2025 Boys Private School Results /Game Schedules/ Commentary

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:NHSLS is a great opportunity for kids to get college eyes on them, but it in no way replaces the club events for recruiting. Put another way… a kid playing club can not play at NHSLS and still get recruited without skipping a beat, but a kid cannot skip club events and count on getting recruited only playing NHSLS.

Note that I’m assuming the kid plays for a top club team (NL, ML, DCE, Hawks and the like), who really only play in high level club events.

This might surprise you, but there are players that get recruited that aren't on top teams.

Why would that surprise me? Or anyone?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:NHSLS is a great opportunity for kids to get college eyes on them, but it in no way replaces the club events for recruiting. Put another way… a kid playing club can not play at NHSLS and still get recruited without skipping a beat, but a kid cannot skip club events and count on getting recruited only playing NHSLS.

Note that I’m assuming the kid plays for a top club team (NL, ML, DCE, Hawks and the like), who really only play in high level club events.

This might surprise you, but there are players that get recruited that aren't on top teams.

Why would that surprise me? Or anyone?

"but a kid cannot skip club events and count on getting recruited only playing NHSLS."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:NHSLS is a great opportunity for kids to get college eyes on them, but it in no way replaces the club events for recruiting. Put another way… a kid playing club can not play at NHSLS and still get recruited without skipping a beat, but a kid cannot skip club events and count on getting recruited only playing NHSLS.

Note that I’m assuming the kid plays for a top club team (NL, ML, DCE, Hawks and the like), who really only play in high level club events.

This might surprise you, but there are players that get recruited that aren't on top teams.

Why would that surprise me? Or anyone?

"but a kid cannot skip club events and count on getting recruited only playing NHSLS."

Yeah - he’d be stupid to count on it.

[Anonymous]

NHSLS is the top of the food chain club tournament. School names replace club names on the jerseys. Coaches, for the most part, have more and better connections to the colleges. The high school division replaces the pretend class divisions which are filled with future holdbacks and double reclasses. The teams have familiarity and are playing in a system rather than dodge-and-shoot. For 4 member college coaching staffs, they can see and talk to players, coaches and families in one spot in a major area with 3 airports and I-95 to get there. It's not even a close argument.

[Anonymous]

Speaks has to big of an ego

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:NHSLS is the top of the food chain club tournament. School names replace club names on the jerseys. Coaches, for the most part, have more and better connections to the colleges. The high school division replaces the pretend class divisions which are filled with future holdbacks and double reclasses. The teams have familiarity and are playing in a system rather than dodge-and-shoot. For 4 member college coaching staffs, they can see and talk to players, coaches and families in one spot in a major area with 3 airports and I-95 to get there. It's not even a close argument.

Every coach we spoke with ranks high school playing time over club rankings, assuming your child plays for a powerhouse HS team. Most actually hate club tournaments but put up with it because they have to. There were a lot of boys on my DC’s club team, which was highly ranked all through middle school, freshmen and sophomore year that didn’t get recruited, everyone on his high school team that was expected to get recruited did.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have no idea what kind of event Speaks is putting on, but NHSLS is a pain in the ass anyway. I guess the timing for the Fall event isn't too bad, but doing two Thursday & Friday events in June is brutal for the players who almost all have club commitments as well. It's a money grab for Adrenaline, and the high school coaches shouldn't stand for it.

More players get recruited out of NHSLS than the entire summer club circuit combined if you play for a halfway decent school program. A player's commitment should be to their school and not some disparate bunch of club players who come and go over time. The level of team play is way higher in NHSLS and so is the intensity. Club summer ball is a couple of passes and shoot and watching poles try to go full field and btb.

Do you have a kind of backup for that recruiting claim?

I'm assuming this is a dcum "source" question. My source is the VHSL thread and the 26 commits thread. The 3 best players in the VHSL have 1 with an offer but no commitment yet. If one of the other 2 had stayed at his old school, he would probably be a starting attack or 2nd line middie this upcoming season but almost certainly would have had offers given the school's connections.

[Anonymous]

NHSLS is a great recruiting event, but to say it’s head and shoulders above other elite showcases and club tournaments is laughable. They all play a part in the process. If your DC is playing NHLS, it’s a great opportunity, and be happy about it. But not playing in it is not going to dramatically affect their recruiting chances either.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have no idea what kind of event Speaks is putting on, but NHSLS is a pain in the ass anyway. I guess the timing for the Fall event isn't too bad, but doing two Thursday & Friday events in June is brutal for the players who almost all have club commitments as well. It's a money grab for Adrenaline, and the high school coaches shouldn't stand for it.

More players get recruited out of NHSLS than the entire summer club circuit combined if you play for a halfway decent school program. A player's commitment should be to their school and not some disparate bunch of club players who come and go over time. The level of team play is way higher in NHSLS and so is the intensity. Club summer ball is a couple of passes and shoot and watching poles try to go full field and btb.

Do you have a kind of backup for that recruiting claim?

I'm assuming this is a dcum "source" question. My source is the VHSL thread and the 26 commits thread. The 3 best players in the VHSL have 1 with an offer but no commitment yet. If one of the other 2 had stayed at his old school, he would probably be a starting attack or 2nd line middie this upcoming season but almost certainly would have had offers given the school's connections.

The request for backup was in response to this claim: "More players get recruited out of NHSLS than the entire summer club circuit combined if you play for a halfway decent school program".

The types of schools that play in NHSLS are typically private schools with strong lacrosse programs. Those private schools don't have strong programs because they play in NHSLS. They have better programs for a whole slew of other reasons. There are lots of great teams and players there, and it's a great opportunity to be seen by college coaches, but it's not getting dramatically more weight than other elite events out there. It's just another piece of the puzzle, and everyone's puzzle is a little different. Ultimately being a great player is what matters. Showing up at NHSLS doesn't magically lead to recruitment.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Speaks has to big of an ego

Clearly you don’t know him.

[Anonymous]

I think the Fall NHSLS is great. Good time of year and the players look forward to playing together for the first time in while.

The summer event does pose a lot of scheduling / over-playing issues though. Players can't and shouldn't skip club team events, and they can't and shouldn't skip NHSLS if their HS is playing in it. The summer NHSLS events are smack in the middle of all the top club events, so a lot of kids can end up playing 4 days in a row.

Complicating matters is that NHSLS has two varsity sessions in the summer on different weeks. Since most club teams have players playing in different sessions, they can't even really make the effort to schedule around it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:NHSLS is a great recruiting event, but to say it’s head and shoulders above other elite showcases and club tournaments is laughable. They all play a part in the process. If your DC is playing NHLS, it’s a great opportunity, and be happy about it. But not playing in it is not going to dramatically affect their recruiting chances either.

won't dramatically affect their recruiting chances but we'll see another boost in recruiting of the second tier 2026 kids after this weekend, maybe some flips. College coaches want to see players playing against older recruited kids. Playing elite club is important but becoming a smaller factor in the recruiting process.

[Anonymous]

We'll see a boost because it's near the end of the fall club ball season. NHSHS is just a part of that. And there will be more college coaches watching players at IMLCA next month than any other event this fall - including NHSLS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have no idea what kind of event Speaks is putting on, but NHSLS is a pain in the ass anyway. I guess the timing for the Fall event isn't too bad, but doing two Thursday & Friday events in June is brutal for the players who almost all have club commitments as well. It's a money grab for Adrenaline, and the high school coaches shouldn't stand for it.

More players get recruited out of NHSLS than the entire summer club circuit combined if you play for a halfway decent school program. A player's commitment should be to their school and not some disparate bunch of club players who come and go over time. The level of team play is way higher in NHSLS and so is the intensity. Club summer ball is a couple of passes and shoot and watching poles try to go full field and btb.

Do you have a kind of backup for that recruiting claim?

I'm assuming this is a dcum "source" question. My source is the VHSL thread and the 26 commits thread. The 3 best players in the VHSL have 1 with an offer but no commitment yet. If one of the other 2 had stayed at his old school, he would probably be a starting attack or 2nd line middie this upcoming season but almost certainly would have had offers given the school's connections.

The request for backup was in response to this claim: "More players get recruited out of NHSLS than the entire summer club circuit combined if you play for a halfway decent school program".

The types of schools that play in NHSLS are typically private schools with strong lacrosse programs. Those private schools don't have strong programs because they play in NHSLS. They have better programs for a whole slew of other reasons. There are lots of great teams and players there, and it's a great opportunity to be seen by college coaches, but it's not getting dramatically more weight than other elite events out there. It's just another piece of the puzzle, and everyone's puzzle is a little different. Ultimately being a great player is what matters. Showing up at NHSLS doesn't magically lead to recruitment.

Agree to disagree. The college coaches know this is the strongest tournament with the best players from the best schools. It gets way more weight when you see the amount and depth of coaches and then watch those coaches work the sidelines with the high school coaches, parents and players. This isn't DEI. This puzzle piece is way bigger than the others because it's not just a club game at some tournament somewhere.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have no idea what kind of event Speaks is putting on, but NHSLS is a pain in the ass anyway. I guess the timing for the Fall event isn't too bad, but doing two Thursday & Friday events in June is brutal for the players who almost all have club commitments as well. It's a money grab for Adrenaline, and the high school coaches shouldn't stand for it.

More players get recruited out of NHSLS than the entire summer club circuit combined if you play for a halfway decent school program. A player's commitment should be to their school and not some disparate bunch of club players who come and go over time. The level of team play is way higher in NHSLS and so is the intensity. Club summer ball is a couple of passes and shoot and watching poles try to go full field and btb.

Do you have a kind of backup for that recruiting claim?

I'm assuming this is a dcum "source" question. My source is the VHSL thread and the 26 commits thread. The 3 best players in the VHSL have 1 with an offer but no commitment yet. If one of the other 2 had stayed at his old school, he would probably be a starting attack or 2nd line middie this upcoming season but almost certainly would have had offers given the school's connections.

The request for backup was in response to this claim: "More players get recruited out of NHSLS than the entire summer club circuit combined if you play for a halfway decent school program".

The types of schools that play in NHSLS are typically private schools with strong lacrosse programs. Those private schools don't have strong programs because they play in NHSLS. They have better programs for a whole slew of other reasons. There are lots of great teams and players there, and it's a great opportunity to be seen by college coaches, but it's not getting dramatically more weight than other elite events out there. It's just another piece of the puzzle, and everyone's puzzle is a little different. Ultimately being a great player is what matters. Showing up at NHSLS doesn't magically lead to recruitment.

Agree to disagree. The college coaches know this is the strongest tournament with the best players from the best schools. It gets way more weight when you see the amount and depth of coaches and then watch those coaches work the sidelines with the high school coaches, parents and players. This isn't DEI. This puzzle piece is way bigger than the others because it's not just a club game at some tournament somewhere.

Are the college coaches working with their commits? Working flips? Or uncommitted juniors?