lax culture from an insider

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Interesting, and would love to see this be true, but it is not showing up at the U13, U11 or U9 level yet. Breakout has done very poorly in the Bethesda league the past few years and does not even have a team that is competitive enough to be in the NYPLL at any level. They have been at the bottom in that new Fall elite League that plays at Tilden, too. I hope you are right, and they are working on ball skills and game skills but, in my experience with a child who played for Breakout for several sesons, the coaches they hire do not know how to teach the whole game with skills and strategies. Heck, in the youngest age groups the coaches dont even always teach the kids the rules of the game.

You should try Club Blue or Next Level. Both are top notch programs. No disrespect intended for Breakout. I don't know anything about their program.

[Anonymous]

Do you have to be Catholic to play for Club Blue?

[Anonymous]

Are all of these fairly expensive? Do any of the clubs take talented young players if the family can't pay?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Are all of these fairly expensive? Do any of the clubs take talented young players if the family can't pay?

Yes. Actually, quite expensive actually. I know my son's league theoretically offers some type of financial break. but my guess is that few, if any, partake. But lacrosse has traditionally been a wealthy prep school sport, and my experience at the club level has not changed that view.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Interesting, and would love to see this be true, but it is not showing up at the U13, U11 or U9 level yet. Breakout has done very poorly in the Bethesda league the past few years and does not even have a team that is competitive enough to be in the NYPLL at any level. They have been at the bottom in that new Fall elite League that plays at Tilden, too. I hope you are right, and they are working on ball skills and game skills but, in my experience with a child who played for Breakout for several sesons, the coaches they hire do not know how to teach the whole game with skills and strategies. Heck, in the youngest age groups the coaches dont even always teach the kids the rules of the game.

Our family is new to the lacrosse scene. But we liked what we saw of Breakout during the recent U13 tryouts. Does the fact that Breakout does not play at the NYPLL level mean that the boys are not privy to the summer tournaments, showcases, and other college recruitment opportunities discussed on the other thread regarding lacrosse?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Interesting, and would love to see this be true, but it is not showing up at the U13, U11 or U9 level yet. Breakout has done very poorly in the Bethesda league the past few years and does not even have a team that is competitive enough to be in the NYPLL at any level. They have been at the bottom in that new Fall elite League that plays at Tilden, too. I hope you are right, and they are working on ball skills and game skills but, in my experience with a child who played for Breakout for several sesons, the coaches they hire do not know how to teach the whole game with skills and strategies. Heck, in the youngest age groups the coaches dont even always teach the kids the rules of the game.

Our family is new to the lacrosse scene. But we liked what we saw of Breakout during the recent U13 tryouts. Does the fact that Breakout does not play at the NYPLL level mean that the boys are not privy to the summer tournaments, showcases, and other college recruitment opportunities discussed on the other thread regarding lacrosse?

I think that is correct. I believe that the better/more serious players gravitate toward other clubs so that they will play at the NYPLL level and have that type of exposure.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are all of these fairly expensive? Do any of the clubs take talented young players if the family can't pay?

Yes. Actually, quite expensive actually. I know my son's league theoretically offers some type of financial break. but my guess is that few, if any, partake. But lacrosse has traditionally been a wealthy prep school sport, and my experience at the club level has not changed that view.

We receive a break on fees from Bethesda.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Interesting, and would love to see this be true, but it is not showing up at the U13, U11 or U9 level yet. Breakout has done very poorly in the Bethesda league the past few years and does not even have a team that is competitive enough to be in the NYPLL at any level. They have been at the bottom in that new Fall elite League that plays at Tilden, too. I hope you are right, and they are working on ball skills and game skills but, in my experience with a child who played for Breakout for several sesons, the coaches they hire do not know how to teach the whole game with skills and strategies. Heck, in the youngest age groups the coaches dont even always teach the kids the rules of the game.

Our family is new to the lacrosse scene. But we liked what we saw of Breakout during the recent U13 tryouts. Does the fact that Breakout does not play at the NYPLL level mean that the boys are not privy to the summer tournaments, showcases, and other college recruitment opportunities discussed on the other thread regarding lacrosse?

I think that is correct. I believe that the better/more serious players gravitate toward other clubs so that they will play at the NYPLL level and have that type of exposure.

This answer is confusing. I'm not the PP.

It is correct that Breakout does not play NYPLL. But, they do play summer tournaments, don't they?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Interesting, and would love to see this be true, but it is not showing up at the U13, U11 or U9 level yet. Breakout has done very poorly in the Bethesda league the past few years and does not even have a team that is competitive enough to be in the NYPLL at any level. They have been at the bottom in that new Fall elite League that plays at Tilden, too. I hope you are right, and they are working on ball skills and game skills but, in my experience with a child who played for Breakout for several sesons, the coaches they hire do not know how to teach the whole game with skills and strategies. Heck, in the youngest age groups the coaches dont even always teach the kids the rules of the game.

Our family is new to the lacrosse scene. But we liked what we saw of Breakout during the recent U13 tryouts. Does the fact that Breakout does not play at the NYPLL level mean that the boys are not privy to the summer tournaments, showcases, and other college recruitment opportunities discussed on the other thread regarding lacrosse?

I think that is correct. I believe that the better/more serious players gravitate toward other clubs so that they will play at the NYPLL level and have that type of exposure.

This answer is confusing. I'm not the PP.

It is correct that Breakout does not play NYPLL. But, they do play summer tournaments, don't they?

Breakout does not play in the NYPLL and they do not participate in the top tournaments or even very many tournaments. The only tournaments I have seen them in are their own: the Breakout Turnaments. Breakout teams are just not as "involved" in lacrosse in the upper levels - its teams are truly much more on the level of rec teams than travel/elits teams. I says this as a parent who has had children play for Breakout, Bethesda and Next Level. I do think Breakout is a great program for a child who wants more than rec but isnt quite at the level of a travel team. It owns that niche.

[Anonymous]

In 2012, how many players from each of the various area lacrosse teams (Mad Lax, Next Level, Breakout, Bethesda, Alexandria, etc.) went on to play lacrosse in college?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Do you have to be Catholic to play for Club Blue?

Is Club Blue the same as the All Met program?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do you have to be Catholic to play for Club Blue?

Is Club Blue the same as the All Met program?

I think you are confusing two similar things.

Kevin Giblin, the Georgetown Prep and Mater Dei lacrosse coach, runs the All Met lacrosse camp at Georgetown Prep.

http://www.allmetlacrosse.com/gp-players-camp.html

Club Blue is a Boy's Club Team on which you will find a lot of Mater Dei players. And you will see a lot of Club Blue players at the All Met Lacrosse Camp. (But not all All Met campers are on Club Blue.)

So while they are not the same thing --- one is a team and the other a camp --- its pretty much the same Catholic crowd at both of these.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you want to be recruited for college and/or play on your HS team (if it is a good lacrosse school) then yes he should only focus lacrosse.

Most top schools for lacrosse are getting commitments for kids by their freshman or sophomore years.

This means playing on a good team in the summer, going to tournaments or camps that have lots of college scouts.

If you don't get good experience in MS, this won't happen. Playing one season won't do it.

How on earth can a freshman make a college commitment?

[Anonymous]

Freshmen committing to college seems ridiculous, indeed. Just heard that there is a Landon freshmen who has comitted to UVA as of this week. Strange but true apparently.
Is this the new norm?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Freshmen committing to college seems ridiculous, indeed. Just heard that there is a Landon freshmen who has comitted to UVA as of this week. Strange but true apparently.
Is this the new norm?

yes
http://insidelacrosse.com/news/2012/12/05/ils-biggest-15-early-recruiting-changes-game

2015 commits
http://forums.insidelacrosse.com/showthread.php?245098-2015-Boys-Verbal-Commitments-Thread

2016
http://insidelacrosse.com/news/2012/12/26/recruiting-2016-virginia-2015s-princeton-lehigh
http://insidelacrosse.com/news/2012/12/21/recruiting-2016-unc-2015s-umass-more-2014s-2013s
http://insidelacrosse.com/news/2012/12/06/recruiting-2016-virginia-2015s-delaware-uva-hofstra-2014s-and-pgs
http://insidelacrosse.com/news/2012/11/26/recruiting-first-2016-recruit-commits-johns-hopkins-2015s-notre-dame-and-army-2014s


the trend is younger and younger. seems like if you are not committed by your junior year, there is not much chance.