Thoughts on MC Elite?

[Anonymous]

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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.

I see a combo 29/30/31 team in her future…

Let's give it a rest. Heaven forbid someone says something positive on this board.

[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.

I see a combo 29/30/31 team in her future…

too funny! But the 29s are solid. So more like a 30/31/32/33 combo team.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:"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.

Was talking about the HS season and how good the coach is. Stop spinning words. What is disingenuous is the attacks on a lacrosse program that has and will continue to cultivate elite HS and college players.

Is the above really serious? How are still cultivating elite high school players? Who is left at the 2026 and 2027 levels? Stop living in the past JR and realize that you are a big part of the problem. I am not sure how many different people need to get on here and say it for you to understand.

The 25's Midnight team seems to be a solid 500 team playing in the 2nd or 3rd tier of tournaments while the 25 Carolina team is struggling. Not certain how many "elite" players are on either team.

Hold on wait what is this they no longer have a 25 Carolina team either...

[Anonymous]

I think if you are an adult making these comments about kids, you are a loser. I feel bad for you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:MCE is a great option, more than fine. MS and freshmen year team is to prepare for HS and the success is there. They have HC, AHC, Stone Ridge and Langley coach on staff, and they rotate through practices. Previous Whitman coach has been with club forever and is now with the 2031s. 2030s r solid, teams r not blowing up. NL is just fine. They r the club for the avg player who wants to play a few tournaments. HS program is just for players who want to a keep a stick in hand. I cannot think of any impact player in HS who played for NL excerpt one, and is not at a strong HS program, and does not play for NL in HS, hmm. Tryout ask questions in person.

Interesting quote from a year ago… half the 2031s left for BLC and they became 2030 Carolina combo team with 5-6 players today. 2030 Midnight all left because their coach got hostile. Very unprofessional organization that spends more time on this website than player development.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:MCE is a great option, more than fine. MS and freshmen year team is to prepare for HS and the success is there. They have HC, AHC, Stone Ridge and Langley coach on staff, and they rotate through practices. Previous Whitman coach has been with club forever and is now with the 2031s. 2030s r solid, teams r not blowing up. NL is just fine. They r the club for the avg player who wants to play a few tournaments. HS program is just for players who want to a keep a stick in hand. I cannot think of any impact player in HS who played for NL excerpt one, and is not at a strong HS program, and does not play for NL in HS, hmm. Tryout ask questions in person.

Interesting quote from a year ago… half the 2031s left for BLC and they became 2030 Carolina combo team with 5-6 players today. 2030 Midnight all left because their coach got hostile. Very unprofessional organization that spends more time on this website than player development.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:MCE is a great option, more than fine. MS and freshmen year team is to prepare for HS and the success is there. They have HC, AHC, Stone Ridge and Langley coach on staff, and they rotate through practices. Previous Whitman coach has been with club forever and is now with the 2031s. 2030s r solid, teams r not blowing up. NL is just fine. They r the club for the avg player who wants to play a few tournaments. HS program is just for players who want to a keep a stick in hand. I cannot think of any impact player in HS who played for NL excerpt one, and is not at a strong HS program, and does not play for NL in HS, hmm. Tryout ask questions in person.

Interesting quote from a year ago… half the 2031s left for BLC and they became 2030 Carolina combo team with 5-6 players today. 2030 Midnight all left because their coach got hostile. Very unprofessional organization that spends more time on this website than player development.

Lies. Funny how before people before we were writing the coach did not show up, now is hostile. The club is not on the blog, it is parents who do not like to see their coaches being ripped apart. Referred coach is a lacrosse subject matter expert, just go away quietly.

[Anonymous]

Sounds like different people had different experiences with said referred coach. "SME" status does not negate her absence or hostility towards children and parents.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sounds like different people had different experiences with said referred coach. "SME" status does not negate her absence or hostility towards children and parents.

The said absence was not negating responsibility, HS varsity coaching was always communicated as the priority, and the girls had coaches, it is 5th grade. Did the Clemson women's lacrosse program complain b/c their coach had to be away for breast cancer treatment? Any hostility is manufactured by parents as an excuse; you can't say u only want one coach, then slam that desired coach. Take a step back and look at the big picture and stop trying to ruin the reputation of a mother, coach, and a 2 sport college athlete with incredible/trusted connections in lacrosse. Go away quietly now...

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Sounds like different people had different experiences with said referred coach. "SME" status does not negate her absence or hostility towards children and parents.

The said absence was not negating responsibility, HS varsity coaching was always communicated as the priority, and the girls had coaches, it is 5th grade. Did the Clemson women's lacrosse program complain b/c their coach had to be away for breast cancer treatment? Any hostility is manufactured by parents as an excuse; you can't say u only want one coach, then slam that desired coach. Take a step back and look at the big picture and stop trying to ruin the reputation of a mother, coach, and a 2 sport college athlete with incredible/trusted connections in lacrosse. Go away quietly now...

This may be the most unhinged post in this entire thread (which is saying something!).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:JR has been feeding people the same lies for years. I know first hand that she did this with the 2026s and now according to this board it is the 2030s. But that's right its the parents and kids fault never the organization that cant keep coaches because they don't want to deal with JR either right?

The club has no problem keeping coaches. Stop manufacturing lies. As the PP, I am just saying stop trying down your daughter's 5th-grade grade lacrosse coach. Have fun watching the NCAA lacrosse tourney this weekend. 2 MCE players on the Denver roster, including the starting goalie...

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:JR has been feeding people the same lies for years. I know first hand that she did this with the 2026s and now according to this board it is the 2030s. But that's right its the parents and kids fault never the organization that cant keep coaches because they don't want to deal with JR either right?

including the starting goalie...

Who started playing in the spring of her freshman year, was committed by junior fall, and didn't come up through the program, but that is not really the point. The failure to admit and take some accountability for the turmoil in the middle/elementary school years of the program is clearly a concern for many families who have left or expressed frustration. You can be proud of the club's record of college athletes, but do not point to that as a way to distract from some of the issues going on in the ranks or to invalidate people's issues. Having one thing be true -- a history of college players -- does not automatically make it impossible that there are current issues at younger levels.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:JR has been feeding people the same lies for years. I know first hand that she did this with the 2026s and now according to this board it is the 2030s. But that's right its the parents and kids fault never the organization that cant keep coaches because they don't want to deal with JR either right?

including the starting goalie...

Who started playing in the spring of her freshman year, was committed by junior fall, and didn't come up through the program, but that is not really the point. The failure to admit and take some accountability for the turmoil in the middle/elementary school years of the program is clearly a concern for many families who have left or expressed frustration. You can be proud of the club's record of college athletes, but do not point to that as a way to distract from some of the issues going on in the ranks or to invalidate people's issues. Having one thing be true -- a history of college players -- does not automatically make it impossible that there are current issues at younger levels.

No one is invalidating people's concerns, in my experience the club hears concerns, and whether the club thinks it is an issue or makes an adjustment is up to them. What experience do you really have to know if what is happening is turmoil? The experts are not new to the game. Good thing you have options. At this point, no one has to personally attack people and lie. Just go about and have fun.

[Anonymous]

NP here - I agree there can be different experiences but I draw an opposite conclusion: I don’t doubt there is turmoil within the elementary and middle school teams but I really resent posters dismissing the girls they don’t know or writing off all the teams. Of course you can share your experience but don’t be dismissive of others for whom MC may be the best option. There can be a lot of growth and change, particularly for these HS girls who, btw, lost at least a year to COVID somewhere along the line.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:JR has been feeding people the same lies for years. I know first hand that she did this with the 2026s and now according to this board it is the 2030s. But that's right its the parents and kids fault never the organization that cant keep coaches because they don't want to deal with JR either right?

including the starting goalie...

Who started playing in the spring of her freshman year, was committed by junior fall, and didn't come up through the program, but that is not really the point. The failure to admit and take some accountability for the turmoil in the middle/elementary school years of the program is clearly a concern for many families who have left or expressed frustration. You can be proud of the club's record of college athletes, but do not point to that as a way to distract from some of the issues going on in the ranks or to invalidate people's issues. Having one thing be true -- a history of college players -- does not automatically make it impossible that there are current issues at younger levels.

What experience do you really have to know if what is happening is turmoil?

Pretty sure an entire team leaving is the very definition of turmoil.