lax culture from an insider

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kids are involved in both and the travel soccer parents are the worst I've ever seen. Especially the one or two 'top 9 year olds' whose parents think Bc their kid is early to develop as a player, they are entitled to say and do whatever they want to subvert the coach and the entire club.

I, too, have been involved in both, though my kids are older. I find the rabid parents in travel soccer to be truly laughable, as there is no real "payoff" for 99 percent of the kids. If your end goal is to play HS varsity soccer I suppose, although many of the clubs in town prevent their kids from doing even that. Otherwise, the odds of playing at the college level, not to mention the Olympic and pro levels, are slim to none.

At least the lax parents have a fighting chance that their phenoms will get a chance at getting recruited to play by colleges. Of course even after getting the brass ring, don't count on any substantial scholarship money, and be prepared for your little snowflakes to be riding the bench for his college career.

Your statement does not make sense you imply kids don't attend college for soccer- as many kids get recruited for soccer as they do lacrosse so what's behind that statement?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Can someone calmly explain to me what exactly makes a lacrosse parent so crazy? We are fairly new to this world my stepson just made what is arguably "the best" team for his age and I will not dare cite the team- and he had a great time- I only went to one tournament as I started a new job so cannot really say one way or another. But all f these conversations really pique my interest I am so curious as to what makes them so different from any sports parent?

It starts well, gets kind of worse when they get into middle school with all of the quibbling and gamesmanship and politics over who is getting noticed and who is getting attention. Come 8th grade and beyond it is diabolical. Parents just go exponentially more loony when the early recruiting crap gets going. Lost in it all the kids have a lot less fun as they age up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kids are involved in both and the travel soccer parents are the worst I've ever seen. Especially the one or two 'top 9 year olds' whose parents think Bc their kid is early to develop as a player, they are entitled to say and do whatever they want to subvert the coach and the entire club.

I, too, have been involved in both, though my kids are older. I find the rabid parents in travel soccer to be truly laughable, as there is no real "payoff" for 99 percent of the kids. If your end goal is to play HS varsity soccer I suppose, although many of the clubs in town prevent their kids from doing even that. Otherwise, the odds of playing at the college level, not to mention the Olympic and pro levels, are slim to none.

At least the lax parents have a fighting chance that their phenoms will get a chance at getting recruited to play by colleges. Of course even after getting the brass ring, don't count on any substantial scholarship money, and be prepared for your little snowflakes to be riding the bench for his college career.

Your statement does not make sense you imply kids don't attend college for soccer- as many kids get recruited for soccer as they do lacrosse so what's behind that statement?

College soccer players are recruited from all over the country. The world actually. College lacrosse players come mainly from the hotbeds of the NE and mid-Atlantic. So it is a much smaller pool from which to draw, and hence a disproportionate number of kids from the area get recruited to play lacrosse at the college level.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kids are involved in both and the travel soccer parents are the worst I've ever seen. Especially the one or two 'top 9 year olds' whose parents think Bc their kid is early to develop as a player, they are entitled to say and do whatever they want to subvert the coach and the entire club.

I, too, have been involved in both, though my kids are older. I find the rabid parents in travel soccer to be truly laughable, as there is no real "payoff" for 99 percent of the kids. If your end goal is to play HS varsity soccer I suppose, although many of the clubs in town prevent their kids from doing even that. Otherwise, the odds of playing at the college level, not to mention the Olympic and pro levels, are slim to none.

At least the lax parents have a fighting chance that their phenoms will get a chance at getting recruited to play by colleges. Of course even after getting the brass ring, don't count on any substantial scholarship money, and be prepared for your little snowflakes to be riding the bench for his college career.

Your statement does not make sense you imply kids don't attend college for soccer- as many kids get recruited for soccer as they do lacrosse so what's behind that statement?

College soccer players are recruited from all over the country. The world actually. College lacrosse players come mainly from the hotbeds of the NE and mid-Atlantic. So it is a much smaller pool from which to draw, and hence a disproportionate number of kids from the area get recruited to play lacrosse at the college level.

To the extent that lacrosse continues to spread in other parts of the country, and the DMV region is not as heavily represented on college rosters, probably there will be less delusional behavior by parents. But currently people believe it is reasonable to assume anything early gifted lacrosse player can Play Division I. That view in itself is dated by about 15 to 20 years, but even now this area is still a lacrosse hotbed and is overrepresented geographically on college rosters. So people see the stakes as being very high and it feeds the unpleasant behavior.

[Anonymous]

The Catholic Mafia has really embraced lacrosse and their obsessive/rude behavior at sporting events is really pronounced.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The Catholic Mafia has really embraced lacrosse and their obsessive/rude behavior at sporting events is really pronounced.

Apart from Club Blue, where do their kids play?

[Anonymous]

catholic mafia parents tend to stick with club blue. if you leave club blue you are shunned upon.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:catholic mafia parents tend to stick with club blue. if you leave club blue you are shunned upon.

But that program ends in 8th grade. Don't all the kids have to go somewhere else or start planning to in the 8th grade year?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:catholic mafia parents tend to stick with club blue. if you leave club blue you are shunned upon.

But that program ends in 8th grade. Don't all the kids have to go somewhere else or start planning to in the 8th grade year?

Prep has an offseason team and many who go to Prep play for it. Many Gonzaga kids go to Blackwolf. Others go to Crabs and VLC. None of them seem to go to Madlax.

[Anonymous]

PP: I get you live in the catholic bubble of bethesda or probably Kensington.

There are more kids from Gonzaga involved in the mad lax program than any private school in the area.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:PP: I get you live in the catholic bubble of bethesda or probably Kensington.

There are more kids from Gonzaga involved in the mad lax program than any private school in the area.

Not the PP poster, but you are incorrect. More kids from Gonzaga play for Blackwolf than those who play for Madlax. Not even close.

[Anonymous]

How many divisions per age group is there in the next level fall league

[Anonymous]

Who is the potomac bulleseye

[Anonymous]

Which team is better bethesda orange or blue

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Which team is better bethesda orange or blue

Could you be any lazier? Can I bring you a pizza as well?