Anonymous
Post 06/14/2024 10:58     Subject: Nike Showcase - NLF
Heard they were taking players outside of tryouts. True?
Anonymous
Post 06/14/2024 07:10     Subject: Nike Showcase - NLF
What is interesting is that the contact phone number for NLF is the same as the Crabs. So I’m guessing that is who is running it…
Anonymous
Post 06/11/2024 16:14     Subject: Nike Showcase - NLF
Anonymous wrote:^^ which year(s)?


I would guess 2028. Think of it as payback for losing kids from last year.
Anonymous
Post 06/10/2024 22:24     Subject: Nike Showcase - NLF
^^ which year(s)?
Anonymous
Post 06/10/2024 21:35     Subject: Nike Showcase - NLF
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:From what I can tell from those who made the team I am pretty sure CM has a heavy hand in the process. Clearly there is incentive to make ML player happy and get recruiting exposure over a kid from another club. And if the team loses in the tournament not a big deal. College coach aren’t really looking at the score board.


If basically only a handful of non ML players showed up, then the team will be a lot of ML players. Question is whether the non ML from the elite teams (not B teams) make it.


They will take players that they want on the Madlax team. I would not say “not B teams” since they took 2 from the DC Express Orange for their Capital team.
Anonymous
Post 06/10/2024 20:25     Subject: Re:Nike Showcase - NLF
are the rosters posted anywhere?
Anonymous
Post 06/07/2024 16:25     Subject: Re:Nike Showcase - NLF
If they are good. Some are not.
Anonymous
Post 06/07/2024 16:21     Subject: Nike Showcase - NLF
Anonymous wrote:From what I can tell from those who made the team I am pretty sure CM has a heavy hand in the process. Clearly there is incentive to make ML player happy and get recruiting exposure over a kid from another club. And if the team loses in the tournament not a big deal. College coach aren’t really looking at the score board.


If basically only a handful of non ML players showed up, then the team will be a lot of ML players. Question is whether the non ML from the elite teams (not B teams) make it.
Anonymous
Post 06/07/2024 13:43     Subject: Nike Showcase - NLF
more money to pay coaches to show up….
Anonymous
Post 06/07/2024 13:42     Subject: Nike Showcase - NLF
Opening up to lower grades is a complete money grab. Any coach watching those games will be laughed at, it is a complete waste of their time. All eyes will be on the 2026 class.
Anonymous
Post 06/07/2024 13:42     Subject: Nike Showcase - NLF
Anonymous wrote:[twitter]
Anonymous wrote:CM ran the two tryouts for the 28s. The two coaches had very little to say in terms of running the drills. More than half of the kids there were ML. 4 DCE, 4 NL, 1 hawks, 1 FCA, and 1 VLC. Amazingly low turnout. In past years, you would see 50-60 kids coming out. There were barely 30 there on Wednesday night.


In their defense this is the first time NIKE has opened it up to younger players. In the past it was exclusively high schoolers. The interesting question is what is the point of showcasing kids who have never played a High School game let alone made a varsity team


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Anonymous
Post 06/07/2024 13:38     Subject: Nike Showcase - NLF
[twitter]
Anonymous wrote:CM ran the two tryouts for the 28s. The two coaches had very little to say in terms of running the drills. More than half of the kids there were ML. 4 DCE, 4 NL, 1 hawks, 1 FCA, and 1 VLC. Amazingly low turnout. In past years, you would see 50-60 kids coming out. There were barely 30 there on Wednesday night.


In their defense this is the first time NIKE has opened it up to younger players. In the past it was exclusively high schoolers. The interesting question is what is the point of showcasing kids who have never played a High School game let alone made a varsity team
Anonymous
Post 06/07/2024 12:53     Subject: Nike Showcase - NLF
CM ran the two tryouts for the 28s. The two coaches had very little to say in terms of running the drills. More than half of the kids there were ML. 4 DCE, 4 NL, 1 hawks, 1 FCA, and 1 VLC. Amazingly low turnout. In past years, you would see 50-60 kids coming out. There were barely 30 there on Wednesday night.
Anonymous
Post 06/06/2024 22:02     Subject: Nike Showcase - NLF
When will rosters be posted?
Anonymous
Post 06/06/2024 20:56     Subject: Nike Showcase - NLF
From what I can tell from those who made the team I am pretty sure CM has a heavy hand in the process. Clearly there is incentive to make ML player happy and get recruiting exposure over a kid from another club. And if the team loses in the tournament not a big deal. College coach aren’t really looking at the score board.