Private School Lacrosse Thread

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Anonymous wrote:i would love input on top recruiting camps for girls from parents who have been through this. Our daughter is a rising freshman and a very strong club player who already attends a private that has a good team and she currently plays for the JV team over the winter. We are looking at camps for this summer and are thinking about Elite 180, has anyone's daughter done this one? I like their focus on the process and they claim to have a lot of individual attention but it would be great to hear feedback from families who have first hand knowledge.

If not Elite 180, what other camps have been good for your daughters? Maximum Exposure? School-specific camps?

She is young but is already thinking she would prefer either NESCAC or Ivy for academics. Her school sends girls to both so we just want to help her narrow her choices. Thanks for any insight.

For girls, the club team and the summer tournaments really matter the most. If she doesn't go to SSSAS, your school may not be that helpful even if they want to be. The women's coaches at Potomac (UVA) and Holton (UCONN) do have good contacts, also the coaches at Holy Child, Sidwell, Holy Cross and NCS can help a little. Vise's coach is newly hired this season so will have her plate full.

Does your daughter play for Capital? Did she come from Stars? If so, those clubs both know everything about the recruiting process and should be your main resource. They get their players recruited reliably. Capital has seminars and lots of resources for you and her. If you play for another club you will have to do a lot more work.

For this summer, she should be attending college camps, specifically the ones she wants to attend. Only a few school have the dates and registrations up: UNC, UMD, Georgetown and Brown. Georgetown has a Spring clinic and Brown has a Spring prospect camp. These are good. Most of the Ivys and NESCAC don't yet but go to their websites. Also, all the Ivys have forms on line you can fill out to express your interest and get on their mailing lists for camps and clinics.

You should also sign her up for the Brine regional summer teams tryouts (if she makes it there are games and a camp) and apply her to the UnderArmour 150. Girls who make the cut definetly get recruited from those. Don't compare it to the boys recruiting and showcase world. It is different, small, cleaner, less bs.

Thanks for the info. She plays club up closer to Baltimore but she will try for Capital this summer to be closer to home. They don't have a team before 9th and she was on her club team before she was old enough for Stars and didn't want to move because she has a great coach. She does attend one of the schools you mention with coach connections. Sadly she was wait listed for UA 150 but will try for Brine. It's odd that UA 150 doesn't have a try out but rather an online application. Had we known that we would have gotten film last summer because her club has half the team or more applying and even with the great coach letter she got they can't take too many from one club since it's national.

Anyhow, we will keep an eye out for the spring events and I appreciate knowing of those. Our thought about Elite 180 was that since it's run by Middlebury and every NESCAC coach attends it might be a better way to meet lots of coaches, but maybe that's the wrong approach.

Thanks again!

Pervious poster here. Wish I knew you irl as I'd be happy to share what I know. I learned from a mom with an older daughter who was recruited by an Ivy. Its a great way to pass it along. Im guessing your daughter plays for MC Elite, Rebels or Heros. If you are up in MD and willing to drive, you should have her try out for M&D and Skywalkers (Baltimore teams) this summer as well as Capital. I know it seems like those teams are all set since they start so young but if she is good they will add her. They always add new girls who stand out. For your daughter, as a rising 9th grader this summer, getting on the best hs club team should be her main focus. If she makes Capital or a top Baltimore team, she will be all set and not have to worry about camps. More girls' recruiting goes on at the club team summer tournaments then at camps. UA180 would be a fine camp for her to do but they may not be looking to closely at the rising 9th graders yet and instead know they will see those girls on the club circuit that Fall and instead try to grab a few uncommitted rising 10th and 11th graders, or older if they are D3 programs.

NP but the PP has good information and the advice is spot on re club teams versus camps. Don't ditch the camps if that is your comfort area but definitely think about what your daughter is doing re her club team.

Am I wrong in thinking that, if your DD is really at one of those schools mentioned and wants to go to NESCAC or Ivy, that her best bet would be to focus on school, grades, teacher relationships, etc. as a way to get admitted, instead of such an intense focus on lacrosse? All this focus on lacrosse as a way into college when you're blessed with the opportunity to attend such a great "prep" school just seems like a bit of a waste to me. I say this as a woman who focused on high school (and not recruiting) while playing lacrosse on a state championship high school team, then walked on at a D1 and had both a great lacrosse and academic experience in college. I just feel like all you parents would be more likely to say, boy I wish I had encouraged my DD to be more engaged at school than the opposite. From an outsider's perspective, you all just sound a little too wound up in your daughters' lacrosse. Sorry.

[Anonymous]

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Pervious poster here. Wish I knew you irl as I'd be happy to share what I know. I learned from a mom with an older daughter who was recruited by an Ivy. Its a great way to pass it along. Im guessing your daughter plays for MC Elite, Rebels or Heros. If you are up in MD and willing to drive, you should have her try out for M&D and Skywalkers (Baltimore teams) this summer as well as Capital. I know it seems like those teams are all set since they start so young but if she is good they will add her. They always add new girls who stand out. For your daughter, as a rising 9th grader this summer, getting on the best hs club team should be her main focus. If she makes Capital or a top Baltimore team, she will be all set and not have to worry about camps. More girls' recruiting goes on at the club team summer tournaments then at camps. UA180 would be a fine camp for her to do but they may not be looking to closely at the rising 9th graders yet and instead know they will see those girls on the club circuit that Fall and instead try to grab a few uncommitted rising 10th and 11th graders, or older if they are D3 programs.

Our Daughter plays at M&D now, and has already had colleges speak with us about her. She is not the best player in the world and plays for their "Red" team or "B" team. The problem with M&D is, they lock their teams and hold no tryouts if you are not on a team by the start of high school. They hold invitation tryouts if a roster spot opens up.

Right, but PP's DD is in 8th now so its her last year to make a top club team. She should be focusing on trying to make M&D, Skywalkers or Capital this August. Capital "locks" their teams in the same fashion.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:i would love input on top recruiting camps for girls from parents who have been through this. Our daughter is a rising freshman and a very strong club player who already attends a private that has a good team and she currently plays for the JV team over the winter. We are looking at camps for this summer and are thinking about Elite 180, has anyone's daughter done this one? I like their focus on the process and they claim to have a lot of individual attention but it would be great to hear feedback from families who have first hand knowledge.

If not Elite 180, what other camps have been good for your daughters? Maximum Exposure? School-specific camps?

She is young but is already thinking she would prefer either NESCAC or Ivy for academics. Her school sends girls to both so we just want to help her narrow her choices. Thanks for any insight.

For girls, the club team and the summer tournaments really matter the most. If she doesn't go to SSSAS, your school may not be that helpful even if they want to be. The women's coaches at Potomac (UVA) and Holton (UCONN) do have good contacts, also the coaches at Holy Child, Sidwell, Holy Cross and NCS can help a little. Vise's coach is newly hired this season so will have her plate full.

Does your daughter play for Capital? Did she come from Stars? If so, those clubs both know everything about the recruiting process and should be your main resource. They get their players recruited reliably. Capital has seminars and lots of resources for you and her. If you play for another club you will have to do a lot more work.

For this summer, she should be attending college camps, specifically the ones she wants to attend. Only a few school have the dates and registrations up: UNC, UMD, Georgetown and Brown. Georgetown has a Spring clinic and Brown has a Spring prospect camp. These are good. Most of the Ivys and NESCAC don't yet but go to their websites. Also, all the Ivys have forms on line you can fill out to express your interest and get on their mailing lists for camps and clinics.

You should also sign her up for the Brine regional summer teams tryouts (if she makes it there are games and a camp) and apply her to the UnderArmour 150. Girls who make the cut definetly get recruited from those. Don't compare it to the boys recruiting and showcase world. It is different, small, cleaner, less bs.

Thanks for the info. She plays club up closer to Baltimore but she will try for Capital this summer to be closer to home. They don't have a team before 9th and she was on her club team before she was old enough for Stars and didn't want to move because she has a great coach. She does attend one of the schools you mention with coach connections. Sadly she was wait listed for UA 150 but will try for Brine. It's odd that UA 150 doesn't have a try out but rather an online application. Had we known that we would have gotten film last summer because her club has half the team or more applying and even with the great coach letter she got they can't take too many from one club since it's national.

Anyhow, we will keep an eye out for the spring events and I appreciate knowing of those. Our thought about Elite 180 was that since it's run by Middlebury and every NESCAC coach attends it might be a better way to meet lots of coaches, but maybe that's the wrong approach.

Thanks again!

Pervious poster here. Wish I knew you irl as I'd be happy to share what I know. I learned from a mom with an older daughter who was recruited by an Ivy. Its a great way to pass it along. Im guessing your daughter plays for MC Elite, Rebels or Heros. If you are up in MD and willing to drive, you should have her try out for M&D and Skywalkers (Baltimore teams) this summer as well as Capital. I know it seems like those teams are all set since they start so young but if she is good they will add her. They always add new girls who stand out. For your daughter, as a rising 9th grader this summer, getting on the best hs club team should be her main focus. If she makes Capital or a top Baltimore team, she will be all set and not have to worry about camps. More girls' recruiting goes on at the club team summer tournaments then at camps. UA180 would be a fine camp for her to do but they may not be looking to closely at the rising 9th graders yet and instead know they will see those girls on the club circuit that Fall and instead try to grab a few uncommitted rising 10th and 11th graders, or older if they are D3 programs.

NP but the PP has good information and the advice is spot on re club teams versus camps. Don't ditch the camps if that is your comfort area but definitely think about what your daughter is doing re her club team.

Am I wrong in thinking that, if your DD is really at one of those schools mentioned and wants to go to NESCAC or Ivy, that her best bet would be to focus on school, grades, teacher relationships, etc. as a way to get admitted, instead of such an intense focus on lacrosse? All this focus on lacrosse as a way into college when you're blessed with the opportunity to attend such a great "prep" school just seems like a bit of a waste to me. I say this as a woman who focused on high school (and not recruiting) while playing lacrosse on a state championship high school team, then walked on at a D1 and had both a great lacrosse and academic experience in college. I just feel like all you parents would be more likely to say, boy I wish I had encouraged my DD to be more engaged at school than the opposite. From an outsider's perspective, you all just sound a little too wound up in your daughters' lacrosse. Sorry.

It is very different today than when you were in college. Its rare to walk on at a top school these days and girls like my DD want to play lacrosse at a top school. Going Ivy and playing lax are her goal, not mine, not her dads, hers. These girls still have to have top grades and tests scores. I assure you, no one is focusing on lax at the expense of school. They have both and they get the benefit of knowing much earlier where they are gong to college so they can put all their energy into their school work and sport. If anything suffers, its their social life but, something has to give and its their choice.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:i would love input on top recruiting camps for girls from parents who have been through this. Our daughter is a rising freshman and a very strong club player who already attends a private that has a good team and she currently plays for the JV team over the winter. We are looking at camps for this summer and are thinking about Elite 180, has anyone's daughter done this one? I like their focus on the process and they claim to have a lot of individual attention but it would be great to hear feedback from families who have first hand knowledge.

If not Elite 180, what other camps have been good for your daughters? Maximum Exposure? School-specific camps?

She is young but is already thinking she would prefer either NESCAC or Ivy for academics. Her school sends girls to both so we just want to help her narrow her choices. Thanks for any insight.

For girls, the club team and the summer tournaments really matter the most. If she doesn't go to SSSAS, your school may not be that helpful even if they want to be. The women's coaches at Potomac (UVA) and Holton (UCONN) do have good contacts, also the coaches at Holy Child, Sidwell, Holy Cross and NCS can help a little. Vise's coach is newly hired this season so will have her plate full.

Does your daughter play for Capital? Did she come from Stars? If so, those clubs both know everything about the recruiting process and should be your main resource. They get their players recruited reliably. Capital has seminars and lots of resources for you and her. If you play for another club you will have to do a lot more work.

For this summer, she should be attending college camps, specifically the ones she wants to attend. Only a few school have the dates and registrations up: UNC, UMD, Georgetown and Brown. Georgetown has a Spring clinic and Brown has a Spring prospect camp. These are good. Most of the Ivys and NESCAC don't yet but go to their websites. Also, all the Ivys have forms on line you can fill out to express your interest and get on their mailing lists for camps and clinics.

You should also sign her up for the Brine regional summer teams tryouts (if she makes it there are games and a camp) and apply her to the UnderArmour 150. Girls who make the cut definetly get recruited from those. Don't compare it to the boys recruiting and showcase world. It is different, small, cleaner, less bs.

Thanks for the info. She plays club up closer to Baltimore but she will try for Capital this summer to be closer to home. They don't have a team before 9th and she was on her club team before she was old enough for Stars and didn't want to move because she has a great coach. She does attend one of the schools you mention with coach connections. Sadly she was wait listed for UA 150 but will try for Brine. It's odd that UA 150 doesn't have a try out but rather an online application. Had we known that we would have gotten film last summer because her club has half the team or more applying and even with the great coach letter she got they can't take too many from one club since it's national.

Anyhow, we will keep an eye out for the spring events and I appreciate knowing of those. Our thought about Elite 180 was that since it's run by Middlebury and every NESCAC coach attends it might be a better way to meet lots of coaches, but maybe that's the wrong approach.

Thanks again!

Pervious poster here. Wish I knew you irl as I'd be happy to share what I know. I learned from a mom with an older daughter who was recruited by an Ivy. Its a great way to pass it along. Im guessing your daughter plays for MC Elite, Rebels or Heros. If you are up in MD and willing to drive, you should have her try out for M&D and Skywalkers (Baltimore teams) this summer as well as Capital. I know it seems like those teams are all set since they start so young but if she is good they will add her. They always add new girls who stand out. For your daughter, as a rising 9th grader this summer, getting on the best hs club team should be her main focus. If she makes Capital or a top Baltimore team, she will be all set and not have to worry about camps. More girls' recruiting goes on at the club team summer tournaments then at camps. UA180 would be a fine camp for her to do but they may not be looking to closely at the rising 9th graders yet and instead know they will see those girls on the club circuit that Fall and instead try to grab a few uncommitted rising 10th and 11th graders, or older if they are D3 programs.

NP but the PP has good information and the advice is spot on re club teams versus camps. Don't ditch the camps if that is your comfort area but definitely think about what your daughter is doing re her club team.

Am I wrong in thinking that, if your DD is really at one of those schools mentioned and wants to go to NESCAC or Ivy, that her best bet would be to focus on school, grades, teacher relationships, etc. as a way to get admitted, instead of such an intense focus on lacrosse? All this focus on lacrosse as a way into college when you're blessed with the opportunity to attend such a great "prep" school just seems like a bit of a waste to me. I say this as a woman who focused on high school (and not recruiting) while playing lacrosse on a state championship high school team, then walked on at a D1 and had both a great lacrosse and academic experience in college. I just feel like all you parents would be more likely to say, boy I wish I had encouraged my DD to be more engaged at school than the opposite. From an outsider's perspective, you all just sound a little too wound up in your daughters' lacrosse. Sorry.

NP from above who wants to say that it is different strokes for different folks. The poster was asking for a daughter who is looking at competitive schools, Ivies and the like, so the presumption is that the student is already performing at a high level academically. The parent imo seems to be asking for advice relative to the daughter playing lax at an elite level while at high caliber college. Even though I'm a dad I'm totally behind this kid's Girl Power and I'm certainly willing to impart any information I have to help someone else achieve their goals, which means I respond on an anonymous board. FWIW we have two at Ivies playing their sports and a third heading to an Ivy next year and he will play his sport there as well. Our kids are thriving with the high level academic and athletic competition. We're not forcing it and it doesn't seem to me that the poster is, either. Honestly, I think the music parents are completely insane and don't get me started on the theater parents. Yowsa.

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Thanks PP. I'm the parent of the daughter asking and you and the other earlier poster are totally correct in that she is already a top student at a very well known school that sends many to Ivy and competitors. She will continue to focus on school and should have grades and scores that make her competitive for excellent schools but she really wants to find a lacrosse program that will allow her to enjoy playing at a relatively high level while also attending a college she thinks will offer a strong education. We just want to help support her in this and since we haven't gone through the process before we are wondering how best to pursue.

She will try out for all top clubs and is ready to move this coming fall depending on what options she has. Based on her current skills she should have a good shot at Capital (Blue or Orange are both fine) but she will attend other try outs and can always stay at her current club since they place girls at top D1 and Ivy all the time (just further away).

Thanks again for the input, very much appreciated!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Thanks PP. I'm the parent of the daughter asking and you and the other earlier poster are totally correct in that she is already a top student at a very well known school that sends many to Ivy and competitors. She will continue to focus on school and should have grades and scores that make her competitive for excellent schools but she really wants to find a lacrosse program that will allow her to enjoy playing at a relatively high level while also attending a college she thinks will offer a strong education. We just want to help support her in this and since we haven't gone through the process before we are wondering how best to pursue.

She will try out for all top clubs and is ready to move this coming fall depending on what options she has. Based on her current skills she should have a good shot at Capital (Blue or Orange are both fine) but she will attend other try outs and can always stay at her current club since they place girls at top D1 and Ivy all the time (just further away).

Thanks again for the input, very much appreciated!

Good luck to your daughter!!

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Anonymous wrote:Thanks PP. I'm the parent of the daughter asking and you and the other earlier poster are totally correct in that she is already a top student at a very well known school that sends many to Ivy and competitors. She will continue to focus on school and should have grades and scores that make her competitive for excellent schools but she really wants to find a lacrosse program that will allow her to enjoy playing at a relatively high level while also attending a college she thinks will offer a strong education. We just want to help support her in this and since we haven't gone through the process before we are wondering how best to pursue.

She will try out for all top clubs and is ready to move this coming fall depending on what options she has. Based on her current skills she should have a good shot at Capital (Blue or Orange are both fine) but she will attend other try outs and can always stay at her current club since they place girls at top D1 and Ivy all the time (just further away).

Thanks again for the input, very much appreciated!

You probably also are aware of this but the Ivies look for players who are fairly tall. I played Ivy lacrosse in the late 80s - early 1990s and have been back to lacrosse-related functions and the current squad from my alma mater look positively Amazonian in terms of size and strength! (Smart and attractive and funny, also.) Smaller players with good skills often end up at DIII now just based on body type, so that's something to take into account as well as you are trying to be realistic in projecting a future path.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Thanks PP. I'm the parent of the daughter asking and you and the other earlier poster are totally correct in that she is already a top student at a very well known school that sends many to Ivy and competitors. She will continue to focus on school and should have grades and scores that make her competitive for excellent schools but she really wants to find a lacrosse program that will allow her to enjoy playing at a relatively high level while also attending a college she thinks will offer a strong education. We just want to help support her in this and since we haven't gone through the process before we are wondering how best to pursue.

She will try out for all top clubs and is ready to move this coming fall depending on what options she has. Based on her current skills she should have a good shot at Capital (Blue or Orange are both fine) but she will attend other try outs and can always stay at her current club since they place girls at top D1 and Ivy all the time (just further away).

Thanks again for the input, very much appreciated!

You probably also are aware of this but the Ivies look for players who are fairly tall. I played Ivy lacrosse in the late 80s - early 1990s and have been back to lacrosse-related functions and the current squad from my alma mater look positively Amazonian in terms of size and strength! (Smart and attractive and funny, also.) Smaller players with good skills often end up at DIII now just based on body type, so that's something to take into account as well as you are trying to be realistic in projecting a future path.

Current Ivy women's lax parent and it is my perception that this 'fairly tall' guidance does not necessarily reflect the heights of the players we have seen over the past few years at Ivy games. It may well have been true in the past.

Although there is veracity to the perception because I remember that when our girls were younger there was a school team in Baltimore whose girls comparatively always looked much taller. I think there is the same argument in many sports about using a bigger size as a way to power through versus a smaller size to be nimble and fleet. Both have their advantages.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Thanks PP. I'm the parent of the daughter asking and you and the other earlier poster are totally correct in that she is already a top student at a very well known school that sends many to Ivy and competitors. She will continue to focus on school and should have grades and scores that make her competitive for excellent schools but she really wants to find a lacrosse program that will allow her to enjoy playing at a relatively high level while also attending a college she thinks will offer a strong education. We just want to help support her in this and since we haven't gone through the process before we are wondering how best to pursue.

She will try out for all top clubs and is ready to move this coming fall depending on what options she has. Based on her current skills she should have a good shot at Capital (Blue or Orange are both fine) but she will attend other try outs and can always stay at her current club since they place girls at top D1 and Ivy all the time (just further away).

Thanks again for the input, very much appreciated!

You probably also are aware of this but the Ivies look for players who are fairly tall. I played Ivy lacrosse in the late 80s - early 1990s and have been back to lacrosse-related functions and the current squad from my alma mater look positively Amazonian in terms of size and strength! (Smart and attractive and funny, also.) Smaller players with good skills often end up at DIII now just based on body type, so that's something to take into account as well as you are trying to be realistic in projecting a future path.

It's funny because I assumed this too but then I looked at the rosters of several Ivys and found it to be a mixed bag. Some schools clearly want tall (Brown as I recall) but others had several girls under 5'4", which surprised me. For D and M they tended to be taller but attack was more average height at many schools. You're likely correct in saying that tall does help though!

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Skill set is the number one priority for recruiters. Size does matter if you are very skilled at your position. I'll take a 6' 170 player over a 5'4" 110 if the skill set is the same. But the smaller players tend to be much quicker.
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Anonymous wrote:Skill set is the number one priority for recruiters. Size does matter if you are very skilled at your position. I'll take a 6' 170 player over a 5'4" 110 if the skill set is the same. But the smaller players tend to be much quicker.
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True and infact there is a real shift going on right now in women's lax as schools try pitting the taller, larger players against the smaller, more nimble players. Will be interesting to watch it play out over the next few years.

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Anonymous wrote:No elite lacrosse player is looking at the heights. I don't care how much next level is affiliated with the Heights head coach.

They have more than a few college commits. Those players are by definition elite.

Does anyone know how many college commits are actually on that team?

They had a Navy commit, but he jumped ship to another high school.

[Anonymous]

Heights had a Albany commit too, but he left for St Andrew's. The Heights has had some quality players but they seem to transfer.

Anyone know why the transfers? I believe if they could keep their players they could challenge some of the top local teams.

[Anonymous]

Heights had an Albany commit too, but he left for St Andrew's. The Heights has had some quality players but they seem to transfer.

Anyone know why the transfers? I believe if they could keep their players they could challenge some of the top local teams.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No elite lacrosse player is looking at the heights. I don't care how much next level is affiliated with the Heights head coach.

They have more than a few college commits. Those players are by definition elite.

Does anyone know how many college commits are actually on that team?

They had a Navy commit, but he jumped ship to another high school.

I am pretty sure the goalie transferred to Landon.