VHSL Girls Lacrosse Spring 2023

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Battlefield v Woodson game was sloppy and Woodson’s energy dropped off in the 2nd half. Battlefield’s goalie was the difference. And whoever said that Oakton’s JMU commit is average must be smoking something. Average doesn’t get recruited to the 5th ranked D1 lax team in the nation (over plenty of private school players).

Agree the Oakton JMU commit is an excellent player. Definitely one of the best in the VHSL. She’s just needs to avoid getting injured. Does anyone know what club she played for?

Metro

Any player tries to keep from getting injured. It’s not like they go out there wanting to get hurt.

This forum looks like Trolls 3 is being filmed in the DMV with all the ridiculous posts.

[Anonymous]

Top 25 based on what? The Inside Lacrosse player ratings are deeply flawed. As best I can tell, they only rate players who pay $300 for their film assessment. That leaves way more players who they don’t evaluate than those they do. Anyone who attends D1 prospect camps know that those IL star ratings don’t hold mean much. I think there’s only five current D1 coaches who have won national championships. I would value their evaluation of talent over IL’s.

[Anonymous]

Battlefield is winning states this year. Lock it losers!

[Anonymous]

Not a Battlefield post! Someone trying to bring the hate our way.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’ve heard that Yorktown does have at least one college commit, but don’t know specifics. But YT is a younger team with some athletic talent that is equally capable of having a good game or a mistake prone one. I suspect they will improve as the season progresses and probably win the weak Liberty District but fall short in the regional playoffs.

Yorktown Golie is committed to Gettysburg College

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’ve heard that Yorktown does have at least one college commit, but don’t know specifics. But YT is a younger team with some athletic talent that is equally capable of having a good game or a mistake prone one. I suspect they will improve as the season progresses and probably win the weak Liberty District but fall short in the regional playoffs.

Yorktown Goalie is committed to Gettysburg College

[Anonymous]

At this point I do feel like people are posting as battlefield to bring hate to them. Just leave them alone.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Top 25 based on what? The Inside Lacrosse player ratings are deeply flawed. As best I can tell, they only rate players who pay $300 for their film assessment. That leaves way more players who they don’t evaluate than those they do. Anyone who attends D1 prospect camps know that those IL star ratings don’t hold mean much. I think there’s only five current D1 coaches who have won national championships. I would value their evaluation of talent over IL’s.

I think this is a fair statement in that many good players are probably never seen by IL. These families are not going to pay a ridiculous fee to be evaluated, empty their pockets to play in every money-grab event along the eastern seaboard, or spend countless hours putting together a marketing campaign to wildly and randomly promote their DD. These players will focus on specific schools they target based on academic and lax program interests. They are not waiting around to be recruited by every rando college that knocks on their door. If you are a standout player you will get noticed on the field and can control the recruiting process.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Battlefield v Woodson game was sloppy and Woodson’s energy dropped off in the 2nd half. Battlefield’s goalie was the difference. And whoever said that Oakton’s JMU commit is average must be smoking something. Average doesn’t get recruited to the 5th ranked D1 lax team in the nation (over plenty of private school players).

Agree the Oakton JMU commit is an excellent player. Definitely one of the best in the VHSL. She’s just needs to avoid getting injured. Does anyone know what club she played for?

Metro

Any player tries to keep from getting injured. It’s not like they go out there wanting to get hurt.

This forum looks like Trolls 3 is being filmed in the DMV with all the ridiculous posts.

It’s DCUM. Did you expect anything less?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’ve heard that Yorktown does have at least one college commit, but don’t know specifics. But YT is a younger team with some athletic talent that is equally capable of having a good game or a mistake prone one. I suspect they will improve as the season progresses and probably win the weak Liberty District but fall short in the regional playoffs.

It’s interesting how District strengths change over the years as players come and go. For the last several years, the Liberty District was dominant with Langley winning several state titles followed by Yorktown’s 2022 state title. Now it seems the Concorde District has the state contenders. Of course this can all change again next year. We’ll see how it all plays out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Battlefield v Woodson game was sloppy and Woodson’s energy dropped off in the 2nd half. Battlefield’s goalie was the difference. And whoever said that Oakton’s JMU commit is average must be smoking something. Average doesn’t get recruited to the 5th ranked D1 lax team in the nation (over plenty of private school players).

Agree the Oakton JMU commit is an excellent player. Definitely one of the best in the VHSL. She’s just needs to avoid getting injured. Does anyone know what club she played for?

Metro

Any player tries to keep from getting injured. It’s not like they go out there wanting to get hurt.

This forum looks like Trolls 3 is being filmed in the DMV with all the ridiculous posts.

Well of course no player tries to get injured. But when coaches overuse their top players and even when they don’t, unfortunately injuries can and do happen and coaches need to be mindful of that especially later in the season when it matters. ACL/MCL tears, meniscus tears, pulled hamstrings, etc seem all to common these days and unfortunately these young players will pay the price later in life.

[Anonymous]

What baffles me is how some schools’ glax programs are so consistently bad. Wakefield, Fairfax, Marshall and Chantilly immediately come to mind. Wouldn’t they occasionally get a strong class just by chance? Some typically good programs have down years, but these weak programs never have a good one.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Top 25 based on what? The Inside Lacrosse player ratings are deeply flawed. As best I can tell, they only rate players who pay $300 for their film assessment. That leaves way more players who they don’t evaluate than those they do. Anyone who attends D1 prospect camps know that those IL star ratings don’t hold mean much. I think there’s only five current D1 coaches who have won national championships. I would value their evaluation of talent over IL’s.

Does anyone follow these players after they head off to college? I wonder how they do and if they continue to enjoy the sport since it almost becomes a full time job for them in college. If they truly love the sport I’m sure they stick with it. However, I’m sure there are some who suffer burnout.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Top 25 based on what? The Inside Lacrosse player ratings are deeply flawed. As best I can tell, they only rate players who pay $300 for their film assessment. That leaves way more players who they don’t evaluate than those they do. Anyone who attends D1 prospect camps know that those IL star ratings don’t hold mean much. I think there’s only five current D1 coaches who have won national championships. I would value their evaluation of talent over IL’s.

I think this is a fair statement in that many good players are probably never seen by IL. These families are not going to pay a ridiculous fee to be evaluated, empty their pockets to play in every money-grab event along the eastern seaboard, or spend countless hours putting together a marketing campaign to wildly and randomly promote their DD. These players will focus on specific schools they target based on academic and lax program interests. They are not waiting around to be recruited by every rando college that knocks on their door. If you are a standout player you will get noticed on the field and can control the recruiting process.

Club lacrosse in general is one big money-grab. Unfortunately, all to many NoVa parents get sucked into that money hole. They would have been better off just putting that money in a college fund.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Top 25 based on what? The Inside Lacrosse player ratings are deeply flawed. As best I can tell, they only rate players who pay $300 for their film assessment. That leaves way more players who they don’t evaluate than those they do. Anyone who attends D1 prospect camps know that those IL star ratings don’t hold mean much. I think there’s only five current D1 coaches who have won national championships. I would value their evaluation of talent over IL’s.

I think this is a fair statement in that many good players are probably never seen by IL. These families are not going to pay a ridiculous fee to be evaluated, empty their pockets to play in every money-grab event along the eastern seaboard, or spend countless hours putting together a marketing campaign to wildly and randomly promote their DD. These players will focus on specific schools they target based on academic and lax program interests. They are not waiting around to be recruited by every rando college that knocks on their door. If you are a standout player you will get noticed on the field and can control the recruiting process.

Club lacrosse in general is one big money-grab. Unfortunately, all to many NoVa parents get sucked into that money hole. They would have been better off just putting that money in a college fund.

My DD plays club and I agree - it is a money grab. The problem is that if my kid loves lacrosse (she does) and wants to play year-round (she does), then what are my options besides club? There aren't any that I know of. She can play rec, but that's only during the spring and it ends after 8th grade. She plays other sports, but she doesn't like them as much.