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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][img][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Talking to some friends last night- it does sound like many schools are having trouble filling out their VEL teams. We maybe past peak lacrosse.   [/quote]

Last season there were a whopping 9 teams in NVYLL in the U14A division. Years ago there were many A divisions and kids competed and it raised the bar.   That is really all you need to know and I have been around NVYLL a long time.  This is something anyone can look up.  This has nothing to do with NCAA rules.  This is not because more kids in FL play lacrosse.  This will 100% have a negative impact on kids in the class of 2028 looking to play at the next level as fewer coaches will line up to see DMV teams play at summer tournaments.  There will still be some kids who are great.  However, getting three kids from VHSL teams into D1 is not the norm.  It will also impact d3 and d2 recruiting.  
Looking at the comments on the many pages of this thread I blame the parents who seem to hate a local club that brought most of the kids to colleges at a high level and even a few to PLL.  That is fine but you also did not support NVYLL.  There was a system in place that worked.  Play for your neighborhood club.  In 7th or 8th grade if your son is a real standout, pony up for VLC/Madlax/Blackwolf and your kids will get recruited.  You did not listen and this is why you cannot have nice things.  [/quote]

Counterpoint- I don’t think that it has anything to do with club or NVYLL at all- this week at Vel I saw relatively few club helmets at the JV level.  Lots of kids with generic white helmets.   I just think a lot of these kids have gotten the message unless you’re one of the fabulous 5 (Robinson, Madison, Yorktown, Langley, McLean). You’re a speed bump in NOVA 6a lax.  Who wants to sign up for that? [/quote]

The issue with Loudoun is that when a school builds a program they build another school 1.5 miles away and rips any established team into .  They approved a new HS to be built 1.5 miles from Independence.  So that school will be pulling kids from Independence and Briar Woods.

Also a good portion of the good players, that can afford it, go to private school.  [/quote]

Agree.  The weirdest part of NoVa lax is that the best 5-10% of players iare scraped off by the privates.   In my experience the bottom 80% of your local NVYLL “A” team will make up the majority of the local high school’s varsity team.

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