Capital Orange Parents - If you could do it all over again

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03/13/2024 16:20

Subject: Re:Capital Orange Parents - If you could do it all over again

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Just recall that a few years ago one of the heads of Capital moved his DD to Skywalkers when she didn't make Capital Blue. That should tell you something.

I totally get what you are saying here, and that may have been the key if it was owned and run the same way. However, after that happened, Gussie bought the team, and things have been running very differently since then. In a good way

Not true. Gussie bought the team BEFORE this happened, and she was actively running the club substantially ahead of that. Politics and money are hard in this space. And no accounting for how they are trying to steer the girls to Healthy Baller now that she's an active owner in that operation too.

You are wrong. Gussie did not own the club when the “22s were trying out (summer before their freshmen year) or when initial coaches for each ‘22 team were chosen. Gussie bought club about mid way thru the ‘22s freshman season, fired coaches and tried to fix what was ultimately unfixable with the ‘22 teams. Facts.

Your “facts” are not accurate. From its inception, CLC was run by a parent board. Gussie did not buy Capital; it was handed to her for free on a silver platter by the parent-run board, in violation of the by-laws. The 2022 coaches did not get fired when Gussie came on the scene at the end of the 22’s freshmen year. They quit and most families were quite upset about it. Gussie was remarkably hands off with the 22s, barely interested in them and not involved in their recruiting. Blue 22 was never very good as a team despite having some strong players; Orange 22 developed into a very strong team under their second head coach. Both teams college recruiting suffered significantly due to (1) Covid shutting down virtually all college camps, clinics and tournaments these girls summer before and entire junior year; (2) their college recruiting also suffered due to college players taking off the year that everything was online and no college sports were being played and the NCAA granting them another year of eligibility; and (3) Capital’s recruiting director was totally unprepared for recruiting to continue despite 1 and 2 and the players, especially the Orange team, suffered the consequences. Signed, Capital 22 parent

P. s. Once she had an ownership interest in Healthy Baller Gussie most definitely tried to get the 22s to go there. Weekly. For a long time.

Coach Johns DID purchase CLC. There were legal documents and reviews by all parties. There was a national search conducted and interviews conducted. So, the club was not 'handed' to her and most definitely not 'in violation of the bylaws'. I know because I was there as a parent board member - and there were only a handful of us. So, please do not spread lies as that is 100% what those are.

To your issue on recruiting, in fairness, '22 for all the clubs was hard for all of lacrosse. We had a once in a 100-years event like the pandemic. So, judging any club on one recruiting cycle is ridiculous. Most clubs - boys or girls - do not have a dedicated recruiting staff, as they simply rely on a reactive model with the parents carrying the bulk of the load. This is a very big deal. Is Capital perfect? No. But, for our metro area, they are without question the best available option to help your DD get to the collegiate level if that's truly in the cards whether you're talking CLC Blue or CLC Orange. The proof is in its commits or just pulling up the rosters of the top teams in our area or even nationally. Scores of Capital alums. It really is that simple. Does everyone land a home at the D1 home of their dreams? No, but Capital has a strong program, and their girls get committed. Signed, former Capital parent and former Capital board member