2028 Girls Lacrosse

[Anonymous]

I like my DD’s odds of being selected from a group of 150 players that Capital coaches know little about during a 3 hour tryout. We are not good at the politics, so I’m glad to hear from the one PP that Capital has removed this aspect of past tryouts. I get she will stand around half the time, but she has size, strength, speed, and the overall athleticism that will get her noticed. And she has the potential it sounds like Capital is looking for that will be easily identifiable to the few evaluators (I know each may see her for only a few minutes and some not at all) working the tryouts in the actual 90 minutes of lacrosse she will put on display during passing/catching and ground ball drills. I’m confident she will stand out above the me-first players in the little scrimmage time players will get. Hopefully, she gets selected for the two scrimmage teams the evaluators really want to watch and doesn’t get lost on the other teams made up of the remaining 120 players trying out. This all sounds like a very reasonable approach to selecting almost an entire team of players for a highly competitive club team the coaches were not familiar with prior to tryouts as one poster suggested.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I like my DD’s odds of being selected from a group of 150 players that Capital coaches know little about during a 3 hour tryout. We are not good at the politics, so I’m glad to hear from the one PP that Capital has removed this aspect of past tryouts. I get she will stand around half the time, but she has size, strength, speed, and the overall athleticism that will get her noticed. And she has the potential it sounds like Capital is looking for that will be easily identifiable to the few evaluators (I know each may see her for only a few minutes and some not at all) working the tryouts in the actual 90 minutes of lacrosse she will put on display during passing/catching and ground ball drills. I’m confident she will stand out above the me-first players in the little scrimmage time players will get. Hopefully, she gets selected for the two scrimmage teams the evaluators really want to watch and doesn’t get lost on the other teams made up of the remaining 120 players trying out. This all sounds like a very reasonable approach to selecting almost an entire team of players for a highly competitive club team the coaches were not familiar with prior to tryouts as one poster suggested.

I hope this thread can stay active long enough for you to post a follow up to how things end up for your daughter.

Size, speed, and skills should surely help her stand out.

? Obviously based on your post she does not play for pride or stars? Does she currently play club? I would assume yes in order for you to have such a clear picture of where she stacks up against local competition. If so, why do you think she is such an unknown?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I like my DD’s odds of being selected from a group of 150 players that Capital coaches know little about during a 3 hour tryout. We are not good at the politics, so I’m glad to hear from the one PP that Capital has removed this aspect of past tryouts. I get she will stand around half the time, but she has size, strength, speed, and the overall athleticism that will get her noticed. And she has the potential it sounds like Capital is looking for that will be easily identifiable to the few evaluators (I know each may see her for only a few minutes and some not at all) working the tryouts in the actual 90 minutes of lacrosse she will put on display during passing/catching and ground ball drills. I’m confident she will stand out above the me-first players in the little scrimmage time players will get. Hopefully, she gets selected for the two scrimmage teams the evaluators really want to watch and doesn’t get lost on the other teams made up of the remaining 120 players trying out. This all sounds like a very reasonable approach to selecting almost an entire team of players for a highly competitive club team the coaches were not familiar with prior to tryouts as one poster suggested.

I hope this thread can stay active long enough for you to post a follow up to how things end up for your daughter.

Size, speed, and skills should surely help her stand out.

? Obviously based on your post she does not play for pride or stars? Does she currently play club? I would assume yes in order for you to have such a clear picture of where she stacks up against local competition. If so, why do you think she is such an unknown?

Agreed. A player with size, strength, speed, and the overall athleticism that will get her noticed in a tryout is probably already a known commodity.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I like my DD’s odds of being selected from a group of 150 players that Capital coaches know little about during a 3 hour tryout. We are not good at the politics, so I’m glad to hear from the one PP that Capital has removed this aspect of past tryouts. I get she will stand around half the time, but she has size, strength, speed, and the overall athleticism that will get her noticed. And she has the potential it sounds like Capital is looking for that will be easily identifiable to the few evaluators (I know each may see her for only a few minutes and some not at all) working the tryouts in the actual 90 minutes of lacrosse she will put on display during passing/catching and ground ball drills. I’m confident she will stand out above the me-first players in the little scrimmage time players will get. Hopefully, she gets selected for the two scrimmage teams the evaluators really want to watch and doesn’t get lost on the other teams made up of the remaining 120 players trying out. This all sounds like a very reasonable approach to selecting almost an entire team of players for a highly competitive club team the coaches were not familiar with prior to tryouts as one poster suggested.

I hope this thread can stay active long enough for you to post a follow up to how things end up for your daughter.

Size, speed, and skills should surely help her stand out.

? Obviously based on your post she does not play for pride or stars? Does she currently play club? I would assume yes in order for you to have such a clear picture of where she stacks up against local competition. If so, why do you think she is such an unknown?

Agreed. A player with size, strength, speed, and the overall athleticism that will get her noticed in a tryout is probably already a known commodity.

Wait, I’m lost. Didn’t one PP say Capital will select all but 3-5 players from those who show well during a short tryout. That attending clinics where a player can be seen by Capital leading up to tryouts will only “help at the margins” and “politics” are overstressed. If true, that PP suggests the value of being known is not important. That standing out as an athlete in a crowded tryout is the key. That Capital will see past any skills deficiencies and go with those with the best potential. How does my DD become a known commodity to Capital? What suggestions can others provide for getting to know the Capital staff? I feel like that PP is playing politics by trying to tell others to stay away from these clinics and it’s not important that Capital know the players before tryouts.

[Anonymous]

The best 40 field players, regardless of "politics" will be selected. I have to believe that is the case at M&D, Capital, Hero's, Skywalkers. To select a weaker player due to "politics" seems crazy.
From what I have seen from the current HS teams- they are in the business to put the best team on the field so that they can compete at the highest level against other top clubs for the next 3 years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I like my DD’s odds of being selected from a group of 150 players that Capital coaches know little about during a 3 hour tryout. We are not good at the politics, so I’m glad to hear from the one PP that Capital has removed this aspect of past tryouts. I get she will stand around half the time, but she has size, strength, speed, and the overall athleticism that will get her noticed. And she has the potential it sounds like Capital is looking for that will be easily identifiable to the few evaluators (I know each may see her for only a few minutes and some not at all) working the tryouts in the actual 90 minutes of lacrosse she will put on display during passing/catching and ground ball drills. I’m confident she will stand out above the me-first players in the little scrimmage time players will get. Hopefully, she gets selected for the two scrimmage teams the evaluators really want to watch and doesn’t get lost on the other teams made up of the remaining 120 players trying out. This all sounds like a very reasonable approach to selecting almost an entire team of players for a highly competitive club team the coaches were not familiar with prior to tryouts as one poster suggested.

What club team does she play for now?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I like my DD’s odds of being selected from a group of 150 players that Capital coaches know little about during a 3 hour tryout. We are not good at the politics, so I’m glad to hear from the one PP that Capital has removed this aspect of past tryouts. I get she will stand around half the time, but she has size, strength, speed, and the overall athleticism that will get her noticed. And she has the potential it sounds like Capital is looking for that will be easily identifiable to the few evaluators (I know each may see her for only a few minutes and some not at all) working the tryouts in the actual 90 minutes of lacrosse she will put on display during passing/catching and ground ball drills. I’m confident she will stand out above the me-first players in the little scrimmage time players will get. Hopefully, she gets selected for the two scrimmage teams the evaluators really want to watch and doesn’t get lost on the other teams made up of the remaining 120 players trying out. This all sounds like a very reasonable approach to selecting almost an entire team of players for a highly competitive club team the coaches were not familiar with prior to tryouts as one poster suggested.

What club team does she play for now?

The Savanna Bananas!

[Anonymous]

My daughter topped out at 5 2” 98 lbs played for Capital Blue and went D1. You can shine without size and strength. Half of it was her heart.

[Anonymous]

Hey Dat Guy, can you hook me up with some heigh and weight data of T10 D1 women’s lacrosse players?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My daughter topped out at 5 2” 98 lbs played for Capital Blue and went D1. You can shine without size and strength. Half of it was her heart.

My DD played for a top 20 D1 program. She was a tall strong attacker. After games she looked like she just finished a 12-round boxing match. At that level her size allowed her to catch feeds over smaller players. It was hard for smaller players to defend against her size. I think smaller players will struggle as the sport becomes more physical and players are bigger and better conditioned. I agree you don’t need size at every level of D1, but D1 is not an equal term as talent drops off quickly for the second half of D1 teams. Top DII/DIII teams will beat these teams and I think some top college club teams will give some D1 teams a run for their money.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hey Dat Guy, can you hook me up with some heigh and weight data of T10 D1 women’s lacrosse players?

Probably asking sarcastically, but I actually did on the old thread (maybe 2/3rds in). Overall, the data showed that every top 25 team had players on the roster 5'4" and under, and that the list included some of the top players in the country such as the Tyrrell sisters (5'3") at Syracuse, and 6 UNC players, including one of their leading scorers, their assist leader, the #1 recruit in the country in the 2023 class, and a couple of co-captains.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My daughter topped out at 5 2” 98 lbs played for Capital Blue and went D1. You can shine without size and strength. Half of it was her heart.

My DD played for a top 20 D1 program. She was a tall strong attacker. After games she looked like she just finished a 12-round boxing match. At that level her size allowed her to catch feeds over smaller players. It was hard for smaller players to defend against her size. I think smaller players will struggle as the sport becomes more physical and players are bigger and better conditioned. I agree you don’t need size at every level of D1, but D1 is not an equal term as talent drops off quickly for the second half of D1 teams. Top DII/DIII teams will beat these teams and I think some top college club teams will give some D1 teams a run for their money.

I would be interested to see the full data rather than a few outliers. Average height by position would be interesting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The best 40 field players, regardless of "politics" will be selected. I have to believe that is the case at M&D, Capital, Hero's, Skywalkers. To select a weaker player due to "politics" seems crazy.
From what I have seen from the current HS teams- they are in the business to put the best team on the field so that they can compete at the highest level against other top clubs for the next 3 years.

Facts that some around these parts deny in their delusions.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The best 40 field players, regardless of "politics" will be selected. I have to believe that is the case at M&D, Capital, Hero's, Skywalkers. To select a weaker player due to "politics" seems crazy.
From what I have seen from the current HS teams- they are in the business to put the best team on the field so that they can compete at the highest level against other top clubs for the next 3 years.

Facts that some around these parts deny in their delusions.

Folks - it’s pretty simple. If the kid wants Capital, approach it the same way she would a college look. Go to the clinics. Go to the camps. Work hard to get noticed. If you think a player can just roll into a college camp of a DD’s choice without doing any advance work to get recognized, you’re nuts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The best 40 field players, regardless of "politics" will be selected. I have to believe that is the case at M&D, Capital, Hero's, Skywalkers. To select a weaker player due to "politics" seems crazy.
From what I have seen from the current HS teams- they are in the business to put the best team on the field so that they can compete at the highest level against other top clubs for the next 3 years.

Facts that some around these parts deny in their delusions.

Folks - it’s pretty simple. If the kid wants Capital, approach it the same way she would a college look. Go to the clinics. Go to the camps. Work hard to get noticed. If you think a player can just roll into a college camp of a DD’s choice without doing any advance work to get recognized, you’re nuts.

Ah. Folks Guy.