How hard to learn/play LAX in HS?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DS has been elite athlete in another sport for several years, but burned out and is now super interested in playing lacrosse for his high school team, JV level of course. How realistic is this? And are there clinics/clubs that work with HS/late comers to the sport in the DMV?

If your son's HS plays in the VEL league then have him sign up for that now. Starts in a week or two. There are fewer clinics in the Fall but St. James and Mabry Academy usually have fall programs. I would not worry about a club team yet. Get the basics down first - lots of wall ball.

+1. Great advice- join a VEL team if your son did elite soccer, bb or hockey he’ll do well in public school lacrosse. Forget a club team unless he really wants to play college lacrosse

[Anonymous]

Pretty sure the op was a troll and I also think Mabry might have shut down.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I know an athlete who was a very good basketball player, and decided to try lacrosse. Picked up a stick for the first time Sophomore year. By the end of Junior season he was an impact player. By senior season, Captain. This was a VHSL 6A program that goes about .500 each season. Totally doable for a strong athlete with good work ethic.

Not doable at good privates in IAC or WCAC.

I agree that basketball skills are the MOST transferable to lacrosse. The games are very similar.

I am aware of at least one boy who picked up his first lacrosse stick as a freshman at Prep and went on to be an All American at Georgetown.

He was a good all around athlete and also played football and basketball.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Pretty sure the op was a troll and I also think Mabry might have shut down.

Mabry definitely has not shut down.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I know an athlete who was a very good basketball player, and decided to try lacrosse. Picked up a stick for the first time Sophomore year. By the end of Junior season he was an impact player. By senior season, Captain. This was a VHSL 6A program that goes about .500 each season. Totally doable for a strong athlete with good work ethic.

Not doable at good privates in IAC or WCAC.

I agree that basketball skills are the MOST transferable to lacrosse. The games are very similar.

I am aware of at least one boy who picked up his first lacrosse stick as a freshman at Prep and went on to be an All American at Georgetown.

He was a good all around athlete and also played football and basketball.

Hockey is more transferrable. There are many similarities with gameplay dynamics; both sports have goals, goalies, and behind-the-net play; both use sticks; both require a focus on quick, strategic plays; both involve checking and aggressive body contact. My friend's son played AA and AAA hockey as a kid until he realized it wasn't going anywhere (he didn't want to leave home to play juniors), so he played high school football, hockey, and lacrosse, and very little club lacrosse until later in high school for exposure. He played at a good D1 school and then in the PLL. Once he decided he was a lacrosse player, I think he blew up and exceeded many people's expectations, besides maybe his college coach, who recruited him partly because he was a 3-sport athlete.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DS has been elite athlete in another sport for several years, but burned out and is now super interested in playing lacrosse for his high school team, JV level of course. How realistic is this? And are there clinics/clubs that work with HS/late comers to the sport in the DMV?

If your son's HS plays in the VEL league then have him sign up for that now. Starts in a week or two. There are fewer clinics in the Fall but St. James and Mabry Academy usually have fall programs. I would not worry about a club team yet. Get the basics down first - lots of wall ball.

OP Here. Super helpful. Thank you!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I know an athlete who was a very good basketball player, and decided to try lacrosse. Picked up a stick for the first time Sophomore year. By the end of Junior season he was an impact player. By senior season, Captain. This was a VHSL 6A program that goes about .500 each season. Totally doable for a strong athlete with good work ethic.

Not doable at good privates in IAC or WCAC.

I agree that basketball skills are the MOST transferable to lacrosse. The games are very similar.

I am aware of at least one boy who picked up his first lacrosse stick as a freshman at Prep and went on to be an All American at Georgetown.

He was a good all around athlete and also played football and basketball.

Hockey is more transferrable. There are many similarities with gameplay dynamics; both sports have goals, goalies, and behind-the-net play; both use sticks; both require a focus on quick, strategic plays; both involve checking and aggressive body contact. My friend's son played AA and AAA hockey as a kid until he realized it wasn't going anywhere (he didn't want to leave home to play juniors), so he played high school football, hockey, and lacrosse, and very little club lacrosse until later in high school for exposure. He played at a good D1 school and then in the PLL. Once he decided he was a lacrosse player, I think he blew up and exceeded many people's expectations, besides maybe his college coach, who recruited him partly because he was a 3-sport athlete.

LOL people are just making things up. We know the Then in the PLL is made up

[Anonymous]

Would agree on playing D or even D-mid. Have coached HS teams where football, soccer, hockey and wrestlers decide to come out for the team and they usually excel in those positions and get playing time. Also can try facing off if the team does not have a dominant FOGO.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Pretty sure the op was a troll and I also think Mabry might have shut down.

Mabry definitely has not shut down.

The web site looks pretty bare and there are no camps listed. What site should I look at?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I know an athlete who was a very good basketball player, and decided to try lacrosse. Picked up a stick for the first time Sophomore year. By the end of Junior season he was an impact player. By senior season, Captain. This was a VHSL 6A program that goes about .500 each season. Totally doable for a strong athlete with good work ethic.

Not doable at good privates in IAC or WCAC.

I agree that basketball skills are the MOST transferable to lacrosse. The games are very similar.

I am aware of at least one boy who picked up his first lacrosse stick as a freshman at Prep and went on to be an All American at Georgetown.

He was a good all around athlete and also played football and basketball.

There is no GP lacrosse player who has ever made all american at Georgetown.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Pretty sure the op was a troll and I also think Mabry might have shut down.

Mabry definitely has not shut down.

The web site looks pretty bare and there are no camps listed. What site should I look at?

Anything under the lacrosse programs tab. My kids have done a few of the programs and they are pricey but good. If you can't make fall there is another one that starts around December and goes to February.

https://www.mabryacademy.com/fallofthriving

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I know an athlete who was a very good basketball player, and decided to try lacrosse. Picked up a stick for the first time Sophomore year. By the end of Junior season he was an impact player. By senior season, Captain. This was a VHSL 6A program that goes about .500 each season. Totally doable for a strong athlete with good work ethic.

Not doable at good privates in IAC or WCAC.

I agree that basketball skills are the MOST transferable to lacrosse. The games are very similar.

I am aware of at least one boy who picked up his first lacrosse stick as a freshman at Prep and went on to be an All American at Georgetown.

He was a good all around athlete and also played football and basketball.

There is no GP lacrosse player who has ever made all american at Georgetown.

There probably has not ever been a GP player who started in 9th grade and later made any D1 lacrosse roster.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Pretty sure the op was a troll and I also think Mabry might have shut down.

Mabry definitely has not shut down.

The web site looks pretty bare and there are no camps listed. What site should I look at?

Anything under the lacrosse programs tab. My kids have done a few of the programs and they are pricey but good. If you can't make fall there is another one that starts around December and goes to February.

https://www.mabryacademy.com/fallofthriving

Is this a scam? The site says this is 11 sessions of mental training done over zoom. Like the pp said, they are barely in business.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I know an athlete who was a very good basketball player, and decided to try lacrosse. Picked up a stick for the first time Sophomore year. By the end of Junior season he was an impact player. By senior season, Captain. This was a VHSL 6A program that goes about .500 each season. Totally doable for a strong athlete with good work ethic.

Not doable at good privates in IAC or WCAC.

I agree that basketball skills are the MOST transferable to lacrosse. The games are very similar.

I am aware of at least one boy who picked up his first lacrosse stick as a freshman at Prep and went on to be an All American at Georgetown.

He was a good all around athlete and also played football and basketball.

There is no GP lacrosse player who has ever made all american at Georgetown.

Google “Scott Doyle”

Then post an apology for being wrong.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I know someone who started in HS and then went on to play at Duke.

You are making that up. Not that many local boys to play at Duke.

Well he’s in his 40s now but Duke lax was pretty good back then too. He was also a navy seal so there’s that.