lax culture from an insider

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sometimes all of this "college recruitment" chatter around lacrosse is just funny. My son is considered a good player (middle school level) and I could care less about any college play/recruitment/etc. I'm sure many of the other parents do.

Let's face it folks, these years of play and team and enjoyment are fleeting. Perhaps enjoying this time and letting - oh, I don't know, academics! - take care of college.

Just a thought.

+1

How about a coach that is not an asshole that can teach good sound skills, sportsman ships and hardworking... That does not cost an arm and a leg.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you are looking for college recruiting, why would you go to a club that doesn't even regularly field HS teams?

Go to VLC or Blackwolf. They are the 2 best at getting kids into colleges.

Because there are just so many spots, driving over the bridge to VA is torture and the Blackwolf coach is a lunatic.

Same can be said about that other club team in VA (not talking about VLC).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sometimes all of this "college recruitment" chatter around lacrosse is just funny. My son is considered a good player (middle school level) and I could care less about any college play/recruitment/etc. I'm sure many of the other parents do.

Let's face it folks, these years of play and team and enjoyment are fleeting. Perhaps enjoying this time and letting - oh, I don't know, academics! - take care of college.

Just a thought.

+1

How about a coach that is not an asshole that can teach good sound skills, sportsman ships and hardworking... That does not cost an arm and a leg.

You are not going to get it from NL. Their HS program has been in disarray for years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sometimes all of this "college recruitment" chatter around lacrosse is just funny. My son is considered a good player (middle school level) and I could care less about any college play/recruitment/etc. I'm sure many of the other parents do.

Let's face it folks, these years of play and team and enjoyment are fleeting. Perhaps enjoying this time and letting - oh, I don't know, academics! - take care of college.

Just a thought.

+1

How about a coach that is not an asshole that can teach good sound skills, sportsman ships and hardworking... That does not cost an arm and a leg.

You are not going to get it from NL. Their HS program has been in disarray for years.

The chatter on the sidelines this weekend was that a new person was hired to revamp the program.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sometimes all of this "college recruitment" chatter around lacrosse is just funny. My son is considered a good player (middle school level) and I could care less about any college play/recruitment/etc. I'm sure many of the other parents do.

Let's face it folks, these years of play and team and enjoyment are fleeting. Perhaps enjoying this time and letting - oh, I don't know, academics! - take care of college.

Just a thought.

+1

How about a coach that is not an asshole that can teach good sound skills, sportsman ships and hardworking... That does not cost an arm and a leg.

You are not going to get it from NL. Their HS program has been in disarray for years.

The chatter on the sidelines this weekend was that a new person was hired to revamp the program.

They have been saying that for years.

[Anonymous]

has anyone else heard that the Head Potomac Lacrosse coach is stepping down after this season and is leaving the school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:has anyone else heard that the Head Potomac Lacrosse coach is stepping down after this season and is leaving the school.

No idea, but that would be a huge loss for Potomac if true.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is Giblin returning somewhere to head coach a high school? Saw something in the Wapo that suggested he is coming back to coach somewhere next year. Not GP of course. Anybody know where? I know he has a winning record, but who would hire a guy like that with all his rage issues?

He is the assistant coach at Walter Johnson and says he wants to be head coach again somewhere in Maryland.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/highschools/walter-johnson-has-a-knowledgeable-lacrosse-assistant-in-kevin-giblin/2015/04/22/d42080b2-e840-11e4-9767-6276fc9b0ada_story.html

[Anonymous]

If you are on Madlax's blue team, what are the odds of moving up to orange. My son is in high school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is Giblin returning somewhere to head coach a high school? Saw something in the Wapo that suggested he is coming back to coach somewhere next year. Not GP of course. Anybody know where? I know he has a winning record, but who would hire a guy like that with all his rage issues?

He is the assistant coach at Walter Johnson and says he wants to be head coach again somewhere in Maryland.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/highschools/walter-johnson-has-a-knowledgeable-lacrosse-assistant-in-kevin-giblin/2015/04/22/d42080b2-e840-11e4-9767-6276fc9b0ada_story.html

Have heard that he is going to Potomac. (Just a rumor.) Have also heard that Potomac's coach, a Landon alum, is going to Landon.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you are on Madlax's blue team, what are the odds of moving up to orange. My son is in high school.

It depends. Most of the kids on the Orange HS teams have been with the program for awhile, so it's hard to displace them. But there are always some spots that open up because of turnover. Kids on the Madlax HS teams seem to leave for other clubs like Crabs, VLC and Blackwolf so every team has some turnover, and some have a lot of turnover.

Like most clubs, it usually is a bad experience being on the Blue or B team. Your son's best bet is to find a way to make an A team for a different club instead. If your son was in the youth program, maybe it would make sense to be willing to wait 1-2 years to move up to A. But if your son is in HS, the clock is ticking and you don't have that luxury.

It's almost always better to be on a club's A team than a club's B team (even if that club is a "better" club).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you are on Madlax's blue team, what are the odds of moving up to orange. My son is in high school.

It depends. Most of the kids on the Orange HS teams have been with the program for awhile, so it's hard to displace them. But there are always some spots that open up because of turnover. Kids on the Madlax HS teams seem to leave for other clubs like Crabs, VLC and Blackwolf so every team has some turnover, and some have a lot of turnover.

Like most clubs, it usually is a bad experience being on the Blue or B team. Your son's best bet is to find a way to make an A team for a different club instead. If your son was in the youth program, maybe it would make sense to be willing to wait 1-2 years to move up to A. But if your son is in HS, the clock is ticking and you don't have that luxury.

It's almost always better to be on a club's A team than a club's B team (even if that club is a "better" club).

This sounds like sound advice. But many B team players at Madlax seem to stick it out rather than moving to an A team elsewhere.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you are on Madlax's blue team, what are the odds of moving up to orange. My son is in high school.

It depends. Most of the kids on the Orange HS teams have been with the program for awhile, so it's hard to displace them. But there are always some spots that open up because of turnover. Kids on the Madlax HS teams seem to leave for other clubs like Crabs, VLC and Blackwolf so every team has some turnover, and some have a lot of turnover.

Like most clubs, it usually is a bad experience being on the Blue or B team. Your son's best bet is to find a way to make an A team for a different club instead. If your son was in the youth program, maybe it would make sense to be willing to wait 1-2 years to move up to A. But if your son is in HS, the clock is ticking and you don't have that luxury.

It's almost always better to be on a club's A team than a club's B team (even if that club is a "better" club).

This sounds like sound advice. But many B team players at Madlax seem to stick it out rather than moving to an A team elsewhere.

That's true. Very few of the Madlax Blue kids would make an A team for a top club. Most of those Blue kids are not thinking seriously about playing lacrosse at the next level and just want to have fun. If that's your expectation, it may make sense to stick with it. But if being recruited is important to you and/or you want to play top competition, playing for a B team is a bad idea.

If you are looking to play with strong teammates, play great teams or want the attention of Madlax, you should not play for their B team.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you are on Madlax's blue team, what are the odds of moving up to orange. My son is in high school.

It depends. Most of the kids on the Orange HS teams have been with the program for awhile, so it's hard to displace them. But there are always some spots that open up because of turnover. Kids on the Madlax HS teams seem to leave for other clubs like Crabs, VLC and Blackwolf so every team has some turnover, and some have a lot of turnover.

Like most clubs, it usually is a bad experience being on the Blue or B team. Your son's best bet is to find a way to make an A team for a different club instead. If your son was in the youth program, maybe it would make sense to be willing to wait 1-2 years to move up to A. But if your son is in HS, the clock is ticking and you don't have that luxury.

It's almost always better to be on a club's A team than a club's B team (even if that club is a "better" club).

This sounds like sound advice. But many B team players at Madlax seem to stick it out rather than moving to an A team elsewhere.

That's true. Very few of the Madlax Blue kids would make an A team for a top club. Most of those Blue kids are not thinking seriously about playing lacrosse at the next level and just want to have fun. If that's your expectation, it may make sense to stick with it. But if being recruited is important to you and/or you want to play top competition, playing for a B team is a bad idea.

If you are looking to play with strong teammates, play great teams or want the attention of Madlax, you should not play for their B team.

Can someone back this one way or the other with stats? How have the Blue team members done college recruiting wise? The lore is that Madlax is so deep that even its B team players end up getting recruited.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you are on Madlax's blue team, what are the odds of moving up to orange. My son is in high school.

It depends. Most of the kids on the Orange HS teams have been with the program for awhile, so it's hard to displace them. But there are always some spots that open up because of turnover. Kids on the Madlax HS teams seem to leave for other clubs like Crabs, VLC and Blackwolf so every team has some turnover, and some have a lot of turnover.

Like most clubs, it usually is a bad experience being on the Blue or B team. Your son's best bet is to find a way to make an A team for a different club instead. If your son was in the youth program, maybe it would make sense to be willing to wait 1-2 years to move up to A. But if your son is in HS, the clock is ticking and you don't have that luxury.

It's almost always better to be on a club's A team than a club's B team (even if that club is a "better" club).

This sounds like sound advice. But many B team players at Madlax seem to stick it out rather than moving to an A team elsewhere.

That's true. Very few of the Madlax Blue kids would make an A team for a top club. Most of those Blue kids are not thinking seriously about playing lacrosse at the next level and just want to have fun. If that's your expectation, it may make sense to stick with it. But if being recruited is important to you and/or you want to play top competition, playing for a B team is a bad idea.

If you are looking to play with strong teammates, play great teams or want the attention of Madlax, you should not play for their B team.

Can someone back this one way or the other with stats? How have the Blue team members done college recruiting wise? The lore is that Madlax is so deep that even its B team players end up getting recruited.

Lore? LOL.

Yes, some kids on a B team play college lacrosse. That goes for Madlax or any number of other clubs. But if you are talking about Madlax specifically, those B kids are going D2 or D3. That is perfectly fine for many kids/families. But please don't get the wrong idea - college coaches are not beating down the door to get B team kids.