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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]YJ is definitely a team that comes top of mind when playing close to or beyond the rules. Without their overly aggressive play they are simply an average team. We've beaten them quite a few times where our athleticism and stick skills are just better. If you beat them in the transition with speed and good ball movement they can't settle into their overly aggressive style of play. Play aside, their parents may be the worst in all of sports. I've seen YJ fathers threaten to fight a group of opposing team moms simply because these moms were commenting on the dangerous play. Class act up there.
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Bottom line is that if you do not want to risk having a daughter play in this more aggressive style, do not enter into top tournament brackets and do not go after a slot on a top D1 team.  Most of the girls if not all on M&D and YJ top teams along with Hero's Skywalkers, SJS, TG, ect... will be playing in college and play this style of lacrosse.  As far a a coach actually instructing a player to deliberately strike another player in the head with full force with the purpose of taking her out due to concussion, this just does not happen.  In the age of phones/camera in every hand, these high profile coaches would be caught and called out.  Most have been coaching for many years, all year long.  M&D coach ran the most successful HS team in history.  To they play a more aggressive style?  Yes, however expect more of the same if you want to continue to higher levels in the sport.[/quote]

You need to read more carefully.  A coach yelling at a player to swing near a head is not for the purposes of giving a concussion, but instead for the purposes of intimidating the girl with the ball by swing near, not at her head.  This is not ok, and is not how the game is played at the college level.  Something is really wrong with you if you seriously believe this is ok, and is not how everyone does it, it is a handful of teams within a handful of clubs.  The issue is the coaching, not necessarily the players.[/quote]
You need to watch college lacrosse more carefully.  Clearly more stick to head contact and close contact at the college level.  In addition, your solution is simple,  just have your daughter sit out games v. those teams if it concerns you.  Better yet, try out for those teams that you can play for them not against them.  I may have ad libbed a little when I mentioned the concussion word, but after all that is the concern.  intimidating is mental.  I know this is just a random post but in my opinion, your daughter will see more play like this as she continues in the sport.  These same teams you mention will be well represented at UA tryouts, college prospect days, and on college rosters.  [/quote]

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