Anonymous
Post 02/22/2022 16:20     Subject: Re:Yellow Jackets Coming to DC?
Anonymous wrote:They had some high school players coaching younger teams last summer. Was this coach a high school aged person with maybe less self-control or a grown woman?!


That also speaks volumes for the quality of the club. Thousands of dollars per year for not even the chance to play with your own age group, and a high school kid/ sibling of a teammate is coaching your team. Face palm for sure
Anonymous
Post 02/22/2022 16:06     Subject: Yellow Jackets Coming to DC?
The women coach is a high school volunteer. Not sure why she was in the position to stop the game. Her sister was on the field that day; she is not a coach. I am sure she learned more than anyone that day.
Anonymous
Post 02/22/2022 15:40     Subject: Re:Yellow Jackets Coming to DC?
They had some high school players coaching younger teams last summer. Was this coach a high school aged person with maybe less self-control or a grown woman?!
Anonymous
Post 02/22/2022 14:53     Subject: Yellow Jackets Coming to DC?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Was it the YJMA 26 team?


It was a 27 team with a couple of 2026 girls playing down…


To be clear YJMA 26s has 5 27 players on it. All the kids were played down were age eligible.


Because they can't field a single age bracket team at any age level. Not a good sign at all
Anonymous
Post 02/22/2022 14:44     Subject: Re:Yellow Jackets Coming to DC?
Anonymous wrote:So, just to clarify things: there was only one YJMA team entered in the entire StJames Winter 8 tournament. They were in the Blizzard division with a mix of ‘26, ‘27 and ‘28 grad year teams. The other division, Snowflake, had grad year ‘25 teams with one ‘26 team (Stars LB ‘26) and was won by a “super team” called Storm that is mostly Capital ‘25 blue players. They beat the Stars ‘26 team in the finals.

The YJMA team does not have a grad year listed. It was playing though, to be clear, in a division that had a mix of grad year teams. It was this YJ coach who publicly accused the refs of being “paid $100 per yellow card” against them while playing the Stars ‘28 team in the championship round. This YJMA coach is the one who pulled her team in anger in the middle of the game. That team was playing in an extremely aggressive manner outside the norms of the sport. This was not about checking. This was about swinging sticks at opponents heads and shoving opposing players to the ground, neither of which are allowed even at the college level.


Yes, that clarifies things pretty accurately
Anonymous
Post 02/22/2022 14:19     Subject: Re:Yellow Jackets Coming to DC?
So, just to clarify things: there was only one YJMA team entered in the entire StJames Winter 8 tournament. They were in the Blizzard division with a mix of ‘26, ‘27 and ‘28 grad year teams. The other division, Snowflake, had grad year ‘25 teams with one ‘26 team (Stars LB ‘26) and was won by a “super team” called Storm that is mostly Capital ‘25 blue players. They beat the Stars ‘26 team in the finals.

The YJMA team does not have a grad year listed. It was playing though, to be clear, in a division that had a mix of grad year teams. It was this YJ coach who publicly accused the refs of being “paid $100 per yellow card” against them while playing the Stars ‘28 team in the championship round. This YJMA coach is the one who pulled her team in anger in the middle of the game. That team was playing in an extremely aggressive manner outside the norms of the sport. This was not about checking. This was about swinging sticks at opponents heads and shoving opposing players to the ground, neither of which are allowed even at the college level.
Anonymous
Post 02/22/2022 14:16     Subject: Yellow Jackets Coming to DC?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Was it the YJMA 26 team?


It was a 27 team with a couple of 2026 girls playing down…


Not the first time of a "parent" accusing girls of playing down, but were ignorant of the facts. Just because a player is in a 26 game and then also in a 27 game the same day doesn't mean she was playing down.


Lol, maybe you should know the facts before spouting off. There were 26 graduation year players playing down on a 27/28 team. Back to defending that clown show somewhere else.
Anonymous
Post 02/22/2022 12:28     Subject: Re:Yellow Jackets Coming to DC?
I’ve had three kids play second grade to college at rec, club and high school
Levels and have never seen a coach pull a team
Due to not liking ref calls, or any other reason for that matter. What a terrible lesson to teach a bunch of sixth graders. Let’s take our toys and go home.
Of course there is a relationship between stars and st James but many clubs host popular tournaments—madlax, nxt, m&d, steps etc. they may pad the schedule to their favor but I’ve never heard anyone being accused of influencing refs to their favor. How can the YJ director support this behavior? What I stain on the reputation of the very strong king island TJ brand.
Anonymous
Post 02/22/2022 11:28     Subject: Yellow Jackets Coming to DC?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Was it the YJMA 26 team?


It was a 27 team with a couple of 2026 girls playing down…


To be clear YJMA 26s has 5 27 players on it. All the kids were played down were age eligible.


Nice try! Rules are clear it is based on Graduation Year not birthday! If it was a U14 or U15 then yes. But this was clearly a Graduate year based tournament.


You are still confused. If a 2027 is talented, athletic, big or aggressive and can benefit playing up in the youth levels then he/she could play on a 2026 team. RULES DO ALLOW IT. If he/she normally plays on a 2026 team, when they decide to help a 2027 team (that's their grad year) it's not playing down. That player is now playing in their grad class instead of playing up.


It was an 8 v 8 indoor tournament, whether plauers are playing up or playing down, it still porves the point thst the club cannot put together a single year team at multiple age levels
Anonymous
Post 02/22/2022 11:12     Subject: Re:Yellow Jackets Coming to DC?
No there are 3) 2026 and a 2025 on that team.

Still the best they could pull out against a 2028 team was a tie. Then when the Playoff game got hard they went physical because they didn’t have any stick skills to compete fairly. The ref called the YJ coach over to calm down but she made it about herself and not the YJ team.

Don’t know how you grow a program when you read and hear negative things like what happened on Saturday.
Anonymous
Post 02/22/2022 10:54     Subject: Yellow Jackets Coming to DC?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Was it the YJMA 26 team?


It was a 27 team with a couple of 2026 girls playing down…


To be clear YJMA 26s has 5 27 players on it. All the kids were played down were age eligible.


Nice try! Rules are clear it is based on Graduation Year not birthday! If it was a U14 or U15 then yes. But this was clearly a Graduate year based tournament.


You are still confused. If a 2027 is talented, athletic, big or aggressive and can benefit playing up in the youth levels then he/she could play on a 2026 team. RULES DO ALLOW IT. If he/she normally plays on a 2026 team, when they decide to help a 2027 team (that's their grad year) it's not playing down. That player is now playing in their grad class instead of playing up.


Correct! But there was at least 1 confirmed 2026 Grad year player playing on this team. Not a 2027 that normally plays up.
Anonymous
Post 02/22/2022 10:44     Subject: Re:Yellow Jackets Coming to DC?
Anonymous wrote:Who is this coach? She/he sounds awful!


This is what I want to know?
Anonymous
Post 02/22/2022 10:43     Subject: Yellow Jackets Coming to DC?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Was it the YJMA 26 team?


It was a 27 team with a couple of 2026 girls playing down…


To be clear YJMA 26s has 5 27 players on it. All the kids were played down were age eligible.


Nice try! Rules are clear it is based on Graduation Year not birthday! If it was a U14 or U15 then yes. But this was clearly a Graduate year based tournament.


You are still confused. If a 2027 is talented, athletic, big or aggressive and can benefit playing up in the youth levels then he/she could play on a 2026 team. RULES DO ALLOW IT. If he/she normally plays on a 2026 team, when they decide to help a 2027 team (that's their grad year) it's not playing down. That player is now playing in their grad class instead of playing up.
Anonymous
Post 02/22/2022 10:37     Subject: Yellow Jackets Coming to DC?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Was it the YJMA 26 team?


It was a 27 team with a couple of 2026 girls playing down…


To be clear YJMA 26s has 5 27 players on it. All the kids were played down were age eligible.


Nice try! Rules are clear it is based on Graduation Year not birthday! If it was a U14 or U15 then yes. But this was clearly a Graduate year based tournament.
Anonymous
Post 02/22/2022 10:10     Subject: Yellow Jackets Coming to DC?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Was it the YJMA 26 team?


It was a 27 team with a couple of 2026 girls playing down…


Not the first time of a "parent" accusing girls of playing down, but were ignorant of the facts. Just because a player is in a 26 game and then also in a 27 game the same day doesn't mean she was playing down.