BIC has 2029s this summer, and American Select had 2029s last summer. I understand that some feel that UA150 has lost some juice, but it could just be that 2029 is a stacked class and a bunch of the girls decided UA150 was worth it. Real rub occurs when JO is an option for them too. |
2029 is a stacked class? What are you basing that off of? Right UA150 for 2029s, there is no Juniors Open, there is no compeitiion. All America just added a 29/30 split team this year, never been done before. Again, go younger, get more $$$. Two years ago, American Select added a rising 8th grader team for same reason. These aren't recruiting events, its a way to get your name on social media and build a resume. |
All America added the younger year for the 29/30 age group to compete directly with American Select and their youngest age group. All America was more difficult to make the youngest age group since it was a combined rising 9th/10th grade team. Now you have a rising 8th/9th grade team to complete with the American Select teams. Juniors Open has more focus on the YJ/STEPS players as well as others. UA150 is still more mid atlantic focused for the most part. People may dislike UA150 lately, but JO has way too many players and not great talent either. |
Off of being a lacrosse player and coach my entire life, and having observed the 2024, 2025, 2025, 2027, 2028, and 2030 classes, while having a 2029 player. It is a stacked class, a ton of high end talent, and my kid has played against all the girls on that list and they are beasts. |
LOL, ok buddy. So your rationale is, UA150 was like "Wow these 2029s are so stacked, we gotta open it up for rising freshman for the first time in history cause of the pure talent". Let me say this, the only person who can judge how one class is stacked against years prior would be a D1 college coach who has scouted them all those years, or Inside Lacrosse person, but nobody can sit there are compare current 8th graders and 7th graders with classes from 2024-2026, let alone 2027 which is only now being scouted. |
I never said that about UA150, they would have had a 2029 class regardless. But it is a stacked class, I couldn’t care less what you think. Like I said, have observed (ie scouted) all of the top clubs and top players from those classes, and 2029 has as much if not more high end talent than the rest. It’s hilarious that you think you need to be some nerd from IL to be able to tell that a class is stacked, and I guarantee you that I have watched more of these girls than D1 coaches. But I get it, you think UA150 sucks and is a money grab. It is probably because your daughter didn’t make it, but to each their own. |
Translation: my kid didn’t make UA150 so I will dump on it as much as i can |
Dude, the words you use to describe your unusual scouting hobby is pretty creepy. |
LOL, you are such a loser. I coach multiple age groups, have 3 daughters in different age groups, and I am coaching at camps and showcases all summer. You are just a bitter DC SSRI taking wine mom who’s kid doesn’t make all star circuits, so you have to talk smack about those programs. |
Do you have any thoughts on the 2030 age group? That's where my DD is at. |
Yes, it is a top heavy class. There are good kids on non top 10 teams, but the gap between tops teams and rest of country is a little more severe than some other classes. The top 3 teams at that age group (YJLI, M&D black, and MDU) are pretty far ahead of everyone else at this point as teams, but lots of talent around country. |
Anyone who says they can predict how talented a group can be with three/fours years until it matters is deluding themselves. So much changes in those three to four years it's likes apples to oranges. |
Things do change, that’s 100% true, but when a kid is exceptional in 7th and 8th grade, there is a better chance of them remaining that way than dropping off. Does it happen? Of course, but not often. Please provide examples of kids who destroyed in NGLL mid atl in middle school and bombed in HS, prove me wrong. If you are even able to provide examples, it will be a tiny list. |
So many lax moms are delusional. Their kid stinks in middle school so they have to hold on to belief that this will suddenly change when they are a sophomore in high a school. |
I’ve seen it happen. It isn’t something that happens all the time, but it happens wayyyy more than an elite 8th grader turning into a dud in HS. But like you said, delusion abound. This wine mom is just bitter bc her kid didn’t make UA150, so it is a terrible money grab, and no one can tell what middle schoolers are elite because her kid wouldn’t be on that list. |