Girls Clubs in Bethesda Area

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Anonymous wrote:There are people who love parent coaches and there are people who don't. You do the math.

And when the parent/parent's BFF doesn't get to be the coach anymore...

is this in reference to Rebels or MC?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are people who love parent coaches and there are people who don't. You do the math.

And when the parent/parent's BFF doesn't get to be the coach anymore...

is this in reference to Rebels or MC?

Rebels. Happened to the 24s (and some younger siblings of said 24s)

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are people who love parent coaches and there are people who don't. You do the math.

And when the parent/parent's BFF doesn't get to be the coach anymore...

is this in reference to Rebels or MC?

Rebels. Happened to the 24s (and some younger siblings of said 24s)

I believe the group actually started at MC Elite. Then went to Rebels. Then left there and are now scattered.

But there is drama pretty much everywhere. Can't make everyone happy and what is a good coach for one person is the polar opposite for another.

To each their own. You just need to find your fit.

[Anonymous]

is it true that Rebels do not have two teams at each year? Just one large roster?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:is it true that Rebels do not have two teams at each year? Just one large roster?

If you try out, Haight will offer you a spot. As long as your check clears. But as said earlier, he has a combo 25/26 team currently so can barely field one team at some levels. Renegades seem to be a bit "healthier" but they are up in Frederick.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:And he has been paying more attention to his club as of late.

I'll believe it when I see it... Too bad too. He lost a lot of quality players the last few years.

You sound bitter and like someone who has left the club. Almost as if you aren't there anymore to know...

Bitter? Hardly. Best thing that happened to my DD. She plays for a Baltimore club and the difference between the organizations is night and day. Hopefully things have changed. Like I said, I'll believe it when I see it. What I am is disappointed as that area could be a great area for lacrosse, but because of him, all the talent left - this is in reference to the 24s mainly...

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:is it true that Rebels do not have two teams at each year? Just one large roster?

If you try out, Haight will offer you a spot. As long as your check clears. But as said earlier, he has a combo 25/26 team currently so can barely field one team at some levels. Renegades seem to be a bit "healthier" but they are up in Frederick.

Renegades are the only club in Frederick whereas there is far more competition in MoCo. Bit of a different situation. Some do go to other clubs, yes. But it is a different draw.

[Anonymous]

Haight certainly isn't everyone's cup of tea. But that can be said for all club owners. We like him and DD is on that 25/26 team and she is really enjoying herself. From my understanding, the team is splitting next year and I am confident there will be enough girls based on how the year has gone for us.

You truly can't just take what people write on here as your only information. You have to go and actually tryout places yourself. Some of us just have too much time on our hands...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our daughter played for MC Elite, starting in middle school. We chose the club because we didn't want to drive far to practices. As others have noted, MC Elite is all over the map as far as coaching quality. With one exception, our daughter's coaches were inexperienced. One was also vindictive, following the tone set by club management. Communication from coaches and club management was shrouded with mystery. And, yes, as PPs have noted, MC Elite often plays in tournaments above their level and ends up being the goat team.

Our daughter's HS team was definitely not a powerhouse. So, with all the above factors combined, DH and I, who like you, OP, were confused by all things lacrosse, worried that we had made the wrong choice for DD, who hoped to play D3 lacrosse in college. Starting the summer after sophomore year, we signed her up to play in a bunch of camps and showcases (honestly, I still don't know what the heck a showcase is). She ended up getting several offers to visit from college coaches and is now playing D3 lacrosse at a school she loves.

If we had it to do over again, I'd still look for a club team that doesn't require a lot of driving. The time we would have spent in the car was spent on doing HW, having a reasonable social life, participating in church youth group, earning money as a babysitter and dogwalker, and getting enough sleep. That meant we had a happy and well-rested girl, who went off to college confident in her ability to do well -- which is exactly what she's done.

This is what I want - I don't want to drive all over to take my DD to practices. Too much time spent in the car but it seems like all the close MoCo teams have problems. Is it really worth dealing with the problems of a close MoCo team?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:is it true that Rebels do not have two teams at each year? Just one large roster?

If you try out, Haight will offer you a spot. As long as your check clears. But as said earlier, he has a combo 25/26 team currently so can barely field one team at some levels. Renegades seem to be a bit "healthier" but they are up in Frederick.

Renegades are the only club in Frederick whereas there is far more competition in MoCo. Bit of a different situation. Some do go to other clubs, yes. But it is a different draw.

3D Frederick now at least at the 25 level. And they are in the A bracket for NGLL. Don't know much about them...

Funny...after a quick check, that may be the only team they have in the NGLL. Strange....

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Haight certainly isn't everyone's cup of tea. But that can be said for all club owners. We like him and DD is on that 25/26 team and she is really enjoying herself. From my understanding, the team is splitting next year and I am confident there will be enough girls based on how the year has gone for us.

You truly can't just take what people write on here as your only information. You have to go and actually tryout places yourself. Some of us just have too much time on our hands...

Happy that it's working out for you all. I'd love to see the team be successful since my kids have friends on the various teams and we're in the area.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:is it true that Rebels do not have two teams at each year? Just one large roster?

If you try out, Haight will offer you a spot. As long as your check clears. But as said earlier, he has a combo 25/26 team currently so can barely field one team at some levels. Renegades seem to be a bit "healthier" but they are up in Frederick.

Renegades are the only club in Frederick whereas there is far more competition in MoCo. Bit of a different situation. Some do go to other clubs, yes. But it is a different draw.

3D Frederick now at least at the 25 level. And they are in the A bracket for NGLL. Don't know much about them...

Funny...after a quick check, that may be the only team they have in the NGLL. Strange....

It's their only team now; they used to have more teams but all fizzled out. They were Lax Factory then were bought out. They have no other team so I don't really consider them a full club.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Our daughter played for MC Elite, starting in middle school. We chose the club because we didn't want to drive far to practices. As others have noted, MC Elite is all over the map as far as coaching quality. With one exception, our daughter's coaches were inexperienced. One was also vindictive, following the tone set by club management. Communication from coaches and club management was shrouded with mystery. And, yes, as PPs have noted, MC Elite often plays in tournaments above their level and ends up being the goat team.

Our daughter's HS team was definitely not a powerhouse. So, with all the above factors combined, DH and I, who like you, OP, were confused by all things lacrosse, worried that we had made the wrong choice for DD, who hoped to play D3 lacrosse in college. Starting the summer after sophomore year, we signed her up to play in a bunch of camps and showcases (honestly, I still don't know what the heck a showcase is). She ended up getting several offers to visit from college coaches and is now playing D3 lacrosse at a school she loves.

If we had it to do over again, I'd still look for a club team that doesn't require a lot of driving. The time we would have spent in the car was spent on doing HW, having a reasonable social life, participating in church youth group, earning money as a babysitter and dogwalker, and getting enough sleep. That meant we had a happy and well-rested girl, who went off to college confident in her ability to do well -- which is exactly what she's done.

This is what I want - I don't want to drive all over to take my DD to practices. Too much time spent in the car but it seems like all the close MoCo teams have problems. Is it really worth dealing with the problems of a close MoCo team?

^^PP here -- For us it was because we figured all the other teams would have problems too, and that did seem to be the case. Families that left MC Elite then complained about the teams they went to. Mostly, we just tried to keep lacrosse as a compartment in our daughter's life, not the center of it. In college, lacrosse continues to be something she loves and we enjoy getting to see her play (or, at least we did, prior to the pandemic), but she has other interests and activities and that's exciting to see as well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our daughter played for MC Elite, starting in middle school. We chose the club because we didn't want to drive far to practices. As others have noted, MC Elite is all over the map as far as coaching quality. With one exception, our daughter's coaches were inexperienced. One was also vindictive, following the tone set by club management. Communication from coaches and club management was shrouded with mystery. And, yes, as PPs have noted, MC Elite often plays in tournaments above their level and ends up being the goat team.

Our daughter's HS team was definitely not a powerhouse. So, with all the above factors combined, DH and I, who like you, OP, were confused by all things lacrosse, worried that we had made the wrong choice for DD, who hoped to play D3 lacrosse in college. Starting the summer after sophomore year, we signed her up to play in a bunch of camps and showcases (honestly, I still don't know what the heck a showcase is). She ended up getting several offers to visit from college coaches and is now playing D3 lacrosse at a school she loves.

If we had it to do over again, I'd still look for a club team that doesn't require a lot of driving. The time we would have spent in the car was spent on doing HW, having a reasonable social life, participating in church youth group, earning money as a babysitter and dogwalker, and getting enough sleep. That meant we had a happy and well-rested girl, who went off to college confident in her ability to do well -- which is exactly what she's done.

This is what I want - I don't want to drive all over to take my DD to practices. Too much time spent in the car but it seems like all the close MoCo teams have problems. Is it really worth dealing with the problems of a close MoCo team?

^^PP here -- For us it was because we figured all the other teams would have problems too, and that did seem to be the case. Families that left MC Elite then complained about the teams they went to. Mostly, we just tried to keep lacrosse as a compartment in our daughter's life, not the center of it. In college, lacrosse continues to be something she loves and we enjoy getting to see her play (or, at least we did, prior to the pandemic), but she has other interests and activities and that's exciting to see as well.

This is exactly right. All of the teams have problems. Many, for example, are closely tied to HS teams/coaches. Others have coaches that lie to kids and parents. It is really just important to take a wholistic approach, keeping in mind that not even all of the girls on Hero's or M&D are getting recruited.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't know anything about Rebels but do like the concept of going through high school. I noticed that MC Elite has been very active on social media lately. I don't know if that is a sign that people are leaving and they need kids or if they are genuinely putting interest into the club or what. We are no longer there to know.

Their website was down for months last year. There was no communication to players/parents for long stretches. Now they have decided that they want to salvage the club.