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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I really hope someone from the CAP management didn’t write this. They already show relatively little loyalty to girls and families who have been in and supported the program. It would be even worse if they start to replace local girls with players from Baltimore who already have plenty of options.  [/quote]

This is one persons viewpoint. By their own admission they claim the 2024 and 2025 teams are top 10 teams that play top 10 schedules. Hasn’t this been the case historically for Capital? So really nothing new here. The stronger MD clubs are already placing players on top 20 teams, so no advantage there. If these players were to join CLC they more than likely bump a local CLC player from a recruiting spot. This won’t sit well with the traditional local CLC parents and players. The poster seems to be focusing on the MD benchwarmers who are not getting enough playing time and suggesting they may come down. Either these players will be good enough to bump out the top local CLC talent for top 20 spots and these locals commit to different caliber colleges, which again will upset the traditional CLC base or the MD players coming to CLC don’t beat out the local CLC players for top recruiting spots, meaning they gain nothing more by coming to CLC. If this were to happen CLC could be making a big business mistake and potentially push its local player base to look elsewhere. Just a possibility, not a guarantee. This poster’s position also assumes the MD benchwarmers want to attend a handful of Ivy League schools with mediocre lacrosse programs. Or they want to play for mid-level lacrosse programs. Outside of the top 5-7 in CLCs last recruiting class players committed to middle of the pack programs. This is not going to convince a MD family to make a move to CLC. The recruiting history has been there for CLC and this didn’t result in a mass influx of MD players. Additionally, if this were to happen the current CLC players may lose out or the MD players may lose out. More than likely one side has to give. This won’t work for parents and brings business risk to CLC. And even if the MD families accepted these risks and don’t make a top 20 team they likely would be headed to a mid-tier D1 program, which they can do by riding the bench on a MD team. Little to nothing to gain from this PPs position for MD families.[/quote]

Yes, Cap Blue 24s and 25s are top ten teams that play other top ten teams.  Fact, not a claim (all searchable). Correct: nothing new here but it’s an important baseline comparison point to show Cap Blue routinely plays / competes against top clubs and receives the same college coach exposure as those other top ten clubs.

Yes, the focus is on MD benchwarmers. They wouldn't displace CLC top players if they tried out but might edge out other CLC players on the bubble. Agree CLC parents wouldn't be happy if MD players tried out and made Cap Blue, and it may not make sense for CLC to take them for business reasons noted. But CLC is in the business of taking the best players and maximizing the number of recruits, so who knows.

MD clubs and Capital are pretty evenly matched from a talent standpoint. This PP wants people to believe Capital sends kids to “mediocre” (his / her word) programs, but facts are facts; let's review them. Below are the 2023 recruiting results for Hero's Green, M&D Black, Skywalker's Blue and Capital Blue:

Hero's Green:
6 to new / unranked D1 programs
8 to top 20 D1 programs
2 to non D1 programs
2 to Ivies
4 to 20+ ranked D1 programs
0 uncommitted

M&D Black:
2 to new / unranked D1 programs
2 to top 20 D1 programs
1 to non D1 programs
2 to Ivies
11 to 20+ D1 ranked programs
3 uncommitted

Skywalker's Blue:
0 to new / unranked D1 programs
8 to top 20 D1 programs
1 to non D1 programs
0 Ivies
10 to 20+ ranked D1 programs
2 uncommitted

Capital Blue:
0 to new / unranked programs
7 to top 20 D1 programs
0 to non D1 programs
4 Ivies
13 to 20+ ranked D1 programs
0 uncommitted

Anticipating the Clemson fans here: even if you count them as a top 20 team (which is a leap, at least out of the gate, but let's assume for sake of argument) Hero's has the edge in sending kids to better lax programs over top academics, and Capital Blue has the edge in sending kids to better academics. Most people already know this. But Capital Blue still performs on par with Skywalkers Blue and far better than M&D Black from a lax program strength standpoint. The number of Sky and M&D players who went to "mediocre" (his / her word) 20+ programs (factoring in the number of their uncommitted players, as Cap Blue’s entire team went D1) are right in line with Capital Blue.

Which brings us back to the MD benchwarmers. It’s possible (likely?) the MD players who committed to “mediocre” 20+ programs had higher hopes / aspirations. They might think a lack of playing time hurt them, and that more time could have helped them. Maybe not, but maybe so. This is where the consideration of trying out for Capital comes into play given Cap’s equal rotation model.

The PP offers opinions on why CLC wouldn’t take the MD kids if they did try out for the team. Truth is no one really knows what CLC would do if they were in that situation. The real question is whether current MD bench players from the 27s forward think they have a better shot at committing to a stronger school (either from a lax strength or academic standpoint) if they had more field time during the summer tournament recruiting season, and decide to try out for the team to find out.

MD parents on other threads have acknowledged that Cap Blue 23s recruiting performance surprised them, and the 24s will likely do the same. MD kids have their sports culture (as do the DMV players) and MD players may understandably never want to break away from it to play for Capital. But my guess is that that some MD players and parents are watching Capital compete and send kids to a slew of strong lax and academic schools – and more and more are giving the idea of a tryout some thought for reasons stated.
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