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[quote=Anonymous]I'm the commenter referred to as 23:10 (I guess).  I am definitely not a master of PR but I'll take that as a compliment.  I just try to keep things in perspective.  As for the comment about kids going and getting blown out game after game, I agree, the club has a responsibility to put the kids in the appropriate tournaments and at the appropriate skill level.  I think it is ok to be in a tournament where you win some and lose some.  But if you are not going to be competitive at all, it is hard to stomach (for parents and kids alike).  As a VLC parent, we've tried to convey that to our coaches and we have to trust their process.  I do know that some tournaments we participate in are obligations from the mothership and aren't really an optional.

My commentary was to speak to the topic of this forum thread as a whole which is "Feedback on VLC Club Lacrosse."  If there are parents who legitimately wondering about the VLC experience, I shared mine.  Having the debate devolve into nastiness or sideline superhero dad comments is never good.  I don't know if its appropriate to call VLC a glorified version of Cavaliers as I don't know that group top to bottom.  What I will say is that if you look at a spectrum from youth to high school, the time that players spend with VLC results in higher performance and skill year after year.  I would VERY much expect that the differential between VLC youth teams and other clubs/rec is not that great but that the improvement in a club like VLC is exponential.  It takes a few years to build lacrosse IQ and through good recruiting and tryouts they will separate the wheat from the chaff.  In the DMV, or if you want to just look at Northern VA, there are a number of options for teams.  This means that many teams who are stronger got that way because they got ahold of good talent early and have cultivated them.  VLC missed the boat with many of their teams as far as early acquisition, but it seems they have realized this and have teams all the way down to 2026.  It will take a few years for this to show dividends but based on what I've experienced as a parent, I think the return will be there.[/quote]

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