DC UA tryout$ - aka CSE money grab

[Anonymous]

One, these teams should be playing to win. Get your best players on the field for as long as you can. If the team only has 12 solid players sub smartly. Players should not be guaranteed playing time just because they made the team. Especially in light of the comments made on this forum about the varying talent level. Second, this team needs to find a way to attract all of the best players to tryout. This is not happening. And make sure the selection process is fair. Could be a great event, but right now is not taken seruously. Hopefully someone will make the necessary adjustments.

[Anonymous]

[quote=Anonymous]It is the adults that should be ashamed of themselves for years being a club director and selecting players you specifically want and then rolling out of the tryout once you got your players on the team. Shameful on so many levels, can’t believe they are even help run a club. Can you trust the process? No you can’t trust the process at all. There are very prominent people in lacrosse community talking about just how bad things have gotten especially at the hands of a few people involved with selections. I don’t have a daughter but can say even on the boys side we have heard. [b]That is why all the Richmond people came up to help select. [/b]Bad process all the way around. [/quote]

The Richmond people made it a thousand times worse putting girls from their area on who don’t have anywhere near the skills or talent to play.

[Anonymous]

[quote=Anonymous]The Richmond people made it a thousand times worse putting girls from their area on who don’t have anywhere near the skills or talent to play. [/quote]

Don't disagree. These coaches may have been a bit short-sighted by placing girls on the team from their programs/area thinking this would elevate their lacrosse clubs. True, if the team played well. Unfortunately, neither team, but especially the Command team, did not perform well and this may have a negative impact on several of these lacrosse clubs.

[Anonymous]

DC Command - 0-5. Good job UA selection process. Way to go. Never again for us. We're out!

[Anonymous]

At least today's game was closer for Command. And that's the best we can say. Although in 5 games they gave up an avg of 11 goals a game and scored less than 6 on average. Embarassing.

Maybe it is a good thing college coaches weren't there to watch in person as they can opt to FF or turn off the video.

[Anonymous]

And Highlight lost too. No surprise. Time to clean up the UA tryouts in DC. Long past time really.

[Anonymous]

Playing Baltimore all stars all day would have been a challenge for absolutely anyone, highlight or command. The regional format was the short end of the stick for DC and for South. Can’t be fairly compared to years past. Then again, these girls got to play the absolute best.

“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly.”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Oh man...have a daughter on the Highlite team. It wasn't pretty at all. We were a bit more competitive than the Command team, but still not good.

Based on having watched the HS lacrosse scene in DC for the past 4 years or so (8th grade on up), we all know what it going on. Clearly all the top girls aren't all taken; maybe only half, which just isn't good enough to compete w the Baltimore team. Heck, even with all the top girls, DC would still be the underdog against Baltimore, but at least they wouldn't get killed by the South.

Corrigan needs to get his arms around this thing quickly, or it is over. What a shame.

It is over... isn't it? UA is divesting from lacrosse equipment, is welching on $280M sponsorship contract with UCLA, stock is down 40% while being investigated by the SEC for misrepresenting sales. Maybe Corrigan will find another sponsor although the Crabs have competing Nationals event (boys I think) for the fall.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Oh man...have a daughter on the Highlite team. It wasn't pretty at all. We were a bit more competitive than the Command team, but still not good.

Based on having watched the HS lacrosse scene in DC for the past 4 years or so (8th grade on up), we all know what it going on. Clearly all the top girls aren't all taken; maybe only half, which just isn't good enough to compete w the Baltimore team. Heck, even with all the top girls, DC would still be the underdog against Baltimore, but at least they wouldn't get killed by the South.

Corrigan needs to get his arms around this thing quickly, or it is over. What a shame.

Also have a daughter on the DC team, and am conflicted on this year's edition of the team. It was a combination of factors, with some of the best definitely on the team, but also some definitely not on the team due to COVID, timing of the event, etc. Also, CLC's coach wasn't running the show, it was the Uproar coach and he didn't take over until it was too late, e.g. pulling the goalie, etc., as it was enough to get us tied with 30 seconds to go. BUt the biggest was the equal playing time thing. Totally get it for pool play but there needed to be some tough love in today's match. The 22s on the team lost the match without question. Nice girls, but they have maybe one season of high school varsity lacrosse as freshmen. Definitely not enough to face D1 commits that are rising seniors. Understand the camaraderie but not at the expense of advancing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oh man...have a daughter on the Highlite team. It wasn't pretty at all. We were a bit more competitive than the Command team, but still not good.

Based on having watched the HS lacrosse scene in DC for the past 4 years or so (8th grade on up), we all know what it going on. Clearly all the top girls aren't all taken; maybe only half, which just isn't good enough to compete w the Baltimore team. Heck, even with all the top girls, DC would still be the underdog against Baltimore, but at least they wouldn't get killed by the South.

Corrigan needs to get his arms around this thing quickly, or it is over. What a shame.

Also have a daughter on the DC team, and am conflicted on this year's edition of the team. It was a combination of factors, with some of the best definitely on the team, but also some definitely not on the team due to COVID, timing of the event, etc. Also, CLC's coach wasn't running the show, it was the Uproar coach and he didn't take over until it was too late, e.g. pulling the goalie, etc., as it was enough to get us tied with 30 seconds to go. BUt the biggest was the equal playing time thing. Totally get it for pool play but there needed to be some tough love in today's match. The 22s on the team lost the match without question. Nice girls, but they have maybe one season of high school varsity lacrosse as freshmen. Definitely not enough to face D1 commits that are rising seniors. Understand the camaraderie but not at the expense of advancing.

Not cool throwing 22’s or anyone, for that matter, under the bus. Karma dude. Good luck to your daughter playing D1.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Playing Baltimore all stars all day would have been a challenge for absolutely anyone, highlight or command. The regional format was the short end of the stick for DC and for South. Can’t be fairly compared to years past. Then again, these girls got to play the absolute best.

“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly.”

Nice try but South is one of the worst teams every year and the DC teams LOST TO THE SOUTH TEAM too. The DC teams were both a disaster because of the corrupt process setting the rosters. Most of Command and half of Highlight were not top players. They couldn’t even beat the South teams in the seeding round. You can’t excuse the pathetic play by claiming it was due to having to play Baltimore. The teams were far from the best DC has to offer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oh man...have a daughter on the Highlite team. It wasn't pretty at all. We were a bit more competitive than the Command team, but still not good.

Based on having watched the HS lacrosse scene in DC for the past 4 years or so (8th grade on up), we all know what it going on. Clearly all the top girls aren't all taken; maybe only half, which just isn't good enough to compete w the Baltimore team. Heck, even with all the top girls, DC would still be the underdog against Baltimore, but at least they wouldn't get killed by the South.

Corrigan needs to get his arms around this thing quickly, or it is over. What a shame.

Also have a daughter on the DC team, and am conflicted on this year's edition of the team. It was a combination of factors, with some of the best definitely on the team, but also some definitely not on the team due to COVID, timing of the event, etc. Also, CLC's coach wasn't running the show, it was the Uproar coach and he didn't take over until it was too late, e.g. pulling the goalie, etc., as it was enough to get us tied with 30 seconds to go. BUt the biggest was the equal playing time thing. Totally get it for pool play but there needed to be some tough love in today's match. The 22s on the team lost the match without question. Nice girls, but they have maybe one season of high school varsity lacrosse as freshmen. Definitely not enough to face D1 commits that are rising seniors. Understand the camaraderie but not at the expense of advancing.

Not cool throwing 22’s or anyone, for that matter, under the bus. Karma dude. Good luck to your daughter playing D1.

It may not be kind but the poster is correct. Only one of the ‘22s ( maybe 2) is a top player. The rest got their roster spots through old fashion cronyism and horse trading. Karma is more likely looking for the evaluators and coaches who ran the DC tryouts.

[Anonymous]

And per the MD players this year's Baltimore team was not one of the strongest compared to past years. So was the Baltimore team much better than expected or the DC team much weaker than expected.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:And per the MD players this year's Baltimore team was not one of the strongest compared to past years. So was the Baltimore team much better than expected or the DC team much weaker than expected.

The DC Highlight team should be able to beat all the top high schools teams in our area and the top club team. The DC UA team couldn’t even come close. It was missing far too many of the best players from our area- some who skipped the tryout and some who were cut. Just sad.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And per the MD players this year's Baltimore team was not one of the strongest compared to past years. So was the Baltimore team much better than expected or the DC team much weaker than expected.

The DC Highlight team should be able to beat all the top high schools teams in our area and the top club team. The DC UA team couldn’t even come close. It was missing far too many of the best players from our area- some who skipped the tryout and some who were cut. Just sad.

Way to go command team. I knew when that Buffon selected the rosters that you would be bad. Glad you didn’t disappoint.
Now Metro can slither back to their B and C brackets. 0-5 pathetic