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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]3d has the best business model right now. Not the best high school teams per se, but a good model that works. The problem was the Loudon location for practices just deflated people from other areas but it sounds like they fixed that.

Our youngest son plays for a 3d 2019 team, and after speaking to some dads from the older classes I don't hear any horror stories. At $1800 twice a year it is expensive, but that is not a knock on the 3d coaches. Spencer Ford ad Steven Brooks have more lacrosse credibility than Cabell Maddox, Ryan McClernan and Trig combined. Both are college and MLL legends. They are also flexible with families. There are PVI kids who come over and guest play for a tournament or two and then ask Spencer and Steven to help them with recruiting. Crabs kids guest play all the time on the 3d HS teams also for the same reasons. I've heard nothing but positives about how Spencer and Steven guided kids through the process for none of the credit to 3d for "getting them committed".

They also have a philosophy that is refreshing to hear when they spoke to our son who is going into the recruiting years. They told my son that right now he should not be doing videos and going to prospect days and should spend his time, and our family should spend our lacrosse budget, on training and development. Then as a soph or junior there will be good fits for him at a strong D3 academic school or possibly a Patriot League team depending on his development. They were also honest to say they can't place him -- the college coaches respect them because they refer a fit not force a fit. The recruiting works out for kids the colleges want and the 3d guys help guide that without a lot of drama to take credit for it. I think it is a good club. [/quote]

Glad to hear it's working for you, but as someone whose kid went through all of this and is now in college, you lack a little perspective.

1.  3d MidAtlantic is, as you noted, twice as expensive as anyone else.  That is the 3d model, and you are not getting anywhere near the value for your money.  Jamie Munro is making a ton of money with his 3d Blue Chip satellite events and is charging a huge markup.  $3600 a year is outrageous.

2.  Ford and Brooks both had successful college and pro careers, but that has nothing to do with coaching or running a club.

3.  Spencer Ford is one of the most loathed people in lacrosse.  He used to coach for the Crabs before they kicked him out.  He is a maniac on the sidelines and they canned him because of the blowups he had against other teams, officials and his own players.  Then he burned bridges with FCA and other clubs.  He is not a good role model at all for kids.  Just ask people in Baltimore.

4.  3d MidAtlantic tried to get kids from Maryland, but it has been a failure so far, mostly due to nobody in MD wanting to do with Spencer Ford.  They have a sprinkling of MD guys mostly from Annapolis, but that's about it.  They have pretty given up on MD because the only MD kids they've been able to attract have been those who either weren't on clubs or were buried on the bench.

5.  3d bought Fuze which is why they were based in Loudoun.  But now they have abandoned those kids if they are truly moving to Fairfax.  Not sure that's a good move because it means more competition from Madlax, VLC and Blackwolf.

6.  It's fine if college recruiting is not for a particular kid.  But 3d plays in mostly 2nd tier tournaments against 2nd tier competition.  They are definitely not playing in the events that get the attention from coaches.

If you don't mind paying 2x more and not playing with/against better kids, then maybe it works for you.  But most kids playing HS club have different agendas.[/quote]

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