Thoughts on MC Elite?

[Anonymous]

My daughter is on the 30/31 combo team and we are staying. She is also a soccer player, and her sister plays for Bethesda Soccer on an ECNL team. Every elite club has its up and downs and they all cost the same $ (soccer is way more than lax). MCE practice fields/location are A+, we chose the club b/c of the coaching experience and success of all the coaches, the tough losses are not a reason for us to leave, she is so happy after practices.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My daughter is on the 30/31 combo team and we are staying. She is also a soccer player, and her sister plays for Bethesda Soccer on an ECNL team. Every elite club has its up and downs and they all cost the same $ (soccer is way more than lax). MCE practice fields/location are A+, we chose the club b/c of the coaching experience and success of all the coaches, the tough losses are not a reason for us to leave, she is so happy after practices.

OMG, this is hilarious.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The gaslighting going on is remarkable. Just like I heard that at the parent meeting last night there was talk of “no parent coaches”, while a parent was coaching a team not 10 yards away on the same field as the meeting. Don’t believe what you see, just believe what I say.

Reminds me of a parent meeting we had discussing the same issues 5 years ago....really truly feel bad for the people who are still there....I know people say Pride has issue but lots of former MC girls there as well as Next Level....I also hear great things about the Stars program for the future.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My daughter is on the 30/31 combo team and we are staying. She is also a soccer player, and her sister plays for Bethesda Soccer on an ECNL team. Every elite club has its up and downs and they all cost the same $ (soccer is way more than lax). MCE practice fields/location are A+, we chose the club b/c of the coaching experience and success of all the coaches, the tough losses are not a reason for us to leave, she is so happy after practices.

OMG, this is hilarious.

[Anonymous]

Didn't most of that 2030 team leave Next Level and Bethesda over the last 2 years with the same issues for those programs? That's a lot of gear to burn.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:MC Elite 2030 Midnight parent here. The way our girls were treated by the coaches and club this season was UNACCEPTABLE. That’s why the TEAM is leaving. Not just a few parents. The TEAM. I want a refund on principle but lucky for MC Elite my spouse wants to let it go. I’m so pissed I’m literally going to have a bonfire with all the branded crap we bought for this club. Bye, MC Elite.

Where did all the girls that left end up going to?

[Anonymous]

That will be shared soon. Exciting stuff and there will be supplemental tryouts....

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:That will be shared soon. Exciting stuff and there will be supplemental tryouts....

OK I am really impatient I can't wait where did they end up? I know there was talk about some new club or whatever and if that is the case what does that say about MCE where an entire team of A players leaves for an untested brand-new club with no track record...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Didn't most of that 2030 team leave Next Level and Bethesda over the last 2 years with the same issues for those programs? That's a lot of gear to burn.

BEST post of the day...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That will be shared soon. Exciting stuff and there will be supplemental tryouts....

OK I am really impatient I can't wait where did they end up? I know there was talk about some new club or whatever and if that is the case what does that say about MCE where an entire team of A players leaves for an untested brand-new club with no track record...

Hilarious - MCE mocking the 2030s for going to a club with no track record. Isn't no track record better than a really bad track record?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Didn't most of that 2030 team leave Next Level and Bethesda over the last 2 years with the same issues for those programs? That's a lot of gear to burn.

No, NL players left those programs because they were promised high level coaching and player development. Instead, they got a lot of gaslighting and avoidance from the high level coaches. BLC players are going back to BLC.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That will be shared soon. Exciting stuff and there will be supplemental tryouts....

OK I am really impatient I can't wait where did they end up? I know there was talk about some new club or whatever and if that is the case what does that say about MCE where an entire team of A players leaves for an untested brand-new club with no track record...

Says a lot about the power of , this type of behavior never works, lets see how these girls play when they get to HS. The coach did not quit, don't believe the lies and deep pockets who think they can fund athletic success. Everyone knew HS varsity took precedence for Spring, said coach had a great season with the talent she had...the ring leader could not buy what they link they think is development and success in 5th grade is...

[Anonymous]

"Coach had a great season with the talent she had" -- nothing like throwing the kids under the bus. Unreal. The FACT is that team was much more competitive relative to peers last spring than they were this spring -- pointing to "talent" of 11-year-olds as the issue is not only appalling on principle, it is totally disingenuous.

[Anonymous]

I am a parent of an older girl so I don’t know what is going on with the younger programs but the whole sport seems rife with conflict that feels outsized. So much will change between now and HS and I wish my daughter’s age group had focused more on the girls personal development and less on who was making club/which team had a better record. I don’t know what the lessons are, as the moving and jockeying worked out really well for some girls and not so much for others. But I do know the girls themselves just wanted to play and didn’t need to be caught up in the drama that seemed to plague all the teams and parents. My other kids play different sports that seem, overall, much more positive experiences but my one kid has loved lacrosse for the last 10 years, so here I am on a lacrosse forum. I guess my best advice is get on a HS team (whether school or club, preferably both) that feels like a good fit for your daughter. Until then, keep them playing lots of sports and trying to have fun. I am sure MC did horrible things but for my daughter’s year none of the clubs felt that great. Good luck.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am a parent of an older girl so I don’t know what is going on with the younger programs but the whole sport seems rife with conflict that feels outsized. So much will change between now and HS and I wish my daughter’s age group had focused more on the girls personal development and less on who was making club/which team had a better record. I don’t know what the lessons are, as the moving and jockeying worked out really well for some girls and not so much for others. But I do know the girls themselves just wanted to play and didn’t need to be caught up in the drama that seemed to plague all the teams and parents. My other kids play different sports that seem, overall, much more positive experiences but my one kid has loved lacrosse for the last 10 years, so here I am on a lacrosse forum. I guess my best advice is get on a HS team (whether school or club, preferably both) that feels like a good fit for your daughter. Until then, keep them playing lots of sports and trying to have fun. I am sure MC did horrible things but for my daughter’s year none of the clubs felt that great. Good luck.

And I should add, do everything you can to keep them healthy. I have seen one too many girls sidelined by an injury in middle school playing intense sports (not just lacrosse).