The problem with Stars is after it went to SJ and lost KJ, the coaches lack the structure and true coaching ability to mentor and improve skills and players. Top teams take tourneys, practices and skills development seriously. Stars lead coach can’t seem to get past belittling her players and creating low morale. It’s why we left and went elsewhere.

Anonymous wrote:As for Stars one thing I’ve noticed is they sort of flounder until about 8th grade and then come alive. There are many talented Stars 2027 players that haven’t been properly developed. Being a player that’s a one truck pony doesn’t help that player down the road. This grade hasn’t gotten the resources it needs, but when it does I expect it will gel and really succeed. Many children are doing private lessons and with the correct leadership it could come together beautifully. I wouldn’t count those girls out for Capital just yet.

I think the bigger issue that Stars doesn't expose its girls to high levels of competition. They 27s should have been playing in A level a few years ago and taken their lumps to get better. Same goes for summer tourneys. They play in weak tourneys or weak brackets of big tournaments.

Look at Live Love Lax (the only top tourney they are playing in), they are playing in the second from bottom bracket, playing against mostly B teams like Pride Loudon. You aren't going to get better like this and aren't going to attract top players. If I was a top player, no way I am staying. (Though I understand the pressure some SS&S girls feel to stay).

Anonymous wrote:That’s a generalization. 2027 team is an outlier

2028 is just as bad. Lots of folks talk about Pride, but Stars is probably losing more girls to Next Level and Pride at the 27 and younger age groups.

Next Level is better for the 28 and 29 levels. And the 27 level is actually probably close (even though NL is playing in B division).

That’s a generalization. 2027 team is an outlier

This thread should be majorly depressing for Stars parents and their girls. Player development not happening.

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Anonymous wrote:Eye test…yes. 5 is being generous. IMO I think 3 have a shot

I agree with 3-4. 2 middies, their best goalie and maybe one of their low defense.

I would not dispute that there are only a couple of girls who could make the Capital blue team but the breakdown above is not accurate. One middle and one defender.

All Depends on who tries out. If every 27 girl in a DMV + Virginia club tried out, here is how I would likely see it with some middies being converted to other position. I don't think all BLC and Cavlax girls will tryout which could open up some spots which would likely be taken by pride.

BLC-- 9 (entire starting lineup minus goalie, a defender and attacker)
Pride - 6 (2 defenders, middle line, high attacker)
CavLax -- 4 (goalie, 2 middies, low attacker)
Stars-- 2 (Defender, middie)
Next Level -- 2 (Goalie, attacker)

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Anonymous wrote:Eye test…yes. 5 is being generous. IMO I think 3 have a shot

Ouch. What happened with the Stars 2027 team? Stars 2026 and 2028 sound quite good.

Stars 26 has always been good, but they took it to next level this year when 3 or 4 of the top Pride players joined this summer.

Stars 28 is currently challenged. Will likely go 1-7 in NGLL. In terms of DMV, both Pride and Next Level are better teams

Only two girls moving from Pride to stars were two good. Others are just jumping for bandwagon. The two switching over did make a difference, however.

No kidding. Those two are top tier players and Stars went from an after thought to a top tier team competing with Hero's and M&D.

Two or three players can help but would never be the main driver converting an after thought team to a top competitor. Getting top tier coaching, playing to win instead of player development matter a lot more. Many Stars players never come off the bench in big games this year, while other teams still try to get all girls on the field at some point in each game.

As for Stars one thing I’ve noticed is they sort of flounder until about 8th grade and then come alive. There are many talented Stars 2027 players that haven’t been properly developed. Being a player that’s a one truck pony doesn’t help that player down the road. This grade hasn’t gotten the resources it needs, but when it does I expect it will gel and really succeed. Many children are doing private lessons and with the correct leadership it could come together beautifully. I wouldn’t count those girls out for Capital just yet.

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Anonymous wrote:Eye test…yes. 5 is being generous. IMO I think 3 have a shot

Ouch. What happened with the Stars 2027 team? Stars 2026 and 2028 sound quite good.

Stars 26 has always been good, but they took it to next level this year when 3 or 4 of the top Pride players joined this summer.

Stars 28 is currently challenged. Will likely go 1-7 in NGLL. In terms of DMV, both Pride and Next Level are better teams

Only two girls moving from Pride to stars were two good. Others are just jumping for bandwagon. The two switching over did make a difference, however.

No kidding. Those two are top tier players and Stars went from an after thought to a top tier team competing with Hero's and M&D.

Playing Stars doesn’t matter anymore. It is talent and where it is getting developed. Also who is your high school coach???????????

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Anonymous wrote:Eye test…yes. 5 is being generous. IMO I think 3 have a shot

Ouch. What happened with the Stars 2027 team? Stars 2026 and 2028 sound quite good.

Stars 26 has always been good, but they took it to next level this year when 3 or 4 of the top Pride players joined this summer.

Stars 28 is currently challenged. Will likely go 1-7 in NGLL. In terms of DMV, both Pride and Next Level are better teams

Only two girls moving from Pride to stars were two good. Others are just jumping for bandwagon. The two switching over did make a difference, however.

Anonymous wrote:Can someone clarify where the Cap 25 girls came from? Looks like that team will still have tryouts. Is it typical to still look for girls going into 10th grade or is that simply because the 25s aren't as strong?

The breakdown of the 25 team is shown on the previous tab of this string. Clc b is a pretty strong team despite being together for a short period of time. unless the player is another Charlotte North it will be pretty hard to make Blue. Orange is probably where you could see some movement.

Can someone clarify where the Cap 25 girls came from? Looks like that team will still have tryouts. Is it typical to still look for girls going into 10th grade or is that simply because the 25s aren't as strong?

Anonymous wrote:ball hog girls = parents who are the worst

You must be talking about the Capital 2025s?

Keep in mind, with the exception of a couple, ivy schools aren’t great at lacrosse. A girl has to be top notch academically to get into one of those. If she’s a great lacrosse player, that helps too. The ACC is a whole other ball game. Must be big, strong and fast. Grades don’t have to be quite as good.