lax culture from an insider

[Anonymous]

My son plays soccer at a NESCAC school, and I know for a fact that being a collegiate varsity athlete has helped his older teammates get consulting jobs and Wall Street entry-level positions. They like seeing a successful student that has also matured and flourished as an athlete.

[Anonymous]

NESCAC = New England Small College Athletic Conference
Look it up.

[Anonymous]

The lacrosse angle is different than what several of you are hinting at. It's not "businesses like hiring successful students who also have the discipline to be varsity athletes."

That principle is true generally speaking, but with lacrosse players something different, and additional, goes on as well: It is like fraternity brothers hiring each other. They hire each other because they like each other and they have common experiences and background. That aspect has nothing to do with sports per sel it just so happens that it is centered around sports.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The lacrosse angle is different than what several of you are hinting at. It's not "businesses like hiring successful students who also have the discipline to be varsity athletes."

That principle is true generally speaking, but with lacrosse players something different, and additional, goes on as well: It is like fraternity brothers hiring each other. They hire each other because they like each other and they have common experiences and background. That aspect has nothing to do with sports per sel it just so happens that it is centered around sports.

Agreed.

And one could argue that the fact that the sport skews towards white, Eastern-Establishment-Elite, has something to do with this phenomenon.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The lacrosse angle is different than what several of you are hinting at. It's not "businesses like hiring successful students who also have the discipline to be varsity athletes."

That principle is true generally speaking, but with lacrosse players something different, and additional, goes on as well: It is like fraternity brothers hiring each other. They hire each other because they like each other and they have common experiences and background. That aspect has nothing to do with sports per sel it just so happens that it is centered around sports.

Agreed.

And one could argue that the fact that the sport skews towards white, Eastern-Establishment-Elite, has something to do with this phenomenon.

Yup and adding in the prep school component too.

[Anonymous]

What about girls who play lax? Are they afforded the same "benefits" of playing the sport?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What about girls who play lax? Are they afforded the same "benefits" of playing the sport?

Used to help hire at a professional firm. We liked women athletes from top schools--if they had the academic credentials of course--because of a judgment about toughness and enjoyment of competition. Not limited to any one sport, though.

[Anonymous]

In general, women lax players are better students than their male counterparts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In general, women lax players are better students than their male counterparts.

True. Women varsity athletes in general tend to do better. I remember an Ivy study back in the day -- the women athletes had a mean GPA above the overall student mean, the male varsity athletes were below (although not by a huge amount). No doubt ice hockey brought it down -- the lacrosse of that era with insular drunken white testosterone charged adherents. (But fun to watch!)

[Anonymous]

Attached is another article in the WSJ about lacrosse on Wall Street. Interesting Read..... One of the founders of the company is a Landon alum, Andrew Blechman.

http://online.wsj.com/article_email/SB10001424052748704681804576017794020564546-lMyQjAxMTAwMDEwNDExNDQyWj.html

[Anonymous]

I guess I don't get this whole Laxbro thing. Aren't they just jocks with rock star attitudes, which makes them doubly attractive to the oppositie sex. What does that have to do with future Wall Street careers?

[Anonymous]

There are lots of former collegiate lacrosse players who are in banking or trading in NYC. Many of them look out for guys who played for their alma mater. Same thing happens for some other sports like football. Not a shock.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My son plays soccer at a NESCAC school, and I know for a fact that being a collegiate varsity athlete has helped his older teammates get consulting jobs and Wall Street entry-level positions. They like seeing a successful student that has also matured and flourished as an athlete.

A little off topic but how does NESCAC recruiting for soccer work? Did he do the showcases or Super-Y summer league or did he come to the coaches attention in another way? Did he play Region 1/academy or NCSL? Just trying to get a sense of what it takes for NESCAC soccer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The lacrosse angle is different than what several of you are hinting at. It's not "businesses like hiring successful students who also have the discipline to be varsity athletes."

That principle is true generally speaking, but with lacrosse players something different, and additional, goes on as well: It is like fraternity brothers hiring each other. They hire each other because they like each other and they have common experiences and background. That aspect has nothing to do with sports per sel it just so happens that it is centered around sports.

Agreed.

And one could argue that the fact that the sport skews towards white, Eastern-Establishment-Elite, has something to do with this phenomenon.

Yup and adding in the prep school component too.

Interesting. I have noticed how non-diverse the sport is. I wonder how much the prep school factor has to do with it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The lacrosse angle is different than what several of you are hinting at. It's not "businesses like hiring successful students who also have the discipline to be varsity athletes."

That principle is true generally speaking, but with lacrosse players something different, and additional, goes on as well: It is like fraternity brothers hiring each other. They hire each other because they like each other and they have common experiences and background. That aspect has nothing to do with sports per sel it just so happens that it is centered around sports.

Agreed.

And one could argue that the fact that the sport skews towards white, Eastern-Establishment-Elite, has something to do with this phenomenon.

Yup and adding in the prep school component too.

Interesting. I have noticed how non-diverse the sport is. I wonder how much the prep school factor has to do with it.

It is an expensive sport, so not available to everyone.