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Anonymous wrote:What I don't understand is why you'll are so emotionally invested in your kids sports. I have a VLC kid and quite honestly I just like showing up for games and seeing .y kid put a few points on the board. Bonus points if he checks someone's stick out of their hand, that earns him an ice cream afterwards.

What is ya'lls end game here? Your own dreams deferred?

I did find the VLC team meeting a few weeks ago amusing. It was all about recruitment. I'm like say what...we're just here for some friends, exercise,, and to keep my kid out of trouble. I have a 529.

If you are buying your son post-game ice cream for knocking somebody's stick out of their hands, I assume that he is on one of the youngest teams, so the college recruiting session was not really geared to his age group.
You will find that as your son gets older, a lot of families in the DMV do take the sport very seriously as a pathway to college. The smart families view the sport as a means to help with admissions, and to enhance the HS and college experience, but not to pay for college, since scholarship money is pretty scarce. If your son's goal is to play in college, as he gets older you should keep him in VLC, or consider MadLax, NextLevel, or Bethesda Lacrosse Club (which becomes DC Express in 8th grade). Those are the four programs that generally send players to competitive colleges. But if you are turned off by families whose sons are working toward college lacrosse as a goal, which from your post it sounds like perhaps you are, there are some good programs that provide a fun, yet less competitive experience, that you may want to consider. Fortunately there are tons of good lacrosse options in the DMV, and parents should find the right fit for what their son wants. Hope this helps!

My son was recruited aggressively by next level and madlax, but the coach seems like a real douchebag at ML and NL it was wayyyy too far a drive.

I don't know if playing lacrosse in college will be very important to him. He also plays up in basketball and plays tackle. He loves sports, but we definitely find it amusing how emotionally invested you all are.

My DH played D1 football with a full ride and he would never ever recommend out kids playing in college.

Do you see the irony in calling other families' investment "amusing," but noting that your son was aggressively recruited by multiple programs, plays "up" in basketball, your husband played D1 football on a full ride, and so forth? Honestly you sound like a better fit for MadLax than for VLC, so it's too bad you did not like the coach.

Raise your hand if your son has NOT been "recruited aggressively" by Madlax. Extra points if you haven't heard about how Cabs recruits everyone he sees, tells them they'll play Capital, writes them a real nice handwritten note about their D1 prospects, then after he gets their $$ sends them down to the DMV with a promise that they'll come back up if they work real hard. But you can still put a magnet on your car, so win-win-win.

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Anonymous wrote:What I don't understand is why you'll are so emotionally invested in your kids sports. I have a VLC kid and quite honestly I just like showing up for games and seeing .y kid put a few points on the board. Bonus points if he checks someone's stick out of their hand, that earns him an ice cream afterwards.

What is ya'lls end game here? Your own dreams deferred?

I did find the VLC team meeting a few weeks ago amusing. It was all about recruitment. I'm like say what...we're just here for some friends, exercise,, and to keep my kid out of trouble. I have a 529.

If you are buying your son post-game ice cream for knocking somebody's stick out of their hands, I assume that he is on one of the youngest teams, so the college recruiting session was not really geared to his age group.
You will find that as your son gets older, a lot of families in the DMV do take the sport very seriously as a pathway to college. The smart families view the sport as a means to help with admissions, and to enhance the HS and college experience, but not to pay for college, since scholarship money is pretty scarce. If your son's goal is to play in college, as he gets older you should keep him in VLC, or consider MadLax, NextLevel, or Bethesda Lacrosse Club (which becomes DC Express in 8th grade). Those are the four programs that generally send players to competitive colleges. But if you are turned off by families whose sons are working toward college lacrosse as a goal, which from your post it sounds like perhaps you are, there are some good programs that provide a fun, yet less competitive experience, that you may want to consider. Fortunately there are tons of good lacrosse options in the DMV, and parents should find the right fit for what their son wants. Hope this helps!

My son was recruited aggressively by next level and madlax, but the coach seems like a real douchebag at ML and NL it was wayyyy too far a drive.

I don't know if playing lacrosse in college will be very important to him. He also plays up in basketball and plays tackle. He loves sports, but we definitely find it amusing how emotionally invested you all are.

My DH played D1 football with a full ride and he would never ever recommend out kids playing in college.

Do you see the irony in calling other families' investment "amusing," but noting that your son was aggressively recruited by multiple programs, plays "up" in basketball, your husband played D1 football on a full ride, and so forth? Honestly you sound like a better fit for MadLax than for VLC, so it's too bad you did not like the coach.

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Anonymous wrote:What I don't understand is why you'll are so emotionally invested in your kids sports. I have a VLC kid and quite honestly I just like showing up for games and seeing .y kid put a few points on the board. Bonus points if he checks someone's stick out of their hand, that earns him an ice cream afterwards.

What is ya'lls end game here? Your own dreams deferred?

I did find the VLC team meeting a few weeks ago amusing. It was all about recruitment. I'm like say what...we're just here for some friends, exercise,, and to keep my kid out of trouble. I have a 529.

If you are buying your son post-game ice cream for knocking somebody's stick out of their hands, I assume that he is on one of the youngest teams, so the college recruiting session was not really geared to his age group.
You will find that as your son gets older, a lot of families in the DMV do take the sport very seriously as a pathway to college. The smart families view the sport as a means to help with admissions, and to enhance the HS and college experience, but not to pay for college, since scholarship money is pretty scarce. If your son's goal is to play in college, as he gets older you should keep him in VLC, or consider MadLax, NextLevel, or Bethesda Lacrosse Club (which becomes DC Express in 8th grade). Those are the four programs that generally send players to competitive colleges. But if you are turned off by families whose sons are working toward college lacrosse as a goal, which from your post it sounds like perhaps you are, there are some good programs that provide a fun, yet less competitive experience, that you may want to consider. Fortunately there are tons of good lacrosse options in the DMV, and parents should find the right fit for what their son wants. Hope this helps!

My son was recruited aggressively by next level and madlax, but the coach seems like a real douchebag at ML and NL it was wayyyy too far a drive.

I don't know if playing lacrosse in college will be very important to him. He also plays up in basketball and plays tackle. He loves sports, but we definitely find it amusing how emotionally invested you all are.

My DH played D1 football with a full ride and he would never ever recommend out kids playing in college.

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Anonymous wrote:What I don't understand is why you'll are so emotionally invested in your kids sports. I have a VLC kid and quite honestly I just like showing up for games and seeing .y kid put a few points on the board. Bonus points if he checks someone's stick out of their hand, that earns him an ice cream afterwards.

What is ya'lls end game here? Your own dreams deferred?

I did find the VLC team meeting a few weeks ago amusing. It was all about recruitment. I'm like say what...we're just here for some friends, exercise,, and to keep my kid out of trouble. I have a 529.

If you are buying your son post-game ice cream for knocking somebody's stick out of their hands, I assume that he is on one of the youngest teams, so the college recruiting session was not really geared to his age group.
You will find that as your son gets older, a lot of families in the DMV do take the sport very seriously as a pathway to college. The smart families view the sport as a means to help with admissions, and to enhance the HS and college experience, but not to pay for college, since scholarship money is pretty scarce. If your son's goal is to play in college, as he gets older you should keep him in VLC, or consider MadLax, NextLevel, or Bethesda Lacrosse Club (which becomes DC Express in 8th grade). Those are the four programs that generally send players to competitive colleges. But if you are turned off by families whose sons are working toward college lacrosse as a goal, which from your post it sounds like perhaps you are, there are some good programs that provide a fun, yet less competitive experience, that you may want to consider. Fortunately there are tons of good lacrosse options in the DMV, and parents should find the right fit for what their son wants. Hope this helps!

My son was recruited aggressively by next level and madlax, but the coach seems like a real douchebag at ML and NL it was wayyyy too far a drive.

I don't know if playing lacrosse in college will be very important to him. He also plays up in basketball and plays tackle. He loves sports, but we definitely find it amusing how emotionally invested you all are.

My DH played D1 football with a full ride and he would never ever recommend out kids playing in college.

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Anonymous wrote:What I don't understand is why you'll are so emotionally invested in your kids sports. I have a VLC kid and quite honestly I just like showing up for games and seeing .y kid put a few points on the board. Bonus points if he checks someone's stick out of their hand, that earns him an ice cream afterwards.

What is ya'lls end game here? Your own dreams deferred?

I did find the VLC team meeting a few weeks ago amusing. It was all about recruitment. I'm like say what...we're just here for some friends, exercise,, and to keep my kid out of trouble. I have a 529.

If you are buying your son post-game ice cream for knocking somebody's stick out of their hands, I assume that he is on one of the youngest teams, so the college recruiting session was not really geared to his age group.
You will find that as your son gets older, a lot of families in the DMV do take the sport very seriously as a pathway to college. The smart families view the sport as a means to help with admissions, and to enhance the HS and college experience, but not to pay for college, since scholarship money is pretty scarce. If your son's goal is to play in college, as he gets older you should keep him in VLC, or consider MadLax, NextLevel, or Bethesda Lacrosse Club (which becomes DC Express in 8th grade). Those are the four programs that generally send players to competitive colleges. But if you are turned off by families whose sons are working toward college lacrosse as a goal, which from your post it sounds like perhaps you are, there are some good programs that provide a fun, yet less competitive experience, that you may want to consider. Fortunately there are tons of good lacrosse options in the DMV, and parents should find the right fit for what their son wants. Hope this helps!

Anonymous wrote:What I don't understand is why you'll are so emotionally invested in your kids sports. I have a VLC kid and quite honestly I just like showing up for games and seeing .y kid put a few points on the board. Bonus points if he checks someone's stick out of their hand, that earns him an ice cream afterwards.

What is ya'lls end game here? Your own dreams deferred?

I did find the VLC team meeting a few weeks ago amusing. It was all about recruitment. I'm like say what...we're just here for some friends, exercise,, and to keep my kid out of trouble. I have a 529.

Anonymous wrote:What I don't understand is why you'll are so emotionally invested in your kids sports. I have a VLC kid and quite honestly I just like showing up for games and seeing .y kid put a few points on the board. Bonus points if he checks someone's stick out of their hand, that earns him an ice cream afterwards.

What is ya'lls end game here? Your own dreams deferred?

I did find the VLC team meeting a few weeks ago amusing. It was all about recruitment. I'm like say what...we're just here for some friends, exercise,, and to keep my kid out of trouble. I have a 529.

Anonymous wrote:What I don't understand is why you'll are so emotionally invested in your kids sports. I have a VLC kid and quite honestly I just like showing up for games and seeing .y kid put a few points on the board. Bonus points if he checks someone's stick out of their hand, that earns him an ice cream afterwards.

What is ya'lls end game here? Your own dreams deferred?

I did find the VLC team meeting a few weeks ago amusing. It was all about recruitment. I'm like say what...we're just here for some friends, exercise,, and to keep my kid out of trouble. I have a 529.

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