Anonymous wrote:1. Independence
2. Langley
3. Battlefield
4. Robinson
5. Herndon
6. Yorktown
7. Madison
8. West Potomac
9. Oakton
10. Westfield
HM
Chantilly
Lake Braddock
Woodson

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Anonymous wrote:Haters can hate all they want.

The Independence growth and success has been being worked on for years and carefully curated by coaches who have dedicated countless hours on developing talent and a love for the game for over a decade.

Starting in the youth ranks these coaches brought together a group of families that have stuck through things in thick and thin and the results speak for themselves.

The main objective was for the boys to have fun and develop a passion. High school success and college recruiting was secondary but as a result these guys are really talented, being recruited and committed and these families will be life long friends as a result.

No other program in the area has taken this much time and dedication and it shows on the field. I think they'll be around for awhile and rest of area could learn a thing or two about multi year commitments to development. This is why Long Island/New England and Baltimore are "better"

Ahhh - how about Riverside? 5 straight state champs. How is that not as dedicated?

Anonymous wrote:Stay off the message boards players! It’s just not worth your time, hang out with your friends. Let us old fellers talk ball on this thread. Please! The trolling isn’t as funny as you think it is, I promise.

Anonymous wrote:Haters can hate all they want.

The Independence growth and success has been being worked on for years and carefully curated by coaches who have dedicated countless hours on developing talent and a love for the game for over a decade.

Starting in the youth ranks these coaches brought together a group of families that have stuck through things in thick and thin and the results speak for themselves.

The main objective was for the boys to have fun and develop a passion. High school success and college recruiting was secondary but as a result these guys are really talented, being recruited and committed and these families will be life long friends as a result.

No other program in the area has taken this much time and dedication and it shows on the field. I think they'll be around for awhile and rest of area could learn a thing or two about multi year commitments to development. This is why Long Island/New England and Baltimore are "better"

Anonymous wrote:This entire pre season Langley has received hype they do not deserve. Not sure why you guys have them over Madison, a well coached program with a strong group of kids. After langley losing #8 their offense is not much. The game might be close with that good fogo they got but at the end of the day I can see them losing to a Madison that runs a good system. We see this every single year. Sure, they won the region last year but they are nothing more than spoiled kids with no grit. Programs like Robinson and Madison are built on grit, while langley kids get everything handed to them on a golden platter. The skill for Langley is there, but they lack all type of drive or determination to go get things done.

Anonymous wrote:I heard that Robo's Captain and best attackmen (Lefty #9, thicker kid who is replacing C. Fructoso at L attack) tore his ACL the first week of practice for them.

For a robo team who is already down on the offensive end, its a big hit

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Anonymous wrote:#8 for Langley lived on garbage goals against weaker opponents and looks much better in a box score than on film.
No doubt Langley will miss his numbers, but let's not pretend he was good enough to carry the Saxs to a ship.
Our coach designing the system around a player or two every year has to stop. We have too much talent to call a season a loss before the first game is played. Ffs!!

You should be the coach

What's valid is the programs who lack a "next teammate up culture" are less resilient. Indy lost 2 significant contributors in the offseason and won't miss a beat.
Injuries are a weak excuse.

Here comes the annual “injuries aren’t an excuse” idiot. Of course they are! Talent is at a premium in VA publics, and if you lose one of your best couple players, it has a MASSIVE impact. You think West Po wins states if one of their best guys goes down??? As a matter of fact, if any team in ANY sport loses their best player, they get worse. Don’t know how that is hard to understand. You clearly have a 3rd grade level understanding of the sport and sports in general, maybe learn.

Well, you are both wrong.

Yes, Injury to a top player can and does have an impact, no doubt.
BUT, if you rely on one player that much, you don't have much of a "team".

Nobody is saying that teams should rely too much on one player. You’re arguing with a wall there. The argument is that injuries ARE a reasonable excuse for a drop off in performance, because that seems rather obvious.