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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]VHSL lacrosse is certainly ugly. You work with what you have, and most kids haven't gotten into the sport at a young age so the "talent pool" is very small. The ones who have played since elementary school shine.

One of the problems I have identified, and has been discussed throughout the years is the holding hostage of the game and its growth by father and parental coaching. It is pretty obvious that these parents who get involved in youth league lacrosse, take over entire organizations  and manipulate things for them and their boys. They inevitably then leave the organization upside down and destroyed for those that come behind them because they have intimated other parents and volunteers. They are not dedicated to the sport and their response to any objection is "you want to do it better , then you do it" and they masquerade as if they are giving the greatest sacrifice in the world. The sport in our area has been decimated by these ego maniacs and most of the time their kids are just not the best but they get all the playing time and are put in the best positions for success. The kids know it and are embarrassed. It's a shame.

Then end of day we wonder why the other kids and families get disheartened and leave the sport all together to play baseball and soccer.
NVYLL is a train wreck currently. NoVA needs to do better. Will never be LI or Baltimore because just not enough folks care to change things. [/quote]

Sincerely interested in this as have some (hopefully up-and-coming lacrosse playing) young kids.  What are the issues with NVYLL?  which orgs do it well vs. not do it well (we may have choice in which org we decided to start with)?  I grew up in MD so unfamiliar with the NOVA lacrosse scene.  Thanks in advance for sharing the experiences.
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Look at the current strong HS programs and you can draw a direct line to the best run NVYLL programs.  
West Po: Fort Hunt & ALC
Robinson: Braddock Road
Madison: Vienna
Langley: Great Falls
Yorktown: Arlington

In Loudoun, Dulles South has been feeding the top public high school programs.

NVYLL is dependant on dedicated parents willing to organize and run local programs, most of these parents move on after their kids have completed their youth careers.  [/quote]

West Potomac is all Fort Hunt based. Also, best players tend to go to Gonzaga or SSSAS or Ireton from there.

WP Homer here but in recent Washington Post article Coach Stamos (former youth commissioner and former WP parents who stuck around well after his kids graduated) mentioned specifically kids staying public instead of going private because of the recent culture change and success being a reason for their positive seasons in the last few years.

We need gentlemen like him in our area to be a part of the youth and HS programs. [/quote]

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