What does it take to play at the D1 college level in lacrosse in places like Duke or Michigan?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The vast majority of the top ranked hs lacrosse programs are all private schools.

No they are not.

Public's on Long Island send a ton of kids to D1 programs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The vast majority of the top ranked hs lacrosse programs are all private schools.

No they are not.

Public's on Long Island send a ton of kids to D1 programs.

Maybe, but probably not sending too many to top D1 programs. Looking at the National rankings for 2025 (lax numbers) within the top 50 hs schools maybe 3 or 4 were public and none were on Long Island. I recommend you take look.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A lot of it is genetics, sorry. You can pick up a stick in kindergarten but if you are short, weak, and slow you are not going to play D1. If you are 6’2” and over 200lb then you have a shot. But you still need all the things 7:04 poster mentioned.

25 of the USILA All-Americans on the 1st 3 teams beg to differ. That's the majority of them. And of course plenty of HM's.
Lacrosse is still and may always be one of the few sports where size isn't predeterminitive.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A lot of it is genetics, sorry. You can pick up a stick in kindergarten but if you are short, weak, and slow you are not going to play D1. If you are 6’2” and over 200lb then you have a shot. But you still need all the things 7:04 poster mentioned.

25 of the USILA All-Americans on the 1st 3 teams beg to differ. That's the majority of them. And of course plenty of HM's.
Lacrosse is still and may always be one of the few sports where size isn't predeterminitive.

While I would agree note that the players under 6' and under 190 lbs are definitely not slow or weak. Like others have stated need to be quick tough and have mastered stick skills. Some of it is also very position specific.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A lot of it is genetics, sorry. You can pick up a stick in kindergarten but if you are short, weak, and slow you are not going to play D1. If you are 6’2” and over 200lb then you have a shot. But you still need all the things 7:04 poster mentioned.

25 of the USILA All-Americans on the 1st 3 teams beg to differ. That's the majority of them. And of course plenty of HM's.
Lacrosse is still and may always be one of the few sports where size isn't predeterminitive.

While I would agree note that the players under 6' and under 190 lbs are definitely not slow or weak. Like others have stated need to be quick tough and have mastered stick skills. Some of it is also very position specific.

I mean, yeah, the OP asked about what it takes to get recruited to Duke and Michigan. Even with the naivetè of the question, we can all assume that a modicum of athleticism is in order. And a good amount of the bulk happens after they're recruited the 1st week of junior h.s. year.
Suggesting height is a disqualifier for lacrosse is inaccurate.

If we had a poll done of Division 1 coaches, my own "guess" would be that coaches purposely look to have a team makeup in differing sizes, even if a UVa is going to have a major bias to trees on defense.

[Anonymous]

All things equal, D1 coach is going with the taller and bigger candidate. Let’s not kid ourselves.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:All things equal, D1 coach is going with the taller and bigger candidate. Let’s not kid ourselves.

All those guys they want must be choosing to play Division 3 basketball, then. Title finalist, B1G power Maryland is split right down the middle on those guys.
And the team that wamped them from Upstate had 33 of those little guys on their 51 man roster.

Think I'm going with the actions not words on this one.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:All things equal, D1 coach is going with the taller and bigger candidate. Let’s not kid ourselves.

So the 6’4” 250 pound kid with track star speed is going to be a hot commodity? I’m shocked.