2025 Girls Lax WCAC + ISL Outlook

[Anonymous]

Agree with posts on SSSAS on hurting themselves by not subbing and not giving younger kids opportunities. Most schools will at least swing their better younger players so they get the benefit of practicing with the varsity.

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Anonymous wrote:You know they will. Would hate to be a freshman or sophomore next year. They will all be on JV and not have any chance to improve their skills during the high school season. Someone told me even juniors will be on JV also.

News flash! you don’t get better playing on varsity you get better working on your own and training in the off-season! That’s why you’re on JV!

That’s not true at sssas. There is no space on varsity and will be no space next year. Even if there were space KJ doesn’t
sub. Rising sophomores are really screwed. Even if you’re on a top club team how do you get recruited if you’re on JV?

Leave and go to a school that will play your kid as a starter. Even if the school isn’t as good your kid will get to play against top teams, will get a chance at contributing and getting recognized for it which helps with recruiting. Will also have a chance at team honors like All ISL or WCAC or Met or whatever. Builds your kids lax resume. You will have no chance at getting better on JV playing rec level lacrosse. And when you leave get an actual commitment from the coach.

Colleges recruit from club. HS matters none at all, other than the possibility that the coach is connected and can put in a good word.

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Anonymous wrote:You know they will. Would hate to be a freshman or sophomore next year. They will all be on JV and not have any chance to improve their skills during the high school season. Someone told me even juniors will be on JV also.

News flash! you don’t get better playing on varsity you get better working on your own and training in the off-season! That’s why you’re on JV!

That’s not true at sssas. There is no space on varsity and will be no space next year. Even if there were space KJ doesn’t
sub. Rising sophomores are really screwed. Even if you’re on a top club team how do you get recruited if you’re on JV?

Leave and go to a school that will play your kid as a starter. Even if the school isn’t as good your kid will get to play against top teams, will get a chance at contributing and getting recognized for it which helps with recruiting. Will also have a chance at team honors like All ISL or WCAC or Met or whatever. Builds your kids lax resume. You will have no chance at getting better on JV playing rec level lacrosse. And when you leave get an actual commitment from the coach.

Colleges recruit from club. HS matters none at all, other than the possibility that the coach is connected and can put in a good word.

True that recruiting is from club. But you will not be playing at your peak come summer tournaments playing JV lacrosse games and practicing with kids who are playing for sports credit. Clubs don’t have many practices and they assume you are coming out of spring season battle tested. And the high school you attend actually helps you get on the best club teams becuse they know you are training and playing with the best.

[Anonymous]

No and neither is the team culture. The girls who don’t get to contribute never really feel a part of the team. There is no support among players. Many are bonded by misery.

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Anonymous wrote:You know they will. Would hate to be a freshman or sophomore next year. They will all be on JV and not have any chance to improve their skills during the high school season. Someone told me even juniors will be on JV also.

News flash! you don’t get better playing on varsity you get better working on your own and training in the off-season! That’s why you’re on JV!

That’s not true at sssas. There is no space on varsity and will be no space next year. Even if there were space KJ doesn’t
sub. Rising sophomores are really screwed. Even if you’re on a top club team how do you get recruited if you’re on JV?

Leave and go to a school that will play your kid as a starter. Even if the school isn’t as good your kid will get to play against top teams, will get a chance at contributing and getting recognized for it which helps with recruiting. Will also have a chance at team honors like All ISL or WCAC or Met or whatever. Builds your kids lax resume. You will have no chance at getting better on JV playing rec level lacrosse. And when you leave get an actual commitment from the coach.

Colleges recruit from club. HS matters none at all, other than the possibility that the coach is connected and can put in a good word.

Have you seen recruiting profiles of girls from a top club? The list of accolades is largely from the high school team. Lists whether you were on varsity, how many years, were you a starter, how many goals, turnovers, what recognition you received. Do you not think every girls from SR isn’t highlighting they played on a three time ISL champion team? Some of your highlight reel comes from high school. It does matter .

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:You know they will. Would hate to be a freshman or sophomore next year. They will all be on JV and not have any chance to improve their skills during the high school season. Someone told me even juniors will be on JV also.

News flash! you don’t get better playing on varsity you get better working on your own and training in the off-season! That’s why you’re on JV!

That’s not true at sssas. There is no space on varsity and will be no space next year. Even if there were space KJ doesn’t
sub. Rising sophomores are really screwed. Even if you’re on a top club team how do you get recruited if you’re on JV?

Leave and go to a school that will play your kid as a starter. Even if the school isn’t as good your kid will get to play against top teams, will get a chance at contributing and getting recognized for it which helps with recruiting. Will also have a chance at team honors like All ISL or WCAC or Met or whatever. Builds your kids lax resume. You will have no chance at getting better on JV playing rec level lacrosse. And when you leave get an actual commitment from the coach.

Colleges recruit from club. HS matters none at all, other than the possibility that the coach is connected and can put in a good word.

Before summer tournaments players being recruited are actually instructed send out their Spring high school highlight reels to the coaches of schools they are interested in. Good luck to benchwarmers on that. And no a reel isn’t decisive but it’s a part of the process and if it wasn’t important your club wouldn’t tell you to do it.

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Anonymous wrote:Waiting for the blow hard know it all Saints dads to let us know how they really feel. Heard they were harassing Potomac's students.

I was at the game. That didn’t happen. Potomac boys were fine, and only their own admin person shut them down when they mocked the goalie when she was pulled at the end of the 2nd quarter.

Folks should take what they’re reading with a grain of salt.

I second this- the Potomac students did bring their A game support wise but nothing crazy. Our saints girls just couldn't control the ball on their side and I think those boys played a big part in that.

Potomac student body fans have a motto: "We only attend away semi-final games!" They were no shows when they hosted a crucial semi-final match last week against SR.

I'm assuming you're a gator parent and are still high on the W in the championship a few days ago. Congrats on your daughters success but don't let it get to your head enough to where you feel you need to callout teenage fans!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Waiting for the blow hard know it all Saints dads to let us know how they really feel. Heard they were harassing Potomac's students.

I was at the game. That didn’t happen. Potomac boys were fine, and only their own admin person shut them down when they mocked the goalie when she was pulled at the end of the 2nd quarter.

Folks should take what they’re reading with a grain of salt.

I second this- the Potomac students did bring their A game support wise but nothing crazy. Our saints girls just couldn't control the ball on their side and I think those boys played a big part in that.

Potomac student body fans have a motto: "We only attend away semi-final games!" They were no shows when they hosted a crucial semi-final match last week against SR.

Blow me

[Anonymous]

The refs yesterday were something to note for sure. No doubt KJ has some effect on the area refs.

[Anonymous]

Not a Saints parent but a lot of talk about not subbing. During my years watching my kids in the ISL I’ve never seen anyone sub consistently, not Saints, Visi, SR, or Potomac. Seen some middy fliers, but I’m pretty sure Saints does that too.

So who subs consistently to prevent fatigue and not just as punishment for a bad shot or turnover?

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Anonymous wrote:You know they will. Would hate to be a freshman or sophomore next year. They will all be on JV and not have any chance to improve their skills during the high school season. Someone told me even juniors will be on JV also.

News flash! you don’t get better playing on varsity you get better working on your own and training in the off-season! That’s why you’re on JV!

That’s not true at sssas. There is no space on varsity and will be no space next year. Even if there were space KJ doesn’t
sub. Rising sophomores are really screwed. Even if you’re on a top club team how do you get recruited if you’re on JV?

Leave and go to a school that will play your kid as a starter. Even if the school isn’t as good your kid will get to play against top teams, will get a chance at contributing and getting recognized for it which helps with recruiting. Will also have a chance at team honors like All ISL or WCAC or Met or whatever. Builds your kids lax resume. You will have no chance at getting better on JV playing rec level lacrosse. And when you leave get an actual commitment from the coach.

Colleges recruit from club. HS matters none at all, other than the possibility that the coach is connected and can put in a good word.

Have you seen recruiting profiles of girls from a top club? The list of accolades is largely from the high school team. Lists whether you were on varsity, how many years, were you a starter, how many goals, turnovers, what recognition you received. Do you not think every girls from SR isn’t highlighting they played on a three time ISL champion team? Some of your highlight reel comes from high school. It does matter .

Not only does the highschool you play for matter, the connections you make with the head coach there (assuming she is well known in the lax world) are second to none. The film is another part of it

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not a Saints parent but a lot of talk about not subbing. During my years watching my kids in the ISL I’ve never seen anyone sub consistently, not Saints, Visi, SR, or Potomac. Seen some middy fliers, but I’m pretty sure Saints does that too.

So who subs consistently to prevent fatigue and not just as punishment for a bad shot or turnover?

I think the biggest difference between SSSAS and Potomac yesterday was the fact that their respective coaches left the players with a hot hand on and subbed off the contributing middys to get new personnel on.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not a Saints parent but a lot of talk about not subbing. During my years watching my kids in the ISL I’ve never seen anyone sub consistently, not Saints, Visi, SR, or Potomac. Seen some middy fliers, but I’m pretty sure Saints does that too.

So who subs consistently to prevent fatigue and not just as punishment for a bad shot or turnover?

Potomac and to a lesser extent Visi, doesn’t have the depth that an SR or SSSAS has. So they don’t sub as much. They have some top tier offensive stars that at least SSSA doesn’t have. So SSSA should be using their strength which is their depth.

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Anonymous wrote:Not a Saints parent but a lot of talk about not subbing. During my years watching my kids in the ISL I’ve never seen anyone sub consistently, not Saints, Visi, SR, or Potomac. Seen some middy fliers, but I’m pretty sure Saints does that too.

So who subs consistently to prevent fatigue and not just as punishment for a bad shot or turnover?

I think the biggest difference between SSSAS and Potomac yesterday was the fact that their respective coaches left the players with a hot hand on and subbed off the contributing middys to get new personnel on.

SSSA is a team full of attackers and defenders- a problem they didn’t prepare for coming down the road. Have a bench full of athletic girls that could have been trained for that a year or two ago.

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Anonymous wrote:You know they will. Would hate to be a freshman or sophomore next year. They will all be on JV and not have any chance to improve their skills during the high school season. Someone told me even juniors will be on JV also.

News flash! you don’t get better playing on varsity you get better working on your own and training in the off-season! That’s why you’re on JV!

That’s not true at sssas. There is no space on varsity and will be no space next year. Even if there were space KJ doesn’t
sub. Rising sophomores are really screwed. Even if you’re on a top club team how do you get recruited if you’re on JV?

Looks like players at the IAAM schools area able to get recruited just fine, even if they don't get to play Varsity until they get to Junior year. SSSAS players have the same argument. Helps if the team wins their conference or state and stays nationally ranked.