Private School Lacrosse Thread

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Last year the NESCAC schools and Adrenaline hosted a Froday-Sunday mini camp at Lynn University in Florida. All of the NESCAC schools were represented and many of the head coaches were there. I know three kids who went and got on coaches' radars there (all were very good students) and got offers when the time came July 1 this year. Last year they only had about 80 kids or so (4 teams) so there were lots of opportunities to get to know the coaches' styles. I know I sound like an ad, but after having two kids go through this process I can honestly say it was one of if not the best event either attended.

What were these three kids "offered"?

These are Division III schools, so there are no scholarships.

At that point in time they hadn't applied and the Admissions department hadn't been involved.

So what were they offered?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Last year the NESCAC schools and Adrenaline hosted a Froday-Sunday mini camp at Lynn University in Florida. All of the NESCAC schools were represented and many of the head coaches were there. I know three kids who went and got on coaches' radars there (all were very good students) and got offers when the time came July 1 this year. Last year they only had about 80 kids or so (4 teams) so there were lots of opportunities to get to know the coaches' styles. I know I sound like an ad, but after having two kids go through this process I can honestly say it was one of if not the best event either attended.

What were these three kids "offered"?

These are Division III schools, so there are no scholarships.

At that point in time they hadn't applied and the Admissions department hadn't been involved.

So what were they offered?

Google "Slots in NESCAC" to find out...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Last year the NESCAC schools and Adrenaline hosted a Froday-Sunday mini camp at Lynn University in Florida. All of the NESCAC schools were represented and many of the head coaches were there. I know three kids who went and got on coaches' radars there (all were very good students) and got offers when the time came July 1 this year. Last year they only had about 80 kids or so (4 teams) so there were lots of opportunities to get to know the coaches' styles. I know I sound like an ad, but after having two kids go through this process I can honestly say it was one of if not the best event either attended.

What were these three kids "offered"?

These are Division III schools, so there are no scholarships.

At that point in time they hadn't applied and the Admissions department hadn't been involved.

So what were they offered?

One of the 10-12 spots a coach has with Admissions (provided the player falls within loosened, but still high, admission requirements).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Last year the NESCAC schools and Adrenaline hosted a Froday-Sunday mini camp at Lynn University in Florida. All of the NESCAC schools were represented and many of the head coaches were there. I know three kids who went and got on coaches' radars there (all were very good students) and got offers when the time came July 1 this year. Last year they only had about 80 kids or so (4 teams) so there were lots of opportunities to get to know the coaches' styles. I know I sound like an ad, but after having two kids go through this process I can honestly say it was one of if not the best event either attended.

What were these three kids "offered"?

These are Division III schools, so there are no scholarships.

At that point in time they hadn't applied and the Admissions department hadn't been involved.

So what were they offered?

One of the 10-12 spots a coach has with Admissions (provided the player falls within loosened, but still high, admission requirements).

They can also be "offered" merit aid in the form of academic or leadership grants and scholarships. Those offers are usually first reviewed by the admissions office as to the likelihood of admission, and the qualification of that student to receive merit aid. Some schools may even give you a larger financial aid picture if your student is being considered.

It's really not that different from D1 in some respects - a coach wants you for one of his open spots, he gets a "read" from the admissions office as to the likelihood you will be accepted, he decides he can "support" your application, he offers you some incentive to accept (merit/financial aid), and nothing is really final until the application is submitted and the school says you're in and the family accepts. There are multiple D1 schools that don't offer athletic scholarship money, but offer merit and/or financial aid packages. Their process is pretty similar. It just usually happens earlier than D3.

[Anonymous]

Bullis took it to Prep this morning in the Next Level Fall Ball League.

Both teams were missing some key players but it was pretty telling that Bullis was by far the better team.

[Anonymous]

Fall ball is not a reliable indicator on how the spring season will play out.

[Anonymous]

Fall ball doesn't matter but Prep has been declining for years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Last year the NESCAC schools and Adrenaline hosted a Froday-Sunday mini camp at Lynn University in Florida. All of the NESCAC schools were represented and many of the head coaches were there. I know three kids who went and got on coaches' radars there (all were very good students) and got offers when the time came July 1 this year. Last year they only had about 80 kids or so (4 teams) so there were lots of opportunities to get to know the coaches' styles. I know I sound like an ad, but after having two kids go through this process I can honestly say it was one of if not the best event either attended.

What were these three kids "offered"?

These are Division III schools, so there are no scholarships.

At that point in time they hadn't applied and the Admissions department hadn't been involved.

So what were they offered?

They are "offered" admission. Admissions will do a "pre-read" involving taking a look at transcripts. If you pass that, you are as good as in. For many of the academic D3 schools, that's priceless.

[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.

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.

When does Madlax start to separate A and B teams? High school or younger? I don't see an A and B team on the 2024 page for example.

[Anonymous]

Is there a place where the DC area teams are ranked? How to compare, for example, The Heights, Paul VI, and GP for example?

[Anonymous]

So are families trying to get their kids into the best school possible using LAX, or into the highest-ranking LAX school possible? For example, Dartmouth is a pretty good school with a pretty bad LAX record. Is it a fool's errand to put this much effort into lax trying to get an edge into a non-lax-power school?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So are families trying to get their kids into the best school possible using LAX, or into the highest-ranking LAX school possible? For example, Dartmouth is a pretty good school with a pretty bad LAX record. Is it a fool's errand to put this much effort into lax trying to get an edge into a non-lax-power school?

Not if your child is using lacrosse to get into a school that they want to attend, irrespective of lacrosse. If lacrosse gives your child that extra push at admissions time, that's great, but only if your child truly wants to attend that school. If your family is using lacrosse to get into a school for lacrosse, and your child would not want to be at the school if there was no lacrosse, than I would call that a fool's errand. Every smart person in the recruiting process said the same basic thing to our family - "Don't consider a school that you wouldn't consider if there was no lacrosse." And, for what it's worth, you could substitute football, baseball, performing arts, marching band, etc. for the word lacrosse.

[Anonymous]

According to USNews & World Report 2014 Best Colleges guide, in 2013 the University of Pennsylvania had 31,282 applicants and only 3,829 admitted. Of those students who were rejected, more than 1,000 were valedictorians and 313 had perfect test scores. Using lacrosse or music or art or football to differentiate your application in the face of this type of competition can be a smart move. But, your student still has to want to go to that school for more than just that activity for it to be worth the time and money.

[Anonymous]

But are there good schools with lax that the top lax players aren't considering b/c the schools are not lax powerhouses? Or would any top club/private school kid be happy to go play at an Ivy that's not a big lax school? Scrolling through the Top 100 recruits' commits, I don't see all the Ivies represented for example.

[Anonymous]

Many Ivy announcements are not announced until Spring of Senior year?