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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Speaking as a former and current capital parent, one very important thing many folks need to remember as they try to “predict” who will make capital.

Capital is looking for the best college prospects, not the best middle school players.  Every year a couple girls who were top middle school players didn’t make the top team and some players who weren’t impact players in middle school but have awesome athleticism and blow-by speed do.

The reason — like colleges, Capital overvalues size and speed in tryouts.  If you don’t have elite speed, you won’t play midfield unless you are a stud in the circle.  If you are under 5-2, you better have the best stick skills by a mile and be lightning fast.

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While I think the overall messaging you are conveying is to the point, not sure what is meant by the best middle school players don't make the top team/s.  The best middle school players, especially by late 8th grade, have the athleticism and speed.  So that goes hand in hand for 9 out of 10 times.  Not sure how you'd be a top MS player without those attributes.  And Midfielders are the ones with elite speed and strong on the circle, so again, not sure the point of that? [/quote]

My point is there are always a few girls who score lots of goals do to great stick work and Lax IQ but are limited physically (either by lack of speed or size) who don't end up making it and there will be a girl or two who has freak athleticism but a bit behind on stick work who will not make it.   There will also be a couple midfielders who will be upset because they get switched to defense for the same reasons.[/quote]

How much player development occurs at Capital?  I don’t see how you can’t have good stick skills and hope to make Capital with just speed. As I understand it they don’t meet that often. You can’t have speed but be dropping or turning over the ball. Seems to me you need both speed and great stick skills by 9th already to make the team - there would be plenty of girls with both trying out that they wouldn’t have to sacrifice one or the other. [/quote]

Agree, if you drop the ball every other pass, you aren't making Capital Blue or even Orange, I don't care how fast or athletic you are.

Back to the original discussion on this.  Right now, pretty much every team's best players for the 27/28 level are also their best athletes, best stick sills and lax IQ.  I agree there's always some diamonds in the rough, but right now the top players on the DMV teams also have all of those attributes.  Some do not play Midfield because they are Defense or Attack but still some of the best players and should make Capital Blue.

Also agree that if you are a 28 or older right now, you should be working outside of club/practices almost daily to get better.  Showing up to a MS practice 2x a week isn't going to be enough.  However, player development and growth of a player in lax iq, concepts etc is also on the Club and Coaching.  That area is a little questionable right now.[/quote]

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