2028 Girls Lacrosse

[Anonymous]

yes

[Anonymous]

The kind of person who hires a recruiting consultant is basically the same type who pays someone to hang up their Christmas lights.

[Anonymous]

Yes and I charge $3000 for 10 strands and your neighbors will be jealous of your gorgeous house.

[Anonymous]

If a working age adult in your household plays tennis or pickleball at a country club during the workday multiple times a month there is a good chance you are a candidate for a recruiting consultant.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If a working age adult in your household plays tennis or pickleball at a country club during the workday multiple times a month there is a good chance you are a candidate for a recruiting consultant.

Because they are more successful than you?

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Anonymous wrote:It doesnt matter since the recruiting will still be on point for all three clubs especially Capital.

Is Kathy Jenkins going to do all the recruiting for the 28s even though there’s not one sssa girl on the blue team. It’ll be interesting to see how that teams recruiting goes.

As a parent who has been through this and learned the hard way, I’d get a consultant. Like yesterday. And keep it quiet. That’s what the girls who did the best have done.

This!

Really? People are hiring consultants?

The big boss move is to have a consulting manager oversee your recruiting consultant. This is on the same level as having two or more nannies.

[Anonymous]

A consultant is not necessary. My daughter played for Capital, and while the recruiting coordinator may not do as much as people want, she is available. And many high school coaches (not just KJ) are also available, though have fewer contacts. The reality is that most of the work has to be done by the girls. It takes time. The ones who want it, will put in that time, and if they are targeting the right schools -- academically and lacrosse-wise -- and have enough schools in the mix, something will work out.

[Anonymous]

NP and my daughter played for Capital as well. DO NOT LISTEN WHEN THEY TELL YOU NOT TO HELP YOUR KIDS WITH EMAILS ETC. These kids are overloaded and do not have time for anything more than grades and extra curriculars. Help them draft emails, let them give final approval and meet together to send them. Way too much for a teenager to do alone.

And yes 99% of the work is on the families. The club is simply brand recognition.

[Anonymous]

Three kids who have been through this--one D3 and 2 top D1. My recommendations:
1. Sit down with your player and come up with a list of target schools and include a few D3 programs as well.
2. Run this list past whoever you trust in your player's coaching/club director world to get honest feedback and rework as needed. Keep it wide and deep but not unreasonable.
3. During this process also collect any current or past players at these schools who have a connection with your player, their high school, club, coaches etc so you have something personal to mention in first email.
4. Do the research to collect head coach and assistant in the area of your player's specialty (O, D, G) and provide your player a list of correctly spelled names and email addresses for each target school. Let's be honest, this is not the strength of most 16 year old kids so do the background work to make sure it is accurate.
5. Review first email to each school coach grouping for accuracy and make sure the player runs the email content and film content past your most trusted coach/director person for feedback before sending.
6. Once this process is established the player can then repeat after each major tournament season as well as reaching out with schedule before each tournament so the college coaches know where he/she can be seen.
7. Encourage your player to not get discouraged from lack of feedback, lack of clicks on his/her profile etc. and focus on playing hard and playing well.
8. Do not attend unnecessary showcases and college clinics if the college coaches do not know who you are or how interested you are in their program.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:NP and my daughter played for Capital as well. DO NOT LISTEN WHEN THEY TELL YOU NOT TO HELP YOUR KIDS WITH EMAILS ETC. These kids are overloaded and do not have time for anything more than grades and extra curriculars. Help them draft emails, let them give final approval and meet together to send them. Way too much for a teenager to do alone.

And yes 99% of the work is on the families. The club is simply brand recognition.

Thank you. I'm so sick of hearing people say if a teenager isn't good at administrative activities like emails and spreadsheets then they aren't D1 material. Please. Fact of the matter is many adult are overwhelmed and mystified by the process.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Three kids who have been through this--one D3 and 2 top D1. My recommendations:
1. Sit down with your player and come up with a list of target schools and include a few D3 programs as well.
2. Run this list past whoever you trust in your player's coaching/club director world to get honest feedback and rework as needed. Keep it wide and deep but not unreasonable.
3. During this process also collect any current or past players at these schools who have a connection with your player, their high school, club, coaches etc so you have something personal to mention in first email.
4. Do the research to collect head coach and assistant in the area of your player's specialty (O, D, G) and provide your player a list of correctly spelled names and email addresses for each target school. Let's be honest, this is not the strength of most 16 year old kids so do the background work to make sure it is accurate.
5. Review first email to each school coach grouping for accuracy and make sure the player runs the email content and film content past your most trusted coach/director person for feedback before sending.
6. Once this process is established the player can then repeat after each major tournament season as well as reaching out with schedule before each tournament so the college coaches know where he/she can be seen.
7. Encourage your player to not get discouraged from lack of feedback, lack of clicks on his/her profile etc. and focus on playing hard and playing well.
8. Do not attend unnecessary showcases and college clinics if the college coaches do not know who you are or how interested you are in their program.

Great summary. Points 1 and 2 are crucial. Without a realistic target list, you might be barking up the wrong tree and nothing else matters.

[Anonymous]

Realistic is the keyword!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A consultant is not necessary. My daughter played for Capital, and while the recruiting coordinator may not do as much as people want, she is available. And many high school coaches (not just KJ) are also available, though have fewer contacts. The reality is that most of the work has to be done by the girls. It takes time. The ones who want it, will put in that time, and if they are targeting the right schools -- academically and lacrosse-wise -- and have enough schools in the mix, something will work out.

BY available do you mean making it clear not to reach out and biting your head off when you do?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:A consultant is not necessary. My daughter played for Capital, and while the recruiting coordinator may not do as much as people want, she is available. And many high school coaches (not just KJ) are also available, though have fewer contacts. The reality is that most of the work has to be done by the girls. It takes time. The ones who want it, will put in that time, and if they are targeting the right schools -- academically and lacrosse-wise -- and have enough schools in the mix, something will work out.

BY available do you mean making it clear not to reach out and biting your head off when you do?

Or regularly confusing players during recruiting discussions. Or forgetting to tell you a school or the wrong school was interested in your DD. Or telling you you don’t need to pursue a bunch of showcases they are a waste of time or that you should only do one winter camp and save everything else for summer after your sophmore year which is actually too late.

[Anonymous]

Ouch