Anonymous
12/16/2025 17:05
Subject: DC Express?
Another captain named from the 2022 team—Mac Eldridge, Penn. Pretty remarkable group….
Anonymous
12/16/2025 16:19
Subject: DC Express?
I agree with previous couple of posts. These age groups are so young there is a lot of lacrosse to be played and the club will recruit aggressively into their sophomore year.
They have also made it a point to swell rosters that year. As other have mentioned, it is not good for the existing boys on team but it is needed to compete at a high level. 3-4 middies lines and multiple specialty positions are needed in case guys get hurt. All the boys on black every year get multiple offers to play in college. Some elect to not play at next lever but they do gt offers. and all of them start and contribute on their high school teams which is all you should be concerned with when you are talking 2032
They have also made it a point to swell rosters that year. As other have mentioned, it is not good for the existing boys on team but it is needed to compete at a high level. 3-4 middies lines and multiple specialty positions are needed in case guys get hurt. All the boys on black every year get multiple offers to play in college. Some elect to not play at next lever but they do gt offers. and all of them start and contribute on their high school teams which is all you should be concerned with when you are talking 2032
Anonymous
12/16/2025 13:36
Subject: DC Express?
Anonymous wrote:This is an odd thread, relentless and mostly false dumping on DCE. I have three sons and I have spent substantial time and a ton of money in all three programs (DCE, ML, NL) so I am in good position to compare them. All three are good programs, and all three will get your son recruited to college, but all three have warts on them too. Portraying DCE as somehow worse than the other two is nonsense.
I don't know the 2030 DCE team, and I will take your word that the players are weak.
But trust me, they will pull even with the other two within the next 1-2 years based purely on numbers. there are only three programs in the DMV that you can trust to get your son recruited, which means only around 60 players total getting meaningful play time on the A level team. When somebody is not happy with their play time (or gets bumped when their team brings out of town players), they will move to one of the other two. The revolving door among DCE, ML, and NL means that all three will have solid rosters by 10th grade when it counts.
Please ignore the nonsense on this thread!
Well said, and I am right there with you. Have 2 boys playing D1 (Ivy and Big10). Nothing matters til 9th grade, at the earliest and all 3 clubs can help get you recruited and do it at about the same rate. All 3 clubs have also taken their turn as either being the best or worst team in any given year, so nobody has it locked down as the top club in the area. They're all the same...over priced, avg experience for both kid and parent, and selfish lacrosse; but the most efficient way to get your son evaluated by college coaches, so tough beans.
Find a goalie and a fogo you can count on and are recruitable and that is how you make the decision of where to play, assuming you are good enough to get top level playing time.
Anonymous
12/16/2025 11:35
Subject: DC Express?
This is an odd thread, relentless and mostly false dumping on DCE. I have three sons and I have spent substantial time and a ton of money in all three programs (DCE, ML, NL) so I am in good position to compare them. All three are good programs, and all three will get your son recruited to college, but all three have warts on them too. Portraying DCE as somehow worse than the other two is nonsense.
I don't know the 2030 DCE team, and I will take your word that the players are weak.
But trust me, they will pull even with the other two within the next 1-2 years based purely on numbers. there are only three programs in the DMV that you can trust to get your son recruited, which means only around 60 players total getting meaningful play time on the A level team. When somebody is not happy with their play time (or gets bumped when their team brings out of town players), they will move to one of the other two. The revolving door among DCE, ML, and NL means that all three will have solid rosters by 10th grade when it counts.
Please ignore the nonsense on this thread!
I don't know the 2030 DCE team, and I will take your word that the players are weak.
But trust me, they will pull even with the other two within the next 1-2 years based purely on numbers. there are only three programs in the DMV that you can trust to get your son recruited, which means only around 60 players total getting meaningful play time on the A level team. When somebody is not happy with their play time (or gets bumped when their team brings out of town players), they will move to one of the other two. The revolving door among DCE, ML, and NL means that all three will have solid rosters by 10th grade when it counts.
Please ignore the nonsense on this thread!
Anonymous
12/16/2025 11:19
Subject: DC Express?
Anonymous wrote:Was this the team where a bunch of players left for NL? Isn't it Urick coached?
The BLC 2030 team lost over half its players and its coaching staff to NL several years ago when they were in fifth grade. Urick then coached them for a couple years while still BLC. NL then picked off a couple more of the best players this year as they moved to DCE. A handful of their other better players also left for other endeavors. It’s a total downward spiral at this point. There may be a couple kids with talent still there but they are surely looking for other options.
Anonymous
12/16/2025 08:25
Subject: DC Express?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:2030 teams are young! LOTS OF TIME TO IMPROVE!Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:lol
Hopeful the club gets some great coaches and turns things around for these families and the new ones that will come up through BLC.
There must remain some options for these kids.
If you are on the black team you will be recruited to play college lacrosse no problem.
The 2030 black team looks like it’s terrible
Drink that koolaid. It’s a talentless team and I’m sorry to be so blunt. I watched a few games this fall. If this team ever cracks top 75 I’ll gladly say I was wrong
Watched their games. It’s a hoco AA level team. You can’t really build on that. You need to change 100%.
Anonymous
12/16/2025 06:23
Subject: DC Express?
Was this the team where a bunch of players left for NL? Isn't it Urick coached?
Anonymous
12/16/2025 00:17
Subject: DC Express?
Anonymous wrote:2030 teams are young! LOTS OF TIME TO IMPROVE!Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:lol
Hopeful the club gets some great coaches and turns things around for these families and the new ones that will come up through BLC.
There must remain some options for these kids.
If you are on the black team you will be recruited to play college lacrosse no problem.
The 2030 black team looks like it’s terrible
Drink that koolaid. It’s a talentless team and I’m sorry to be so blunt. I watched a few games this fall. If this team ever cracks top 75 I’ll gladly say I was wrong
Anonymous
12/15/2025 23:05
Subject: DC Express?
2030 teams are young! LOTS OF TIME TO IMPROVE!Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:lol
Hopeful the club gets some great coaches and turns things around for these families and the new ones that will come up through BLC.
There must remain some options for these kids.
If you are on the black team you will be recruited to play college lacrosse no problem.
The 2030 black team looks like it’s terrible
Anonymous
12/15/2025 20:33
Subject: DC Express?
They are not a good team. Unfortunately 31 and 32 team will follow suit
Anonymous
12/15/2025 19:22
Subject: DC Express?
Anonymous wrote:lol
Hopeful the club gets some great coaches and turns things around for these families and the new ones that will come up through BLC.
There must remain some options for these kids.
If you are on the black team you will be recruited to play college lacrosse no problem.
The 2030 black team looks like it’s terrible
Anonymous
12/15/2025 16:40
Subject: DC Express?
Hope is not a strategy. Get involved and be prepared to leave if you don't like how things are going.
Anonymous
12/15/2025 14:28
Subject: DC Express?
lol
Hopeful the club gets some great coaches and turns things around for these families and the new ones that will come up through BLC.
There must remain some options for these kids.
If you are on the black team you will be recruited to play college lacrosse no problem.
Hopeful the club gets some great coaches and turns things around for these families and the new ones that will come up through BLC.
There must remain some options for these kids.
If you are on the black team you will be recruited to play college lacrosse no problem.
Anonymous
12/11/2025 21:54
Subject: DC Express?
Anonymous wrote:Everything is positive if you are getting families to write you checks mister club owner.
You are playing the card that every club plays. Old news. Taking credit for nothing the club did. There is not a debate that the 21 & 22's and older years were good. The debate is how off the rails the club has gone since that time with absolutely zero support or recruiting help.
OK Cabell.
Anonymous
12/11/2025 10:39
Subject: DC Express?
Everything is positive if you are getting families to write you checks mister club owner.
You are playing the card that every club plays. Old news. Taking credit for nothing the club did. There is not a debate that the 21 & 22's and older years were good. The debate is how off the rails the club has gone since that time with absolutely zero support or recruiting help.
You are playing the card that every club plays. Old news. Taking credit for nothing the club did. There is not a debate that the 21 & 22's and older years were good. The debate is how off the rails the club has gone since that time with absolutely zero support or recruiting help.