Anonymous wrote:How did the Lil Hoyas look at NHSLS

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Anonymous wrote:As a casual observer of many games during the NHSLS tournament, I was impressed with the Texas schools. I was born and raised in Texas and I had never had seen a lacrosse game in all my time there. Football, basketball and baseball were the only sports we considered legit.

The Texas teams have raw athletes that are just starting to play lacrosse. The coaches/kids on the teams from ESD and Highland Park are just starting to build programs. They don't really play as a team, rather, the coaches just let them go on athletic ability alone

It will be interesting to see how Texas kids compete with the NE and Mid-Atlantic states in the next 5 years.

They do have some talent. Very good goalie play.

Not surprised. TX kids have been flying up here a lot for clinics and lessons and things for years. Like up and back in one day sometimes.

I talked to some of the parents from Texas today at the tournament. They feel like lacrosse has given their athletically gifted boys another chance to be "competitive" again. One dad told me his son quit playing football after his sophomore year because he was "only" 6 foot tall and couldn't run a forty in under a 3.6 flat. Another guy said his kid was great at baseball, he was a pitcher and switch hitter. His kid quit baseball to pursue lacrosse. The gentleman and his wife also said there are many more kids getting into lacrosse from Texas and those parents are spending heavily on summer camps in the Mid-Atlantic.

LOL if any NFL prospect in the combine ran a 3.6 flat in the 40 it would shatter any NFL record ever by an ocean of a margin. FYI Saint Johns College HS in DC is competive with any HS TX program.

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Anonymous wrote:As a casual observer of many games during the NHSLS tournament, I was impressed with the Texas schools. I was born and raised in Texas and I had never had seen a lacrosse game in all my time there. Football, basketball and baseball were the only sports we considered legit.

The Texas teams have raw athletes that are just starting to play lacrosse. The coaches/kids on the teams from ESD and Highland Park are just starting to build programs. They don't really play as a team, rather, the coaches just let them go on athletic ability alone

It will be interesting to see how Texas kids compete with the NE and Mid-Atlantic states in the next 5 years.

They do have some talent. Very good goalie play.

Not surprised. TX kids have been flying up here a lot for clinics and lessons and things for years. Like up and back in one day sometimes.

I talked to some of the parents from Texas today at the tournament. They feel like lacrosse has given their athletically gifted boys another chance to be "competitive" again. One dad told me his son quit playing football after his sophomore year because he was "only" 6 foot tall and couldn't run a forty in under a 3.6 flat. Another guy said his kid was great at baseball, he was a pitcher and switch hitter. His kid quit baseball to pursue lacrosse. The gentleman and his wife also said there are many more kids getting into lacrosse from Texas and those parents are spending heavily on summer camps in the Mid-Atlantic.

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Anonymous wrote:STA still loses to some IAC teams by 10 points and last place in IAC does not really equate to being able to compete. Technically STA has a boarding program, although very small and not attractive, so they could have the advantage of boarders if they wanted. Smaller schools like Episcopal, SSSA, and Landon have all had more successful IAC seasons recently, so there is no real excuse. And the age old “We’re smarter than you” excuse from STA boosters is not accurate, there are plenty of super smart lacrosse kids. STA just doesn’t attract them. Maybe STA is just more suited for the MAC?

None of those schools are smaller than STA nor do they have smarter kids. None. Zip. Zero. Still, STA probably doesn’t belong in the IAC. Lack the depth and the commitment to get the coaching talent necessary to really compete.

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Anonymous wrote:As a casual observer of many games during the NHSLS tournament, I was impressed with the Texas schools. I was born and raised in Texas and I had never had seen a lacrosse game in all my time there. Football, basketball and baseball were the only sports we considered legit.

The Texas teams have raw athletes that are just starting to play lacrosse. The coaches/kids on the teams from ESD and Highland Park are just starting to build programs. They don't really play as a team, rather, the coaches just let them go on athletic ability alone

It will be interesting to see how Texas kids compete with the NE and Mid-Atlantic states in the next 5 years.

They do have some talent. Very good goalie play.

Not surprised. TX kids have been flying up here a lot for clinics and lessons and things for years. Like up and back in one day sometimes.

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Anonymous wrote:As a casual observer of many games during the NHSLS tournament, I was impressed with the Texas schools. I was born and raised in Texas and I had never had seen a lacrosse game in all my time there. Football, basketball and baseball were the only sports we considered legit.

The Texas teams have raw athletes that are just starting to play lacrosse. The coaches/kids on the teams from ESD and Highland Park are just starting to build programs. They don't really play as a team, rather, the coaches just let them go on athletic ability alone

It will be interesting to see how Texas kids compete with the NE and Mid-Atlantic states in the next 5 years.

They do have some talent. Very good goalie play.

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Anonymous wrote:STA still loses to some IAC teams by 10 points and last place in IAC does not really equate to being able to compete. Technically STA has a boarding program, although very small and not attractive, so they could have the advantage of boarders if they wanted. Smaller schools like Episcopal, SSSA, and Landon have all had more successful IAC seasons recently, so there is no real excuse. And the age old “We’re smarter than you” excuse from STA boosters is not accurate, there are plenty of super smart lacrosse kids. STA just doesn’t attract them. Maybe STA is just more suited for the MAC?

None of those schools are smaller than STA nor do they have smarter kids. None. Zip. Zero. Still, STA probably doesn’t belong in the IAC. Lack the depth and the commitment to get the coaching talent necessary to really compete.

Anonymous wrote:look for SJC to repeat again next Spring.

While PVI graduated a solid squared this spring, they had a very strong JV team this year and do have a few key pieces back.

They will run toe to toe with Gonzaga next spring.

Anonymous wrote:As a casual observer of many games during the NHSLS tournament, I was impressed with the Texas schools. I was born and raised in Texas and I had never had seen a lacrosse game in all my time there. Football, basketball and baseball were the only sports we considered legit.

The Texas teams have raw athletes that are just starting to play lacrosse. The coaches/kids on the teams from ESD and Highland Park are just starting to build programs. They don't really play as a team, rather, the coaches just let them go on athletic ability alone

It will be interesting to see how Texas kids compete with the NE and Mid-Atlantic states in the next 5 years.

Anonymous wrote:STA still loses to some IAC teams by 10 points and last place in IAC does not really equate to being able to compete. Technically STA has a boarding program, although very small and not attractive, so they could have the advantage of boarders if they wanted. Smaller schools like Episcopal, SSSA, and Landon have all had more successful IAC seasons recently, so there is no real excuse. And the age old “We’re smarter than you” excuse from STA boosters is not accurate, there are plenty of super smart lacrosse kids. STA just doesn’t attract them. Maybe STA is just more suited for the MAC?