Rec lacrosse or field hockey for 8-year-old girl?

[Anonymous]

My 8-year-old daughter would like to try something other than soccer in the fall. I don't know much about lacrosse or field hockey, but they are options she wants to consider. We are in the Chantilly Youth Association area. What are the pros and cons of each of these sports?

[Anonymous]

They both good

[Anonymous]

Field hockey is similar to soccer in field position etc. It's very much like soccer, but with a stick and small hard ball.

Lacrosse has an entirely different field sense than either one. Personally, I think it makes lacrosse more fun and different.

I would vote for lacrosse, but do realize that lacrosse and soccer seasons will overlap down the line (both spring sports) whereas field hockey is a fall sport. Just something to realize now.

[Anonymous]

I vote lacrosse. Much better for their physical development - not as much stopping and starting as field hockey. Better more professionally run clubs.

[Anonymous]

Easier college bump for field hockerc

[Anonymous]

If through CYA lacrosse is spring and field hockey is in the fall so why not try out both? They both complement each other well.

[Anonymous]

DD played both at that age. She found lacrosse uninteresting because most of the girls could not throw or catch the ball.

DD still plays field hockey, though at that age most were terrible, too.

I suggest field hockey this fall and lacrosse in the spring as that is their natural seasons. She can choose one when she is older.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Easier college bump for field hockerc

As someone whose friends and kids are navigating FH recruitment now, this is not true. Maybe relatively speaking to lax. But def not easy. And there is little money in it for FH.

[Anonymous]

a ton of girls play both once they get to HS at her age why not try as many options as possible?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:a ton of girls play both once they get to HS at her age why not try as many options as possible?

Provide schedules work out, have her try both. She can "specialize" once (if) she starts playing more and develops a stronger interest in one or the other.

Come high school, she'll be able to play both at her high school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Easier college bump for field hockerc

Actually the opposite. D1 FH programs heavily recruits European players. That problem does not really exist with lacrosse

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Easier college bump for field hockerc

Actually the opposite. D1 FH programs heavily recruits European players. That problem does not really exist with lacrosse

Yep. Attended a FH recruitment seminar recently by a well known FH org. Only a little less than 10% go on to college at all. About 2%’ish go D1. And those schools recruit very heavily from oversees.

[Anonymous]

Both. She can do rec lacrosse and beyond sticks in the Fall

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Easier college bump for field hockerc

Actually the opposite. D1 FH programs heavily recruits European players. That problem does not really exist with lacrosse

Yep. Attended a FH recruitment seminar recently by a well known FH org. Only a little less than 10% go on to college at all. About 2%’ish go D1. And those schools recruit very heavily from oversees.

I like those 10 percent odds

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Easier college bump for field hockerc

99.99% of youth sports choices has NOTHING TO DO WITH COLLEGE.