Feedback on VLC Club Lacrosse?

[Anonymous]

Poaching is such a loaded, dirty word in this context. I call it good business if a coach from NL is reaching out to a talented player and/or his parents wondering whether the player would be interested in leaving his current club to join Next Level. As a NL parent who has seen for myself a heretofore crappy team become one that wins and gets the attention of the college coaches with the addition of a few impact players joining from other clubs, I’m all for it.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Does VLC have a college recruitment coordinator?

The have two one is a wall the other is a library

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Is this meant to be a slam on the club, or the player?

I don't know how it's getting done, but it's getting done. The list of college commitments speaks for itself.

It's meant to be a slam on a certain club who has a college coordinator and likes to charge >$1k more than any other club for said coordinator.

When all is said and done, a typical parent has spent north of 50k on lacrosse club fees, camps, tourneys, travel expenses, etc. what’s an extra 1k if it gets my kid over the recruitment line?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does VLC have a college recruitment coordinator?

The have two one is a wall the other is a library

A+

Is this meant to be a slam on the club, or the player?

I don't know how it's getting done, but it's getting done. The list of college commitments speaks for itself.

It's meant to be a slam on a certain club who has a college coordinator and likes to charge >$1k more than any other club for said coordinator.

When all is said and done, a typical parent has spent north of 50k on lacrosse club fees, camps, tourneys, travel expenses, etc. what’s an extra 1k if it gets my kid over the recruitment line?

Because it's an unnecessary expense. It's a gimmick. Donate it to help kids from disadvantaged backgrounds learn the sport; you can still brag about that and get the status bump you're looking for.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does VLC have a college recruitment coordinator?

The have two one is a wall the other is a library

A+

Is this meant to be a slam on the club, or the player?

I don't know how it's getting done, but it's getting done. The list of college commitments speaks for itself.

It's meant to be a slam on a certain club who has a college coordinator and likes to charge >$1k more than any other club for said coordinator.

When all is said and done, a typical parent has spent north of 50k on lacrosse club fees, camps, tourneys, travel expenses, etc. what’s an extra 1k if it gets my kid over the recruitment line?

Because it's an unnecessary expense. It's a gimmick. Donate it to help kids from disadvantaged backgrounds learn the sport; you can still brag about that and get the status bump you're looking for.

It's not >$1 total unless your kid played for one year? So that's over $7,000. You could outfit a whole team for that. Or donate it to One Love. Here are some other ideas: https://www.premierlacrosseleague.com/assists

[Anonymous]

Donate the cash?! Yeah, dude. It’s Friday evening after a long lacrosse summer and your kid still isn’t getting any serious looks. So pour yourself another. Meanwhile, back in Soberland, I’ll say that I was rooting for VLC. They’re good guys who don’t gouge you and really do seem to love the game and their players. Problem is they are just not winning the game. They are losing more than winning on the field. Off the field, their recruitment numbers might seem high, but only a fraction are from D1 powerhouses or D3 strong academic schools. A lot of their numbers are puffed up by crappy low D1 or D2 programs. I’d pay 10k for a college coordinator if it meant avoiding some of those shitbag schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Donate the cash?! Yeah, dude. It’s Friday evening after a long lacrosse summer and your kid still isn’t getting any serious looks. So pour yourself another. Meanwhile, back in Soberland, I’ll say that I was rooting for VLC. They’re good guys who don’t gouge you and really do seem to love the game and their players. Problem is they are just not winning the game. They are losing more than winning on the field. Off the field, their recruitment numbers might seem high, but only a fraction are from D1 powerhouses or D3 strong academic schools. A lot of their numbers are puffed up by crappy low D1 or D2 programs. I’d pay 10k for a college coordinator if it meant avoiding some of those shitbag schools.

Cab if you're going to try and pretend you're a parent you probably should watch the language.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does VLC have a college recruitment coordinator?

The have two one is a wall the other is a library

A+

Is this meant to be a slam on the club, or the player?

I don't know how it's getting done, but it's getting done. The list of college commitments speaks for itself.

It's meant to be a slam on a certain club who has a college coordinator and likes to charge >$1k more than any other club for said coordinator.

When all is said and done, a typical parent has spent north of 50k on lacrosse club fees, camps, tourneys, travel expenses, etc. what’s an extra 1k if it gets my kid over the recruitment line?

If you you son plays VLC he will be in this mid 30’s before you spend 50k on lacrosse.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Donate the cash?! Yeah, dude. It’s Friday evening after a long lacrosse summer and your kid still isn’t getting any serious looks. So pour yourself another. Meanwhile, back in Soberland, I’ll say that I was rooting for VLC. They’re good guys who don’t gouge you and really do seem to love the game and their players. Problem is they are just not winning the game. They are losing more than winning on the field. Off the field, their recruitment numbers might seem high, but only a fraction are from D1 powerhouses or D3 strong academic schools. A lot of their numbers are puffed up by crappy low D1 or D2 programs. I’d pay 10k for a college coordinator if it meant avoiding some of those shitbag schools.

Was the college coordinator also in charge of calling UVA and telling them not to recruit Ungrateful Quitter? If so, how much pull can this college coordinator really have? I'm not sure I'd want someone with zero pull advocating for my son.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Donate the cash?! Yeah, dude. It’s Friday evening after a long lacrosse summer and your kid still isn’t getting any serious looks. So pour yourself another. Meanwhile, back in Soberland, I’ll say that I was rooting for VLC. They’re good guys who don’t gouge you and really do seem to love the game and their players. Problem is they are just not winning the game. They are losing more than winning on the field. Off the field, their recruitment numbers might seem high, but only a fraction are from D1 powerhouses or D3 strong academic schools. A lot of their numbers are puffed up by crappy low D1 or D2 programs. I’d pay 10k for a college coordinator if it meant avoiding some of those shitbag schools.

Was the college coordinator also in charge of calling UVA and telling them not to recruit Ungrateful Quitter? If so, how much pull can this college coordinator really have? I'm not sure I'd want someone with zero pull advocating for my son.

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[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Donate the cash?! Yeah, dude. It’s Friday evening after a long lacrosse summer and your kid still isn’t getting any serious looks. So pour yourself another. Meanwhile, back in Soberland, I’ll say that I was rooting for VLC. They’re good guys who don’t gouge you and really do seem to love the game and their players. Problem is they are just not winning the game. They are losing more than winning on the field. Off the field, their recruitment numbers might seem high, but only a fraction are from D1 powerhouses or D3 strong academic schools. A lot of their numbers are puffed up by crappy low D1 or D2 programs. I’d pay 10k for a college coordinator if it meant avoiding some of those shitbag schools.

Cab if you're going to try and pretend you're a parent you probably should watch the language.

Brown, Duke, Maryland, UVA, Michigan, Yale, Bucknell, Amherst, Duke, Penn State, Lafayette, Hopkins are good schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Donate the cash?! Yeah, dude. It’s Friday evening after a long lacrosse summer and your kid still isn’t getting any serious looks. So pour yourself another. Meanwhile, back in Soberland, I’ll say that I was rooting for VLC. They’re good guys who don’t gouge you and really do seem to love the game and their players. Problem is they are just not winning the game. They are losing more than winning on the field. Off the field, their recruitment numbers might seem high, but only a fraction are from D1 powerhouses or D3 strong academic schools. A lot of their numbers are puffed up by crappy low D1 or D2 programs. I’d pay 10k for a college coordinator if it meant avoiding some of those shitbag schools.

Cab if you're going to try and pretend you're a parent you probably should watch the language.

Brown, Duke, Maryland, UVA, Michigan, Yale, Bucknell, Amherst, Duke, Penn State, Lafayette, Hopkins are good schools.

Unless you want to play tennis at Georgetown or crew at UCLA a "college coordinator" can be paid 10K or 100K it will still not get a kids recruited. Only his play and grades will. All the top clubs provide exposure and access to top events. Kids can email coaches and they will look at them. FYI: VLC social media guy must be on vacation as a few more 2020's have committed beyond what is listed on the team page.

[Anonymous]

I do not work for VLC in any way. I do have a kid who plays VLC and despite up and down performance at some tournaments, I feel like he is getting quality coaching and a staff that will get him where he wants to go with lacrosse.

The only way to truly find out about these clubs and if they feel like a fit is take your son to tryouts. It's a small fee to tryout and it should give you a great sense of the coaching style, the parents, and the kids.

VLC tryouts are coming up: https://crabslax.com/ContentGeneral.aspx?ContentKey=TryoutsVLC


Good luck and I hope to see you out there. If VLC is not for you, I hope you find a club that works. They all have plusses and minuses.

[Anonymous]

It looks like they cancelled 2028 and 2029 tryouts. Was it lack of interest or did the coaching fall through?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It looks like they cancelled 2028 and 2029 tryouts. Was it lack of interest or did the coaching fall through?

Hopefully they decided that 3rd and 4th grade is too young for higher level club lacrosse. I would never want my son to play for one club from 3rd grade through HS. These kids are better off, playing other sports and NVYLL in the spring.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It looks like they cancelled 2028 and 2029 tryouts. Was it lack of interest or did the coaching fall through?

Hopefully they decided that 3rd and 4th grade is too young for higher level club lacrosse. I would never want my son to play for one club from 3rd grade through HS. These kids are better off, playing other sports and NVYLL in the spring.

Just a guess - could be a bit of both. Although there are exceptions, you can't really do much w/ kids until they can catch and throw (as well as focus) and oftentimes this doesn't happen til 4th and 5th grades. VLC does arrange its schedule to avoid conflict with REC lacrosse and encourages kids to keep playing REC lax, as well as other sports.