IAC Lacrosse 2019 Season

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Anonymous wrote:So Landon recruited of 8th grade lacrosse players and gave them scholarships to attend. Do schools recruit 8th graders for sports normally?

I know Landon had 6 kids that were accepted to 9th go to 8th a few years back but now they are recruiting 8th graders?

No idea where you get your info or if it is correct, but 8th and 9th grades at many private area high schools are a natural hold back (repeat) grade for kids who need another year to mature.

[Anonymous]

YES. Landon is recruiting 8th graders and so are all the coaches in the area. The IAC is restricted in making "First Contact" with players and their families whereas the WCAC can contact players at anytime and can offer Merit money and scholarships. The IAC can only give financial aid, no scholarships.

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Anonymous wrote:So Landon recruited of 8th grade lacrosse players and gave them scholarships to attend. Do schools recruit 8th graders for sports normally?

I know Landon had 6 kids that were accepted to 9th go to 8th a few years back but now they are recruiting 8th graders?

No idea where you get your info or if it is correct, but 8th and 9th grades at many private area high schools are a natural hold back (repeat) grade for kids who need another year to mature.

Sure Mater Dei does it all the time. So does IAC apparently.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:YES. Landon is recruiting 8th graders and so are all the coaches in the area. The IAC is restricted in making "First Contact" with players and their families whereas the WCAC can contact players at anytime and can offer Merit money and scholarships. The IAC can only give financial aid, no scholarships.

Wow!

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Anonymous wrote:So Landon recruited of 8th grade lacrosse players and gave them scholarships to attend. Do schools recruit 8th graders for sports normally?

I know Landon had 6 kids that were accepted to 9th go to 8th a few years back but now they are recruiting 8th graders?

No idea where you get your info or if it is correct, but 8th and 9th grades at many private area high schools are a natural hold back (repeat) grade for kids who need another year to mature.

Sure Mater Dei does it all the time. So does IAC apparently.

Not that it matters after all these years, but Landon led the way with this practice all through the 1980's. Mater Dei followed suit so that their teams could compete and to quiet the parent complaints about the Landon boys being older. If you can't beat them, join them.

And also because boys who are older do better in high school, athletically, academically and socially. The boys that are red-shirted have an advantage and it's completely understandable that those who do not do this are upset.

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Anonymous wrote:So Landon recruited of 8th grade lacrosse players and gave them scholarships to attend. Do schools recruit 8th graders for sports normally?

I know Landon had 6 kids that were accepted to 9th go to 8th a few years back but now they are recruiting 8th graders?

No idea where you get your info or if it is correct, but 8th and 9th grades at many private area high schools are a natural hold back (repeat) grade for kids who need another year to mature.

Sure Mater Dei does it all the time. So does IAC apparently.

Not that it matters after all these years, but Landon led the way with this practice all through the 1980's. Mater Dei followed suit so that their teams could compete and to quiet the parent complaints about the Landon boys being older. If you can't beat them, join them.

And also because boys who are older do better in high school, athletically, academically and socially. The boys that are red-shirted have an advantage and it's completely understandable that those who do not do this are upset.

True... it's just weird to me that coaches... adult men are talking to 12 year olds about going to their school and getting scholarships. Pre-teens. 12.

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Anonymous wrote:So Landon recruited of 8th grade lacrosse players and gave them scholarships to attend. Do schools recruit 8th graders for sports normally?

I know Landon had 6 kids that were accepted to 9th go to 8th a few years back but now they are recruiting 8th graders?

No idea where you get your info or if it is correct, but 8th and 9th grades at many private area high schools are a natural hold back (repeat) grade for kids who need another year to mature.

Sure Mater Dei does it all the time. So does IAC apparently.

Not that it matters after all these years, but Landon led the way with this practice all through the 1980's. Mater Dei followed suit so that their teams could compete and to quiet the parent complaints about the Landon boys being older. If you can't beat them, join them.

And also because boys who are older do better in high school, athletically, academically and socially. The boys that are red-shirted have an advantage and it's completely understandable that those who do not do this are upset.

The coaches are adult

True... it's just weird to me that coaches... adult men are talking to 12 year olds about going to their school and getting scholarships. Pre-teens. 12.

The coaches are adults with jobs and careers to consider. So they have a stake in this.

The schools want full classes and successful teams. The Admissions people do also.

But in my experience, most of the recruiting is done by parents, alumni and other boosters.

If you think this is bad, wait till you get a gander at college recruiting.

[Anonymous]

The coaches are adults with jobs and careers to consider. So they have a stake in this.

The schools want full classes and successful teams. The Admissions people do also.

But in my experience, most of the recruiting is done by parents, alumni and other boosters.

If you think this is bad, wait till you get a gander at college recruiting.
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Well said and very spot on

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Anonymous wrote:So Landon recruited of 8th grade lacrosse players and gave them scholarships to attend. Do schools recruit 8th graders for sports normally?

I know Landon had 6 kids that were accepted to 9th go to 8th a few years back but now they are recruiting 8th graders?

No idea where you get your info or if it is correct, but 8th and 9th grades at many private area high schools are a natural hold back (repeat) grade for kids who need another year to mature.

Sure Mater Dei does it all the time. So does IAC apparently.

Not that it matters after all these years, but Landon led the way with this practice all through the 1980's. Mater Dei followed suit so that their teams could compete and to quiet the parent complaints about the Landon boys being older. If you can't beat them, join them.

And also because boys who are older do better in high school, athletically, academically and socially. The boys that are red-shirted have an advantage and it's completely understandable that those who do not do this are upset.

The coaches are adult

True... it's just weird to me that coaches... adult men are talking to 12 year olds about going to their school and getting scholarships. Pre-teens. 12.

The coaches are adults with jobs and careers to consider. So they have a stake in this.

The schools want full classes and successful teams. The Admissions people do also.

But in my experience, most of the recruiting is done by parents, alumni and other boosters.

If you think this is bad, wait till you get a gander at college recruiting.

I actually have 2 D1 athletes that played for teams that were often in top 20 but never top 10. Nobody ever recruited 7th graders.

I'm old though and on my way out of this madness.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So Landon recruited of 8th grade lacrosse players and gave them scholarships to attend. Do schools recruit 8th graders for sports normally?

I know Landon had 6 kids that were accepted to 9th go to 8th a few years back but now they are recruiting 8th graders?

Big Stan and the peanut gallery over there couldn't recruit their way out of a wet paper bag. Watching Stan's new "super star investment" bumble, stumble, choke and fall all over the field this year was downright UGLY!!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So Landon recruited of 8th grade lacrosse players and gave them scholarships to attend. Do schools recruit 8th graders for sports normally?

I know Landon had 6 kids that were accepted to 9th go to 8th a few years back but now they are recruiting 8th graders?

Big Stan and the peanut gallery over there couldn't recruit their way out of a wet paper bag. Watching Stan's new "super star investment" bumble, stumble, choke and fall all over the field this year was downright UGLY!!!

Big Stan?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:But the jackass HOS ended up firing him, or at least let the AD do it. What a buffoon.

The AD didn’t do it — he was hung out to dry. He’s an alum and a great guy.