Can Opener wrote: ↑Wed Jun 16, 2021 9:56 pmMarie McCool helped to coach a team that went 20-1 this year. She entered UNC in the fall of 2014 and went on to win a national championship and be named a Tewaaraton finalist twice. Prior to Carolina, she won three state championships at Moorestown. So that means she has been coaching, playing and observing lacrosse at a very high level for the past 11 years. Mesh pockets were first allowed in 2018 and by all accounts that enabled women to elevate what they could do with their sticks. Perhaps there were women before Charlotte who had greater skills, but given stick technology and North's innovation, McCool's statement is accurate that "She's doing things that nobody has done before with her stickwork." CN has hit 90 MPH on the radar gun. That is something that was simply not possible with the old technology. Of course there is also the increased hold of the mesh sticks that allow for more aggressive dodging and more creative shooting release points. I suppose it's possible that other women that most of us would not know achieved more with less. Would you mind sharing just a few names of those women?LarryGamLax wrote: ↑Wed Jun 16, 2021 12:45 pmCan Opener wrote: ↑Wed Jun 16, 2021 10:14 am Nice compliment this week for CN from UNC coach and former star Marie McCool.
“What the collegiate players have been able to do for our sport is incredible. Charlotte North specifically, she is so talented,” McCool said. “She’s doing things that nobody has done before with her stickwork. It’s so important for young kids to see those things.“
No mention of assists to shots ratio or excessive cellies so clearly Charlotte is learning from our posters.
Respect Marie and like her very much. That was a nice compliment about Charlotte North, but it really isn't exactly accurate. Marie is young, so she sees CN do things and assumes the things she sees are things "that nobody has done before". I could name a number of players(many of whom most of you would not know) who were stick wizards, but what CN has is TV(streaming incl.) and the big stage.
Always nice when players can respect other player's talent.
Hey CO, thanks for the Marie McCool history lesson. I guess you missed the part where I said I respect and like Marie very much. I know all about her from Moorestown HS. She happened to play for The Knoblochs(Deanna, HC and KC, Asst Coach) and they are longtime friends. Marie is YOUNG! I didn't make that up...it's a fact! If I listen to you, her playing and observing for the past 10 years(she's only been coaching for one year), somehow trumps my considerable experience. Am I getting this right or is that not what you meant to do? I somehow feel that you were trying to belittle me because I said that Marie's statement(specifically the "that nobody has ever done before") was not exactly accurate. I have seen a lot of stuff in the sport of Lacrosse(Men's and Women's) and I have seen great talented players, that a player just a few years out of college more than likely wouldn't know.
I'll name a few...Candy Finn, Margie Anderson, Gail Cummings, the late Sue Mellis Sofarnos, Katrina Dowd(a lot of people seem to forget how special she was), Nicole Flego, Nora Maguire, Kylie Ohlmiller(I think she's still around), Michele Tumolo(any idea where she is these days ), Selena Lasota
Hope I was able to address this properly. I'm sure you will tell me if I haven't.