Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone count for the fact that maybe, just maybe, not all of these girls want to play at a high D1 level. Maybe they want to be students, enjoy becoming adults and - god forbid - not play? Maybe it is a choice? So exciting that the Cap ‘23 girls are doing so well. Kudos to them! I hope the pressure of them isn’t forcing them to be all about competitive D1.

Hello. We are not talking only high level D1 level. We are talking any D1 level, as well as D3. Maybe 2-3 of the Capital 22s at the beginning of their recruiting cycle in September 2020 decided they did not want to play any level college lax.

Right. The whole point of playing a club like Capital through Junior year is for recruiting. Nobody in their right mind would make that kind of time and financial commitment if that wasn't the goal. Some, who were not recruited, now claim they don't want to play.What else can they do?

I disagree with this statement. I know of many high quality players that decided that playing D1 wasn't worth it. They chose to go to the school of their dreams and play club instead of going D1 at a lower tier school just to say they played D1.

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Anonymous wrote:Does anyone count for the fact that maybe, just maybe, not all of these girls want to play at a high D1 level. Maybe they want to be students, enjoy becoming adults and - god forbid - not play? Maybe it is a choice? So exciting that the Cap ‘23 girls are doing so well. Kudos to them! I hope the pressure of them isn’t forcing them to be all about competitive D1.

Hello. We are not talking only high level D1 level. We are talking any D1 level, as well as D3. Maybe 2-3 of the Capital 22s at the beginning of their recruiting cycle in September 2020 decided they did not want to play any level college lax.

Right. The whole point of playing a club like Capital through Junior year is for recruiting. Nobody in their right mind would make that kind of time and financial commitment if that wasn't the goal. Some, who were not recruited, now claim they don't want to play.What else can they do?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:First, congratulations to all of the players (from any program) who have committed to play a sport they want to continue at the next level. Second, kudos to Capital, if true, for recognizing their shortcomings with their 2022 recruiting efforts and making the changes to have early success with its 2023 class. Having 14-15 players commit so early is not a coincidence, this involved calculated planning on the clubs part to make this happen.

Sadly, for the Pride 2023s it appears they are falling victim to the same mistake Capital may have made with its 2022 class based on comments on this board. At least schools are familiar with the Capital program. Few colleges seem to even know of Pride, and it appears few schools are hearing from Pride promoting players. Talk about a bad one-two punch. Have to feel for the Pride 2023 players. They have some extremely talented players.

Great so what about the ‘22s? Some top D1 schools are still committing players - Stanford, Dartmouth, Columbia, and a few other recently added a ‘22 to their rosters. None were Capital girls. Where is Capital? Why aren’t they still working on tge ‘22s? They seem to have just said “too bad” and mixed in, screw the girls. That doesn’t bode well for you younger players if they are committed in the first few rounds.

As a Capital 22 Orange parent, this post is a load of crap. There isn’t a single uncommitted 22 good enough to play for any of the schools listed. Stop blaming everyone else and consider the possibility that your daughter isn’t good enough to play at a top program.

+1000. The Capital 22 Orange parent hit the nail on the head.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:First, congratulations to all of the players (from any program) who have committed to play a sport they want to continue at the next level. Second, kudos to Capital, if true, for recognizing their shortcomings with their 2022 recruiting efforts and making the changes to have early success with its 2023 class. Having 14-15 players commit so early is not a coincidence, this involved calculated planning on the clubs part to make this happen.

Sadly, for the Pride 2023s it appears they are falling victim to the same mistake Capital may have made with its 2022 class based on comments on this board. At least schools are familiar with the Capital program. Few colleges seem to even know of Pride, and it appears few schools are hearing from Pride promoting players. Talk about a bad one-two punch. Have to feel for the Pride 2023 players. They have some extremely talented players.

Great so what about the ‘22s? Some top D1 schools are still committing players - Stanford, Dartmouth, Columbia, and a few other recently added a ‘22 to their rosters. None were Capital girls. Where is Capital? Why aren’t they still working on tge ‘22s? They seem to have just said “too bad” and mixed in, screw the girls. That doesn’t bode well for you younger players if they are committed in the first few rounds.

As a Capital 22 Orange parent, this post is a load of crap. There isn’t a single uncommitted 22 good enough to play for any of the schools listed. Stop blaming everyone else and consider the possibility that your daughter isn’t good enough to play at a top program.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone count for the fact that maybe, just maybe, not all of these girls want to play at a high D1 level. Maybe they want to be students, enjoy becoming adults and - god forbid - not play? Maybe it is a choice? So exciting that the Cap ‘23 girls are doing so well. Kudos to them! I hope the pressure of them isn’t forcing them to be all about competitive D1.

Hello. We are not talking only high level D1 level. We are talking any D1 level, as well as D3. Maybe 2-3 of the Capital 22s at the beginning of their recruiting cycle in September 2020 decided they did not want to play any level college lax.

As a Capital parent I can tell you most, if not all, of the girls want to play in college. As far as Capital players go - Many specifically want D1, and top academic D1s at that (ie Ivies, Stanford, Duke, Hopkins, NW, ND, UVA, Michigan, Vanderbilt, etc…) and aren’t concerned about $$. A smaller group specifically want a D3 like a NESCAC or similar, and the smallest group don't care about academics and just want to play wherever they can get recruited and maybe get some $$. Any girl who puts in the time and work that it takes to be on a top club team like Capital is doing it because she wants to play college lax. Those who decide they don’t, usually quit before they get to their junior year.

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone count for the fact that maybe, just maybe, not all of these girls want to play at a high D1 level. Maybe they want to be students, enjoy becoming adults and - god forbid - not play? Maybe it is a choice? So exciting that the Cap ‘23 girls are doing so well. Kudos to them! I hope the pressure of them isn’t forcing them to be all about competitive D1.

Hello. We are not talking only high level D1 level. We are talking any D1 level, as well as D3. Maybe 2-3 of the Capital 22s at the beginning of their recruiting cycle in September 2020 decided they did not want to play any level college lax.

Does anyone count for the fact that maybe, just maybe, not all of these girls want to play at a high D1 level. Maybe they want to be students, enjoy becoming adults and - god forbid - not play? Maybe it is a choice? So exciting that the Cap ‘23 girls are doing so well. Kudos to them! I hope the pressure of them isn’t forcing them to be all about competitive D1.

Anonymous wrote:First, congratulations to all of the players (from any program) who have committed to play a sport they want to continue at the next level. Second, kudos to Capital, if true, for recognizing their shortcomings with their 2022 recruiting efforts and making the changes to have early success with its 2023 class. Having 14-15 players commit so early is not a coincidence, this involved calculated planning on the clubs part to make this happen.

Sadly, for the Pride 2023s it appears they are falling victim to the same mistake Capital may have made with its 2022 class based on comments on this board. At least schools are familiar with the Capital program. Few colleges seem to even know of Pride, and it appears few schools are hearing from Pride promoting players. Talk about a bad one-two punch. Have to feel for the Pride 2023 players. They have some extremely talented players.

Great so what about the ‘22s? Some top D1 schools are still committing players - Stanford, Dartmouth, Columbia, and a few other recently added a ‘22 to their rosters. None were Capital girls. Where is Capital? Why aren’t they still working on tge ‘22s? They seem to have just said “too bad” and mixed in, screw the girls. That doesn’t bode well for you younger players if they are committed in the first few rounds.

Anonymous wrote:Not fair to blame it on Covid, pride had a ‘22 recruiting class as well, so they weren’t entering this blind.

Exactly. Although many at Pride don't really count them based on comments over the past year for various reasons. I've read many times here that the 2023 class is the one we are supposed to base how Pride's high school program is going to go...

Not fair to blame it on Covid, pride had a ‘22 recruiting class as well, so they weren’t entering this blind.

First, congratulations to all of the players (from any program) who have committed to play a sport they want to continue at the next level. Second, kudos to Capital, if true, for recognizing their shortcomings with their 2022 recruiting efforts and making the changes to have early success with its 2023 class. Having 14-15 players commit so early is not a coincidence, this involved calculated planning on the clubs part to make this happen.

Sadly, for the Pride 2023s it appears they are falling victim to the same mistake Capital may have made with its 2022 class based on comments on this board. At least schools are familiar with the Capital program. Few colleges seem to even know of Pride, and it appears few schools are hearing from Pride promoting players. Talk about a bad one-two punch. Have to feel for the Pride 2023 players. They have some extremely talented players.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Bad on the Capital owner for ignoring the ‘22s - some good players got screwed.

Yes, that is very true. I guess she was too busy every week asking Capital families to pay for additional lacrosse lessons and training classes at the new Healthy Baller in Alexandria that she co-owns. Clueless.

Love those Healthy Baller emails. I have no clue how I made the list, but they are consistent.

Anonymous wrote:Bad on the Capital owner for ignoring the ‘22s - some good players got screwed.

Yes, that is very true. I guess she was too busy every week asking Capital families to pay for additional lacrosse lessons and training classes at the new Healthy Baller in Alexandria that she co-owns. Clueless.

Anonymous wrote:Bad on the Capital owner for ignoring the ‘22s - some good players got screwed.

Agreed.

However, it is promising for the future that the 23s have been so successful. Must make all of the 25s that made the switch from Pride to Capital (well into the double digits based on the newly posted rosters) feel like they made the correct decision.

Bad on the Capital owner for ignoring the ‘22s - some good players got screwed.