They're having trouble holding players. Their 18U National team broke camp in the fall with 19 players on their roster, but there are only 11 left.We just had a new organization in CT announce their creation (July 1).
By July 14 they had a new announcement that they were becoming part of RI Thunder.
I'm sure Lotti is thrilled with that development. And he's been expanding into CT for a few years now.
There is at least one member on here who's daughter played with the NJLD in 2024. Maybe he'll chime in.
I heard the story from someone on the 18U team. It was rather disturbing, if true.From what I’ve been told, there were issues when the 18-u teams combined (NJ and what was left of the old National team) to play in Colorado and Atlanta. So the move wasn’t surprising.
I coach one of the 70 Unity teams. The money we pay to the organization is less than most local teams. They leave us alone and let us do what we want with our own team. I’ve had a good experience so far - no complaints FWIW. Our area has seen a lot of the bigger organizations move in over the last few years. Firecrackers, Unity, Bombers, lady dukes, etc.
Good point. Unity has some great teams, but there's no way all 70 will be competitive at that level.As an organization does that hands off approach dilute the brand? Do they care if they have teams that should still play rec ball all the way through national champion caliber teams? Maybe they don’t and that’s okay.
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