Private School Lacrosse Thread

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What about STA? Can starting B team players play for STA?

I respect STA's program. They have improved dramatically, are exciting to watch on offense, and can be a threat to many excellent teams. But based on what I've been told by parent insiders, only about a quarter of the boys play at the club level. To answer your question, anyone who is athletic and has been playing the game at any level for even a few years can start for STA.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can starting players on good B club teams play on top high school teams like Landon, Prep, Gonzaga, or do you have to be an A team member?

It depends on the club team and the high school.

The only B club team that fields solid players is Madlax, in my view. DCE might prove me wrong one day. Especially with the 2021s.

It also depends on the high school. You picked 3 of the best teams in the country. I know for sure Madlax players who might have been on a B team at one point (there is also movement between A and B), started for and did well at Landon. But by and large, the starters are the best players from the best club teams.

If you are talking about schools like St Andrews or Maret, or Sidwell, there are definitely B team players who start on those teams. And if you are talking about public schools, I can pretty much guarantee every B team member on Madlax starts for their high school team.

Actually, I think Next Level has some very talented "B" team players. Unlike many other clubs, NL does not inflate their rosters to inflate their profits. Instead, they keep 2 teams, but players on both get a lot of playing time and attention. I have zero doubt that players on my sons team headed to public will start, and non-powerhouse privates like the Heights will also start. Less sure about all of those Landon, Gonzaga, Prep kids, but they'll definitely make varsity one day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Can starting players on good B club teams play on top high school teams like Landon, Prep, Gonzaga, or do you have to be an A team member?

It's not stated in the Bible, but what do you think? Think about it.

If you cannot crack your club's A team lineup, you might be able to get on Varsity eventually, but you will never play.

Actually, it might be there in the New Testament.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can starting players on good B club teams play on top high school teams like Landon, Prep, Gonzaga, or do you have to be an A team member?

It depends on the club team and the high school.

The only B club team that fields solid players is Madlax, in my view. DCE might prove me wrong one day. Especially with the 2021s.

It also depends on the high school. You picked 3 of the best teams in the country. I know for sure Madlax players who might have been on a B team at one point (there is also movement between A and B), started for and did well at Landon. But by and large, the starters are the best players from the best club teams.

If you are talking about schools like St Andrews or Maret, or Sidwell, there are definitely B team players who start on those teams. And if you are talking about public schools, I can pretty much guarantee every B team member on Madlax starts for their high school team.

1. First of all, all the Madlax B teams are terrible. Because being on a B team is terrible because the talent level is dreadful, you play dreadful teams, and nobody is there to watch except random parents.

2. That's a lie perpetuated by Madlax. They put all the kids in the fall in one group, even though everybody knows who is on A and who is on B. But they do that because nobody wants to play on a B team, so they string unsuspecting parents along in the hope that their son may make the A team, when everyone knows that's not going to happen.

3. You are an idiot. There are plenty of Madlax B teams who are nowhere near being able to start for their VA or MD public HS team.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can starting players on good B club teams play on top high school teams like Landon, Prep, Gonzaga, or do you have to be an A team member?

It depends on the club team and the high school.

The only B club team that fields solid players is Madlax, in my view. DCE might prove me wrong one day. Especially with the 2021s.

It also depends on the high school. You picked 3 of the best teams in the country. I know for sure Madlax players who might have been on a B team at one point (there is also movement between A and B), started for and did well at Landon. But by and large, the starters are the best players from the best club teams.

If you are talking about schools like St Andrews or Maret, or Sidwell, there are definitely B team players who start on those teams. And if you are talking about public schools, I can pretty much guarantee every B team member on Madlax starts for their high school team.

Actually, I think Next Level has some very talented "B" team players. Unlike many other clubs, NL does not inflate their rosters to inflate their profits. Instead, they keep 2 teams, but players on both get a lot of playing time and attention. I have zero doubt that players on my sons team headed to public will start, and non-powerhouse privates like the Heights will also start. Less sure about all of those Landon, Gonzaga, Prep kids, but they'll definitely make varsity one day.

NL's B teams are terrible, also. And don't be naive - all B teams provide a terrible experience and are only there to MAKE MONEY FOR THE CLUB. Also, you should not be allowed to drive a car if you truly believe a kid on NL's B team is going to make Gonzaga's Varsity team someday. LOL.

[Anonymous]

What is so peculiar about lacrosse that B team talent does not develop as a child matures? Are the skills just so basic that the ceiling is so low that it doesn't matter if one gets bigger/stronger/faster? It can't be that A teams all develop more physically than B teams, so physical growth would seem to be a factor that could move you up (or down).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What is so peculiar about lacrosse that B team talent does not develop as a child matures? Are the skills just so basic that the ceiling is so low that it doesn't matter if one gets bigger/stronger/faster? It can't be that A teams all develop more physically than B teams, so physical growth would seem to be a factor that could move you up (or down).

You are the perfect parent for Madlax.

[Anonymous]

Madlax and its owner are easy targets, often deservedly so. But I feel obligated to make sure the record is clear. There is movement between ORange and Blue. My kid spent nearly 8 years with the 2018 team. One kid I know went from A to B and back to A. He started for one of the private school teams talked about here, and is now a commit to a top 20 D1 team. The other boy I know well went back and forth so many times I lost track. He was a star on his private school team (admittedly in a league not as competitive as IAC or WCAC but playing teams in those conferences) and is now a D3 commit to a great school (academics and lax).

2018 was one of the best ever Madlax teams and maybe the best team in the country so this may be a one-off (or 2-off).

Anyway, go back to bashing, just want to make sure real facts are out there.

[Anonymous]

One of the real differences between A and B team talent is size and development. Lots of A team kids are red shirted, meaning they were held back a year. They are bigger, taller, stronger, and more coordinated than fellow age/grade appropriate B team kids.

[Anonymous]

Can starting players on good B club teams play on top high school teams like Landon, Prep, Gonzaga, or do you have to be an A team member?

YES. It depends on how athletic your son is.

Take middle school lax as a grain of salt. Some kids on the MS "A" lax team (take Mad Lax, Crabs, next Level, Club Blue) pan out to be solid players in HS, but some quite frankly hit a plateau. Some kids are clearly older than others in middle school and some have hit puberty and some kids by the time they are through their freshman year are through puberty.

Landon had two kids on their varsity this past Spring who had never even played lacrosse prior to their freshman year - if your son is an athlete, lacrosse is a pretty easy sport to pick up. Its not baseball or golf that require incredible hand eye coordination

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Madlax and its owner are easy targets, often deservedly so. But I feel obligated to make sure the record is clear. There is movement between ORange and Blue. My kid spent nearly 8 years with the 2018 team. One kid I know went from A to B and back to A. He started for one of the private school teams talked about here, and is now a commit to a top 20 D1 team. The other boy I know well went back and forth so many times I lost track. He was a star on his private school team (admittedly in a league not as competitive as IAC or WCAC but playing teams in those conferences) and is now a D3 commit to a great school (academics and lax).

2018 was one of the best ever Madlax teams and maybe the best team in the country so this may be a one-off (or 2-off).

Anyway, go back to bashing, just want to make sure real facts are out there.

Madlax 2018 had a handful of stars and was an excellent team. Best 2018 team in the nation? No.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Its not baseball or golf that require incredible hand eye coordination

Yes, there is no hand eye coordination in lacrosse. None. Anyone can throw a thread the needle pass or catch the ball in tight traffic. Anybody.

[Anonymous]

Maybe its different for boys but B team players do get recruited from top girls' club teams. Also there is movement between the A and B teams even once kids are in high school. Its not a ton of kids but there are a handful that move up and down each year.

Capital is the example I am most familiar with and both these things happen. There are girls on Capital Orange, the B team, who get recruited to play at some DI schools and lots of DIII schools. It is extremely common. And almost every girl on the Capital Blue team (A team) is recruited to play at a DI, and great DIs at that. Sure, a couple may go DIII each year but it is a very small number. Maybe this is because there are fewer great girls lacrosse clubs and Capital is the best in the DC area (not including Baltimore here obviously).

What folks are writing on here in regards to boys' club teams and A versus B teams and does not apply in the girls' lax world. Its very different. In fact, most of the advice on here doesn't apply to girls lacrosse at the highest level, on the top club teams and for those who want to play in college, to be recruited.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What is so peculiar about lacrosse that B team talent does not develop as a child matures? Are the skills just so basic that the ceiling is so low that it doesn't matter if one gets bigger/stronger/faster? It can't be that A teams all develop more physically than B teams, so physical growth would seem to be a factor that could move you up (or down).

You are the perfect parent for Madlax.

I didn't think you'd have an answer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What is so peculiar about lacrosse that B team talent does not develop as a child matures? Are the skills just so basic that the ceiling is so low that it doesn't matter if one gets bigger/stronger/faster? It can't be that A teams all develop more physically than B teams, so physical growth would seem to be a factor that could move you up (or down).

You are the perfect parent for Madlax.

I didn't think you'd have an answer.

The first poster is right. I know boys who have improved dramatically or grown dramatically and moved way up the hierarchy, and boys who were super stars early on who have faded away due to size or relying too much on natural talent and not working hard.

Lacrosse is like any other sport, the 9 year old super stars are often not still super stars at 16, 17, 18, and lots of kids who were mediocre in 6th and 7th are the starters in high school. I can think of several boys at Landon and G'town Prep and Gonzaga right now who fit this description (starters and non).