Private School Lacrosse Thread

[Anonymous]

its Daddy ball all over again.

One of the fathers running DC Express is a "Bullis Dad" and typically whenever a Dad is running the team, deciding personal, who plays what position, there tends to be some bias towards other players.

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Anonymous wrote:Maybe its different for boys but B team players do get recruited from top girls' club teams. Also there is movement between the A and B teams even once kids are in high school. Its not a ton of kids but there are a handful that move up and down each year.

Capital is the example I am most familiar with and both these things happen. There are girls on Capital Orange, the B team, who get recruited to play at some DI schools and lots of DIII schools. It is extremely common. And almost every girl on the Capital Blue team (A team) is recruited to play at a DI, and great DIs at that. Sure, a couple may go DIII each year but it is a very small number. Maybe this is because there are fewer great girls lacrosse clubs and Capital is the best in the DC area (not including Baltimore here obviously).

What folks are writing on here in regards to boys' club teams and A versus B teams and does not apply in the girls' lax world. Its very different. In fact, most of the advice on here doesn't apply to girls lacrosse at the highest level, on the top club teams and for those who want to play in college, to be recruited.

Capital is one of very few girls B teams that has players who will be recruited for college play. Even M&D Red is a huge drop off from Black with little movement between the teams (if any) in high school. Same with Rebels and MC Elite - the top teams are light years better than the B team in my daughter's year (2021).

Interesting. I know that MC Elite doesnt do all that well with recruiting, or hasnt in the past. They have one or two girls go to great programs every year and a few others go to very mediocre programs. I do wonder if that will change. The MC Elite 2022 has only 1 team as oppossed to two and its an excellent team. If those girls stick together and the best players dont try to move to Capital, they may well see a banner recruitng year that could pay off for the whole program

The 2021 MC Elite has some great players too, especially their goalie who is one of the best I've seen.

How is MC Elite's 2020 Midnight (the A team)?

[Anonymous]

Amazing how DC Express 2021 was great for 1 year before flaming out. Now all the top players have bolted.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Amazing how DC Express 2021 was great for 1 year before flaming out. Now all the top players have bolted.

Not really. It is essentially youth sports and not a professional team. Some of these postings are quite extreme.

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Anonymous wrote:Amazing how DC Express 2021 was great for 1 year before flaming out. Now all the top players have bolted.

Not really. It is essentially youth sports and not a professional team. Some of these postings are quite extreme.

It is true that the top kids left after they had a great summer as one of the best in the country. Weird, but the Performance/Bethesda/Express thing was never going to work out long-term.

[Anonymous]

Ugh, this thread...

[Anonymous]

Sorry, but the Bethesda/Express/performance haters are so transparent. Which club to do you work for? Which club does your son play for? Could you be freaking out about this partnership anymore? Bethesda/Express/Performance has every chance to make it just like all the other clubs and are actually doing extremely well for a less than two year history. Tryouts were huge and many kids from other clubs have left their old teams and moved over. On teams this year there are former Crabs, Club Blue, Madlax, Next Level, MD Extreme, etc players. Players I know who didn't make the cut for A or B BLC/Express teams are now playing for Madlax, Next Level, and Club Blue teams. Everyone seems to be trying to move over - totally disproving all the naysayers, who are obviously just freaking out about this solid new partnership..

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Anonymous wrote:Sorry, but the Bethesda/Express/performance haters are so transparent. Which club to do you work for? Which club does your son play for? Could you be freaking out about this partnership anymore? Bethesda/Express/Performance has every chance to make it just like all the other clubs and are actually doing extremely well for a less than two year history. Tryouts were huge and many kids from other clubs have left their old teams and moved over. On teams this year there are former Crabs, Club Blue, Madlax, Next Level, MD Extreme, etc players. Players I know who didn't make the cut for A or B BLC/Express teams are now playing for Madlax, Next Level, and Club Blue teams. Everyone seems to be trying to move over - totally disproving all the naysayers, who are obviously just freaking out about this solid new partnership..

I happen to agree with you that Bethesda/Express/Performance has every chance to make it. Whether they will or not remains to be seen. That said, plenty of folks on the scene don't want anything to do with some of the dad coaches affiliated with that programs. Period. Kids move from year to year - this year that meant that some players moved to Express and others left Express. To say "everyone seems to be trying to move over" to Express is simply not true and the arrogance of that mindset contributes to the general distaste developing for the Express program.

[Anonymous]

Ok, obviously not everyone (that wasn't a literal statement), but lots. Don't get stuck in the minutiae and look at the the big picture. When multiple former Crabs, Madlax, Next Level, Club Blue, and MDX players are all moving over that can be defined as a lot.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sorry, but the Bethesda/Express/performance haters are so transparent. Which club to do you work for? Which club does your son play for? Could you be freaking out about this partnership anymore? Bethesda/Express/Performance has every chance to make it just like all the other clubs and are actually doing extremely well for a less than two year history. Tryouts were huge and many kids from other clubs have left their old teams and moved over. On teams this year there are former Crabs, Club Blue, Madlax, Next Level, MD Extreme, etc players. Players I know who didn't make the cut for A or B BLC/Express teams are now playing for Madlax, Next Level, and Club Blue teams. Everyone seems to be trying to move over - totally disproving all the naysayers, who are obviously just freaking out about this solid new partnership..

Until performance/express can show top d1 commitments like some of their competitors, which is the main reason to join a club, you can't say if they are doing well or not. Many families have had poor experiences with this club in the past so they need to prove they are more than just talk.

[Anonymous]

When you make a gross overstatement like "many families have had poor experiences with this club in the past" - you mean last year?? The partnership of BLC and Express began last year so only one year completed and Bethesda never had high school teams, so this is all new. Certainly not enough time for families to have "past poor experiences". Calm down people and get real - Rome wasn't built in a day.

[Anonymous]

any know why Landon is not playing in the Fall Ball League this year?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When you make a gross overstatement like "many families have had poor experiences with this club in the past" - you mean last year?? The partnership of BLC and Express began last year so only one year completed and Bethesda never had high school teams, so this is all new. Certainly not enough time for families to have "past poor experiences". Calm down people and get real - Rome wasn't built in a day.

All express is is performance with a new name. Same coaches. Which is why many can say they have had a bad experience.

[Anonymous]

No, not when the players are new. BLC has never gone through high school. The 2021 team was the first team in the BLC/Express partnership - kids graduated out of BLC into Express.

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Anonymous wrote:No, not when the players are new. BLC has never gone through high school. The 2021 team was the first team in the BLC/Express partnership - kids graduated out of BLC into Express.

And that 2021 team fell apart, right? Not sure what point you're trying to make. The failure of that team to stay together speaks volumes.