Capital Tryouts

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Anonymous wrote:Curious if there is a breakdown of how many girls from what clubs made the Capital Orange team? From what I have read Blue is filled with Pride and Stars but what about Orange?

Hard to say at this point since I know a majority of girls form Pride and Stars who made the team turned the spots down. (I only know two who accepted). I know they are deep in their waitlist.

Not surprising, why would you go to a team that has zero chance of moving up to blue or getting any attention for recruiting?

PP poster here. As many issues that I have with Cap Orange, both of these statement are false.

- Arguably the best player on Cap Blue 23, started out on Orange. She committed to Georgetown, her dream school, in October. generally 1 or 2 players are promoted/ demoted after 9th grade.
- Exposure isn't an issue for Cap Orange. Even though Pride black is normally a better team, go to the sidelines of a big tourney. Usually more coaches watching Cap Orange until Pride Black is playing top MD or LI team.

Best player on Cap Blue 23? That team was stacked with great players. I don’t think it’s appropriate to single out any individual player on this forum. I also think many would disagree with your claim.

That is a bold statement singling out a player as the best on a team who’s success was driven by playing as a team. Someone missed the memo…there is no I in team.

Silly statement. Team sports do give recognition to individual players all the time. Is Charlotte North not a team player? She is considered the best on the team.

Silly statement coming from the one who originally posted this nonsense. Yes, teams recognize players all the time. They don’t make silly claims like you posted though in a public forum.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Curious if there is a breakdown of how many girls from what clubs made the Capital Orange team? From what I have read Blue is filled with Pride and Stars but what about Orange?

Hard to say at this point since I know a majority of girls form Pride and Stars who made the team turned the spots down. (I only know two who accepted). I know they are deep in their waitlist.

Ha! Most everyone who was offered a spot on orange accepted! Only a few pulled from waitlist. A lot of Stars Light Blue players. Team will be pretty strong compared to most years.

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Anonymous wrote:Curious if there is a breakdown of how many girls from what clubs made the Capital Orange team? From what I have read Blue is filled with Pride and Stars but what about Orange?

Hard to say at this point since I know a majority of girls form Pride and Stars who made the team turned the spots down. (I only know two who accepted). I know they are deep in their waitlist.

Ha! Most everyone who was offered a spot on orange accepted! Only a few pulled from waitlist. A lot of Stars Light Blue players. Team will be pretty strong compared to most years.

Stars Light Blue wasn't that great. Couldn't beat any of the top teams.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Curious if there is a breakdown of how many girls from what clubs made the Capital Orange team? From what I have read Blue is filled with Pride and Stars but what about Orange?

Hard to say at this point since I know a majority of girls form Pride and Stars who made the team turned the spots down. (I only know two who accepted). I know they are deep in their waitlist.

Ha! Most everyone who was offered a spot on orange accepted! Only a few pulled from waitlist. A lot of Stars Light Blue players. Team will be pretty strong compared to most years.

Orange will be Orange. They will continue to be ranked in the 70-80 range and play in mid-level divisions at tournaments like the previous Orange high school classes.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Curious if there is a breakdown of how many girls from what clubs made the Capital Orange team? From what I have read Blue is filled with Pride and Stars but what about Orange?

Hard to say at this point since I know a majority of girls form Pride and Stars who made the team turned the spots down. (I only know two who accepted). I know they are deep in their waitlist.

Ha! Most everyone who was offered a spot on orange accepted! Only a few pulled from waitlist. A lot of Stars Light Blue players. Team will be pretty strong compared to most years.

Orange will be Orange. They will continue to be ranked in the 70-80 range and play in mid-level divisions at tournaments like the previous Orange high school classes.

And Cap Orange will continue to get recruited by better schools than any other club’s B team, and equal to many club’s A teams, as always. I’d tell my DD that Capital, even their B team, gives her a better chance at getting recruited by a good school than Pride A at this point.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Curious if there is a breakdown of how many girls from what clubs made the Capital Orange team? From what I have read Blue is filled with Pride and Stars but what about Orange?

Hard to say at this point since I know a majority of girls form Pride and Stars who made the team turned the spots down. (I only know two who accepted). I know they are deep in their waitlist.

Ha! Most everyone who was offered a spot on orange accepted! Only a few pulled from waitlist. A lot of Stars Light Blue players. Team will be pretty strong compared to most years.

Orange will be Orange. They will continue to be ranked in the 70-80 range and play in mid-level divisions at tournaments like the previous Orange high school classes.

And Cap Orange will continue to get recruited by better schools than any other club’s B team, and equal to many club’s A teams, as always. I’d tell my DD that Capital, even their B team, gives her a better chance at getting recruited by a good school than Pride A at this point.

You may want to do your homework before having the Cap Orange conversation with your DD. The data won’t support your position.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Curious if there is a breakdown of how many girls from what clubs made the Capital Orange team? From what I have read Blue is filled with Pride and Stars but what about Orange?

Hard to say at this point since I know a majority of girls form Pride and Stars who made the team turned the spots down. (I only know two who accepted). I know they are deep in their waitlist.

Not surprising, why would you go to a team that has zero chance of moving up to blue or getting any attention for recruiting?

PP poster here. As many issues that I have with Cap Orange, both of these statement are false.

- Arguably the best player on Cap Blue 23, started out on Orange. She committed to Georgetown, her dream school, in October. generally 1 or 2 players are promoted/ demoted after 9th grade.
- Exposure isn't an issue for Cap Orange. Even though Pride black is normally a better team, go to the sidelines of a big tourney. Usually more coaches watching Cap Orange until Pride Black is playing top MD or LI team.

Best player on Cap Blue 23? That team was stacked with great players. I don’t think it’s appropriate to single out any individual player on this forum. I also think many would disagree with your claim.

That is a bold statement singling out a player as the best on a team who’s success was driven by playing as a team. Someone missed the memo…there is no I in team.

Silly statement. Team sports do give recognition to individual players all the time. Is Charlotte North not a team player? She is considered the best on the team.

Except players like North earn that recognition from coaches, fellow players, analysts, commentators, governing bodies, etc.

Your assessment of this player is just your opinion. Many would dispute it.

She’s one among many great players on that team. Not the best

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Curious if there is a breakdown of how many girls from what clubs made the Capital Orange team? From what I have read Blue is filled with Pride and Stars but what about Orange?

Hard to say at this point since I know a majority of girls form Pride and Stars who made the team turned the spots down. (I only know two who accepted). I know they are deep in their waitlist.

Not surprising, why would you go to a team that has zero chance of moving up to blue or getting any attention for recruiting?

PP poster here. As many issues that I have with Cap Orange, both of these statement are false.

- Arguably the best player on Cap Blue 23, started out on Orange. She committed to Georgetown, her dream school, in October. generally 1 or 2 players are promoted/ demoted after 9th grade.
- Exposure isn't an issue for Cap Orange. Even though Pride black is normally a better team, go to the sidelines of a big tourney. Usually more coaches watching Cap Orange until Pride Black is playing top MD or LI team.

Best player on Cap Blue 23? That team was stacked with great players. I don’t think it’s appropriate to single out any individual player on this forum. I also think many would disagree with your claim.

That is a bold statement singling out a player as the best on a team who’s success was driven by playing as a team. Someone missed the memo…there is no I in team.

Silly statement. Team sports do give recognition to individual players all the time. Is Charlotte North not a team player? She is considered the best on the team.

Except players like North earn that recognition from coaches, fellow players, analysts, commentators, governing bodies, etc.

Your assessment of this player is just your opinion. Many would dispute it.

She’s one among many great players on that team. Not the best

And others would disagree entirely that she is a great player. Others think she isn’t. Not at all.

[Anonymous]

I suggest we drop this thread. It never should have been raised in the first place.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Curious if there is a breakdown of how many girls from what clubs made the Capital Orange team? From what I have read Blue is filled with Pride and Stars but what about Orange?

Hard to say at this point since I know a majority of girls form Pride and Stars who made the team turned the spots down. (I only know two who accepted). I know they are deep in their waitlist.

Ha! Most everyone who was offered a spot on orange accepted! Only a few pulled from waitlist. A lot of Stars Light Blue players. Team will be pretty strong compared to most years.

Orange will be Orange. They will continue to be ranked in the 70-80 range and play in mid-level divisions at tournaments like the previous Orange high school classes.

And Cap Orange will continue to get recruited by better schools than any other club’s B team, and equal to many club’s A teams, as always. I’d tell my DD that Capital, even their B team, gives her a better chance at getting recruited by a good school than Pride A at this point.

Capital Orange's college recruiting for the last two years has sucked. I know - my DD is one of them. The fact is that getting recruited to play in college just gets more competitive every year and the Capital recruiting director does nothing of substance for the Orange players until Blue is recruited.

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Capital Orange's college recruiting for the last two years has sucked. I know - my DD is one of them. The fact is that getting recruited to play in college just gets more competitive every year and the Capital recruiting director does nothing of substance for the Orange players until Blue is recruited.

Curious to know what year your daughter is/was ? Keep in mind, COVID really hurt the recruiting for 22s.

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Capital Orange's college recruiting for the last two years has sucked. I know - my DD is one of them. The fact is that getting recruited to play in college just gets more competitive every year and the Capital recruiting director does nothing of substance for the Orange players until Blue is recruited.

Curious to know what year your daughter is/was ? Keep in mind, COVID really hurt the recruiting for 22s.

Covid definitely had an impact on many local clubs. Cap B was able to navigate this better than others because of its experience, college connections, and recruiting history. I believe all of their players committed to playing in college and did so early. Pride really struggled being a new HS program during Covid, having no recruiting director for a good part of the time, limited to no college connections, and no previous experience guiding players through the recruiting process. Their D1 numbers were low, but surprisingly they had the highest average ranked group followed by Cap B, VA Metro, and Cap O. You can't read too much into this average ranking because it is evident Cap B players placed an emphasis on attending Ivy League schools, but nonetheless still surprising to see Prides results. Cap O selections are a bit puzzling given their commits do not appear to be to the strongest academic schools or schools with strong lacrosse programs. VA Metro has some commits to strong programs including JMU and Michigan. They have some interesting commits to URI and USF, both new D1 programs for 2025. The Jacksonville coach moved over to USF after consistently having JU in the Top 20. One has to assume players committing to this program are top-level talent and USF will be a Top 30 program quickly.

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Anonymous wrote:Curious if there is a breakdown of how many girls from what clubs made the Capital Orange team? From what I have read Blue is filled with Pride and Stars but what about Orange?

Hard to say at this point since I know a majority of girls form Pride and Stars who made the team turned the spots down. (I only know two who accepted). I know they are deep in their waitlist.

Ha! Most everyone who was offered a spot on orange accepted! Only a few pulled from waitlist. A lot of Stars Light Blue players. Team will be pretty strong compared to most years.

Orange will be Orange. They will continue to be ranked in the 70-80 range and play in mid-level divisions at tournaments like the previous Orange high school classes.

And Cap Orange will continue to get recruited by better schools than any other club’s B team, and equal to many club’s A teams, as always. I’d tell my DD that Capital, even their B team, gives her a better chance at getting recruited by a good school than Pride A at this point.

Capital Orange's college recruiting for the last two years has sucked. I know - my DD is one of them. The fact is that getting recruited to play in college just gets more competitive every year and the Capital recruiting director does nothing of substance for the Orange players until Blue is recruited.

We had a completely positive experience with our daughter’s Capital Orange recruiting. Commmited to a great academic school with strong lacrosse and the efforts of the Recruiting Director went beyond anything we could have expected. Of course, there is an alternative explanation for your own outcome. Maybe your daugher didn’t get your perfect athletic genes.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Curious if there is a breakdown of how many girls from what clubs made the Capital Orange team? From what I have read Blue is filled with Pride and Stars but what about Orange?

Hard to say at this point since I know a majority of girls form Pride and Stars who made the team turned the spots down. (I only know two who accepted). I know they are deep in their waitlist.

Ha! Most everyone who was offered a spot on orange accepted! Only a few pulled from waitlist. A lot of Stars Light Blue players. Team will be pretty strong compared to most years.

Orange will be Orange. They will continue to be ranked in the 70-80 range and play in mid-level divisions at tournaments like the previous Orange high school classes.

And Cap Orange will continue to get recruited by better schools than any other club’s B team, and equal to many club’s A teams, as always. I’d tell my DD that Capital, even their B team, gives her a better chance at getting recruited by a good school than Pride A at this point.

Capital Orange's college recruiting for the last two years has sucked. I know - my DD is one of them. The fact is that getting recruited to play in college just gets more competitive every year and the Capital recruiting director does nothing of substance for the Orange players until Blue is recruited.

We had a completely positive experience with our daughter’s Capital Orange recruiting. Commmited to a great academic school with strong lacrosse and the efforts of the Recruiting Director went beyond anything we could have expected. Of course, there is an alternative explanation for your own outcome. Maybe your daugher didn’t get your perfect athletic genes.

Lol!! I was thinking, maybe his daughter just isn't good enough? Sometimes the truth hurts. If a coach sees what they are looking for, I'm pretty sure the coach will pursue/ probably make an offer.

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Anonymous wrote:Curious if there is a breakdown of how many girls from what clubs made the Capital Orange team? From what I have read Blue is filled with Pride and Stars but what about Orange?

Hard to say at this point since I know a majority of girls form Pride and Stars who made the team turned the spots down. (I only know two who accepted). I know they are deep in their waitlist.

Ha! Most everyone who was offered a spot on orange accepted! Only a few pulled from waitlist. A lot of Stars Light Blue players. Team will be pretty strong compared to most years.

Orange will be Orange. They will continue to be ranked in the 70-80 range and play in mid-level divisions at tournaments like the previous Orange high school classes.

And Cap Orange will continue to get recruited by better schools than any other club’s B team, and equal to many club’s A teams, as always. I’d tell my DD that Capital, even their B team, gives her a better chance at getting recruited by a good school than Pride A at this point.

Capital Orange's college recruiting for the last two years has sucked. I know - my DD is one of them. The fact is that getting recruited to play in college just gets more competitive every year and the Capital recruiting director does nothing of substance for the Orange players until Blue is recruited.

We had a completely positive experience with our daughter’s Capital Orange recruiting. Commmited to a great academic school with strong lacrosse and the efforts of the Recruiting Director went beyond anything we could have expected. Of course, there is an alternative explanation for your own outcome. Maybe your daugher didn’t get your perfect athletic genes.

Lol!! I was thinking, maybe his daughter just isn't good enough? Sometimes the truth hurts. If a coach sees what they are looking for, I'm pretty sure the coach will pursue/ probably make an offer.

There are probably several things going on with the Orange team. Players who have been pumped up to believe the CLC name alone will get them the school of their choice are learning the hard way this isn’t happening. It could be that CLC isn’t helping them with recruiting or it could be they simply are not good enough to warrant offers from top D1 programs. The 2023 D1 Orange class is not strong with half committing to schools in the bottom 25 D1 teams. They could be good academic schools, but they don’t appear to be. Those choosing to play for CLC Orange wanting to play in collage should align expectations with the CLC Director early to make sure it’s the best fit for their DDs. Orange doesn’t mean you can’t get recruited to a top D1 school, but recent history will suggest this is not likely.