2029 Girls

[Anonymous]

Let’s quit bashing kids and get back to the 29s and looming tryouts. Anyone know about MDDC tryout policy/turn around time as asked earlier? Mddc first tryout is tomorrow.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Let’s quit bashing kids and get back to the 29s and looming tryouts. Anyone know about MDDC tryout policy/turn around time as asked earlier? Mddc first tryout is tomorrow.

Most bids will go out after first mddc tryout. The second tryout will likely be more kids that they haven’t seen or who were on the cusp.

[Anonymous]

Poll: how many receive an offer tomorrow night but still go to capital? Likely there will be more than a few who forfeit deposits to have a chance on Monday.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Poll: how many receive an offer tomorrow night but still go to capital? Likely there will be more than a few who forfeit deposits to have a chance on Monday.

Keeping our options open deposit be damned.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Poll: how many receive an offer tomorrow night but still go to capital? Likely there will be more than a few who forfeit deposits to have a chance on Monday.

Keeping our options open deposit be damned.

Must be nice to not have to worry about money like that

[Anonymous]

Hi everyone. Stressful times for everyone. Good luck today through Tuesday to everyone. I thought it would be fun to play with Chat GPT on the strategy that will play out over the next week. Here is the summary and sorry for the "TLDR" length.

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Where Are the Top Players Likely to Go?
There are three main clubs involved:

M&D DC:
Ranked #14 nationally at the end of middle school. The team continues into high school — but players must try out again and it only stays strong if enough top players return.

BLC:
Ranked #23. This team ends after middle school, so every player must find a new high school team.

Capital Blue:
A top-tier high school club known for developing talent and getting girls recruited — including to high academic colleges. It’s competitive but has a strong track record.

So What Happens Next?
BLC players don’t have a choice — their team ends, and many of them will try out for Capital Blue, the most proven option for high school.

M&D DC players do have a choice:

Stay with M&D DC, and hope enough other top players do the same to keep the team strong.

Or try out for Capital Blue, chasing the reputation and recruiting history.

The Dilemma for M&D DC Players
If most of the top M&D DC players stay, the team continues to be one of the best.

But if too many decide to leave, then:

The overall talent drops,

Everyone else feels pressure to leave too,

And M&D DC starts to lose its competitive edge.

The challenge is, no one knows exactly what the other families will do. So many start thinking:

“If the other top girls are trying out for Capital Blue, we probably should too — just in case.”

That leads to a chain reaction where Capital Blue ends up attracting most of the top players, even if M&D DC could have remained elite if everyone stuck together.

Bottom Line
Capital Blue is likely to pull in many top players from both BLC and M&D DC.

M&D DC can still be a strong option — but only if enough families commit early and trust that others will stay.

If families wait and see what others do, everyone may end up chasing limited spots at Capital Blue — and M&D DC loses its core.

[Anonymous]

Join the club where the coaches, staff networks, connections are strong! Those behind the scene connections go a LONG way for a mediocre or good player. A top elite fast, strong, skilled player will be fine at any club as long as they market themselves and standout when it counts but most area players are not in the top 50-200. Each team has 1-4 top players usually and the rest are good enough to hopefully get recruited and benefit from equal playtime. The least skilled players benefit the most from equal playtime model. Did you know that a mere 3% of high school Lacrosse athletes get recruited to play at the D1 level. It's tight competition with only 6-12 spots up for grabs at most schools. Roster restrictions, fifth-year players, medical redshirts, and the transfer portal can all shake up the recruiting game for the incoming class.

[Anonymous]

Capital now recruiting hard for mediocre and "the least skilled players" to "hopefully get recruited". My how times have changed.

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Anonymous wrote:Poll: how many receive an offer tomorrow night but still go to capital? Likely there will be more than a few who forfeit deposits to have a chance on Monday.

Keeping our options open deposit be damned.

Must be nice to not have to worry about money like that[/]

You win award for saddest post.

[Anonymous]

How many of the players on MDDC are going to SR next year? They could have the most incentive to stay. Other ISL school players may have less incentive to stay.

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Anonymous wrote:Is it true KM will be the coach for MDDC 29? If true, it’s a no brainer for the SR girls to go for MDDC.

LOL!!!!! ask any SR lax parent. There is zero chance that KM will spend her summer weekends coaching in NJ, Maryland and Delaware with a bunch of players who could not make Capital. She is a mom of many young kids. Can't see her making the commitment to this. And justifiably so. Only SR parents with no brains would send their kids to MDDC on that promise. I know the trend on these pages is to trash Capital, but if people are seeing this as a great alternative, they are smoking the crack pipe.

This makes sense. There’s no way she has the bandwidth to coach that team. She has enough on her plate.

JUST CONFIRMED BY MDDC ON IG….

KM WILL be a coach for the 2029s. If they can get all the SR girls on the MDDC 29 team, SR will be unstoppable in the coming years. Combined with the recruiting director being from SR as well makes the SR/MDDC combo a no brainer! Better rehash those preset rosters Cap!

She doesn’t have the breadth of relationships Capital has. She will also favor SR girls on this team over all other girls come recruiting time. This is well known in the DMV lax world.

Re: “She doesn’t have the breadth of relationships Capital has”

You can’t compare a coach to a program. The coaches on capital don’t have the breadth of relationships, the program does. You know who DOES have the breadth of relationships as capital, and bigger name recognition? M&D

Capital’s relationships are padded because of KJ. If KJ handles all the recruiting for her SSSAS girls, then obviously Capital hasn’t done anything for them. Capital’s only role was to have them ranked high and placed in the top divisions and she handled the rest. They are failing on their role with the current years. I wonder if all those SSSAS girls get into all those high academic schools without KJ’s help and influence? I doubt it.

They got into the high academic on their own. If your daughter wants to get recruited she has to do the work herself . Ask the 26 parents.

[Anonymous]

I have no skin in the game as we have already settled on a club, but I have been following the mddc capital discussion closely. Mddc tryouts are tonight. Any post tryout report about numbers and potential capital overlap or when the girls have to commit would make this humid Sunday event by a bit more interesting.

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Anonymous wrote:Is it true KM will be the coach for MDDC 29? If true, it’s a no brainer for the SR girls to go for MDDC.

LOL!!!!! ask any SR lax parent. There is zero chance that KM will spend her summer weekends coaching in NJ, Maryland and Delaware with a bunch of players who could not make Capital. She is a mom of many young kids. Can't see her making the commitment to this. And justifiably so. Only SR parents with no brains would send their kids to MDDC on that promise. I know the trend on these pages is to trash Capital, but if people are seeing this as a great alternative, they are smoking the crack pipe.

This makes sense. There’s no way she has the bandwidth to coach that team. She has enough on her plate.

JUST CONFIRMED BY MDDC ON IG….

KM WILL be a coach for the 2029s. If they can get all the SR girls on the MDDC 29 team, SR will be unstoppable in the coming years. Combined with the recruiting director being from SR as well makes the SR/MDDC combo a no brainer! Better rehash those preset rosters Cap!

She doesn’t have the breadth of relationships Capital has. She will also favor SR girls on this team over all other girls come recruiting time. This is well known in the DMV lax world.

Re: “She doesn’t have the breadth of relationships Capital has”

You can’t compare a coach to a program. The coaches on capital don’t have the breadth of relationships, the program does. You know who DOES have the breadth of relationships as capital, and bigger name recognition? M&D

Capital’s relationships are padded because of KJ. If KJ handles all the recruiting for her SSSAS girls, then obviously Capital hasn’t done anything for them. Capital’s only role was to have them ranked high and placed in the top divisions and she handled the rest. They are failing on their role with the current years. I wonder if all those SSSAS girls get into all those high academic schools without KJ’s help and influence? I doubt it.

Your claim that KJ’s “influence” is the reason SSSAS girls get into high-academic schools is both misinformed and dismissive of the players’ own hard work. Let’s be clear: No coach or club—not KJ, not Capital, not anyone—can “handle” admissions to elite academic institutions. These schools have rigorous standards that student athletes must meet.

Capital’s role in rankings and division placements doesn’t negate the fact that every player is responsible for their own recruitment. KJ’s value isn’t in pulling strings—it’s in giving families unvarnished truths about what’s required:
- Academics come first: AP/IB coursework, GPA, SAT/ACT scores (starting freshman year), and transcripts. No HS coach can do magic with a weak academic profile.
- Proactive effort: Players create highlight tapes, email coaches, attend camps, and perform in tournaments.
- Athletic merit: Colleges recruit athletes who improve their rosters. Speed, lacrosse IQ, and versatility matter—not who your HS Coach is...

KJ’s honesty—telling players when they’re not academically or athletically qualified—is why coaches trust her. She doesn’t sell illusions; she filters out unrealistic options. If she had “influence” to bypass college admissions and D1 coaches recruiting plans then her favored players would be at better schools. They aren’t, because D1 coaches/admissions offices decide, not KJ.

Capital recruiting director, SR Coach, Potomac’s AD, and KJ all guide, but they don’t control outcomes. To imply otherwise insults the players who’ve earned their spots through grit, grades, and skill. Blaming coaches/clubs for “failing” or crediting them for “influence” ignores hard reality: Recruitment is earned, not handed out by any high school coach not even a 40+ year Hall of Fame coach.




They got into the high academic on their own. If your daughter wants to get recruited she has to do the work herself . Ask the 26 parents.

[Anonymous]

Where have these posters been all year? There's been a full on assault by the Cap machine on another club's team, saying the only way they can get recruited is if you allow Cap to hoodwink college coaches into taking you.

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Anonymous wrote:Is it true KM will be the coach for MDDC 29? If true, it’s a no brainer for the SR girls to go for MDDC.

LOL!!!!! ask any SR lax parent. There is zero chance that KM will spend her summer weekends coaching in NJ, Maryland and Delaware with a bunch of players who could not make Capital. She is a mom of many young kids. Can't see her making the commitment to this. And justifiably so. Only SR parents with no brains would send their kids to MDDC on that promise. I know the trend on these pages is to trash Capital, but if people are seeing this as a great alternative, they are smoking the crack pipe.

This makes sense. There’s no way she has the bandwidth to coach that team. She has enough on her plate.

JUST CONFIRMED BY MDDC ON IG….

KM WILL be a coach for the 2029s. If they can get all the SR girls on the MDDC 29 team, SR will be unstoppable in the coming years. Combined with the recruiting director being from SR as well makes the SR/MDDC combo a no brainer! Better rehash those preset rosters Cap!

She doesn’t have the breadth of relationships Capital has. She will also favor SR girls on this team over all other girls come recruiting time. This is well known in the DMV lax world.

Re: “She doesn’t have the breadth of relationships Capital has”

You can’t compare a coach to a program. The coaches on capital don’t have the breadth of relationships, the program does. You know who DOES have the breadth of relationships as capital, and bigger name recognition? M&D

Capital’s relationships are padded because of KJ. If KJ handles all the recruiting for her SSSAS girls, then obviously Capital hasn’t done anything for them. Capital’s only role was to have them ranked high and placed in the top divisions and she handled the rest. They are failing on their role with the current years. I wonder if all those SSSAS girls get into all those high academic schools without KJ’s help and influence? I doubt it.

Your claim that KJ’s “influence” is the reason SSSAS girls get into high-academic schools is both misinformed and dismissive of the players’ own hard work. Let’s be clear: No coach or club—not KJ, not Capital, not anyone—can “handle” admissions to elite academic institutions. These schools have rigorous standards that student athletes must meet.

Capital’s role in rankings and division placements doesn’t negate the fact that every player is responsible for their own recruitment. KJ’s value isn’t in pulling strings—it’s in giving families unvarnished truths about what’s required:
- Academics come first: AP/IB coursework, GPA, SAT/ACT scores (starting freshman year), and transcripts. No HS coach can do magic with a weak academic profile.
- Proactive effort: Players create highlight tapes, email coaches, attend camps, and perform in tournaments.
- Athletic merit: Colleges recruit athletes who improve their rosters. Speed, lacrosse IQ, and versatility matter—not who your HS Coach is...

KJ’s honesty—telling players when they’re not academically or athletically qualified—is why coaches trust her. She doesn’t sell illusions; she filters out unrealistic options. If she had “influence” to bypass college admissions and D1 coaches recruiting plans then her favored players would be at better schools. They aren’t, because D1 coaches/admissions offices decide, not KJ.

Capital recruiting director, SR Coach, Potomac’s AD, and KJ all guide, but they don’t control outcomes. To imply otherwise insults the players who’ve earned their spots through grit, grades, and skill. Blaming coaches/clubs for “failing” or crediting them for “influence” ignores hard reality: Recruitment is earned, not handed out by any high school coach not even a 40+ year Hall of Fame coach.




They got into the high academic on their own. If your daughter wants to get recruited she has to do the work herself . Ask the 26 parents.

Thank you for this. It makes perfect sense. I’m a 2029 parent of an high academic upper tier player. Neither my daughter nor I would know how to navigate the recruiting process. We would be entirely unable to make progress without good guidance. Can you recommend any clubs in the area that might be good at offering such assistance? Or does it really not matter and we should assume any club in the area would have the same experience, contacts, and credentials? Thanks again for the good post.