VHSL Boys Lacrosse 2025 Season

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Anonymous wrote:VHSL lacrosse is certainly ugly. You work with what you have, and most kids haven't gotten into the sport at a young age so the "talent pool" is very small. The ones who have played since elementary school shine.

One of the problems I have identified, and has been discussed throughout the years is the holding hostage of the game and its growth by father and parental coaching. It is pretty obvious that these parents who get involved in youth league lacrosse, take over entire organizations and manipulate things for them and their boys. They inevitably then leave the organization upside down and destroyed for those that come behind them because they have intimated other parents and volunteers. They are not dedicated to the sport and their response to any objection is "you want to do it better , then you do it" and they masquerade as if they are giving the greatest sacrifice in the world. The sport in our area has been decimated by these ego maniacs and most of the time their kids are just not the best but they get all the playing time and are put in the best positions for success. The kids know it and are embarrassed. It's a shame.

Then end of day we wonder why the other kids and families get disheartened and leave the sport all together to play baseball and soccer.
NVYLL is a train wreck currently. NoVA needs to do better. Will never be LI or Baltimore because just not enough folks care to change things.

Sincerely interested in this as have some (hopefully up-and-coming lacrosse playing) young kids. What are the issues with NVYLL? which orgs do it well vs. not do it well (we may have choice in which org we decided to start with)? I grew up in MD so unfamiliar with the NOVA lacrosse scene. Thanks in advance for sharing the experiences.

Look at the current strong HS programs and you can draw a direct line to the best run NVYLL programs.
West Po: Fort Hunt & ALC
Robinson: Braddock Road
Madison: Vienna
Langley: Great Falls
Yorktown: Arlington

In Loudoun, Dulles South has been feeding the top public high school programs.

NVYLL is dependant on dedicated parents willing to organize and run local programs, most of these parents move on after their kids have completed their youth careers.

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Anonymous wrote:Is it crazy to say that whoever wins tomorrows class 6 semifinal between Robo and Cosby, will probably win the whole thing?

Yes, since West Potomac just beat Robinson and Robinson is averaging four goals a game over its last two.

Averaging….over their last two… yeah that’s how averages work. Take two games and throw out the rest

Yes, that is how averages work. Take the sum of the values of a data set divided by the number. They played two good teams recently and scored five and three goals. That adds up to eight divided by two and averages out to four. Against good defenses they do not score a lot of goals. 7 against Cosby, 4 against Broadneck. Why would I care how many they scored against a terrible defense like Woodson or West Springfield?

Ok, smart guy, average the scores of their three games against West Po this season if you want to pick and choose games to average

No thanks. I wanted to look at their most recent games and that is what I did. Sorry if you don't like it.

I don’t like it, I love it! Hate hate hate!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:VHSL lacrosse is certainly ugly. You work with what you have, and most kids haven't gotten into the sport at a young age so the "talent pool" is very small. The ones who have played since elementary school shine.

One of the problems I have identified, and has been discussed throughout the years is the holding hostage of the game and its growth by father and parental coaching. It is pretty obvious that these parents who get involved in youth league lacrosse, take over entire organizations and manipulate things for them and their boys. They inevitably then leave the organization upside down and destroyed for those that come behind them because they have intimated other parents and volunteers. They are not dedicated to the sport and their response to any objection is "you want to do it better , then you do it" and they masquerade as if they are giving the greatest sacrifice in the world. The sport in our area has been decimated by these ego maniacs and most of the time their kids are just not the best but they get all the playing time and are put in the best positions for success. The kids know it and are embarrassed. It's a shame.

Then end of day we wonder why the other kids and families get disheartened and leave the sport all together to play baseball and soccer.
NVYLL is a train wreck currently. NoVA needs to do better. Will never be LI or Baltimore because just not enough folks care to change things.

From the outside looking in, it appears this same scenario destroyed Riverside this year.

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Anonymous wrote:Is it crazy to say that whoever wins tomorrows class 6 semifinal between Robo and Cosby, will probably win the whole thing?

Yes, since West Potomac just beat Robinson and Robinson is averaging four goals a game over its last two.

Averaging….over their last two… yeah that’s how averages work. Take two games and throw out the rest

Yes, that is how averages work. Take the sum of the values of a data set divided by the number. They played two good teams recently and scored five and three goals. That adds up to eight divided by two and averages out to four. Against good defenses they do not score a lot of goals. 7 against Cosby, 4 against Broadneck. Why would I care how many they scored against a terrible defense like Woodson or West Springfield?

Ok, smart guy, average the scores of their three games against West Po this season if you want to pick and choose games to average

No thanks. I wanted to look at their most recent games and that is what I did. Sorry if you don't like it.

I don’t like it, I love it! Hate hate hate!

Wasn't intended as hate. Just a simple observation. They haven't put up many goals in their last couple of games. It is not an opinion and wasn't meant to be controversial. Someone asked if the winner of Cosby/Robinson would definitely win the whole thing and I wouldn't say that is a foregone conclusion seeing their recent offensive struggles. They could easily lose to Cosby or West Potomac. I also wouldn't be surprised to see them win both. Should be two close, relatively low scoring games.

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^ this guy sucks

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Anonymous wrote:VHSL lacrosse is certainly ugly. You work with what you have, and most kids haven't gotten into the sport at a young age so the "talent pool" is very small. The ones who have played since elementary school shine.

One of the problems I have identified, and has been discussed throughout the years is the holding hostage of the game and its growth by father and parental coaching. It is pretty obvious that these parents who get involved in youth league lacrosse, take over entire organizations and manipulate things for them and their boys. They inevitably then leave the organization upside down and destroyed for those that come behind them because they have intimated other parents and volunteers. They are not dedicated to the sport and their response to any objection is "you want to do it better , then you do it" and they masquerade as if they are giving the greatest sacrifice in the world. The sport in our area has been decimated by these ego maniacs and most of the time their kids are just not the best but they get all the playing time and are put in the best positions for success. The kids know it and are embarrassed. It's a shame.

Then end of day we wonder why the other kids and families get disheartened and leave the sport all together to play baseball and soccer.
NVYLL is a train wreck currently. NoVA needs to do better. Will never be LI or Baltimore because just not enough folks care to change things.

I absolutely disagree with this. I had three kids go through NVYLL and the level of coaching and professionalism was way above from what anyone could reasonably expect from a volunteer organization. If you want professional coaching you should sign up for travel.

The kvetching about rec ball on the board is silly. If you want professional organizations you have to pay for them.

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Is there a stream of the Cosby/Robo game?

It’s a shame that VHSL picks these teams in Richmond to host regional and finals games. The NFHS coverage is lacking and spotty at best….

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Was wondering the same thing. Looked at NFHS and couldn’t find anything. Would love to watch the game and not have to rely on updates from users on here.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:VHSL lacrosse is certainly ugly. You work with what you have, and most kids haven't gotten into the sport at a young age so the "talent pool" is very small. The ones who have played since elementary school shine.

One of the problems I have identified, and has been discussed throughout the years is the holding hostage of the game and its growth by father and parental coaching. It is pretty obvious that these parents who get involved in youth league lacrosse, take over entire organizations and manipulate things for them and their boys. They inevitably then leave the organization upside down and destroyed for those that come behind them because they have intimated other parents and volunteers. They are not dedicated to the sport and their response to any objection is "you want to do it better , then you do it" and they masquerade as if they are giving the greatest sacrifice in the world. The sport in our area has been decimated by these ego maniacs and most of the time their kids are just not the best but they get all the playing time and are put in the best positions for success. The kids know it and are embarrassed. It's a shame.

Then end of day we wonder why the other kids and families get disheartened and leave the sport all together to play baseball and soccer.
NVYLL is a train wreck currently. NoVA needs to do better. Will never be LI or Baltimore because just not enough folks care to change things.

I absolutely disagree with this. I had three kids go through NVYLL and the level of coaching and professionalism was way above from what anyone could reasonably expect from a volunteer organization. If you want professional coaching you should sign up for travel.
Which rec program?
The kvetching about rec ball on the board is silly. If you want professional organizations you have to pay for them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:VHSL lacrosse is certainly ugly. You work with what you have, and most kids haven't gotten into the sport at a young age so the "talent pool" is very small. The ones who have played since elementary school shine.

One of the problems I have identified, and has been discussed throughout the years is the holding hostage of the game and its growth by father and parental coaching. It is pretty obvious that these parents who get involved in youth league lacrosse, take over entire organizations and manipulate things for them and their boys. They inevitably then leave the organization upside down and destroyed for those that come behind them because they have intimated other parents and volunteers. They are not dedicated to the sport and their response to any objection is "you want to do it better , then you do it" and they masquerade as if they are giving the greatest sacrifice in the world. The sport in our area has been decimated by these ego maniacs and most of the time their kids are just not the best but they get all the playing time and are put in the best positions for success. The kids know it and are embarrassed. It's a shame.

Then end of day we wonder why the other kids and families get disheartened and leave the sport all together to play baseball and soccer.
NVYLL is a train wreck currently. NoVA needs to do better. Will never be LI or Baltimore because just not enough folks care to change things.

I absolutely disagree with this. I had three kids go through NVYLL and the level of coaching and professionalism was way above from what anyone could reasonably expect from a volunteer organization. If you want professional coaching you should sign up for travel.

The kvetching about rec ball on the board is silly. If you want professional organizations you have to pay for them.

OK, amateur hour, sorry didn't redirwct DCUM's bug the 1st time.

Which rec program?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is there a stream of the Cosby/Robo game?

It’s a shame that VHSL picks these teams in Richmond to host regional and finals games. The NFHS coverage is lacking and spotty at best….

Was really hoping to watch some sort of stream of the game. Has anyone been able to find it?

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Cosby vs robo score?

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4-2 Cosby half way through third

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5-2

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Based on who they have played have to think Indy would work Cosby