Any MadLax parents here?

[Anonymous]

How did tryouts for the girls teams go? I know the first one was Saturday but we couldn’t attend due to vacation.

[Anonymous]

The girls program is terrible.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The girls program is terrible.

I was asking about the tryout. They are trying to build a program and I know several high school players (rising 9 and 10) who were considering it. Just curious how many showed up

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Tryout attendance was very weak. I was shocked. Probably why not are not posting the rosters even though they said they would last week.

We are hoping a lot of returning players show up at the other tryout, but we are nervous.

Don't all the returning players automatically make the fall team and attended the July tryout just get reps and have enough kids to run a tryout for prospective players?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Tryout attendance was very weak. I was shocked. Probably why not are not posting the rosters even though they said they would last week.

We are hoping a lot of returning players show up at the other tryout, but we are nervous.

Don't all the returning players automatically make the fall team and attended the July tryout just get reps and have enough kids to run a tryout for prospective players?

Yes, but some inevitably decide to go elsewhere - depending on what year of HS.

[Anonymous]

It's weird. The session we attended was sparsely attended, but i assumed that was unusual. They have been saying they will post rosters by 7/27, but nothing for nearly a month.


Seems like their revolutionary early tryout was kind of a dud.

[Anonymous]

Yep

[Anonymous]

So my kid was just offered a spot on a madlax team. We know nothing about this - quite honestly my son begged to go and really initiated trying out. I figured they wouldn’t have any more middle school spots but it seems they did. So they practice in McLean? Any feedback would be great.

And we have already read the deadspin article and showed our son and discussed it with him. He believes it to be old and wants to give it a try. He liked the tryout coaches and doesn’t think he will get recruited. I think he is simply excited about the prospect of playing travel.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So my kid was just offered a spot on a madlax team. We know nothing about this - quite honestly my son begged to go and really initiated trying out. I figured they wouldn’t have any more middle school spots but it seems they did. So they practice in McLean? Any feedback would be great.

And we have already read the deadspin article and showed our son and discussed it with him. He believes it to be old and wants to give it a try. He liked the tryout coaches and doesn’t think he will get recruited. I think he is simply excited about the prospect of playing travel.

Have never had a child in the program so I can't be too helpful.

But, one thing you should know or clarify is whether your son was offered a spot on the "Capital" team or the "DMV" team. The Capital team is their highest level for the age group and the DMV team is essentially their "B" team.

This distinction may or may not make a difference for you or your son.

[Anonymous]

Some things to know beyond the deadspin article which aside from the owner being a total jerk, would only apply if your son played on whatever team Maddux is coaching:

There is a huge fee charged quarterly that other clubs don't charge.

Lots of kids blow off practices and just show up for the games. However, the coaches for A and B teams can be quite good/excellent and your son will learn the most if he does go to practices. Also he may practice with the A team/upper grades which is great too.

Money talks there along with being vocal as a parent to get pushed up to the A level unless your kid is absolutely stellar. They play to win but there is definitely some behind the scenes pushing from parents that can win out.

Food for thought: we and more importantly our DS prefer he play on a team where he can get the most playing time, not on the A team as a bench warmer.

[Anonymous]

As far as Capital(A) v DMV (B), most likely if you question which team it is for you will be told he is being considered or maybe even is on A but that is likely not 100% accurate. He may have to just dive in and see what happens and try to work his way on the A team.

[Anonymous]

OP here. This is all really helpful info. Thank you!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. This is all really helpful info. Thank you!

Beware and be informed. It might be a opportunity for your kid to get more reps to get better. Just be understand it sometimes takes time and effort to find the right travel lax team that meets your player's and his family's needs. The owner does manage a MS team with kids that share the same name and yes, he's a bit of a yeller from what I've heard from Madlax parent on that team - some kids can't/don't operate well under those conditions. Depending on the team, you could have a different coach every week under the guise of giving all the coaches a look at your kid... among 20 other kids on the field - do you think they really remember Joey or Billy on team 20XX? Some teams aren't managed well like delaying game started last year because coaches didn't have their spring league game credentials. On a MS DMV team i saw a kid that had still had bad stick mechanics and poor lax IQ at the end of the spring season but you can rest assured his parents bought him every Madlax decal and gear to wear. And if you leave their team shame emails to parents and onfield retribution to a player are not unheard of - which was more recent that 5 years ago. Good Luck

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
And we have already read the deadspin article and showed our son and discussed it with him. He believes it to be old and wants to give it a try. He liked the tryout coaches and doesn’t think he will get recruited. I think he is simply excited about the prospect of playing travel.

So you wre basically shunning your job as a parent because you son thonks the article is old? That was and is not an outlier. The guy is a maniac and threatens everyone, including his own clients. It's great that you are supporting your son's desire to play club lax.

But there are much better options thst will not be embarrassed yo have your son play for,, especially if he is a modest player. You really want to show your son that giving that guy your money is the right thing to do?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here. This is all really helpful info. Thank you!

Beware and be informed. It might be a opportunity for your kid to get more reps to get better. Just be understand it sometimes takes time and effort to find the right travel lax team that meets your player's and his family's needs. The owner does manage a MS team with kids that share the same name and yes, he's a bit of a yeller from what I've heard from Madlax parent on that team - some kids can't/don't operate well under those conditions. Depending on the team, you could have a different coach every week under the guise of giving all the coaches a look at your kid... among 20 other kids on the field - do you think they really remember Joey or Billy on team 20XX? Some teams aren't managed well like delaying game started last year because coaches didn't have their spring league game credentials. On a MS DMV team i saw a kid that had still had bad stick mechanics and poor lax IQ at the end of the spring season but you can rest assured his parents bought him every Madlax decal and gear to wear. And if you leave their team shame emails to parents and onfield retribution to a player are not unheard of - which was more recent that 5 years ago. Good Luck

That credentials thing happened to a lot of teams this past year. The coaches just stood behind the fence and coached from the first row of the bleachers. It was not a big deal, so don't get too down on your coaches/team for that.