Anonymous wrote:I wouldn't call the SSSAS schedule school super fluff at all. Saints scheduled three top 25 programs out of conference.

3/16, Saints played Roland Park (MD).
3/28, Saints played Episcopal Academy (PA), currently #25 on USA Lax National Girls' Top 25.
4/1, Saints played STAB (VA), currently #15 and reigning VISAA champs.
On 4/29, Saints play Anges Irwin (PA), currently #9.

As far as the public schools, KJ schedules a few public school games a year often at the request or as a favor to the public school coaches, in order to help the pubic school program play against tougher competition. It's called growing the game.

Anonymous wrote:I wouldn't call the SSSAS schedule school super fluff at all. Saints scheduled three top 25 programs out of conference.

3/16, Saints played Roland Park (MD).
3/28, Saints played Episcopal Academy (PA), currently #25 on USA Lax National Girls' Top 25.
4/1, Saints played STAB (VA), currently #15 and reigning VISAA champs.
On 4/29, Saints play Anges Irwin (PA), currently #9.

As far as the public schools, KJ schedules a few public school games a year often at the request or as a favor to the public school coaches, in order to help the pubic school program play against tougher competition. It's called growing the game.

And also called adding wins to your record. They play STAB every year as do all the competitive ISL and WCAC schools. And, if you compare to previous years they are playing fewer competitive teams.

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Anonymous wrote:Even beyond training the girls for college, it would probably just me more fun and interesting, most notably for the girls who get to meaningfully defend (not just chase ball when an offense stalls) and for the offense to try more ways to attack the goal. You still see strategy with a clock - sometimes hold longer and sometimes push pace - but many dmv teams are certainly strong enough to play with a clock now. It really would be good!

There's a bit of a cost of adoption issue -- each school will need to purchase at least one and potentially two clocks (depending on whether they have a scoreboard on an end line that can show a 90 second timer. I think we will probably see it before too long but likely will require significant coordination among leagues and jurisdictions.

Except your boys lacrosse teams already use a shot clock so it's just the all girls schools that have an additional investment.

Is that right? Have a daughter at girls school. I’d be glad to donate the clocks there if they adopt the rule. Watching six girls play catch for 8 minutes is boring as hell.

Only slightly less boring than the rest of the game, really, though, right?

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Anonymous wrote:Even beyond training the girls for college, it would probably just me more fun and interesting, most notably for the girls who get to meaningfully defend (not just chase ball when an offense stalls) and for the offense to try more ways to attack the goal. You still see strategy with a clock - sometimes hold longer and sometimes push pace - but many dmv teams are certainly strong enough to play with a clock now. It really would be good!

There's a bit of a cost of adoption issue -- each school will need to purchase at least one and potentially two clocks (depending on whether they have a scoreboard on an end line that can show a 90 second timer. I think we will probably see it before too long but likely will require significant coordination among leagues and jurisdictions.

Except your boys lacrosse teams already use a shot clock so it's just the all girls schools that have an additional investment.

Is that right? Have a daughter at girls school. I’d be glad to donate the clocks there if they adopt the rule. Watching six girls play catch for 8 minutes is boring as hell.

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Anonymous wrote:Even beyond training the girls for college, it would probably just me more fun and interesting, most notably for the girls who get to meaningfully defend (not just chase ball when an offense stalls) and for the offense to try more ways to attack the goal. You still see strategy with a clock - sometimes hold longer and sometimes push pace - but many dmv teams are certainly strong enough to play with a clock now. It really would be good!

There's a bit of a cost of adoption issue -- each school will need to purchase at least one and potentially two clocks (depending on whether they have a scoreboard on an end line that can show a 90 second timer. I think we will probably see it before too long but likely will require significant coordination among leagues and jurisdictions.

Except your boys lacrosse teams already use a shot clock so it's just the all girls schools that have an additional investment.

Anonymous wrote:Anyone notice how SSSA has a super fluffy schedule this year? #strategies by coach to keep the record looking good in a weaker year. 4 public school games and only 1 MD IAAM game.

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Anonymous wrote:Even beyond training the girls for college, it would probably just me more fun and interesting, most notably for the girls who get to meaningfully defend (not just chase ball when an offense stalls) and for the offense to try more ways to attack the goal. You still see strategy with a clock - sometimes hold longer and sometimes push pace - but many dmv teams are certainly strong enough to play with a clock now. It really would be good!

There's a bit of a cost of adoption issue -- each school will need to purchase at least one and potentially two clocks (depending on whether they have a scoreboard on an end line that can show a 90 second timer. I think we will probably see it before too long but likely will require significant coordination among leagues and jurisdictions.

Anonymous wrote:Even beyond training the girls for college, it would probably just me more fun and interesting, most notably for the girls who get to meaningfully defend (not just chase ball when an offense stalls) and for the offense to try more ways to attack the goal. You still see strategy with a clock - sometimes hold longer and sometimes push pace - but many dmv teams are certainly strong enough to play with a clock now. It really would be good!

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Anyone notice how SSSA has a super fluffy schedule this year? #strategies by coach to keep the record looking good in a weaker year. 4 public school games and only 1 MD IAAM game.

KD's been doing this for years. Cherry picking teams and playing them at right time in the season has always been a part of her winning strategy. Hats off to her, because it works.

Anyone notice how SSSA has a super fluffy schedule this year? #strategies by coach to keep the record looking good in a weaker year. 4 public school games and only 1 MD IAAM game.