2026 Girls Player Commitments🥍🥍

[Anonymous]

I don’t think the critique on
Hero’s is justified at all. I have no reason to defend the program, but the fact that somebody is on here trying to insinuate that they are not doing enough is frankly quite laughable.

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Anonymous wrote:Not PP, but saying girls are “underperforming” (especially when maybe been out hurt)- by whatever subjective standard you hold - is, in fact, not respectful.

And the “Maybe I am, maybe not” is weird.

Never said the players were underperforming. The players did everything right - they’re #5 in the country. It’s a reflection of the club’s recruiting capability, not player performance.

I think you may be over estimating Club recruiting as a whole. Everything falls on the kids.

If that’s what your club is telling you, that’s unfortunate. Your club’s recruiting director should be actively communicating with coaches about players during the recruiting season. The number of commits on M&D and Capital isn’t coincidental. As someone who’s been through this process, a lot of it comes down to the relationships the club has with coaches, and how well the club markets each player to the coaches at schools on her dream list. The rest of it (performing at tournaments, grades, scores, etc) falls on the player’s shoulders.

You have it backwards. Your "rest of it" is most of it. Getting the college coaches to make it a semi-priority to see the players on the field is their main job. No college coach is taking on ANY of their only 8-10 players because a recruiting director tells them to.

There wasn’t a sequence suggested in the PP so nothing “backwards” about it. Players control what they control (grades, test scores, playing well). Clubs can control what they should control: develop relationships with coaches to promote players, get them to the sidelines, and stay engaged with coaches throughout the entire recruiting process. Capital and M&D both do this and it shows from their recruiting performance.

If a club leaves recruiting to the player and the parents, you should know other clubs are taking an entirely different approach. You don’t have to take my word on it: the recruiting results of the clubs taking an active role speak for themselves.

Nah, I read just fine. If you also believe the college coaches want to take in innumerable contacts from club directors about every player under the sun, you do not understand how it works. The recruiting director's job: help get certain college coaches to a field to see xyz players. After that, the coaches will want to see more of them or not. If yes, they'll ask for certain info about said player, from several sources. For the club's part, just respond and be organized so stuff doesn't fall between the cracks.
Nothing goes anywhere if the player can't play. And if they can, college coaches will be very interested regardless of anything outside that player's control.

Cool. I don’t know anything. Just a parent who’s seen it up close. You sound like a delightful person trying to justify a club’s poor recruiting results. Best of luck to ya.

Oh, you don't have to identify yourself. Well aware by now you're a parent who has seen just your own circumstance, hearsay on others. And of course have heard the club pitch.

100% that college coaches didn't lay all that out for you.

IDC about any club's recruiting results. BUT, if they can get coaches to the field, they're doing well and you're in good shape.

Of course you care, otherwise you wouldn’t be writing. You just don’t like that this conversation is happening around Hero’s 26 recruiting results. And that’s ok. Keep with the status quo, it seems to be working.

LMAO. Now Hero's club faces an insurmountable deficit to Capital because "building relationships"? That's rich!

Cool leap, bro

[Anonymous]

Add capital blue goalie BUCKNELL! Go Bisons!

Only a measly 3% of high school lacrosse players actually make it to play Division 1 in college. Seriously, let that sink in before you start tearing apart a family's choice or a player's decision to attend a particular school!


💙Capital Blue 2026 USCLUBLAX Rank #7
1 West Point ARMY M
1 W&M A
1 Mercer A
1 Columbia D
1 Columbia D
1 Duke M
1 Dartmouth D
1 Yale A
1 Yale M/D
1 Princeton Left A
1 Harvard M/D/A/draw
1 Harvard M/A/D
1 Denver Draw/M
1 Michigan Defender
1 Virginia Tech A
1 Florida State Goalie
1 Florida State Draw/M
1 Holy Cross A
1 OREGON A
1 Bucknell Goalie
1

Capital Orange 2026🧡 USCLUBLAX RANK #63
1 Colgate M
1 William & Mary D
1 Elon University M
1 Boston University M

M&D 2026 🖤 USCLUBLAX Rank #3
1 Saint Joseph University D
1 Arizona State D
1 UMBC D
1 JMU M
1 Clemson M
1 Florida M
1 Florida M
1 UVA D
1 Syracuse A
1 Syracuse
1 Notre Dame M
1 Ohio State A
1 Boston College A
1 West Point Army A
1 West Point Army D
1 Navy
1 Denver A

M&D RED 🎈USClublax Rank #36
1 UMASS-Lowell D
1 West Point Army D
1 Hofstra M
1 Monmouth M
1 Pitt Goalie*
1 Liberty A
1 Bryant A
1 UMBC M
1 UNC- Charlotte

Hero Green 2026💚 USCLUBAX RANK #5
1 Virginia Tech
1 Louisville M
1 Campbell University
1 Georgetown goalie*
1 Maryland
1 Univeristy of South Florida
1 University of South Florida
1 Virginia Tech
1 Oregon *goalie
1 Maryland attack/midfield
1 Navy
1 Boston College
1 Vanderbilt
1 Kennesaw

CAVLAX ELITE 2026 USCLUBLAX RANK #40
1 Virginia Tech D
1 George Mason M
1 UNC - Chapel Hill D
1 UVA M
1 Navy
1 Rhode Island
1 Kennesaw State
1 Christopher Newport

Skywalkers Blue🩵2026 RANK #21
1 Mercer
1 Cincinnati
1 Saint Joseph
1 UNC - Charlotte
1 Georgetown D
1 Brown
1 Princeton
1 Villanova
1 USC
1 UPENN
1 Ohio State
1 Georgetown
1 Clemson
1 USC goalie*

Skywalkers 2026 White
1 Mercyhurst
1 High Point goalie*
1 Stanford
1 Rollins
1 Roanoke
1 LaSalle
1 Jacksonville goalie*

TLC RED 2026 USCLUBLAX RANK #28
1 UNC- Charlotte
1 University of Richmond (?) M
1 Princeton
1 John Hopkins M
1 Monmouth D
1 St Mary's College A
1 St Mary's College A

Integrity Green 2026🌿USCLUBLAX RANK #25
1 UPenn goalie*
1 UVA goalie *
1 Virginia Tech
1 West Point Army
1 Davidson
1 HPU

HOCO 2026 USCLUBLAX RANK #43
1 Ohio State Goalie
1 Duke Goalie

Pride Black NOVA Loudon (2026) Rank #72
1 SCAD *goalie

YJMA🐝 Rank #130
1 UNC Charlotte A
1 Brown M/D

3D Mid-Atlantic ? Need team Ranking?
1 Louisville A
1 Elon D

⭐️ STARS ⭐️ 2026 USCLUBLAX RANK 148
1


Added for Interest & Curiosity
Committments for #1, # 2 & #4 ranked teams for 2026

Yellow Jacket Manning #1 Ranked 2026
1 Rutgers
1 UVA
1 Quinnipiac
1 Vanderbilt
1 Vanderbilt
1 Florida State
1 Florida State
1 Florida State
1 Florida State
1 Georgtown
1 Maryland
1 UNC
1 JHU
1 BC
1 BC
1 Florida
1 Harvard


LI Top Guns Black 2026 #2 Rank
1 Michigan
1 Fairfield
1 Arizona State
1 Drexel
1 UVA
1 Dartmouth
1 Stanford
1 UMass
1 Princeton
1 Duke
1 Yale
1 Northwestern
1 Northwestern
1 BC
1 High Point

ACES Elite US Clublax Ranked #4
1 Temple
1 Florida State
1 StonyBrook
1 Fairfield
1 Siena
1 University of Albany
1 Penn State
1 University of Cincinnati
1 UNC - Chapel Hill
1 UNC - Chapel Hill
1 University of Florida
1 ASU

[Anonymous]

Love the Bisons.

[Anonymous]

Congratulations to all the goalies in the area from all these clubs. I can't even fathom how difficult the recruiting process must be for goalie spots, as there are limited opportunities.

[Anonymous]

I heard this year has been one of the fastest years for commitments. Does anyone have any idea how many D1 spots are still up for grabs?

[Anonymous]

Add Capital blue goalie BUCKNELL! Go Bisons!
Add Skywalker Blue Marquette

Only a measly 3% of high school lacrosse players actually make it to play Division 1 in college. Seriously, let that sink in before you start tearing apart a family's choice or a player's decision to attend a particular school!


💙Capital Blue 2026 USCLUBLAX Rank #7
1 West Point ARMY M
1 W&M A
1 Mercer A
1 Columbia D
1 Columbia D
1 Duke M
1 Dartmouth D
1 Yale A
1 Yale M/D
1 Princeton Left A
1 Harvard M/D/A/draw
1 Harvard M/A/D
1 Denver Draw/M
1 Michigan D
1 Virginia Tech A
1 Florida State Goalie
1 Florida State Draw/M
1 Holy Cross A
1 OREGON A
1 Bucknell Goalie
1

Capital Orange 2026🧡 USCLUBLAX RANK #63
1 Colgate M
1 William & Mary D
1 Elon University M
1 Boston University M

M&D 2026 🖤 USCLUBLAX Rank #3
1 Saint Joseph University D
1 Arizona State D
1 UMBC D
1 JMU M
1 Clemson M
1 Florida M
1 Florida M
1 UVA D
1 Syracuse A
1 Syracuse
1 Notre Dame M
1 Ohio State A
1 Boston College A
1 West Point Army A
1 West Point Army D
1 Navy
1 Denver A

M&D RED 🎈USClublax Rank #36
1 UMASS-Lowell D
1 West Point Army D
1 Hofstra M
1 Monmouth M
1 Pitt Goalie*
1 Liberty A
1 Bryant A
1 UMBC M
1 UNC- Charlotte

Hero Green 2026💚 USCLUBAX RANK #5
1 Virginia Tech
1 Louisville M
1 Campbell University
1 Georgetown goalie*
1 Maryland
1 Univeristy of South Florida
1 University of South Florida
1 Virginia Tech
1 Oregon *goalie
1 Maryland A/M
1 Navy
1 Boston College
1 Vanderbilt
1 Kennesaw

CAVLAX ELITE 2026 USCLUBLAX RANK #40
1 Virginia Tech D
1 George Mason M
1 UNC - Chapel Hill D
1 UVA M
1 Navy
1 Rhode Island
1 Kennesaw State
1 Christopher Newport

Skywalkers Blue🩵2026 RANK #21
1 Marquette
1 Mercer
1 Cincinnati
1 Saint Joseph
1 UNC - Charlotte
1 Georgetown D
1 Brown
1 Princeton
1 Villanova
1 USC
1 UPENN
1 Ohio State
1 Georgetown
1 Clemson
1 USC goalie*

Skywalkers 2026 White
1 Mercyhurst
1 High Point goalie*
1 Stanford
1 Rollins
1 Roanoke
1 LaSalle
1 Jacksonville goalie*

TLC RED 2026 USCLUBLAX RANK #28
1 UNC- Charlotte
1 University of Richmond M
1 Princeton
1 John Hopkins M
1 Monmouth D
1 St Mary's College A
1 St Mary's College A

Integrity Green 2026🌿USCLUBLAX RANK #25
1 UPenn goalie*
1 UVA goalie *
1 Virginia Tech
1 West Point Army
1 Davidson
1 HPU

HOCO 2026 USCLUBLAX RANK #43
1 Ohio State Goalie
1 Duke Goalie

Pride Black NOVA Loudon (2026) Rank #72
1 SCAD *goalie

YJMA🐝 Rank #130
1 UNC Charlotte A
1 Brown M/D

3D Mid-Atlantic ? Need team Ranking?
1 Louisville A
1 Elon D

⭐️ STARS ⭐️ 2026 USCLUBLAX RANK 148
1


Added for Interest & Curiosity
Committments for #1, # 2 & #4 ranked teams for 2026

Yellow Jacket Manning #1 Ranked 2026
1 Rutgers
1 UVA
1 Quinnipiac
1 Vanderbilt
1 Vanderbilt
1 Florida State
1 Florida State
1 Florida State
1 Florida State
1 Georgtown
1 Maryland
1 UNC
1 JHU
1 BC
1 BC
1 Florida
1 Harvard


LI Top Guns Black 2026 #2 Rank
1 Michigan
1 Fairfield
1 Arizona State
1 Drexel
1 UVA
1 Dartmouth
1 Stanford
1 UMass
1 Princeton
1 Duke
1 Yale
1 Northwestern
1 Northwestern
1 BC
1 High Point

ACES Elite US Clublax Ranked #4
1 Temple
1 Florida State
1 StonyBrook
1 Fairfield
1 Siena
1 University of Albany
1 Penn State
1 University of Cincinnati
1 UNC - Chapel Hill
1 UNC - Chapel Hill
1 University of Florida
1 ASU

[Anonymous]

To address the question about Heros Green, is it a down year for them? Judging is impossible until the entire recruiting cycle completes itself. It is a new world, and I'm betting you'll see more de-commitments and flips to another school than we've typically seen. I also expect some schools will add to their class late in the cycle when hurt players show themselves on the field.

Having said all that, looking at HG v CB, the approximate average lax rank of the schools the players have committed to is 49.35 HG v 43.6 CB. That's not much of a difference.

Given South Florida and Florida State are starting programs, I assigned them both an equal ranking of 60. HG has two kids going there, and CB has 2 kids going to FSU. I think CB has committed 20 and HG has committed 14. So there's a difference there. If one assumes HG had multiple players out with injuries, then where they ultimately commit will adjust their average.

Looking at the top 12 players for each club (in terms of college lax ranking), HG has an average of 40.74, and CB has an average of 23.83. Kudos to CB.

Consider that two of HG top 12 players are going to South Florida, which has been given an average ranking of 60 for this analysis. I think South Florida will be much better than 60, so take it all with a grain of salt. If we throw out the two USF players and go with the following two players, their top 12 average goes to 44.58.

If you look at the rest of the roster that has committed, you see the average CB commit is about 70 and HG is 92.

For comparison, MD Black's 17 commits overall average is 26, the top 12 is 13.75, and the second group is 53.5.

Before people trash one school v another school, HG has 3 AAC, 5 ACC, 1 ASUN, 3 Big 10, 1 Big East, 1 CAA, 1 Patriot. Capital Blue has 4 ACC, 2 Big 10, 1 Big East, 1 Big South, 1 CAA, 8 Ivy, 3 Patriot.

So what does all this mean? Zip.

Nada, because clubs/teams don't get recruited; players do.

If you are a top player, it probably doesn't matter all that much which top club you play for because you'll have all your options open and only limited by your grades and budget. If you are on the second half of the roster you'll likely have to be more strategic in evaluating college lax vs. college degree vs. budget. AND....that's ok.

To suggest any of these results are bad is brain-dead nonsense.

They've all done exceptionally well. Clearly, Capital "Little Ivy" Blue is the place to be if you want to go to an IVY league school but that's about way more than just lacrosse. Again, thinking that any of these results are bad blows my mind.

I do wonder if Capital Blue requires a pre-SAT score and tax returns as part of its tryout process. (Stop, I'm kidding. Lighten up.)

One more time for the trolls in the back. ALL OF THESE RESULTS ARE CRAZY IMPRESSIVE. To the parents/players who are still available, keep grinding.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:To address the question about Heros Green, is it a down year for them? Judging is impossible until the entire recruiting cycle completes itself. It is a new world, and I'm betting you'll see more de-commitments and flips to another school than we've typically seen. I also expect some schools will add to their class late in the cycle when hurt players show themselves on the field.

Having said all that, looking at HG v CB, the approximate average lax rank of the schools the players have committed to is 49.35 HG v 43.6 CB. That's not much of a difference.

Given South Florida and Florida State are starting programs, I assigned them both an equal ranking of 60. HG has two kids going there, and CB has 2 kids going to FSU. I think CB has committed 20 and HG has committed 14. So there's a difference there. If one assumes HG had multiple players out with injuries, then where they ultimately commit will adjust their average.

Looking at the top 12 players for each club (in terms of college lax ranking), HG has an average of 40.74, and CB has an average of 23.83. Kudos to CB.

Consider that two of HG top 12 players are going to South Florida, which has been given an average ranking of 60 for this analysis. I think South Florida will be much better than 60, so take it all with a grain of salt. If we throw out the two USF players and go with the following two players, their top 12 average goes to 44.58.

If you look at the rest of the roster that has committed, you see the average CB commit is about 70 and HG is 92.

For comparison, MD Black's 17 commits overall average is 26, the top 12 is 13.75, and the second group is 53.5.

Before people trash one school v another school, HG has 3 AAC, 5 ACC, 1 ASUN, 3 Big 10, 1 Big East, 1 CAA, 1 Patriot. Capital Blue has 4 ACC, 2 Big 10, 1 Big East, 1 Big South, 1 CAA, 8 Ivy, 3 Patriot.

So what does all this mean? Zip.

Nada, because clubs/teams don't get recruited; players do.

If you are a top player, it probably doesn't matter all that much which top club you play for because you'll have all your options open and only limited by your grades and budget. If you are on the second half of the roster you'll likely have to be more strategic in evaluating college lax vs. college degree vs. budget. AND....that's ok.

To suggest any of these results are bad is brain-dead nonsense.

They've all done exceptionally well. Clearly, Capital "Little Ivy" Blue is the place to be if you want to go to an IVY league school but that's about way more than just lacrosse. Again, thinking that any of these results are bad blows my mind.

I do wonder if Capital Blue requires a pre-SAT score and tax returns as part of its tryout process. (Stop, I'm kidding. Lighten up.)

One more time for the trolls in the back. ALL OF THESE RESULTS ARE CRAZY IMPRESSIVE. To the parents/players who are still available, keep grinding.

You win the internet today!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:To address the question about Heros Green, is it a down year for them? Judging is impossible until the entire recruiting cycle completes itself. It is a new world, and I'm betting you'll see more de-commitments and flips to another school than we've typically seen. I also expect some schools will add to their class late in the cycle when hurt players show themselves on the field.

Having said all that, looking at HG v CB, the approximate average lax rank of the schools the players have committed to is 49.35 HG v 43.6 CB. That's not much of a difference.

Given South Florida and Florida State are starting programs, I assigned them both an equal ranking of 60. HG has two kids going there, and CB has 2 kids going to FSU. I think CB has committed 20 and HG has committed 14. So there's a difference there. If one assumes HG had multiple players out with injuries, then where they ultimately commit will adjust their average.

Looking at the top 12 players for each club (in terms of college lax ranking), HG has an average of 40.74, and CB has an average of 23.83. Kudos to CB.

Consider that two of HG top 12 players are going to South Florida, which has been given an average ranking of 60 for this analysis. I think South Florida will be much better than 60, so take it all with a grain of salt. If we throw out the two USF players and go with the following two players, their top 12 average goes to 44.58.

If you look at the rest of the roster that has committed, you see the average CB commit is about 70 and HG is 92.

For comparison, MD Black's 17 commits overall average is 26, the top 12 is 13.75, and the second group is 53.5.

Before people trash one school v another school, HG has 3 AAC, 5 ACC, 1 ASUN, 3 Big 10, 1 Big East, 1 CAA, 1 Patriot. Capital Blue has 4 ACC, 2 Big 10, 1 Big East, 1 Big South, 1 CAA, 8 Ivy, 3 Patriot.

So what does all this mean? Zip.

Nada, because clubs/teams don't get recruited; players do.

If you are a top player, it probably doesn't matter all that much which top club you play for because you'll have all your options open and only limited by your grades and budget. If you are on the second half of the roster you'll likely have to be more strategic in evaluating college lax vs. college degree vs. budget. AND....that's ok.

To suggest any of these results are bad is brain-dead nonsense.

They've all done exceptionally well. Clearly, Capital "Little Ivy" Blue is the place to be if you want to go to an IVY league school but that's about way more than just lacrosse. Again, thinking that any of these results are bad blows my mind.

I do wonder if Capital Blue requires a pre-SAT score and tax returns as part of its tryout process. (Stop, I'm kidding. Lighten up.)

One more time for the trolls in the back. ALL OF THESE RESULTS ARE CRAZY IMPRESSIVE. To the parents/players who are still available, keep grinding.

You seem to have a handle on this, any view as to why they're behind and underperforming thus far?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:To address the question about Heros Green, is it a down year for them? Judging is impossible until the entire recruiting cycle completes itself. It is a new world, and I'm betting you'll see more de-commitments and flips to another school than we've typically seen. I also expect some schools will add to their class late in the cycle when hurt players show themselves on the field.

Having said all that, looking at HG v CB, the approximate average lax rank of the schools the players have committed to is 49.35 HG v 43.6 CB. That's not much of a difference.

Given South Florida and Florida State are starting programs, I assigned them both an equal ranking of 60. HG has two kids going there, and CB has 2 kids going to FSU. I think CB has committed 20 and HG has committed 14. So there's a difference there. If one assumes HG had multiple players out with injuries, then where they ultimately commit will adjust their average.

Looking at the top 12 players for each club (in terms of college lax ranking), HG has an average of 40.74, and CB has an average of 23.83. Kudos to CB.

Consider that two of HG top 12 players are going to South Florida, which has been given an average ranking of 60 for this analysis. I think South Florida will be much better than 60, so take it all with a grain of salt. If we throw out the two USF players and go with the following two players, their top 12 average goes to 44.58.

If you look at the rest of the roster that has committed, you see the average CB commit is about 70 and HG is 92.

For comparison, MD Black's 17 commits overall average is 26, the top 12 is 13.75, and the second group is 53.5.

Before people trash one school v another school, HG has 3 AAC, 5 ACC, 1 ASUN, 3 Big 10, 1 Big East, 1 CAA, 1 Patriot. Capital Blue has 4 ACC, 2 Big 10, 1 Big East, 1 Big South, 1 CAA, 8 Ivy, 3 Patriot.

So what does all this mean? Zip.

Nada, because clubs/teams don't get recruited; players do.

If you are a top player, it probably doesn't matter all that much which top club you play for because you'll have all your options open and only limited by your grades and budget. If you are on the second half of the roster you'll likely have to be more strategic in evaluating college lax vs. college degree vs. budget. AND....that's ok.

To suggest any of these results are bad is brain-dead nonsense.

They've all done exceptionally well. Clearly, Capital "Little Ivy" Blue is the place to be if you want to go to an IVY league school but that's about way more than just lacrosse. Again, thinking that any of these results are bad blows my mind.

I do wonder if Capital Blue requires a pre-SAT score and tax returns as part of its tryout process. (Stop, I'm kidding. Lighten up.)

One more time for the trolls in the back. ALL OF THESE RESULTS ARE CRAZY IMPRESSIVE. To the parents/players who are still available, keep grinding.

You win the internet today!

thank you, thank you thank you!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:To address the question about Heros Green, is it a down year for them? Judging is impossible until the entire recruiting cycle completes itself. It is a new world, and I'm betting you'll see more de-commitments and flips to another school than we've typically seen. I also expect some schools will add to their class late in the cycle when hurt players show themselves on the field.

Having said all that, looking at HG v CB, the approximate average lax rank of the schools the players have committed to is 49.35 HG v 43.6 CB. That's not much of a difference.

Given South Florida and Florida State are starting programs, I assigned them both an equal ranking of 60. HG has two kids going there, and CB has 2 kids going to FSU. I think CB has committed 20 and HG has committed 14. So there's a difference there. If one assumes HG had multiple players out with injuries, then where they ultimately commit will adjust their average.

Looking at the top 12 players for each club (in terms of college lax ranking), HG has an average of 40.74, and CB has an average of 23.83. Kudos to CB.

Consider that two of HG top 12 players are going to South Florida, which has been given an average ranking of 60 for this analysis. I think South Florida will be much better than 60, so take it all with a grain of salt. If we throw out the two USF players and go with the following two players, their top 12 average goes to 44.58.

If you look at the rest of the roster that has committed, you see the average CB commit is about 70 and HG is 92.

For comparison, MD Black's 17 commits overall average is 26, the top 12 is 13.75, and the second group is 53.5.

Before people trash one school v another school, HG has 3 AAC, 5 ACC, 1 ASUN, 3 Big 10, 1 Big East, 1 CAA, 1 Patriot. Capital Blue has 4 ACC, 2 Big 10, 1 Big East, 1 Big South, 1 CAA, 8 Ivy, 3 Patriot.

So what does all this mean? Zip.

Nada, because clubs/teams don't get recruited; players do.

If you are a top player, it probably doesn't matter all that much which top club you play for because you'll have all your options open and only limited by your grades and budget. If you are on the second half of the roster you'll likely have to be more strategic in evaluating college lax vs. college degree vs. budget. AND....that's ok.

To suggest any of these results are bad is brain-dead nonsense.

They've all done exceptionally well. Clearly, Capital "Little Ivy" Blue is the place to be if you want to go to an IVY league school but that's about way more than just lacrosse. Again, thinking that any of these results are bad blows my mind.

I do wonder if Capital Blue requires a pre-SAT score and tax returns as part of its tryout process. (Stop, I'm kidding. Lighten up.)

One more time for the trolls in the back. ALL OF THESE RESULTS ARE CRAZY IMPRESSIVE. To the parents/players who are still available, keep grinding.

You seem to have a handle on this, any view as to why they're behind and underperforming thus far?

If I had to guess, and you are asking me to guess, I'd say it's due to injuries and the USF wildcard. I can think of at least two kids on that team who haven't committed and who could easily play for any school in the top 20. I also think the USF commits are probably equal to a top 20 ranking, perhaps even top 10. That would change the math. You might also have that with the Navy commit who likely could have gone to a higher ranked lax school. But you could play the what-if game forever and for each team. I don't think they are underperforming as much as they haven't gone as quickly as their peers. Anyone who has watched HG play since what .... 4th grade knows they are a quality bunch of kids with great coaching and club development. The same goes for M&D, Skywalkers, and Pride/Stars/Capital. And don't sleep on the next group of teams like Cap Orange, MD Red, etc they have some legit ballers. It's been a privilege to watch these kids play.

Also, and I think this forum needs to remember this, so it's not directed at you, but the forum....

the kids on these teams seem to like each other and cheer for each other regardless of club affiliation. When they are on each other's team in HS, or all star teams, or at camps etc. they all seem to get along great and love playing with and against each other. Don't get me wrong, they want to kick each other's ass on the field but off the field there's WAAAAAAAAY more respect between them than this forum would lead someone unfamiliar with them to believe.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:To address the question about Heros Green, is it a down year for them? Judging is impossible until the entire recruiting cycle completes itself. It is a new world, and I'm betting you'll see more de-commitments and flips to another school than we've typically seen. I also expect some schools will add to their class late in the cycle when hurt players show themselves on the field.

Having said all that, looking at HG v CB, the approximate average lax rank of the schools the players have committed to is 49.35 HG v 43.6 CB. That's not much of a difference.

Given South Florida and Florida State are starting programs, I assigned them both an equal ranking of 60. HG has two kids going there, and CB has 2 kids going to FSU. I think CB has committed 20 and HG has committed 14. So there's a difference there. If one assumes HG had multiple players out with injuries, then where they ultimately commit will adjust their average.

Looking at the top 12 players for each club (in terms of college lax ranking), HG has an average of 40.74, and CB has an average of 23.83. Kudos to CB.

Consider that two of HG top 12 players are going to South Florida, which has been given an average ranking of 60 for this analysis. I think South Florida will be much better than 60, so take it all with a grain of salt. If we throw out the two USF players and go with the following two players, their top 12 average goes to 44.58.

If you look at the rest of the roster that has committed, you see the average CB commit is about 70 and HG is 92.

For comparison, MD Black's 17 commits overall average is 26, the top 12 is 13.75, and the second group is 53.5.

Before people trash one school v another school, HG has 3 AAC, 5 ACC, 1 ASUN, 3 Big 10, 1 Big East, 1 CAA, 1 Patriot. Capital Blue has 4 ACC, 2 Big 10, 1 Big East, 1 Big South, 1 CAA, 8 Ivy, 3 Patriot.

So what does all this mean? Zip.

Nada, because clubs/teams don't get recruited; players do.

If you are a top player, it probably doesn't matter all that much which top club you play for because you'll have all your options open and only limited by your grades and budget. If you are on the second half of the roster you'll likely have to be more strategic in evaluating college lax vs. college degree vs. budget. AND....that's ok.

To suggest any of these results are bad is brain-dead nonsense.

They've all done exceptionally well. Clearly, Capital "Little Ivy" Blue is the place to be if you want to go to an IVY league school but that's about way more than just lacrosse. Again, thinking that any of these results are bad blows my mind.

I do wonder if Capital Blue requires a pre-SAT score and tax returns as part of its tryout process. (Stop, I'm kidding. Lighten up.)

One more time for the trolls in the back. ALL OF THESE RESULTS ARE CRAZY IMPRESSIVE. To the parents/players who are still available, keep grinding.

This is good work and you cleary put some time into this but you do seem to contradict yourself by saying in the first instance “clubs/teams don’t get recruited; players do” but then go on to refer to Cap Blue as “Little Ivy” and “the place to be if you want to go to an Ivy League school . . .”

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Anonymous wrote:To address the question about Heros Green, is it a down year for them? Judging is impossible until the entire recruiting cycle completes itself. It is a new world, and I'm betting you'll see more de-commitments and flips to another school than we've typically seen. I also expect some schools will add to their class late in the cycle when hurt players show themselves on the field.

Having said all that, looking at HG v CB, the approximate average lax rank of the schools the players have committed to is 49.35 HG v 43.6 CB. That's not much of a difference.

Given South Florida and Florida State are starting programs, I assigned them both an equal ranking of 60. HG has two kids going there, and CB has 2 kids going to FSU. I think CB has committed 20 and HG has committed 14. So there's a difference there. If one assumes HG had multiple players out with injuries, then where they ultimately commit will adjust their average.

Looking at the top 12 players for each club (in terms of college lax ranking), HG has an average of 40.74, and CB has an average of 23.83. Kudos to CB.

Consider that two of HG top 12 players are going to South Florida, which has been given an average ranking of 60 for this analysis. I think South Florida will be much better than 60, so take it all with a grain of salt. If we throw out the two USF players and go with the following two players, their top 12 average goes to 44.58.

If you look at the rest of the roster that has committed, you see the average CB commit is about 70 and HG is 92.

For comparison, MD Black's 17 commits overall average is 26, the top 12 is 13.75, and the second group is 53.5.

Before people trash one school v another school, HG has 3 AAC, 5 ACC, 1 ASUN, 3 Big 10, 1 Big East, 1 CAA, 1 Patriot. Capital Blue has 4 ACC, 2 Big 10, 1 Big East, 1 Big South, 1 CAA, 8 Ivy, 3 Patriot.

So what does all this mean? Zip.

Nada, because clubs/teams don't get recruited; players do.

If you are a top player, it probably doesn't matter all that much which top club you play for because you'll have all your options open and only limited by your grades and budget. If you are on the second half of the roster you'll likely have to be more strategic in evaluating college lax vs. college degree vs. budget. AND....that's ok.

To suggest any of these results are bad is brain-dead nonsense.

They've all done exceptionally well. Clearly, Capital "Little Ivy" Blue is the place to be if you want to go to an IVY league school but that's about way more than just lacrosse. Again, thinking that any of these results are bad blows my mind.

I do wonder if Capital Blue requires a pre-SAT score and tax returns as part of its tryout process. (Stop, I'm kidding. Lighten up.)

One more time for the trolls in the back. ALL OF THESE RESULTS ARE CRAZY IMPRESSIVE. To the parents/players who are still available, keep grinding.

This is good work. Nice post.

A quibble on the potential future of the USF program versus FSU. Based on overall resources, sports commitment, and academic breadth, I would place my bets on FSU becoming more relevant, more quickly, and more permanently--similar to Clemson's trajectory--than I would on USF. Guessing 50-60 is fair for both for now. Expect FSU to be top 25 in 2-3 years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:To address the question about Heros Green, is it a down year for them? Judging is impossible until the entire recruiting cycle completes itself. It is a new world, and I'm betting you'll see more de-commitments and flips to another school than we've typically seen. I also expect some schools will add to their class late in the cycle when hurt players show themselves on the field.

Having said all that, looking at HG v CB, the approximate average lax rank of the schools the players have committed to is 49.35 HG v 43.6 CB. That's not much of a difference.

Given South Florida and Florida State are starting programs, I assigned them both an equal ranking of 60. HG has two kids going there, and CB has 2 kids going to FSU. I think CB has committed 20 and HG has committed 14. So there's a difference there. If one assumes HG had multiple players out with injuries, then where they ultimately commit will adjust their average.

Looking at the top 12 players for each club (in terms of college lax ranking), HG has an average of 40.74, and CB has an average of 23.83. Kudos to CB.

Consider that two of HG top 12 players are going to South Florida, which has been given an average ranking of 60 for this analysis. I think South Florida will be much better than 60, so take it all with a grain of salt. If we throw out the two USF players and go with the following two players, their top 12 average goes to 44.58.

If you look at the rest of the roster that has committed, you see the average CB commit is about 70 and HG is 92.

For comparison, MD Black's 17 commits overall average is 26, the top 12 is 13.75, and the second group is 53.5.

Before people trash one school v another school, HG has 3 AAC, 5 ACC, 1 ASUN, 3 Big 10, 1 Big East, 1 CAA, 1 Patriot. Capital Blue has 4 ACC, 2 Big 10, 1 Big East, 1 Big South, 1 CAA, 8 Ivy, 3 Patriot.

So what does all this mean? Zip.

Nada, because clubs/teams don't get recruited; players do.

If you are a top player, it probably doesn't matter all that much which top club you play for because you'll have all your options open and only limited by your grades and budget. If you are on the second half of the roster you'll likely have to be more strategic in evaluating college lax vs. college degree vs. budget. AND....that's ok.

To suggest any of these results are bad is brain-dead nonsense.

They've all done exceptionally well. Clearly, Capital "Little Ivy" Blue is the place to be if you want to go to an IVY league school but that's about way more than just lacrosse. Again, thinking that any of these results are bad blows my mind.

I do wonder if Capital Blue requires a pre-SAT score and tax returns as part of its tryout process. (Stop, I'm kidding. Lighten up.)

One more time for the trolls in the back. ALL OF THESE RESULTS ARE CRAZY IMPRESSIVE. To the parents/players who are still available, keep grinding.

This is good work. Nice post.

A quibble on the potential future of the USF program versus FSU. Based on overall resources, sports commitment, and academic breadth, I would place my bets on FSU becoming more relevant, more quickly, and more permanently--similar to Clemson's trajectory--than I would on USF. Guessing 50-60 is fair for both for now. Expect FSU to be top 25 in 2-3 years.

The support USF and FSU have from their respective athletics departments couldn't be more different. USF has full support, building lax specific facilities and from what I'm hearing, is all in on fully funding the new roster limits. FSU on the other hand, was FORCED to add a women's sport, but only after the school was sued by the girls club team there. Make no mistake, FSU is not fully behind their lacrosse program currently. That may change in the near or distant future, but they are taking a much different path than Clemson did or even USF. They'll start along the lines of a Pitt. FSU will be lucky to be top half of the ACC in 3-5 years, let alone top 25. Who in the ACC will they jump? Cuse, Duke, UNC, UVA, Clemson, BC, Notre Dame, and now Stanford??? Not anytime soon.