. Great group of parents and kids. My kid got way better during summer practices even though he rarely played or only when the game got out of reach. Cabell is an over the top personality. However, you rarely see him unless your kid is the next chosen one. You will notice him in tryouts screaming at 11 and 12 year old kids.

He lets his coaches coach and work on skill development. One tip, if your kid decides not to stay with MadLax, make sure you notify them in writing or they will continue to charge you monthly/quarterly fees even though your kid isn't playing in the fall/spring.

I'm a referee as well. The mad lax kids get the game and are set up well to get to the next level.

If you play summer, but decide you have had enough of Madlax, will they still charge your credit card unit the following year?

[Anonymous]

They will only stop charging your credit card after you "block them" or destroy your card. However, they will tell you in advance of the are going to charge your card so you do have notice...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: They will only stop charging your credit card after you "block them" or destroy your card. However, they will tell you in advance of the are going to charge your card so you do have notice...

How does the pricing work for Madlax? I see the price on their website (i.e., $795 for Fall 2016), but you guys are talking about a monthly/quarterly charge on a CC... is there an additional fee to the cost for a particular season?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: They will only stop charging your credit card after you "block them" or destroy your card. However, they will tell you in advance of the are going to charge your card so you do have notice...

How does the pricing work for Madlax? I see the price on their website (i.e., $795 for Fall 2016), but you guys are talking about a monthly/quarterly charge on a CC... is there an additional fee to the cost for a particular season?

Assuming you tryout in August and play for a year, this is approximate, age may be different by a few hundred bucks....

Tryouts:$50
Fall: $800
Winter: Optional - $300/regular league, $1300 Travel Box
Spring: none for HS, $600 for younger than HS
Summer: $1600

Quarterly fee: $300, total fee $1200/year

If you play fall and summer (like most HS students) ... $3650... closer to $5000 if you play winter box

[Anonymous]

If you want your kid to be abused, MadLax is the place to go. The founder of the organization chronically curses out his players. Just read this link and you'll see

https://deadspin.com/hey-ungrateful-quitter-emails-from-an-angry-lacrosse-660703941

The link is confirmed by several people...completely factual bio

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you want your kid to be abused, MadLax is the place to go. The founder of the organization chronically curses out his players. Just read this link and you'll see

https://deadspin.com/hey-ungrateful-quitter-emails-from-an-angry-lacrosse-660703941

The link is confirmed by several people...completely factual bio

You pulled up a thread from 2016... dude let it go, nobody cares anymore.

Let me guess, you supported Kavanaugh.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: They will only stop charging your credit card after you "block them" or destroy your card. However, they will tell you in advance of the are going to charge your card so you do have notice...

How does the pricing work for Madlax? I see the price on their website (i.e., $795 for Fall 2016), but you guys are talking about a monthly/quarterly charge on a CC... is there an additional fee to the cost for a particular season?

Assuming you tryout in August and play for a year, this is approximate, age may be different by a few hundred bucks....

Tryouts:$50
Fall: $800
Winter: Optional - $300/regular league, $1300 Travel Box
Spring: none for HS, $600 for younger than HS
Summer: $1600

Quarterly fee: $300, total fee $1200/year

If you play fall and summer (like most HS students) ... $3650... closer to $5000 if you play winter box

We’ll e sticking with basketball

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: They will only stop charging your credit card after you "block them" or destroy your card. However, they will tell you in advance of the are going to charge your card so you do have notice...

How does the pricing work for Madlax? I see the price on their website (i.e., $795 for Fall 2016), but you guys are talking about a monthly/quarterly charge on a CC... is there an additional fee to the cost for a particular season?

Assuming you tryout in August and play for a year, this is approximate, age may be different by a few hundred bucks....

Tryouts:$50
Fall: $800
Winter: Optional - $300/regular league, $1300 Travel Box
Spring: none for HS, $600 for younger than HS
Summer: $1600

Quarterly fee: $300, total fee $1200/year

If you play fall and summer (like most HS students) ... $3650... closer to $5000 if you play winter box

We’ll e sticking with basketball

Those are 2016 prices, too. I am sure they have increased. Crazy Maddux's life isn't getting any cheaper, you know!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you want your kid to be abused, MadLax is the place to go. The founder of the organization chronically curses out his players. Just read this link and you'll see

https://deadspin.com/hey-ungrateful-quitter-emails-from-an-angry-lacrosse-660703941

The link is confirmed by several people...completely factual bio

This is terrible. Is this for real? This explains a lot about lax bros and their parents.

[Anonymous]

[Post New]11/14/2018 13:04 Subject: Re:Question for Madlax Parents [Up]
Anonymous



Anonymous wrote:
If you want your kid to be abused, MadLax is the place to go. The founder of the organization chronically curses out his players. Just read this link and you'll see

https://deadspin.com/hey-ungrateful-quitter-emails...om-an-angry-lacrosse-660703941

The link is confirmed by several people...completely factual bio


This is terrible. Is this for real? This explains a lot about lax bros and their parents.


This is for real...at one tournament this fall the person written about in the link told players on his 2024 team to shut the hell up, then got into a shouting match with a referee, cursed out another referee, and did so many more heinous acts at many other events that it is unimaginable how this man can maintain a business with children. I would never let my kid play for MadLax even if the fees were waived.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:[Post New]11/14/2018 13:04 Subject: Re:Question for Madlax Parents [Up]
Anonymous



Anonymous wrote:
If you want your kid to be abused, MadLax is the place to go. The founder of the organization chronically curses out his players. Just read this link and you'll see

https://deadspin.com/hey-ungrateful-quitter-emails...om-an-angry-lacrosse-660703941

The link is confirmed by several people...completely factual bio


This is terrible. Is this for real? This explains a lot about lax bros and their parents.


This is for real...at one tournament this fall the person written about in the link told players on his 2024 team to shut the hell up, then got into a shouting match with a referee, cursed out another referee, and did so many more heinous acts at many other events that it is unimaginable how this man can maintain a business with children. I would never let my kid play for MadLax even if the fees were waived.

Unbelievable. How does one stay in business if what you say is true? Is it through his country club friends and other connections? We would leave a team in a split second if a coach behaved that way.

[Anonymous]

I would look at Next Level in Bethesda. Start with one of their indoor clinics in the winter to get a sense of where your kid is at in comparison to other kids his age in the area. Level of play here is pretty high and pretty deep.

[Anonymous]

Madlax is a good team with a few crazy coaches but every team has those. Cabell is a very good coach even though soometimes he might go over the top. If your son is looking to play at a little more competitive level but not to college level, etc., then I would look at Next Level. All in all Madlax will get your kid into the best programs and tournaments although it can be a bit crazy at points.