Walk the sidelines at any club lacrosse tournament and you’ll run into a truth nobody says out loud about parent coaches in club lacrosse: they aren’t the minority — they’re the majority. With the number of clubs and teams out there today, there’s simply no way around it. So are parent coaches a positive or […]
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What every club lax parent needs to know before tryout day Tryout season is fast approaching, and the same question comes up every year: what should we actually expect from a club lacrosse tryout? More importantly, how do we prepare our kid for it? Let’s be honest — whether your player is 7 or 16,
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Club lacrosse parents — we have a problem. And before you assume I’m pointing at the person next to you on the sideline, I’m pointing at all of us. Myself included. It starts with something small. Something easy to dismiss. A parent carrying their kid’s equipment bag from the field to the car. I know
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How to handle the downtime in a town you don’t know — without winging it The schedule drops and there it is: 8am and 10am Saturday, then noon and 2pm Sunday. If you’re a club lacrosse parent, you already feel it — two nights in a hotel, leaving work and school early Friday, and a
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Tournament weekends are a lot of things at once. For the kids, it’s what all the early morning practices and countless hours of work were building toward. For the parents — if you let it be — it’s something pretty close to a mini-vacation. Whether you’ve been in Club Lax for years or if this
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Why both matter, and where parents go wrong Here’s the reality about club ball vs school ball: they don’t need to compete with each other or fight each other. They both have their purpose. Both matter. Especially to the child who loves the game — and whether you’re growing them as a lacrosse player, a
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This post contains affiliate links. We may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you when you purchase through our links. For any lacrosse parent, or really any sports parent who has spent a weekend at a tournament, the folding wagon for sports is a hot topic. My wife and I have been
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“Dad, another word and I am quitting.” Right in the middle of the game. Not after the game, not at halftime, not during a timeout. Ball still in play. My middle child, done with me. I stood there for a second. The game kept going. Other parents were watching. And honestly? I didn’t know what
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Club lacrosse typically runs $3,000–$10,000+ per year for one player. Here’s the full breakdown on the real cost of club lacrosse from someone who’s lived it with three kids. Over the last seven years, with three kids in club lacrosse, we have spent well into six figures. Not a typo. When you add it all
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In our last post, “Should I Put My Kid in Club Lacrosse?” I mention the great friends we have gained through this journey. Seven years in and we are still close with parents our kids played with years ago. Many of our best friends today are parents of other kids on our club teams. I
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