Anonymous wrote:Pride parents still full of themselves. You want to know the problem with blue…here is your answer. Team hadn’t gelled. Too many cliques. IFYKYK. And that falls on coach. Capital picked this team and they haven’t figured out how to have them play as a team. And who cares MS ranking. Look at the top 25 now. It looks completely different than it did end of 8th grade.

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Anonymous wrote:Pride parents still full of themselves. You want to know the problem with blue…here is your answer. Team hadn’t gelled. Too many cliques. IFYKYK. And that falls on coach. Capital picked this team and they haven’t figured out how to have them play as a team. And who cares MS ranking. Look at the top 25 now. It looks completely different than it did end of 8th grade.

They may have changed order, but the top 25 now is remarkably similar to end of 8th grade. The only teams who were in top 20 then but not now are:

Pride Red (now Pride Black #75)
Philly Blast Brave (now #32)
NXT Black (now #27)

Anonymous wrote:Pride parents still full of themselves. You want to know the problem with blue…here is your answer. Team hadn’t gelled. Too many cliques. IFYKYK. And that falls on coach. Capital picked this team and they haven’t figured out how to have them play as a team. And who cares MS ranking. Look at the top 25 now. It looks completely different than it did end of 8th grade.

Anonymous wrote:A year ago, Pride Red wrapped up a successful season, approaching the top level of lacrosse, winning a major tournament (perhaps with an asterisk), and finishing ranked #7. A couple of weeks later, Capital held a tryout with the best players in the area, excluding several good players who had already secured spots on top MD teams. Using their professional judgment, Capital selected a Blue roster, comprising a majority from Pride Red. Despite their best intentions, the team Capital assembled is now significantly less competitive than Pride Red was.

Perhaps Pride Red was not as good and simply got lucky at the end. Or maybe the players selected for Capital Blue are, on average, less talented than the Pride Red players. It’s possible the new team just does not work well together. It could also be due to ineffective programming and coaching at Capital. I don’t know the answer, but I don't think the current situation should be considered acceptable by anyone involved.

Capital will get another shot at it next week, and their reputation is on the line. I hope good players show up ready to fight for it. I also feel bad for players who may not make it. The next several years are going to be hard for all of these girls, with someone constantly trying to take their spot, and the end is coming for all of them. Such is life.

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Anonymous wrote:This isn’t unique to 28. Happens every year. And sometimes it’s more than just a players ability that results in them not making team. Capital will right the ship both for blue and orange. Conversations have been had with a handful of players for both teams. Changes will happen.

Agreed. This is similar to what happened on the 27 teams as well.

Similar to what happened with the 27s? Conversations may have been had, but no changes were made to the blue roster.

I am not sure where you expect these big changes to come from even if they do move people off of blue. The answer isn’t orange. Even the best couple of players on Orange aren’t going to make a big enough difference on a better team. They may look like they are outstanding this summer, and may be playing great, but it is against significantly weaker competition in lower brackets

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Anonymous wrote:This isn’t unique to 28. Happens every year. And sometimes it’s more than just a players ability that results in them not making team. Capital will right the ship both for blue and orange. Conversations have been had with a handful of players for both teams. Changes will happen.

Agreed. This is similar to what happened on the 27 teams as well.

Similar to what happened with the 27s? Conversations may have been had, but no changes were made to the blue roster.

I am not sure where you expect these big changes to come from even if they do move people off of blue. The answer isn’t orange. Even the best couple of players on Orange aren’t going to make a big enough difference on a better team. They may look like they are outstanding this summer, and may be playing great, but it is against significantly weaker competition in lower brackets

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Anonymous wrote:This isn’t unique to 28. Happens every year. And sometimes it’s more than just a players ability that results in them not making team. Capital will right the ship both for blue and orange. Conversations have been had with a handful of players for both teams. Changes will happen.

Agreed. This is similar to what happened on the 27 teams as well.

Anonymous wrote:This isn’t unique to 28. Happens every year. And sometimes it’s more than just a players ability that results in them not making team. Capital will right the ship both for blue and orange. Conversations have been had with a handful of players for both teams. Changes will happen.

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Anonymous wrote:Mistakes were made last year. Girls who should have been on Capital were passed over. They've settled onto other teams and are thriving. Not sure if there are any other high school only clubs but its hard to judge which player is recruitable based on 2 hours.

It goes beyond 2 hours…more like 2 years. They didn’t make any effort to keep the talent in the area and some went to MD clubs early on. And they also passed over kids at tryouts who had been on Stars LB and Pride red in favor of kids on B teams.

Anonymous wrote:Mistakes were made last year. Girls who should have been on Capital were passed over. They've settled onto other teams and are thriving. Not sure if there are any other high school only clubs but its hard to judge which player is recruitable based on 2 hours.