Strategy after Capital Tryouts - 2030?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Do we even know of the BLC players are going to Capital? Several have been looking at the Maryland teams.

The overwhelming majority of BLC players are expected to move on to Capital. There’s no harm in securing a few offers from Maryland clubs as well, there’s no loyalty in club lacrosse. Keep your options open, see how things develop, and make a decision when the time comes.

Players have to make a decision the next day and sign the contract. I’m not sure how a player who’s accepted on Capital can wait till the July tryouts to make a decision between Capital and a Baltimore team with that timeline.

We’ve been having the same conversation in our house. If DD makes cap blue we accept the spot and are fine, if it’s orange we would like to do all of the other 2030 tryouts because there are likely better options but then we give up our orange spot and risk being shut out entirely. We are a BLC family but our DD is not one of their top players. What is everyone else thinking here?

I’m being candid and don’t mean to offend you, but if she doesn’t make Blue, her chances of landing on a Maryland team above Orange are very limited. If she is offered an Orange spot, she should take it. The top Maryland teams may make room for an exceptional player, but someone who is not among the best on BLC likely would not fall into that category.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do we even know of the BLC players are going to Capital? Several have been looking at the Maryland teams.

The overwhelming majority of BLC players are expected to move on to Capital. There’s no harm in securing a few offers from Maryland clubs as well, there’s no loyalty in club lacrosse. Keep your options open, see how things develop, and make a decision when the time comes.

Players have to make a decision the next day and sign the contract. I’m not sure how a player who’s accepted on Capital can wait till the July tryouts to make a decision between Capital and a Baltimore team with that timeline.

We’ve been having the same conversation in our house. If DD makes cap blue we accept the spot and are fine, if it’s orange we would like to do all of the other 2030 tryouts because there are likely better options but then we give up our orange spot and risk being shut out entirely. We are a BLC family but our DD is not one of their top players. What is everyone else thinking here?

Where are you hoping she’d go?

[Anonymous]

IMO heros white and mnd red are better options than cap orange. If you willing to drive to Baltimore, there's several options.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do we even know of the BLC players are going to Capital? Several have been looking at the Maryland teams.

The overwhelming majority of BLC players are expected to move on to Capital. There’s no harm in securing a few offers from Maryland clubs as well, there’s no loyalty in club lacrosse. Keep your options open, see how things develop, and make a decision when the time comes.

Players have to make a decision the next day and sign the contract. I’m not sure how a player who’s accepted on Capital can wait till the July tryouts to make a decision between Capital and a Baltimore team with that timeline.

We’ve been having the same conversation in our house. If DD makes cap blue we accept the spot and are fine, if it’s orange we would like to do all of the other 2030 tryouts because there are likely better options but then we give up our orange spot and risk being shut out entirely. We are a BLC family but our DD is not one of their top players. What is everyone else thinking here?

Our family is in a similar situation. If Capital is truly the best players in the DC area, my thinking is that Capital Orange will be a great team. It’s entirely possible they are a top 20-30 team. I’d rather take an Orange spot now than wait for all the Baltimore tryouts. Baltimore A teams will only take the top 1-2 players from DC area teams. I don’t like the risk that comes from passing up the Capital spot.

The frustration I feel with this situation is mostly focused on the existence of a HS only team that causes this chaos for everyone. Does this exist in any other area?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do we even know of the BLC players are going to Capital? Several have been looking at the Maryland teams.

The overwhelming majority of BLC players are expected to move on to Capital. There’s no harm in securing a few offers from Maryland clubs as well, there’s no loyalty in club lacrosse. Keep your options open, see how things develop, and make a decision when the time comes.

Players have to make a decision the next day and sign the contract. I’m not sure how a player who’s accepted on Capital can wait till the July tryouts to make a decision between Capital and a Baltimore team with that timeline.

We’ve been having the same conversation in our house. If DD makes cap blue we accept the spot and are fine, if it’s orange we would like to do all of the other 2030 tryouts because there are likely better options but then we give up our orange spot and risk being shut out entirely. We are a BLC family but our DD is not one of their top players. What is everyone else thinking here?

I’m being candid and don’t mean to offend you, but if she doesn’t make Blue, her chances of landing on a Maryland team above Orange are very limited. If she is offered an Orange spot, she should take it. The top Maryland teams may make room for an exceptional player, but someone who is not among the best on BLC likely would not fall into that category.

MDDC, Hero’s white, MD Red, YJ DMV, lots of other options open up in July. Hard to say which of these is better than Capital Orange given we won’t know who else is on the roster anywhere

[Anonymous]

Did anyone figure out who the coaches are?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:IMO heros white and mnd red are better options than cap orange. If you willing to drive to Baltimore, there's several options.

And what do you base this off of? Legit serious question

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:IMO heros white and mnd red are better options than cap orange. If you willing to drive to Baltimore, there's several options.

And what do you base this off of? Legit serious question

Maybe because if Capital is mostly just BLC with some additions, the BLC orange team is not very competitive

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:IMO heros white and mnd red are better options than cap orange. If you willing to drive to Baltimore, there's several options.

And what do you base this off of? Legit serious question

Not OP but those are examples with strong track records with a second team, offer strong recruiting help, and get to go to strong tournaments. It’s an opinion but I tend to agree.

[Anonymous]

Do not do Orange. Capital Orange parent.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:IMO heros white and mnd red are better options than cap orange. If you willing to drive to Baltimore, there's several options.

And what do you base this off of? Legit serious question

Not OP but those are examples with strong track records with a second team, offer strong recruiting help, and get to go to strong tournaments. It’s an opinion but I tend to agree.

Not sure many HW parents will say they got “strong recruiting help”.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Do not do Orange. Capital Orange parent.

Capital Orange Parent, thank you for chiming, without doxing your DD, can you please elaborate on the warning to avoid Orange?

[Anonymous]

Former Orange team parent:

Players on Orange are treated like second class citizens by Blue team players and parents, Cap Leadership and recruiting director. The program has a motto of "FAMILY." From our experience, that was for the Blue team only. Orange is an after thought. Maybe that is the case for all B teams, but it seemed particularly pronounced at Cap. Was so obvious and could have been easily addressed with some minimal gestures.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Former Orange team parent:

Players on Orange are treated like second class citizens by Blue team players and parents, Cap Leadership and recruiting director. The program has a motto of "FAMILY." From our experience, that was for the Blue team only. Orange is an after thought. Maybe that is the case for all B teams, but it seemed particularly pronounced at Cap. Was so obvious and could have been easily addressed with some minimal gestures.

Current Orange Team Parent:

This has not been the case for us at all. Probably differs year to year based on the girls and parents involved. Two different daughters have gone through the process, one with Capital and one not. There are good and bad sides of all clubs and teams. It is more about what you and your daughter make of the opportunities earned and provided.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Former Orange team parent:

Players on Orange are treated like second class citizens by Blue team players and parents, Cap Leadership and recruiting director. The program has a motto of "FAMILY." From our experience, that was for the Blue team only. Orange is an after thought. Maybe that is the case for all B teams, but it seemed particularly pronounced at Cap. Was so obvious and could have been easily addressed with some minimal gestures.

Current Blue parent here. There isn’t much social overlap between Blue and Orange because their tournament schedules rarely align, so the teams are not often in the same place at the same time. When they do overlap, you’ll see Blue players and parents watching Orange, and vice versa. The parents and players who know each other are obviously friendly. The only weird vibe I’ve noticed comes from a couple of parents from our pre-Capital team who still seem bitter that their daughters were not invited to be on Blue.