2028 Girls Lacrosse

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You lost all credibility pointing folks to anything 2028.

Some random anonymous “MD Parent” states that college coaches think Capital girls are undersized and soft.

While actual college coaches at Duke, UNC, Johns Hopkins, Navy, Notre Dame, Stanford and a bunch of Ivy League schools will be welcoming Capital players to their rosters this fall.

If you think they're getting half the roster to those schools this year, you're setting the players up for major disappointment. They should go into it with eyes wide open.

This is why you don’t argue with fools cause from a distance you can’t tell who is who…..

Capital has a track record which you can easily see and obviously in your case ignore.

But hey we could all make are decisions based on the dumb opinions of some anonymous person on - wait let me check the source “DC Urban Mom”.

That track record was built on top teams because they had top players. Why you will insist that won't change when those attributes change is perplexing. Are you trying to fool people? Maybe just have them go in eyes wide open, as I said.

This is just plain logic. Sure, there may be some top recruits as always, but if the 28 bell curve is notably lower than the 25 or 26s, then it stands to reason, so will the caliber of the schools they are collectively recruited to. Recruiting classes vary year to year at every club, why wouldn’t it happen here?

It will start with the ‘27 who have no true standouts. Just a bunch of average players unlike the ‘25s and ‘26s.

why are you all so sour and horrible - Just a bunch of below average humans.

I disagree with the tone but not the overall point which I think is Capital posters rely too much on the recruiting success of the ‘26 team which was a fantastic year for them. Does not follow that the ‘27s, who are not a top 20 team will have the same success.

How many of you are on top 25 companies in your profession? Do you have recruiters chasing you constantly for your services?

How about you all post your LinkedIn profiles and let TEENAGE girls anonymously roast you online.

You are too sensitive for this thread.

Sensitive you're a bunch of grown ass men anonymously throwing shade at TEENAGERS - You woke up today too sensitive

Love the all caps. You continue to prove my point.

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Anonymous wrote:Okay. Mean-spirited attacks on '27 and '28 teams and Capital as a club, are not worth replying to at length. More interesting things to discuss.

Here are the facts of the situation:

--Capital Blue has been the dominant club in the DC are for ranking, quality of play, and recruiting for years;

--The Capital Blue '25 (top ranking #1; finished at #2) and '26 teams (currently ranked #7) were very successful on the field, and in their recruiting cycles top to bottom, with placements at UNC and other top college programs;

--The '27 and '28 teams are not playing as well and are ranked in the low 20s.

--The question for the '27s is whether the recruiting will remain as, or nearly as, strong this year. We will know the answer in about 3 months.

--The questions for the '28s are whether: (1) they can gel as a team and continue to improve, and/or (2) augment the current roster through tryouts--in order to improve their ranking and positioning for recruiting.

--The question for the top DC-area '29s and their families, who won't know the answers to the questions above when they make their call, is whether to trust the Capital brand, or to look at other options--staying together at M&D DC, or, for the few who can make it, trying out for Baltimore teams like a number of top '28s did.

We are weeks away from seeing how the '29s answered the question; weeks away for the '28s' key questions; and months away for the '27s. The next phase of Capital's evolution as a club hangs in the balance, and we will get a good look at the strength of the recruiting machine, reputation, and past performance.

Get your popcorn. Interesting times. I'm sure the post mortem will be gentle in any case.

Days away for 29s

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Anonymous wrote:Okay. Mean-spirited attacks on '27 and '28 teams and Capital as a club, are not worth replying to at length. More interesting things to discuss.

Here are the facts of the situation:

--Capital Blue has been the dominant club in the DC are for ranking, quality of play, and recruiting for years;

--The Capital Blue '25 (top ranking #1; finished at #2) and '26 teams (currently ranked #7) were very successful on the field, and in their recruiting cycles top to bottom, with placements at UNC and other top college programs;

--The '27 and '28 teams are not playing as well and are ranked in the low 20s.

--The question for the '27s is whether the recruiting will remain as, or nearly as, strong this year. We will know the answer in about 3 months.

--The questions for the '28s are whether: (1) they can gel as a team and continue to improve, and/or (2) augment the current roster through tryouts--in order to improve their ranking and positioning for recruiting.

--The question for the top DC-area '29s and their families, who won't know the answers to the questions above when they make their call, is whether to trust the Capital brand, or to look at other options--staying together at M&D DC, or, for the few who can make it, trying out for Baltimore teams like a number of top '28s did.

We are weeks away from seeing how the '29s answered the question; weeks away for the '28s' key questions; and months away for the '27s. The next phase of Capital's evolution as a club hangs in the balance, and we will get a good look at the strength of the recruiting machine, reputation, and past performance.

Get your popcorn. Interesting times. I'm sure the post mortem will be gentle in any case.

You seem like a thoughtful and well intentioned person. So I am hoping you can explain in a similarly thoughtful way how M&D DC staying together could possibly be superior to Capital for the 2029s?

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Anonymous wrote:Okay. Mean-spirited

You seem like a thoughtful and well intentioned person. So I am hoping you can explain in a similarly thoughtful way how M&D DC staying together could possibly be superior to Capital for the 2029s?

Because the team will not likely stay intact when trying out for Capital. Many of their better players will make Capital, but some with likely be offered orange or neither due to politics or other reasons. The M&D DC team in tact may be better than a Capital team that is made up of a. Few M&D DC players, plus Stars, Pride, YJMA, and others.

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Who is the current coach of MDDC 29 and who is likely to coach the HS team years?

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Anonymous wrote:Who is the current coach of MDDC 29 and who is likely to coach the HS team years?

The SR coach (who doubles as MDDC recruiting director) will be their new HS coach for the '29s.
So Capital will need to start working on the 30's in the area.

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Anonymous wrote:Who is the current coach of MDDC 29 and who is likely to coach the HS team years?

The SR coach (who doubles as MDDC recruiting director) will be their new HS coach for the '29s.
So Capital will need to start working on the 30's in the area.

No coach can help the situation with the 30s or any class below that.

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Anonymous wrote:Who is the current coach of MDDC 29 and who is likely to coach the HS team years?

The SR coach (who doubles as MDDC recruiting director) will be their new HS coach for the '29s.
So Capital will need to start working on the 30's in the area.

The M&D DC 29 head coach is Maddie Parker. The SR coach is listed as a coach below the head coach and two other assistants. I don't know what that means, but it is very clear the SR coach is not the head coach of M&D DC.

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Anonymous wrote:Who is the current coach of MDDC 29 and who is likely to coach the HS team years?

The SR coach (who doubles as MDDC recruiting director) will be their new HS coach for the '29s.
So Capital will need to start working on the 30's in the area.

The M&D DC 29 head coach is Maddie Parker. The SR coach is listed as a coach below the head coach and two other assistants. I don't know what that means, but it is very clear the SR coach is not the head coach of M&D DC.

MP greatly improve from some mentorship from KM.

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Anonymous wrote:Who is the current coach of MDDC 29 and who is likely to coach the HS team years?

The SR coach (who doubles as MDDC recruiting director) will be their new HS coach for the '29s.
So Capital will need to start working on the 30's in the area.

The M&D DC 29 head coach is Maddie Parker. The SR coach is listed as a coach below the head coach and two other assistants. I don't know what that means, but it is very clear the SR coach is not the head coach of M&D DC.

It was. They announced on IG today thst KM is the HC now

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Anonymous wrote:Who is the current coach of MDDC 29 and who is likely to coach the HS team years?

The SR coach (who doubles as MDDC recruiting director) will be their new HS coach for the '29s.
So Capital will need to start working on the 30's in the area.

The M&D DC 29 head coach is Maddie Parker. The SR coach is listed as a coach below the head coach and two other assistants. I don't know what that means, but it is very clear the SR coach is not the head coach of M&D DC.

It was. They announced on IG today thst KM is the HC now

Fake news. It is Maddie Parker.

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Anonymous wrote:Okay. Mean-spirited attacks on '27 and '28 teams and Capital as a club, are not worth replying to at length. More interesting things to discuss.

Here are the facts of the situation:

--Capital Blue has been the dominant club in the DC are for ranking, quality of play, and recruiting for years;

--The Capital Blue '25 (top ranking #1; finished at #2) and '26 teams (currently ranked #7) were very successful on the field, and in their recruiting cycles top to bottom, with placements at UNC and other top college programs;

--The '27 and '28 teams are not playing as well and are ranked in the low 20s.

--The question for the '27s is whether the recruiting will remain as, or nearly as, strong this year. We will know the answer in about 3 months.

--The questions for the '28s are whether: (1) they can gel as a team and continue to improve, and/or (2) augment the current roster through tryouts--in order to improve their ranking and positioning for recruiting.

--The question for the top DC-area '29s and their families, who won't know the answers to the questions above when they make their call, is whether to trust the Capital brand, or to look at other options--staying together at M&D DC, or, for the few who can make it, trying out for Baltimore teams like a number of top '28s did.

We are weeks away from seeing how the '29s answered the question; weeks away for the '28s' key questions; and months away for the '27s. The next phase of Capital's evolution as a club hangs in the balance, and we will get a good look at the strength of the recruiting machine, reputation, and past performance.

Get your popcorn. Interesting times. I'm sure the post mortem will be gentle in any case.

You seem like a thoughtful and well intentioned person. So I am hoping you can explain in a similarly thoughtful way how M&D DC staying together could possibly be superior to Capital for the 2029s?

OP, who you kindly deemed thoughtful, here. The prior answer was not me. Here’s my take:

While I am not facing the choice (our family had ours last year), I honestly don’t believe M&D DC staying together is a superior option to Capital for the 29s. There are two straightforward reasons for this:

(1) Game theory tells us that individual families will make decisions based on their perception of what’s best for their daughter, and as a result, unanimity—or near unanimity—is very unlikely. Several of the best players are extremely likely to try out for Capital and accept a Blue offer if received. This factor alone torpedoes the case for staying at M&D DC. Remember, families will not always share their true intentions and plans in this process; and

(2) Capital’s recruiting infrastructure and relationships will remain substantially superior to M&D DC’s through the ‘29 cycle and likely beyond. M&D cannot wave a wand and bestow a new satellite with the main club’s brand, and hasn’t achieved that with its current offshoots at Shore, West, or even Orlando. It takes time and is necessarily incremental. Unless you tell me Scott Robinson is moving to Bethesda, focusing on this club, and bringing 3-4 players from M&D Black with him, it’s just not going to happen for the ‘29s or ‘30s.

When you put those two factors together, even with the challenging trend lines Capital is battling, Capital remains a much better option.

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Get out of my yard with this 29 talk!

[Anonymous]

Game theory. What a douchebag.

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Anonymous wrote:Okay. Mean-spirited attacks on '27 and '28 teams and Capital as a club, are not worth replying to at length. More interesting things to discuss.

Here are the facts of the situation:

--Capital Blue has been the dominant club in the DC are for ranking, quality of play, and recruiting for years;

--The Capital Blue '25 (top ranking #1; finished at #2) and '26 teams (currently ranked #7) were very successful on the field, and in their recruiting cycles top to bottom, with placements at UNC and other top college programs;

--The '27 and '28 teams are not playing as well and are ranked in the low 20s.

--The question for the '27s is whether the recruiting will remain as, or nearly as, strong this year. We will know the answer in about 3 months.

--The questions for the '28s are whether: (1) they can gel as a team and continue to improve, and/or (2) augment the current roster through tryouts--in order to improve their ranking and positioning for recruiting.

--The question for the top DC-area '29s and their families, who won't know the answers to the questions above when they make their call, is whether to trust the Capital brand, or to look at other options--staying together at M&D DC, or, for the few who can make it, trying out for Baltimore teams like a number of top '28s did.

We are weeks away from seeing how the '29s answered the question; weeks away for the '28s' key questions; and months away for the '27s. The next phase of Capital's evolution as a club hangs in the balance, and we will get a good look at the strength of the recruiting machine, reputation, and past performance.

Get your popcorn. Interesting times. I'm sure the post mortem will be gentle in any case.

You seem like a thoughtful and well intentioned person. So I am hoping you can explain in a similarly thoughtful way how M&D DC staying together could possibly be superior to Capital for the 2029s?

OP, who you kindly deemed thoughtful, here. The prior answer was not me. Here’s my take:

While I am not facing the choice (our family had ours last year), I honestly don’t believe M&D DC staying together is a superior option to Capital for the 29s. There are two straightforward reasons for this:

(1) Game theory tells us that individual families will make decisions based on their perception of what’s best for their daughter, and as a result, unanimity—or near unanimity—is very unlikely. Several of the best players are extremely likely to try out for Capital and accept a Blue offer if received. This factor alone torpedoes the case for staying at M&D DC. Remember, families will not always share their true intentions and plans in this process; and

(2) Capital’s recruiting infrastructure and relationships will remain substantially superior to M&D DC’s through the ‘29 cycle and likely beyond. M&D cannot wave a wand and bestow a new satellite with the main club’s brand, and hasn’t achieved that with its current offshoots at Shore, West, or even Orlando. It takes time and is necessarily incremental. Unless you tell me Scott Robinson is moving to Bethesda, focusing on this club, and bringing 3-4 players from M&D Black with him, it’s just not going to happen for the ‘29s or ‘30s.

When you put those two factors together, even with the challenging trend lines Capital is battling, Capital remains a much better option.

The reality is who cares? The talented from ‘27-‘29 and beyond in DMV is abysmal when compared to other top area (MD) clubs.