Anonymous wrote:Social media stinks since they fired what’s his name. Common dudes. It’s all about branding!

Someone from VLC must have been reading this thread...a number of new posts yesterday.

Anonymous wrote:Not fired just not added to the org chart

Sad to see him go. He gave a lot of his time. Even if he was a bit strange. . .

Not fired just not added to the org chart

How do you fire a volunteer?

Social media stinks since they fired what’s his name. Common dudes. It’s all about branding!

Saw the first VLC practice of the season for the HS age boys this past weekend. It was 3 teams (21s,22s,23s) on a single field but there must have been 9 or 10 coaches there. Group sessions, position breakouts with coaches, team play. It was a bit chaotic at the start but by the end of the 2 hours it was pretty nice to see. It is clear VLC is making the effort to have these kids learn the system and push and be pushed by each other. I like the mentality of being challenged by the older group and then being the older group and pulling the younger group up. Let's see if it starts to pay dividends. Optimistic.

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Anonymous wrote:No fake news. All they lost was one crazy dad. Team is fine

It’s post like these (which have the added benefit of being true, if mean), that make DCUM a true DC treasure. Go Team Jeff!!

That’s funny!

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Anonymous wrote:No fake news. All they lost was one crazy dad. Team is fine

No coach change but 2021 had big changes. A few kids went to Top Caliber. No idea about others.

LOL. VLC to TC? Really? Parents imbibing a bit too much Merlot, maybe? Doesn’t make any sense unless you were a bench warmer, and I am pretty sure VLC just runs through the line equally.

TC has facilities that VLC does not.

STJ indoor facilities aren't all that to leave in the last year of club lacrosse, must be other reasons as well.

Two kids that left for TC go to Madison. Coach Solomon coaches at Top Caliber, and after what Solomon did for that Madison program this year, those kids would walk through fire for him. That said, I agree that if any dad thinks by leaving VLC just before junior year that is his son is going to somehow become the top kid on Duke’s board, well, there is a bridge in Brooklyn that is for sale.

Another left for NL because his friends from Gonzaga play there. Another went to Evergreen. Two did not go back out because they don’t think they want to play in college: why spend the $$ if you don’t want to reach for a college slot. Not sure if others left or got cut.

For what it’s worth, VLC put on a recruiting event in Tyson’s this week that was spectacular, and showed the families that attended how extensive and wide-reaching the VLC network is. By walking away from VLC 2021, those dads just burnt the VLC networking “bridge” behind them for their sons. Short-sighted, in my opinion. And for what, a few more wins at tournaments against middling teams?

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Anonymous wrote:No fake news. All they lost was one crazy dad. Team is fine

No coach change but 2021 had big changes. A few kids went to Top Caliber. No idea about others.

LOL. VLC to TC? Really? Parents imbibing a bit too much Merlot, maybe? Doesn’t make any sense unless you were a bench warmer, and I am pretty sure VLC just runs through the line equally.

TC has facilities that VLC does not.

STJ indoor facilities aren't all that to leave in the last year of club lacrosse, must be other reasons as well.

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Anonymous wrote:No fake news. All they lost was one crazy dad. Team is fine

No coach change but 2021 had big changes. A few kids went to Top Caliber. No idea about others.

LOL. VLC to TC? Really? Parents imbibing a bit too much Merlot, maybe? Doesn’t make any sense unless you were a bench warmer, and I am pretty sure VLC just runs through the line equally.

TC has facilities that VLC does not.

Anonymous wrote:No fake news. All they lost was one crazy dad. Team is fine

It’s post like these (which have the added benefit of being true, if mean), that make DCUM a true DC treasure. Go Team Jeff!!

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No fake news. All they lost was one crazy dad. Team is fine

No coach change but 2021 had big changes. A few kids went to Top Caliber. No idea about others.

LOL. VLC to TC? Really? Parents imbibing a bit too much Merlot, maybe? Doesn’t make any sense unless you were a bench warmer, and I am pretty sure VLC just runs through the line equally.

Anonymous wrote:No fake news. All they lost was one crazy dad. Team is fine

No coach change but 2021 had big changes. A few kids went to Top Caliber. No idea about others.

No fake news. All they lost was one crazy dad. Team is fine

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Anonymous wrote:Rumor mill has it that 2021 lost their only FOGO and their superstar LSM. My guess is that the downward trend for college placement seen with the 2020s is scaring people from the club.

I think they just haven't updated the site because the Twitter feed shows a number of 2020 commits. https://twitter.com/vlclax

If parents are bailing at 2021s that seems crazy but I guess at some level we are all crazy so perhaps its the lacrosse parent normal.

Crabs website updated. Almost 2/3 of the team committed and likely a few others will join the ranks in a few weeks. 2021 is just gearing up, and they should do as well if not better.

12 kids left or got cut from 2021 team, whose coach appears to have left VLC. Where did kids go? Better clubs? Lesser ones like TC or VEL? Almost no turnover on 22 and 23.

2021 coach left VLC?