lax culture from an insider

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Can a boy who pick up the sport in high school still become recruitable? Or is the skill set and connections such that starting very young is a perquisite?

If he is just picking up the sport in HS, he has a lot of ground to make up. But you can teach kid stick skills - you cannot teach size, height, speed, quickness, etc. If he is a strong athlete, it's not impossible. But for him to be noticed, he has to put a lot of work into it.

Can you say this about all sports (starting in HS means a tough uphill battle to recruitment), or is there something about lacrosse that makes it more difficult to pick up later and get to that level?

Also what size is good for what positions. I have a middle schooler who wants to switch sports.

Quickness and speed are tremendously important. So if you are super fast or super quick it can offset size.

I just checked the Duke roster:

5-10" or less - 4 players
6-0 - 4 players
6-1 - 6 players
6-2 - 3 players
6-3 - 4 players
6-4 - 3 players
6-5 - 1 player

Attackmen can get away with being smaller, if they a quick.
Middies need to be fast
Defensemen are generally bigger but also need to be agile.

Watch a game. You'll see the value and role of size and speed and quickness.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why dont you chill and let your son play the sport. The coach will guide him to where he fits in best. If your son really loves it, he can expand to the club team.s Chances are your child will not play in college, much less get recruited. So just let him play the sport and have fun.

Thanks! Super helpful!!!!!

So let me guess, you're going to sit with junior at the dinner table and tell him what position to play and what clubs to go to with the expectation that he will get noticed by college recruiters and save you money by getting some sort of financial aid based on lacrosse? That'll work well. He won't end up resenting you or the sport by the time he's a junior.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can a boy who pick up the sport in high school still become recruitable? Or is the skill set and connections such that starting very young is a perquisite?

If he is just picking up the sport in HS, he has a lot of ground to make up. But you can teach kid stick skills - you cannot teach size, height, speed, quickness, etc. If he is a strong athlete, it's not impossible. But for him to be noticed, he has to put a lot of work into it.

Can you say this about all sports (starting in HS means a tough uphill battle to recruitment), or is there something about lacrosse that makes it more difficult to pick up later and get to that level?

Also what size is good for what positions. I have a middle schooler who wants to switch sports.

Quickness and speed are tremendously important. So if you are super fast or super quick it can offset size.

I just checked the Duke roster:

5-10" or less - 4 players
6-0 - 4 players
6-1 - 6 players
6-2 - 3 players
6-3 - 4 players
6-4 - 3 players
6-5 - 1 player

Attackmen can get away with being smaller, if they a quick.
Middies need to be fast
Defensemen are generally bigger but also need to be agile.

Watch a game. You'll see the value and role of size and speed and quickness.

Thanks for the useful information, appreciated your sharing the knowledge.

[Anonymous]

Madlax has apparently been kicked out of the NPYLL. Wouldn't be shocked if there are more reverberations from those emails.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Madlax has apparently been kicked out of the NPYLL. Wouldn't be shocked if there are more reverberations from those emails.

Is this true?? If so, please post a citation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Madlax has apparently been kicked out of the NPYLL. Wouldn't be shocked if there are more reverberations from those emails.

Is this true?? If so, please post a citation.

Yeah, PP, how in the world did you hear this and from whom?

The Madlax system is so manipulative and ugly and does nothing to build team spirit. So, frankly, I think this is a good thing. Premier leagues should require team rosters to stay consistent for the entire season, no moving players around between teams, no ATF on two teams, no bringing in kids from out of state or out of the general area, Madlax does all those things.

[Anonymous]

This is completely false. Just another Chevy Chase douchebag comment.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is completely false. Just another Chevy Chase douchebag comment.

That rumor may well be false. Your rhetoric doesn't do a lot to cast the organization you are defending in a good light, though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is completely false. Just another Chevy Chase douchebag comment.

Thanks for visiting the site cabell. But you have bigger things to worry about.

[Anonymous]

Madlax has its issues, but I believe they are one of the only local teams to actually post their rosters for the public to view. If you pay attention, you will see kids who move up and down between the A and B teams from season to season. They also post their fees, I think. Not defending the email, but madlax is transparent. Are there other teams that post this info?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Madlax has its issues, but I believe they are one of the only local teams to actually post their rosters for the public to view. If you pay attention, you will see kids who move up and down between the A and B teams from season to season. They also post their fees, I think. Not defending the email, but madlax is transparent. Are there other teams that post this info?

Some teams publish their rosters, some don't. Publishing the rosters is great to see, but isn't indicative of a better club, etc.

If you are talking about the uniqueness of Madlax, it is the only club that charges your credit card a monthly fee. So the parents end up paying more at the end of the day, and you are stuck with a six month credit card draw even if you decide to leave after the 2nd day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Madlax has its issues, but I believe they are one of the only local teams to actually post their rosters for the public to view. If you pay attention, you will see kids who move up and down between the A and B teams from season to season. They also post their fees, I think. Not defending the email, but madlax is transparent. Are there other teams that post this info?

Some teams publish their rosters, some don't. Publishing the rosters is great to see, but isn't indicative of a better club, etc.

If you are talking about the uniqueness of Madlax, it is the only club that charges your credit card a monthly fee. So the parents end up paying more at the end of the day, and you are stuck with a six month credit card draw even if you decide to leave after the 2nd day.

Next Level's rosters are posted on their website each year.

[Anonymous]

Earlier this year, Madlax acquired Chesapeake Rock as part of its expansion plans. Rock changed its mind after they and their parents saw the Deadspin emails, and cancelled the merger. The Madlax Baltimore page has now been taken down.

That's two dominoes so far. More are coming. If you are in Madlax, you should attend other tryouts to hedge your bets before you commit your credit card to another twelve months of automatic payments.

[Anonymous]

PP you obviously have an agenda. You posted the exact same post verbatim in another thread. The rock madlax merger was doomed from the start. Take it from a former Baltimore lax player, the lax scene in charm city is way too cliche, and the Rock couldn't handle a DC club taking them over in the first place. Also, madlax is still playing in npyll. No dominoes falling. Just lies being propagated by vindictive ex-madlaxers.

[Anonymous]

How can one try out for more than one team? Seems like many of the clubs have tryouts during the same exact period.