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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Many teams have kids that play football, and their coaches don't allow them to play in the league, even on a Sunday.  Some kids have Fall Jobs on the weekends. Some programs aren't organized, or a change in the coaching staff leading to low numbers at registration.

VEL is a great opportunity to 1) play lacrosse, 2) transition from Middle School to JV, and JV to Varsity, 3) take on a new or bigger role within your program. 4) continue to work on your overall individual & team development. 5) create a bond with your teammates. 6) have fun and compete.   Wins/Loses don't count towards anything in VEL, but you take back what your learning, seeing in these games and work on them this off-season to be a better team in the Spring.

We've been lucky for 13+ years that we have this consistent and affordable league each and every season for all the programs and players in this area.  [/quote]

Yes all of this.

Others find additional value in [b]evaluating teams and players[/b]. Thank you for your opinion. [/quote]

You can't tell much about a team when teams are incomplete, but good point about evaluating players.  any particular players who made good showings?

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You would be wrong. You can tell much about a team and as ONE example:
While teams may not have their full complement of players each week or even all fall, they are not just bringing guys in off the streets. While some of the kids would be 2nd or 3rd stringers or players brought up from the spring JV team they are not going to be pure green non-lacrosse players. 
This would be a direct reflection on the depth of a team. It is a sport where people do and often get hurt, this is an important factor in evaluating a "team"- DEPTH. If you do not think you can tell much about a "team" by the depth they have you are very mistaken.

The coach fielded the team but knew what he had in total. He was comfortable enough that he designated them to be in the top (Black) division. Even in spring kids get hurt, they get in a funk, they have grade/family problems. Depth helps and seeing how deep a team can field is important when evaluating them. [/quote]

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