Girls Tryouts

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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think most experienced coaches know teaching isolation plays to 4,5,6th graders is not teaching the game of lacrosse. Coaches should be focused on teaching offensive movement and general motion. A good coach will teach players to move the ball from a young age a bad coach will allow midfielders to get ball and just go to cage. Folks you should recognize from a young age what your coach is teaching. The focus should be on seeing the field, open players and moving the ball because that is the way to develop good players down the road. [/quote]

True but its hard to stop 3rd 4th 5th graders from winning draw and going to goal, especially when it works, which is how most of those games at that age are played.
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Hard to stop if it’s not corrected, and often the opposite — encouraged. But instead, coaches for club teams in this area often seem focused on scoring/winning, often a symptom of their team being beat up by opponents in divisions or brackets they don’t belong in to begin with. Play the game properly against teams you are closely matched with is how players improve!

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Anonymous wrote:Point made above that there has to be some responsibility or accountability for these clubs that put out information that is basically bordering on misleading. Case in point BLC just posted that their 26 team is going to a tournament this weekend “NXT Level 8” that has all the best 8th grade teams from all over the country. While in fact, most of the best 26 teams will be at Mid-Atlantic (and concentrated in one bracket).

This is not a criticism of the 26 BLC team and they should play where it is a good fit for them - but why does the club post that - it is just not close to accurate. I can see that being misleading to parents of younger kids looking at clubs who don’t yet know the lay of the land.

Very good point. They also aren't even in the highest bracket of their tournament....

Agreed - they shouldn't be doing that. Signed - a parent on that team

It is a shame too because there is some talent on that team.

I can also imagine it is a bit frustrating to be traveling to just outside of Philly when the best teams will be home. Waste of financial resources for families to have to book hotels, pay for gas, etc. when the actual top tournament of the weekend is near home. Traveling this much during fall ball when you are not being recruited and there are tournaments in your backyard makes no sense.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Point made above that there has to be some responsibility or accountability for these clubs that put out information that is basically bordering on misleading. Case in point BLC just posted that their 26 team is going to a tournament this weekend “NXT Level 8” that has all the best 8th grade teams from all over the country. While in fact, most of the best 26 teams will be at Mid-Atlantic (and concentrated in one bracket).

This is not a criticism of the 26 BLC team and they should play where it is a good fit for them - but why does the club post that - it is just not close to accurate. I can see that being misleading to parents of younger kids looking at clubs who don’t yet know the lay of the land.

Very good point. They also aren't even in the highest bracket of their tournament....

Agreed - they shouldn't be doing that. Signed - a parent on that team

It is a shame too because there is some talent on that team.

I can also imagine it is a bit frustrating to be traveling to just outside of Philly when the best teams will be home. Waste of financial resources for families to have to book hotels, pay for gas, etc. when the actual top tournament of the weekend is near home. Traveling this much during fall ball when you are not being recruited and there are tournaments in your backyard makes no sense.

I am guessing there are no BLC teams in the MidAtlantic Showcase this weekend because they were either unorganized and late in requesting slots or the organizers were not interested in having them since the teams are not usually competitive, so they sign up for the lesser tournaments this weekend instead?

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Anonymous wrote:Point made above that there has to be some responsibility or accountability for these clubs that put out information that is basically bordering on misleading. Case in point BLC just posted that their 26 team is going to a tournament this weekend “NXT Level 8” that has all the best 8th grade teams from all over the country. While in fact, most of the best 26 teams will be at Mid-Atlantic (and concentrated in one bracket).

This is not a criticism of the 26 BLC team and they should play where it is a good fit for them - but why does the club post that - it is just not close to accurate. I can see that being misleading to parents of younger kids looking at clubs who don’t yet know the lay of the land.

Very good point. They also aren't even in the highest bracket of their tournament....

Agreed - they shouldn't be doing that. Signed - a parent on that team

It is a shame too because there is some talent on that team.

I can also imagine it is a bit frustrating to be traveling to just outside of Philly when the best teams will be home. Waste of financial resources for families to have to book hotels, pay for gas, etc. when the actual top tournament of the weekend is near home. Traveling this much during fall ball when you are not being recruited and there are tournaments in your backyard makes no sense.

That's not true. Mid Atlantic Showcase didn't sell out this year. Also, the best teams not going to Mid Atlantic are going to Lax for the Cure in Jersey

I am guessing there are no BLC teams in the MidAtlantic Showcase this weekend because they were either unorganized and late in requesting slots or the organizers were not interested in having them since the teams are not usually competitive, so they sign up for the lesser tournaments this weekend instead?

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Lax for the Cure in Fall? Lax for the Cure for middle is 6/18-19.

Mid Atlantic is both Fall (this weekend) and Summer (7/16-17)

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Lax for the cure does have Fall for middle school with maybe 2-3 strong teams that are closer to that tournament location. I think it is bigger in summer when Maryland teams also travel up.

But, yes - main point is there are two much more competitive tournaments than the one BLC promoted on social media.

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Anonymous wrote:Lax for the cure does have Fall for middle school with maybe 2-3 strong teams that are closer to that tournament location. I think it is bigger in summer when Maryland teams also travel up.

But, yes - main point is there are two much more competitive tournaments than the one BLC promoted on social media.

Where can I find BLC on social media? I only see the boys’ teams on social media.

[Anonymous]

Search “Bethesda Lacrosse” on Facebook and Instagram

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MC lax is also doing something similar on social media, they did play Mid Atlantic but for example 26 Midnight played in a very low quality bracket far away from where most competitive A teams play. Social media post that they went 4-0 at mid atlantic, which is great and they should be proud of their players. Without context though a parent (or player) from the outside may get a very different impression from the reality. This team used to play in the top bracket or two at these types of tournaments but that does not seem to be the case anymore.

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I am far from an MC Elite fan - we left there for a different club and love it - but at least they were there.

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Anonymous wrote:I am far from an MC Elite fan - we left there for a different club and love it - but at least they were there.

I could have written this post...lol....agreed....be there and play in the right bracket for your team

[Anonymous]

Looking through teams and brackets at MidAtlantic it has become a huge huge gap between teams playing there. Really wide range of abilities. Not sure what if anything to make of that. But to play in a really low bracket as the club’s A team calls into question was it the right bracket for them or just to “win” and be able to say went 4-0 at MidAtlantic. Maybe it was intentional and they needed a confidence boost. I think the convo on this thread is that it is just really hard to figure out a teams actual level or clubs level anymore before joining. Being at MidAtlantic is better than not but may not mean what it once did depending on the bracket you put yourself in.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Looking through teams and brackets at MidAtlantic it has become a huge huge gap between teams playing there. Really wide range of abilities. Not sure what if anything to make of that. But to play in a really low bracket as the club’s A team calls into question was it the right bracket for them or just to “win” and be able to say went 4-0 at MidAtlantic. Maybe it was intentional and they needed a confidence boost. I think the convo on this thread is that it is just really hard to figure out a teams actual level or clubs level anymore before joining. Being at MidAtlantic is better than not but may not mean what it once did depending on the bracket you put yourself in.

How did they do in the playoffs? Tourney Machine hasn't updated the results so they should have faced tougher opponents since they made the playoffs. There are some other local clubs whose A/only team went 0-4 in a subpar bracket. Honestly once you get past the A/top B bracket, things seem to be a bit of a crapshoot.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Looking through teams and brackets at MidAtlantic it has become a huge huge gap between teams playing there. Really wide range of abilities. Not sure what if anything to make of that. But to play in a really low bracket as the club’s A team calls into question was it the right bracket for them or just to “win” and be able to say went 4-0 at MidAtlantic. Maybe it was intentional and they needed a confidence boost. I think the convo on this thread is that it is just really hard to figure out a teams actual level or clubs level anymore before joining. Being at MidAtlantic is better than not but may not mean what it once did depending on the bracket you put yourself in.

This tourney's organizers are also known for some manipulation of brackets. It also is the end of the fall season and many teams were missing players due to soccer, etc. DD team had a handful of usual starters out and it clearly showed.

Spring and summer are where results really matter and tell the true story of the team because the commitment level is different since it is the primary sport during those seasons and teams have had more time to gel.

[Anonymous]

Good points