91 Virginia coming to NOVA?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Development is always the issue. Obviously players can develop in either rec or in club. Rec program quality in NOVA overall has dropped considerably in the last decade since your son would have played (rec). That's due to a lot of things, including the fact that most players (of any sport, not just lacrosse) who would have at one time played rec now play only club.

So while I agree that bad clubs aren't the answer to poor development, neither is rec as it currently exists in NOVA.

i don't think he understands this. rec is down 50%. and in that 50% that are gone, are all the club players who help level up their teammates/friends. This could be and was predicted to happen, could see it a mile away.

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Who is the he? Who is running this?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Not impressive coaches in the slightest. Just Blackwolf coaches trying to grasp onto something since that program folded.

Can you explain/share more for the folks who don't know anything about Blackwolf?

Oh boy. Pass the popcorn.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s tough for even the very best coaches to teach young players to pass when most of the kids can’t throw and catch. They don’t have the time to teach them that in practice - or to make them proficient at it. That’s a skill that comes from throwing with parents, friends, siblings, or a wall - not from going to practice once or twice a week.

Staying on topic, Team 91 Virginia isn’t close to as organized as Next Level, Madlax or DCE. Their director is a buffoon, most of their coaches are dads, and almost all of their best players leave the program in High School for better programs in the DC area. I can’t imagine the director has the attention span or acumen to expand northward. He’s likely just trying to get Fredericksburg kids to drive south to Richmond.

Wrong. they are trying to create NoVA teams for 2028-2030. They are having tryouts in January to try to form teams that will play this summer.

Doesn't mean he's wrong about the buffoon, dad coaching, and best players leaving parts. All sadly correct.

[Anonymous]

First off the director is expanding because T91 recognizes there is an opportunity to provide an option for lacrosse in NoVa. When it comes to the coaching I will not disparage any other programs, but MadLax owner coached his kids and did a great job with those teams for whatever you think. There are some talented fathers there. When it comes to VLC the owner there coached his son’s team and did a great job with that team for whatever you think about him. When it comes to True they have fathers who coach who do a great job and coach the game. Plenty of professional coaches coached their sons, but none of you have the gumption to say any of this to them. When it comes to the coaches for T91 in NoVa actually NONE of them have kids playing at T91. T91 NoVa has NOTHING to do with Blackwolf and all three of the coaches coach at high schools in NoVa. No one in the DMV has ANY business talking about kids leaving to play at other programs because this happens all the time and half the good kids in this area play for multiple teams. My suggestion would be for you all to find a program for your young men which treats them well, teaches them the game, prepares them for college and is honest with assessments for the players.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:First off the director is expanding because T91 recognizes there is an opportunity to provide an option for lacrosse in NoVa. When it comes to the coaching I will not disparage any other programs, but MadLax owner coached his kids and did a great job with those teams for whatever you think. There are some talented fathers there. When it comes to VLC the owner there coached his son’s team and did a great job with that team for whatever you think about him. When it comes to True they have fathers who coach who do a great job and coach the game. Plenty of professional coaches coached their sons, but none of you have the gumption to say any of this to them. When it comes to the coaches for T91 in NoVa actually NONE of them have kids playing at T91. T91 NoVa has NOTHING to do with Blackwolf and all three of the coaches coach at high schools in NoVa. No one in the DMV has ANY business talking about kids leaving to play at other programs because this happens all the time and half the good kids in this area play for multiple teams. My suggestion would be for you all to find a program for your young men which treats them well, teaches them the game, prepares them for college and is honest with assessments for the players.

Thanks, T91 director. We were hoping you'd come on DCUM to pump your program and tell people what to post. Instructive.

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Interesting if I was the T91 director that I would compliment other programs, but I guess you are also the same person who listens to half of what is ever said to drive your own narrative in your life. You’re probably also the same person who spreads speculation and innuendo instead of looking at what the reality is. Just someone who doesn’t see the value in talking trash about every program out there.

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Who are the 91 coaches in nova?

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Who cares. This will be a nothing organization. Give it 2-3 years max. Who they do think they will steal players from? True maybe? Vlc? That’s it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Interesting if I was the T91 director that I would compliment other programs, but I guess you are also the same person who listens to half of what is ever said to drive your own narrative in your life. You’re probably also the same person who spreads speculation and innuendo instead of looking at what the reality is. Just someone who doesn’t see the value in talking trash about every program out there.

Why wouldn't you compliment other programs? What kind of lacrosse world did you grow up in? Me, I haven't spread anything. Where do you get the listens to half to drive narrative part, based on what that was said specifically? Nothing?

What I saw was a guy helicoptoring in to bully folks. Your intentions are not pure, or you could've framed your post that way. And now this post ^^^ just confirms it.

[Anonymous]

Is this still happening? You can no longer register for their tryouts....

[Anonymous]

Yes I registered and was told T91 is still coming to the area, but with the holidays, High School season, HoCo and people having paid for their current teams tryouts will be in May.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes I registered and was told T91 is still coming to the area, but with the holidays, High School season, HoCo and people having paid for their current teams tryouts will be in May.

Any club trying to hold tryouts mid season is clueless. You really think you are going to be able to get a team of kids who's parents are cool with just eating 3-4k plus on what they paid for current club? Atleast they were smart enough to pivot when they realized they had extremely low #s signing up. I still dont understand their play in this market. You have True NOVA, True Loudoun, Top Caliber, Madlax, STJ (honestly not sure if they even had any teams left). That's just the VA local teams. Maybe they try to fill the void that STJ tried to provide, but that experiment did not go well for a plethora of reasons.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes I registered and was told T91 is still coming to the area, but with the holidays, High School season, HoCo and people having paid for their current teams tryouts will be in May.

So do they still plan on forming teams that will start playing tournaments this summer? I always thought that was an odd approach as most kids are committed to teams and parents have paid through summer.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Yes I registered and was told T91 is still coming to the area, but with the holidays, High School season, HoCo and people having paid for their current teams tryouts will be in May.

Any club trying to hold tryouts mid season is clueless. You really think you are going to be able to get a team of kids who's parents are cool with just eating 3-4k plus on what they paid for current club? Atleast they were smart enough to pivot when they realized they had extremely low #s signing up. I still dont understand their play in this market. You have True NOVA, True Loudoun, Top Caliber, Madlax, STJ (honestly not sure if they even had any teams left). That's just the VA local teams. Maybe they try to fill the void that STJ tried to provide, but that experiment did not go well for a plethora of reasons.

You forgot VLC. St. J might be trying to get teams back together now that they have SF there.