Anonymous
10/07/2025 22:51
Subject: Capital Academy
Anonymous wrote:But they're not.Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I would not assume that Capital is "locked down" now, and only available to the BLC pipeline. For one, there certainly aren't 44 Capital-caliber players for each grade level in the BLC system.
I could see a good but not great player at BLC, who has been in the Academy and spending money, getting a nod over a non-Academy player of equal athleticism and skill who attends tryouts. That might affect the bottom half of the Blue roster and a portion of the Orange roster.
I would offer that for the top 10-12 Blue players, Capital is going to pick the best talent that shows up at tryouts. That's how they compete with the top clubs, sustain their reputation, recruiting success, etc. No way they are going to accept and outsource a BLC tryout process at the 6th grade level or earlier as dispositive for a Capital high school team. Capital leadership's "confidence" in their ability to identify talent is very high, as uneven as it may be in actuality. I'm guessing they will maintain their lucrative middle school clinic series, which also serves as an opportunity to spot talent, in addition to the Academy.
For filling out the rest of the Orange team, they will also need talent from additional clubs.
Why would anyone take an orange position after feeling like they deserved a spot on blue? That would be some difficult emotions to work through for a year.
Orange is obsolete after roster caps. Don’t do it.
Interesting take. Hadn’t thought of that. Roster cap impacts could be real in college.
A lot of prognosticators but impact isn’t clear yet.
Anonymous
10/07/2025 22:41
Subject: Capital Academy
Anonymous wrote:Best thing you can do is tell your DD to suck it up buttercup and not play into the woe is me.Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:SW is a big reason the younger teams are struggling and people are leaving.
Preach
100
+1
She’s why we jumped ship! In hindsite, my dd wishes she had tried out for BLC bc now she feels like Capital is essentially locked down for the ‘30s and ‘31s
She has 9? months to create a gap between herself and others.
9 months to do 10% (or 25?) more than she'd normally do on reps, focus each day.
9 months to make incremental gains in the weight room that stack up like Jenga blocks.
9 months to watch and then train/try to emulate both the fundamentals and useful experimentation that she can easily witness daily nowadays on her phone.
Buy a calendar, stick it on her bedroom wall, and circle the presumed date and have her number the countdown every day.
If she's a focused athlete, she'll do some or all of the above on suggestion. Not by nagging, either, not your job. Or you can play into and validate the self-victimization. Your call.
I’m the PP, and my dd is definitely not doing any woe is me type stuff. She’s working her tail off but is trying to look at the big picture and figure out what teams to try out for next summer. She’s mad at only herself that she didn’t try out for YJ or any MD teams last summer and doesn’t want to make the same mistake again.
Anonymous
10/07/2025 21:59
Subject: Capital Academy
But they're not.Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I would not assume that Capital is "locked down" now, and only available to the BLC pipeline. For one, there certainly aren't 44 Capital-caliber players for each grade level in the BLC system.
I could see a good but not great player at BLC, who has been in the Academy and spending money, getting a nod over a non-Academy player of equal athleticism and skill who attends tryouts. That might affect the bottom half of the Blue roster and a portion of the Orange roster.
I would offer that for the top 10-12 Blue players, Capital is going to pick the best talent that shows up at tryouts. That's how they compete with the top clubs, sustain their reputation, recruiting success, etc. No way they are going to accept and outsource a BLC tryout process at the 6th grade level or earlier as dispositive for a Capital high school team. Capital leadership's "confidence" in their ability to identify talent is very high, as uneven as it may be in actuality. I'm guessing they will maintain their lucrative middle school clinic series, which also serves as an opportunity to spot talent, in addition to the Academy.
For filling out the rest of the Orange team, they will also need talent from additional clubs.
Why would anyone take an orange position after feeling like they deserved a spot on blue? That would be some difficult emotions to work through for a year.
Orange is obsolete after roster caps. Don’t do it.
Interesting take. Hadn’t thought of that. Roster cap impacts could be real in college.
Anonymous
10/07/2025 20:39
Subject: Capital Academy
Anonymous wrote:In the 2030 class some of the best local players have already gone to hero’s, M&D, or other teams that go through high school. Capital won’t have the best local girls at tryouts this spring.
To be fair, the will have some but not a majority of them. The best players went outside of the DC area.
Anonymous
10/07/2025 20:36
Subject: Capital Academy
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I would not assume that Capital is "locked down" now, and only available to the BLC pipeline. For one, there certainly aren't 44 Capital-caliber players for each grade level in the BLC system.
I could see a good but not great player at BLC, who has been in the Academy and spending money, getting a nod over a non-Academy player of equal athleticism and skill who attends tryouts. That might affect the bottom half of the Blue roster and a portion of the Orange roster.
I would offer that for the top 10-12 Blue players, Capital is going to pick the best talent that shows up at tryouts. That's how they compete with the top clubs, sustain their reputation, recruiting success, etc. No way they are going to accept and outsource a BLC tryout process at the 6th grade level or earlier as dispositive for a Capital high school team. Capital leadership's "confidence" in their ability to identify talent is very high, as uneven as it may be in actuality. I'm guessing they will maintain their lucrative middle school clinic series, which also serves as an opportunity to spot talent, in addition to the Academy.
For filling out the rest of the Orange team, they will also need talent from additional clubs.
Why would anyone take an orange position after feeling like they deserved a spot on blue? That would be some difficult emotions to work through for a year.
Orange is obsolete after roster caps. Don’t do it.
Interesting take. Hadn’t thought of that. Roster cap impacts could be real in college.
Anonymous
10/07/2025 20:27
Subject: Capital Academy
In the 2030 class some of the best local players have already gone to hero’s, M&D, or other teams that go through high school. Capital won’t have the best local girls at tryouts this spring.
Anonymous
10/07/2025 19:43
Subject: Capital Academy
It is absolutely a fair question to ask whether the results from cap orange are worth the commitment of time, energy and money that making and staying on that team would require. For some that answer is yes but for some it would be no. It really depends on individual circumstances like academic standing, other interests outside of lax, family situation, etc.
for example, if you are strong academically and not interested in NESCAC type schools, perhaps your energy should be directed elsewhere.
for example, if you are strong academically and not interested in NESCAC type schools, perhaps your energy should be directed elsewhere.
Anonymous
10/07/2025 18:17
Subject: Capital Academy
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I would not assume that Capital is "locked down" now, and only available to the BLC pipeline. For one, there certainly aren't 44 Capital-caliber players for each grade level in the BLC system.
I could see a good but not great player at BLC, who has been in the Academy and spending money, getting a nod over a non-Academy player of equal athleticism and skill who attends tryouts. That might affect the bottom half of the Blue roster and a portion of the Orange roster.
I would offer that for the top 10-12 Blue players, Capital is going to pick the best talent that shows up at tryouts. That's how they compete with the top clubs, sustain their reputation, recruiting success, etc. No way they are going to accept and outsource a BLC tryout process at the 6th grade level or earlier as dispositive for a Capital high school team. Capital leadership's "confidence" in their ability to identify talent is very high, as uneven as it may be in actuality. I'm guessing they will maintain their lucrative middle school clinic series, which also serves as an opportunity to spot talent, in addition to the Academy.
For filling out the rest of the Orange team, they will also need talent from additional clubs.
Why would anyone take an orange position after feeling like they deserved a spot on blue? That would be some difficult emotions to work through for a year.
Where would you go instead? That is the question. If you can make a Heros, M&D or Skywalkers A level team then go ahead but outside of that Orange is your best option. It is also a great option and helps girls get into some amazing schools.
Anonymous
10/07/2025 14:24
Subject: Capital Academy
There also were a small minority of teams from P4 conferences that were over 38 before the cap. Not sure about the opt ins as I don't know all who did.Anonymous wrote:Such a dumb, uninformed take. There are hundreds of DI, DII, and DIII programs if players want to play in college. It’s not just about the top 20 DI schools.
People are talking about roster caps like rosters were all at 47 beforehand. 38 isn't a random number. It was the average of D1 schools' roaters. And most of the ones that carried above the number were heads in beds small schools, many of which won't opt in.
Anonymous
10/07/2025 13:39
Subject: Capital Academy
Such a dumb, uninformed take. There are hundreds of DI, DII, and DIII programs if players want to play in college. It’s not just about the top 20 DI schools.
Anonymous
10/07/2025 13:20
Subject: Capital Academy
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I would not assume that Capital is "locked down" now, and only available to the BLC pipeline. For one, there certainly aren't 44 Capital-caliber players for each grade level in the BLC system.
I could see a good but not great player at BLC, who has been in the Academy and spending money, getting a nod over a non-Academy player of equal athleticism and skill who attends tryouts. That might affect the bottom half of the Blue roster and a portion of the Orange roster.
I would offer that for the top 10-12 Blue players, Capital is going to pick the best talent that shows up at tryouts. That's how they compete with the top clubs, sustain their reputation, recruiting success, etc. No way they are going to accept and outsource a BLC tryout process at the 6th grade level or earlier as dispositive for a Capital high school team. Capital leadership's "confidence" in their ability to identify talent is very high, as uneven as it may be in actuality. I'm guessing they will maintain their lucrative middle school clinic series, which also serves as an opportunity to spot talent, in addition to the Academy.
For filling out the rest of the Orange team, they will also need talent from additional clubs.
Why would anyone take an orange position after feeling like they deserved a spot on blue? That would be some difficult emotions to work through for a year.
Orange is obsolete after roster caps. Don’t do it.
Anonymous
10/07/2025 09:56
Subject: Capital Academy
Best thing you can do is tell your DD to suck it up buttercup and not play into the woe is me.Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:SW is a big reason the younger teams are struggling and people are leaving.
Preach
100
+1
She’s why we jumped ship! In hindsite, my dd wishes she had tried out for BLC bc now she feels like Capital is essentially locked down for the ‘30s and ‘31s
She has 9? months to create a gap between herself and others.
9 months to do 10% (or 25?) more than she'd normally do on reps, focus each day.
9 months to make incremental gains in the weight room that stack up like Jenga blocks.
9 months to watch and then train/try to emulate both the fundamentals and useful experimentation that she can easily witness daily nowadays on her phone.
Buy a calendar, stick it on her bedroom wall, and circle the presumed date and have her number the countdown every day.
If she's a focused athlete, she'll do some or all of the above on suggestion. Not by nagging, either, not your job. Or you can play into and validate the self-victimization. Your call.
Anonymous
10/06/2025 23:15
Subject: Capital Academy
Anonymous wrote:I would not assume that Capital is "locked down" now, and only available to the BLC pipeline. For one, there certainly aren't 44 Capital-caliber players for each grade level in the BLC system.
I could see a good but not great player at BLC, who has been in the Academy and spending money, getting a nod over a non-Academy player of equal athleticism and skill who attends tryouts. That might affect the bottom half of the Blue roster and a portion of the Orange roster.
I would offer that for the top 10-12 Blue players, Capital is going to pick the best talent that shows up at tryouts. That's how they compete with the top clubs, sustain their reputation, recruiting success, etc. No way they are going to accept and outsource a BLC tryout process at the 6th grade level or earlier as dispositive for a Capital high school team. Capital leadership's "confidence" in their ability to identify talent is very high, as uneven as it may be in actuality. I'm guessing they will maintain their lucrative middle school clinic series, which also serves as an opportunity to spot talent, in addition to the Academy.
For filling out the rest of the Orange team, they will also need talent from additional clubs.
Why would anyone take an orange position after feeling like they deserved a spot on blue? That would be some difficult emotions to work through for a year.
Anonymous
10/06/2025 11:57
Subject: Capital Academy
I would not assume that Capital is "locked down" now, and only available to the BLC pipeline. For one, there certainly aren't 44 Capital-caliber players for each grade level in the BLC system.
I could see a good but not great player at BLC, who has been in the Academy and spending money, getting a nod over a non-Academy player of equal athleticism and skill who attends tryouts. That might affect the bottom half of the Blue roster and a portion of the Orange roster.
I would offer that for the top 10-12 Blue players, Capital is going to pick the best talent that shows up at tryouts. That's how they compete with the top clubs, sustain their reputation, recruiting success, etc. No way they are going to accept and outsource a BLC tryout process at the 6th grade level or earlier as dispositive for a Capital high school team. Capital leadership's "confidence" in their ability to identify talent is very high, as uneven as it may be in actuality. I'm guessing they will maintain their lucrative middle school clinic series, which also serves as an opportunity to spot talent, in addition to the Academy.
For filling out the rest of the Orange team, they will also need talent from additional clubs.
I could see a good but not great player at BLC, who has been in the Academy and spending money, getting a nod over a non-Academy player of equal athleticism and skill who attends tryouts. That might affect the bottom half of the Blue roster and a portion of the Orange roster.
I would offer that for the top 10-12 Blue players, Capital is going to pick the best talent that shows up at tryouts. That's how they compete with the top clubs, sustain their reputation, recruiting success, etc. No way they are going to accept and outsource a BLC tryout process at the 6th grade level or earlier as dispositive for a Capital high school team. Capital leadership's "confidence" in their ability to identify talent is very high, as uneven as it may be in actuality. I'm guessing they will maintain their lucrative middle school clinic series, which also serves as an opportunity to spot talent, in addition to the Academy.
For filling out the rest of the Orange team, they will also need talent from additional clubs.
Anonymous
10/06/2025 09:48
Subject: Capital Academy
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:SW is a big reason the younger teams are struggling and people are leaving.
Preach
100
+1
She’s why we jumped ship! In hindsite, my dd wishes she had tried out for BLC bc now she feels like Capital is essentially locked down for the ‘30s and ‘31s
This is the frustrating part. Capital is mostly locked down and they will not have the best players top to bottom.
They would have better teams and the orange teams would be stable if MB knew how to have a conversation with people. Weirdest guy to have a conversation with. He needs to learn how to be persuasive.