School girl tournament

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This used to be "The Tournament" back in the day, really meant something to participate.

This would have been good information to have before the tryouts. Would've stayed home.

No you wouldn’t have

[Anonymous]

Anecdotally it felt like sophomore girls (who are now juniors) who played in this last year were recruited very quickly the following fall to a lot of stellar programs. Chicken and the egg - who knows if the tournament had anything to do with it or they were selected to tournament bc they are excellent players — but even if that is the case, a lot of strong players on all three DC teams last year. Great lacrosse despite the rain.

[Anonymous]

They were recruited because they play for top area clubs. Nothing to do with this tournament.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They were recruited because they play for top area clubs. Nothing to do with this tournament.

It definitely doesn't hurt your recruiting. If it's not listed on your accolades, college coaches will probably wonder why your high school coach didn't nominate you. Maybe they will see it as a red flag that you aren't considered a top player on your high school team.

[Anonymous]

Nah. People are busy that weekend. Nobody cares you didn’t tryout for the tournament. College coaches aren’t going to wonder.

[Anonymous]

The downside is if you are nominated, regardless of grade year, and you choose not to attend or don't go to the tryout (lax politics and all). You get yourself and your school in hot water should you choose not to attend.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The downside is if you are nominated, regardless of grade year, and you choose not to attend or don't go to the tryout (lax politics and all). You get yourself and your school in hot water should you choose not to attend.

Umm, no you don't. Being nominated means your HS coach gives you information about the tryout, when you use logic, you realize that the coach sees something in you.

Anyone is free to not go, there is no penalty assigned. It's when you try out and are placed onto a team, that you risk penalties to yourself and your school if you don't accept a team placement.

[Anonymous]

If you tryout and make a team then you have to accept to avoid the penalty for yourself and school. It seems like they keep adding teams each year so I would think carefully before trying out as being forced to play/pay for a lower team is not worth it for most. There might be coaches at team 1 games but there will not be at team 6.

[Anonymous]

Lots of team shifting going on right now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Lots of team shifting going on right now.

Sounds shifty.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Lots of team shifting going on right now.

Sounds shifty.

Exactly. Please provide examples

[Anonymous]

Was everyone who did not make it made an alternate or did they actually pick alternates?

[Anonymous]

Alternates are getting placed on teams now.

[Anonymous]

Do alternates move to team five? Or are they placed wherever the opening is? Seems like everyone should get shifted up.

[Anonymous]

Waitlisted girls are placed on team 5. Girls already on team 5 would get moved to team 4 and so on. I know several that have turned down their spots and have heard about team movement.