2027 Girls Lacrosse

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Anonymous wrote:A word to parents whose kids don’t make cap blue. Play cap orange. No other dmv A team will be able to compete with the recruiting and brand of capital. Capital attends the best recruiting tournaments including the g8 that stars and pride and nc elite are not invited to, has the best brand and Gussie is very well respected.

I would agree with this…. Capital is not strong their freshman year but the 26 orange team is still ranked much higher than other local A teams and also has the Capital brand behind them

There isn’t one college coach out there that cares how a club team is ranked freshman year. Go to Capital Orange - do the work- get better and get seen sophomore year when it counts and you’re playing YJ, Mass Elite, etc. Pride is NEVER in the brackets with the top teams and often not invited to the biggest tournaments.

For those who have DDs wanting to play in college simply go with the club that will provide your DD the opportunity to play the best teams. College coaches will not care about wins or losses, they will want to see a competitive game and how your DD performs agains this competition.

Do your homework, look at past schedules and performance of clubs, ask club directors what their plan is for scheduling and what commitment they are making to building a competitive team.

Be careful of misinformed posters like the one above who could have easily disproven their own post with a simple Google search. For example, just two years ago Pride’s 2023 team played the second toughest schedule in the country. The top three were:

1. Yellow Jackets

2. Pride Black

3. Capital Blue

I’m not advocating for Pride or against Capital. But to state Pride NEVER plays top teams or in top brackets is not an accurate statement.

Again, having a daughter playing in college, if provided options, go with the club that will play the best competition.

What source did you use to source the schedule strength of the teams you cite here?

Is there a way to find out where the 23/24 Pride Black girls got recruited to vs. Capital?

Inside Lacrosse maintains a database - but it may not be up to date. Interesting still... https://www.insidelacrosse.com/recruiting/girls

Or check numerous threads on dcum where this topic has been discussed to death. Long and short is capital did/does much better in recruiting than Pride.

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Anonymous wrote:A word to parents whose kids don’t make cap blue. Play cap orange. No other dmv A team will be able to compete with the recruiting and brand of capital. Capital attends the best recruiting tournaments including the g8 that stars and pride and nc elite are not invited to, has the best brand and Gussie is very well respected.

I would agree with this…. Capital is not strong their freshman year but the 26 orange team is still ranked much higher than other local A teams and also has the Capital brand behind them

There isn’t one college coach out there that cares how a club team is ranked freshman year. Go to Capital Orange - do the work- get better and get seen sophomore year when it counts and you’re playing YJ, Mass Elite, etc. Pride is NEVER in the brackets with the top teams and often not invited to the biggest tournaments.

For those who have DDs wanting to play in college simply go with the club that will provide your DD the opportunity to play the best teams. College coaches will not care about wins or losses, they will want to see a competitive game and how your DD performs agains this competition.

Do your homework, look at past schedules and performance of clubs, ask club directors what their plan is for scheduling and what commitment they are making to building a competitive team.

Be careful of misinformed posters like the one above who could have easily disproven their own post with a simple Google search. For example, just two years ago Pride’s 2023 team played the second toughest schedule in the country. The top three were:

1. Yellow Jackets

2. Pride Black

3. Capital Blue

I’m not advocating for Pride or against Capital. But to state Pride NEVER plays top teams or in top brackets is not an accurate statement.

Again, having a daughter playing in college, if provided options, go with the club that will play the best competition.

What source did you use to source the schedule strength of the teams you cite here?

Is there a way to find out where the 23/24 Pride Black girls got recruited to vs. Capital?

Inside Lacrosse maintains a database - but it may not be up to date. Interesting still... https://www.insidelacrosse.com/recruiting/girls

Or check numerous threads on dcum where this topic has been discussed to death. Long and short is capital did/does much better in recruiting than Pride.

Agree….separate threads cover this in detail. Capital Blue 23 > Pride Black 23

Not to mention….Pride Black 23 parents managed most of their own recruiting.

But, not a relevant comparison. Seems like the Pride 27 team is pretty much disbanded….

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Anonymous wrote:A word to parents whose kids don’t make cap blue. Play cap orange. No other dmv A team will be able to compete with the recruiting and brand of capital. Capital attends the best recruiting tournaments including the g8 that stars and pride and nc elite are not invited to, has the best brand and Gussie is very well respected.

I would agree with this…. Capital is not strong their freshman year but the 26 orange team is still ranked much higher than other local A teams and also has the Capital brand behind them

There isn’t one college coach out there that cares how a club team is ranked freshman year. Go to Capital Orange - do the work- get better and get seen sophomore year when it counts and you’re playing YJ, Mass Elite, etc. Pride is NEVER in the brackets with the top teams and often not invited to the biggest tournaments.

For those who have DDs wanting to play in college simply go with the club that will provide your DD the opportunity to play the best teams. College coaches will not care about wins or losses, they will want to see a competitive game and how your DD performs agains this competition.

Do your homework, look at past schedules and performance of clubs, ask club directors what their plan is for scheduling and what commitment they are making to building a competitive team.

Be careful of misinformed posters like the one above who could have easily disproven their own post with a simple Google search. For example, just two years ago Pride’s 2023 team played the second toughest schedule in the country. The top three were:

1. Yellow Jackets

2. Pride Black

3. Capital Blue

I’m not advocating for Pride or against Capital. But to state Pride NEVER plays top teams or in top brackets is not an accurate statement.

Again, having a daughter playing in college, if provided options, go with the club that will play the best competition.

What source did you use to source the schedule strength of the teams you cite here?

Is there a way to find out where the 23/24 Pride Black girls got recruited to vs. Capital?

Inside Lacrosse maintains a database - but it may not be up to date. Interesting still... https://www.insidelacrosse.com/recruiting/girls

Or check numerous threads on dcum where this topic has been discussed to death. Long and short is capital did/does much better in recruiting than Pride.

Agree….separate threads cover this in detail. Capital Blue 23 > Pride Black 23

Not to mention….Pride Black 23 parents managed most of their own recruiting.

But, not a relevant comparison. Seems like the Pride 27 team is pretty much disbanded….

Agree with this post. Comparing the two is apples to oranges. Established recruiting history compares to one with zero experience.

As a PP noted both teams played tough schedules. Looking at US Club Lax the point differential for both teams their last season was +/- .5, so both were competitive teams in top brackets.

The recruiting experience of Capital and the lack of Pride’s was the difference for that class.

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the capital blue 27 will be interesting to watch. Taking the best players from BLC/Pride/Stars and combining to make one team should lead to a more competitive team on the field. BLC and Pride competed closely with the top teams in the country, by increasing the level of talent on the roster they should be able to close the gap on the field with the top teams. I would imagine the Heros/M&D/Aces/EagleStix/Mass Elite teams probably wont have significant changes to their rosters.
What is also interesting is that the Capital team picked up the All American coach who was helping with the Pride 27 team. This should impact the fundamentals on the field as well

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Anonymous wrote:the capital blue 27 will be interesting to watch. Taking the best players from BLC/Pride/Stars and combining to make one team should lead to a more competitive team on the field. BLC and Pride competed closely with the top teams in the country, by increasing the level of talent on the roster they should be able to close the gap on the field with the top teams. I would imagine the Heros/M&D/Aces/EagleStix/Mass Elite teams probably wont have significant changes to their rosters.
What is also interesting is that the Capital team picked up the All American coach who was helping with the Pride 27 team. This should impact the fundamentals on the field as well

Interesting. I'm sure this board will be interested to hear that a Pride coach is now leaving to go to Capital....wow. No relationship with either team but after reading so much about the players going to Capital I am sure this board will be all over that!

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Anonymous wrote:I’m sure they used US club lax rankings to determine SOS

Unlikely because rankings were distinctly different for the teams mentioned. Asking because there’s no source to my knowledge that ranks teams in order of schedule strength.

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Anonymous wrote:A word to parents whose kids don’t make cap blue. Play cap orange. No other dmv A team will be able to compete with the recruiting and brand of capital. Capital attends the best recruiting tournaments including the g8 that stars and pride and nc elite are not invited to, has the best brand and Gussie is very well respected.

I would agree with this…. Capital is not strong their freshman year but the 26 orange team is still ranked much higher than other local A teams and also has the Capital brand behind them

There isn’t one college coach out there that cares how a club team is ranked freshman year. Go to Capital Orange - do the work- get better and get seen sophomore year when it counts and you’re playing YJ, Mass Elite, etc. Pride is NEVER in the brackets with the top teams and often not invited to the biggest tournaments.

For those who have DDs wanting to play in college simply go with the club that will provide your DD the opportunity to play the best teams. College coaches will not care about wins or losses, they will want to see a competitive game and how your DD performs agains this competition.

Do your homework, look at past schedules and performance of clubs, ask club directors what their plan is for scheduling and what commitment they are making to building a competitive team.

Be careful of misinformed posters like the one above who could have easily disproven their own post with a simple Google search. For example, just two years ago Pride’s 2023 team played the second toughest schedule in the country. The top three were:

1. Yellow Jackets

2. Pride Black

3. Capital Blue

I’m not advocating for Pride or against Capital. But to state Pride NEVER plays top teams or in top brackets is not an accurate statement.

Again, having a daughter playing in college, if provided options, go with the club that will play the best competition.

What source did you use to source the schedule strength of the teams you cite here?

Is there a way to find out where the 23/24 Pride Black girls got recruited to vs. Capital?

Inside Lacrosse maintains a database - but it may not be up to date. Interesting still... https://www.insidelacrosse.com/recruiting/girls

Or check numerous threads on dcum where this topic has been discussed to death. Long and short is capital did/does much better in recruiting than Pride.

Agree….separate threads cover this in detail. Capital Blue 23 > Pride Black 23

Not to mention….Pride Black 23 parents managed most of their own recruiting.

But, not a relevant comparison. Seems like the Pride 27 team is pretty much disbanded….

Agree with this post. Comparing the two is apples to oranges. Established recruiting history compares to one with zero experience.

As a PP noted both teams played tough schedules. Looking at US Club Lax the point differential for both teams their last season was +/- .5, so both were competitive teams in top brackets.

The recruiting experience of Capital and the lack of Pride’s was the difference for that class.

Can’t really compare those two 23 teams based on their final season. Pride Black was still fighting to get girls recruited while Capital Blue had most of the team committed by the start of the fall season. Big difference between playing inspired to get committed and simply playing to enjoy the last lap with teammates (and to avoid injury) after verbals are made. It’s why you often see Capital teams peak their second year when it really counts and trail their third year. Third year at Capital is pretty laid back because most Cap Blue teams are committed by the time their final season even begins. Curious what any comparison would be between both teams in their second years - though I wonder how accurate these stats even are.

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Going thru recruiting right now. Cap O. The Recruiting Director is working hard for the team and many have interest from top 50-to top 5 D1s. Whether they end up matching after Sept 1 is another question to answer. But I will say the recruiting director is working for them. 30+ college coaches in top 50 on the capital o sideline last weekend - and at the G8 the weekend before. Neither pride nor stars go to either tournament that capital attended the past two weeks.

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Anonymous wrote:Going thru recruiting right now. Cap O. The Recruiting Director is working hard for the team and many have interest from top 50-to top 5 D1s. Whether they end up matching after Sept 1 is another question to answer. But I will say the recruiting director is working for them. 30+ college coaches in top 50 on the capital o sideline last weekend - and at the G8 the weekend before. Neither pride nor stars go to either tournament that capital attended the past two weeks.

This would be cute if it weren't so funny.

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Anonymous wrote:Going thru recruiting right now. Cap O. The Recruiting Director is working hard for the team and many have interest from top 50-to top 5 D1s. Whether they end up matching after Sept 1 is another question to answer. But I will say the recruiting director is working for them. 30+ college coaches in top 50 on the capital o sideline last weekend - and at the G8 the weekend before. Neither pride nor stars go to either tournament that capital attended the past two weeks.

Good luck to the Orange players. The results of CLC Orange recruiting in the past would suggest this is unusual, but things can change.

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Anonymous wrote:A word to parents whose kids don’t make cap blue. Play cap orange. No other dmv A team will be able to compete with the recruiting and brand of capital. Capital attends the best recruiting tournaments including the g8 that stars and pride and nc elite are not invited to, has the best brand and Gussie is very well respected.

I would agree with this…. Capital is not strong their freshman year but the 26 orange team is still ranked much higher than other local A teams and also has the Capital brand behind them

There isn’t one college coach out there that cares how a club team is ranked freshman year. Go to Capital Orange - do the work- get better and get seen sophomore year when it counts and you’re playing YJ, Mass Elite, etc. Pride is NEVER in the brackets with the top teams and often not invited to the biggest tournaments.

For those who have DDs wanting to play in college simply go with the club that will provide your DD the opportunity to play the best teams. College coaches will not care about wins or losses, they will want to see a competitive game and how your DD performs agains this competition.

Do your homework, look at past schedules and performance of clubs, ask club directors what their plan is for scheduling and what commitment they are making to building a competitive team.

Be careful of misinformed posters like the one above who could have easily disproven their own post with a simple Google search. For example, just two years ago Pride’s 2023 team played the second toughest schedule in the country. The top three were:

1. Yellow Jackets

2. Pride Black

3. Capital Blue

I’m not advocating for Pride or against Capital. But to state Pride NEVER plays top teams or in top brackets is not an accurate statement.

Again, having a daughter playing in college, if provided options, go with the club that will play the best competition.

What source did you use to source the schedule strength of the teams you cite here?

Is there a way to find out where the 23/24 Pride Black girls got recruited to vs. Capital?

Inside Lacrosse maintains a database - but it may not be up to date. Interesting still... https://www.insidelacrosse.com/recruiting/girls

Or check numerous threads on dcum where this topic has been discussed to death. Long and short is capital did/does much better in recruiting than Pride.

Agree….separate threads cover this in detail. Capital Blue 23 > Pride Black 23

Not to mention….Pride Black 23 parents managed most of their own recruiting.

But, not a relevant comparison. Seems like the Pride 27 team is pretty much disbanded….

Agree with this post. Comparing the two is apples to oranges. Established recruiting history compares to one with zero experience.

As a PP noted both teams played tough schedules. Looking at US Club Lax the point differential for both teams their last season was +/- .5, so both were competitive teams in top brackets.

The recruiting experience of Capital and the lack of Pride’s was the difference for that class.

Can’t really compare those two 23 teams based on their final season. Pride Black was still fighting to get girls recruited while Capital Blue had most of the team committed by the start of the fall season. Big difference between playing inspired to get committed and simply playing to enjoy the last lap with teammates (and to avoid injury) after verbals are made. It’s why you often see Capital teams peak their second year when it really counts and trail their third year. Third year at Capital is pretty laid back because most Cap Blue teams are committed by the time their final season even begins. Curious what any comparison would be between both teams in their second years - though I wonder how accurate these stats even are.

Really not much difference between these teams in their second year. Capital finished ranked 12th and Pride 17th. Capital had the 5th SoS and Pride the 13th. Both clubs competed in top brackets. Average goal differential that year was Capital +.5 and Pride +.8, so both teams were very competitive against the best teams.

Really the difference between the two teams in this class came down to Capitals long recruiting experience and Pride having none.

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How are you calculating this?

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Anonymous wrote:How are you calculating this?

I assume they use rankings


https://usclublax.com/rank?v=2023&alpha=N&y=2021

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Anonymous wrote:How are you calculating this?

The two played a competitive game on a neutral field 1000 miles away from the DMV and this board in the fall of their 3rd year that Capital pulled away and won in the end. Both teams were strong (Pride exodus had not yet begun) but Capital had a slight edge on the field and a bigger one in recruiting (most Capital girls were committed or had offers on the table at the time of that game).

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It looks like US Club Lacrosse published data for the 2023s last two seasons. Lacrosse Magazine published a Top 10 for the 2023s first high school year. Pride was ranked #8 that year. Capital was not on that list. Others have already noted these two teams in this class were very strong. How this relates to the 2027s is which club you choose can impact your DDs recruiting experience. Capital has the history, Pride is still trying to figure it out.