2022 DMV Girls Outlook

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Anonymous wrote:How did SR do against Visi?

STJ has not reported all the scores yet. Anyone know who won this game or others late in the day?

Also wondering why scores aren’t up.

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Anonymous wrote:Dominion girls have been top notch for years, not at all a surprise.

Sure in public school but that’s not the same level of lacrosse. Bet SR was missing players.

Yup - I heard SR only had six players and no goalie. That explains it.

Funny how that little tidbit was left out. No way Dominion girls actually challenge SR in a legit 12v12 game.[/quote

I like it so much when private school parents fall all over themselves to explain a loss to a public school. Do you all have a meeting and come up with talking points? Whats the level of angst when this type of thing happens?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Dominion girls have been top notch for years, not at all a surprise.

Sure in public school but that’s not the same level of lacrosse. Bet SR was missing players.

Yup - I heard SR only had six players and no goalie. That explains it.

Funny how that little tidbit was left out. No way Dominion girls actually challenge SR in a legit 12v12 game.

I mean no way, right? Thank you poster. SR amazing.

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Winter indoor is just not a good proxy for full field outdoors. BI will be much better this year, and Visi and SSSAS will have huge drop offs given their graduating classes that are playing D1 now. SR graduated two exceptional players, but has a ton of talent and the best coaching in the area by far. SR will be the team to beat in the area without question.

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Why do you say BI will be better? They don’t have much as way of senior class and jr class is equally think but most importantly Rick Sofield is no longer head coach and his replacement is a problem.

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Indoor may not be a great proxy for full field but if it’s any indication at all there are some big shifts coming. PVI, Bullis, St Johns and others are not looking strong even with their D1 committs playing indoor.

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Indoor scores are so misleading, are teams using split squads? Are they playing everyone equal? Are they moving kids to new spots? Are they testing out new moves plays?

No draws typically

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Agree with PP. Indoor leagues and Fall Brawl may provide some insights into which teams have the potential to be good this coming Spring season, but they should not be used to crown the best for the Spring season. Draw wins generally have the biggest impact on games. This is missing during the winter. Circle play, speed and athleticism are much more critical in the spring. Winning draws increases possession time and chances, which generally means more shots and goals, and helps protect teams with weaker defenses and goalies. The winter games do help shed light on which teams may be good, but with so many different variables involved from teams not playing, teams missing players, and the rules being so different it seems hard to be able to say who the best will be come Spring season.

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All you can tell from indoor is stick and chemistry. Full field will be a better gauge of are they or aren't they athletes. Stone Ridge has the horses left from last year's graduation and the rest of the WCAC and ISL teams will be chasing them.

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Anonymous wrote:Winter indoor is just not a good proxy for full field outdoors. BI will be much better this year, and Visi and SSSAS will have huge drop offs given their graduating classes that are playing D1 now. SR graduated two exceptional players, but has a ton of talent and the best coaching in the area by far. SR will be the team to beat in the area without question.

It sounds like the new coach on 35th Street is trying to lower expectations for a tough season. SR actually graduated 5 all-American caliber players last year, not 2. So they will need to rebuild a bit as well. Saints has incredible depth and always good coaching. GC is playing in the Baltimore winter league so they should be well-prepared. It should be an interesting season. Btw I do notice that the Visi Cubs have a 3-0 record on Tourney Machine for STJ so maybe they are better than advertised?

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Visi will not be good, and you are dramatically over estimating SSSAS coaching. And everyone always says that about GC but they have yet to deliver in over 10 years.

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Anonymous wrote:Visi will not be good, and you are dramatically over estimating SSSAS coaching. And everyone always says that about GC but they have yet to deliver in over 10 years.

They’ve won all but one conference championship and more games than any other local program.

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Anonymous wrote:Visi will not be good, and you are dramatically over estimating SSSAS coaching. And everyone always says that about GC but they have yet to deliver in over 10 years.

They’ve won all but one conference championship and more games than any other local program.

And if there was a conference championship last year GC would have easily won it.

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Anonymous wrote:Visi will not be good, and you are dramatically over estimating SSSAS coaching. And everyone always says that about GC but they have yet to deliver in over 10 years.

They’ve won all but one conference championship and more games than any other local program.

And if there was a conference championship last year GC would have easily won it.

And if they were in the ISL, they would have finished 4th.

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Anonymous wrote:Visi will not be good, and you are dramatically over estimating SSSAS coaching. And everyone always says that about GC but they have yet to deliver in over 10 years.

They’ve won all but one conference championship and more games than any other local program.

And if there was a conference championship last year GC would have easily won it.

And if they were in the ISL, they would have finished 4th.

This. If you aren’t aware that Saints, Visi and Stone Ridge are in a different conference than Good Counsel, you probably don’t have much value to add here.