Anonymous
Post 07/17/2025 08:31     Subject: 2030 Girls Lacrosse
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
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Anonymous wrote:Hey 2030 parents. If your daughter would like to make Capital Blue a year from now she could do three things that would help her chances: 1) be a good player; 2) get on a good MS team; and 3) attend Capital clinics and Healthy Baller sessions to get on Capital’s radar. Next year you will hear talk of politics, connections, and other such nonsense, but this is the formula. The clinics start up in the fall and fill up quickly so follow that Capital Instagram account and be ready to pounce.
Do you believe they'll still have a parents' handbook that must be signed, and do practices continue to be mandatory even if there are top showcases that you are doing?


Vast majority of top clubs have some version of this. Is this hard to believe? If you make capital blue, there’s an expectation that you’ve made a serious commitment to the team.


Capital is one of the few that do this. MD clubs don’t bother with this. Practices are mandatory and missing them means less playing time. They don’t support players participating in showcases the first year. A few players still did, but they risked either missing practice or leaving showcases early in some instances.


Do you know why they don’t support attending showcases? Merely because they are missing practices? I might understand that. Do they care if you go to a showcase but don’t miss practice?
Anonymous
Post 07/16/2025 23:31     Subject: 2030 Girls Lacrosse
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Hey 2030 parents. If your daughter would like to make Capital Blue a year from now she could do three things that would help her chances: 1) be a good player; 2) get on a good MS team; and 3) attend Capital clinics and Healthy Baller sessions to get on Capital’s radar. Next year you will hear talk of politics, connections, and other such nonsense, but this is the formula. The clinics start up in the fall and fill up quickly so follow that Capital Instagram account and be ready to pounce.
Do you believe they'll still have a parents' handbook that must be signed, and do practices continue to be mandatory even if there are top showcases that you are doing?


Vast majority of top clubs have some version of this. Is this hard to believe? If you make capital blue, there’s an expectation that you’ve made a serious commitment to the team.


Capital is one of the few that do this. MD clubs don’t bother with this. Practices are mandatory and missing them means less playing time. They don’t support players participating in showcases the first year. A few players still did, but they risked either missing practice or leaving showcases early in some instances.
Anonymous
Post 07/16/2025 23:08     Subject: 2030 Girls Lacrosse
Anonymous wrote:Lax politics affects more than a handful of players.


It varies from club to club. Some worse than others. Where the directors or coaches have connections to specific schools, it could be more than a handful. We’ve all seen it happen. Not every club runs itself that way though.
Anonymous
Post 07/16/2025 21:51     Subject: 2030 Girls Lacrosse
Lax politics affects more than a handful of players.
Anonymous
Post 07/16/2025 18:39     Subject: 2030 Girls Lacrosse
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Hey 2030 parents. If your daughter would like to make Capital Blue a year from now she could do three things that would help her chances: 1) be a good player; 2) get on a good MS team; and 3) attend Capital clinics and Healthy Baller sessions to get on Capital’s radar. Next year you will hear talk of politics, connections, and other such nonsense, but this is the formula. The clinics start up in the fall and fill up quickly so follow that Capital Instagram account and be ready to pounce.
Do you believe they'll still have a parents' handbook that must be signed, and do practices continue to be mandatory even if there are top showcases that you are doing?


Vast majority of top clubs have some version of this. Is this hard to believe? If you make capital blue, there’s an expectation that you’ve made a serious commitment to the team.
It was just a question, I don't have a DD on Capital.
Anonymous
Post 07/16/2025 18:30     Subject: 2030 Girls Lacrosse
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Hey 2030 parents. If your daughter would like to make Capital Blue a year from now she could do three things that would help her chances: 1) be a good player; 2) get on a good MS team; and 3) attend Capital clinics and Healthy Baller sessions to get on Capital’s radar. Next year you will hear talk of politics, connections, and other such nonsense, but this is the formula. The clinics start up in the fall and fill up quickly so follow that Capital Instagram account and be ready to pounce.
Do you believe they'll still have a parents' handbook that must be signed, and do practices continue to be mandatory even if there are top showcases that you are doing?


Vast majority of top clubs have some version of this. Is this hard to believe? If you make capital blue, there’s an expectation that you’ve made a serious commitment to the team.
Anonymous
Post 07/16/2025 18:14     Subject: 2030 Girls Lacrosse
Anonymous wrote:Hey 2030 parents. If your daughter would like to make Capital Blue a year from now she could do three things that would help her chances: 1) be a good player; 2) get on a good MS team; and 3) attend Capital clinics and Healthy Baller sessions to get on Capital’s radar. Next year you will hear talk of politics, connections, and other such nonsense, but this is the formula. The clinics start up in the fall and fill up quickly so follow that Capital Instagram account and be ready to pounce.
Do you believe they'll still have a parents' handbook that must be signed, and do practices continue to be mandatory even if there are top showcases that you are doing?
Anonymous
Post 07/16/2025 18:07     Subject: 2030 Girls Lacrosse
Anonymous wrote:Hey 2030 parents. If your daughter would like to make Capital Blue a year from now she could do three things that would help her chances: 1) be a good player; 2) get on a good MS team; and 3) attend Capital clinics and Healthy Baller sessions to get on Capital’s radar. Next year you will hear talk of politics, connections, and other such nonsense, but this is the formula. The clinics start up in the fall and fill up quickly so follow that Capital Instagram account and be ready to pounce.


I think this is true for about 80% of the team roster. There are some lax politics that could affect a handful of players.
Anonymous
Post 07/16/2025 17:49     Subject: 2030 Girls Lacrosse
Anonymous wrote:Does Capital practice in Bethesda?


They try to rotate it around I think. Some practice locations recently have been SSAS, Visi, Holy Cross, and Episcopal.
Anonymous
Post 07/16/2025 17:21     Subject: 2030 Girls Lacrosse
Does Capital practice in Bethesda?
Anonymous
Post 07/16/2025 12:57     Subject: 2030 Girls Lacrosse
Hey 2030 parents. If your daughter would like to make Capital Blue a year from now she could do three things that would help her chances: 1) be a good player; 2) get on a good MS team; and 3) attend Capital clinics and Healthy Baller sessions to get on Capital’s radar. Next year you will hear talk of politics, connections, and other such nonsense, but this is the formula. The clinics start up in the fall and fill up quickly so follow that Capital Instagram account and be ready to pounce.
Anonymous
Post 07/16/2025 12:32     Subject: 2030 Girls Lacrosse
There are still teams looking for certain types of players/positions. It's worth it to reach out to coaches if there is a spot available.
Anonymous
Post 07/16/2025 11:36     Subject: 2030 Girls Lacrosse
Anonymous wrote:For better or worse we got a lot movement this tryout season. Still might have some stragglers looking.


From what I have heard, there are quite a few talented 2030 players available and looking.

Not having a Team at this point in the Summer is probably quite stressful, I hope they all can find a great team!
Anonymous
Post 07/16/2025 09:56     Subject: 2030 Girls Lacrosse
For better or worse we got a lot movement this tryout season. Still might have some stragglers looking.
Anonymous
Post 07/11/2025 16:48     Subject: 2030 Girls Lacrosse
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The rumor was that Yellow Jackets Babst sends down their kids after poor performances in games midseason to … where exactly?

YJ O’Sullivan? YJ DMV? YJ North Tiso? YJ VA?

I didn’t notice players shifting rosters between these clubs midseason.


Depends on performance. If it’s really bad they get exiled to YJ Alabama.


Actual LOL


Seriously funny comment. We need more of this on the board.