If your son got recruited to play college lacrosse, please share your experience and tips...

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Stupid unless you want to major in lacrosse

[Anonymous]

Most selective D3s will want to see SAT scores, school profile and and anticipated senior year classes...

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Anonymous wrote:College admissions has gotten beyond crazy competitive. If you are not a URM or first in your family to attend college, super high scores and perfect grades guarantee you nothing. Having an insider-advocate on your behalf is more than the overwhelming majority of applicant will have. If the only “offer” from the coach is that he/she will support my kid with admissions, we’ll take it! That’s worth bank.

Given the Rick Singer fiasco, are coaches’ recommendations being devalued or increasingly ignored?

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Anonymous wrote:We are new to the area, TX transplants. My son is a converted football player, whose athleticism and good hand eye has made him a very good player. He is now a rising sophomore and would like to try to get recruited to play at the college level. The process is all so confusing. For example, how important is it to play for a club team? How important is it to attend a private school? What's the deal with all of these recruitment tournaments - 900 dollars or more for a recruitment camp? Please help me sort through all of this. Thank you!

My son goes to public school where be was recruited. We had a solid program. Stonebridge in Ashburn. He also played club, but got the exposure in high school.

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Anonymous wrote:We are new to the area, TX transplants. My son is a converted football player, whose athleticism and good hand eye has made him a very good player. He is now a rising sophomore and would like to try to get recruited to play at the college level. The process is all so confusing. For example, how important is it to play for a club team? How important is it to attend a private school? What's the deal with all of these recruitment tournaments - 900 dollars or more for a recruitment camp? Please help me sort through all of this. Thank you!

My son goes to public school where be was recruited. We had a solid program. Stonebridge in Ashburn. He also played club, but got the exposure in high school.

Went, not goes. He s at D1 school now. Also, I won't say the club team he played, but one that is often bashed on this board. For not being competitive. Despite what people have said, somehow he still ended up at a D1 school and now as a softcore started this last spring.

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Anonymous wrote:We are new to the area, TX transplants. My son is a converted football player, whose athleticism and good hand eye has made him a very good player. He is now a rising sophomore and would like to try to get recruited to play at the college level. The process is all so confusing. For example, how important is it to play for a club team? How important is it to attend a private school? What's the deal with all of these recruitment tournaments - 900 dollars or more for a recruitment camp? Please help me sort through all of this. Thank you!

My son goes to public school where be was recruited. We had a solid program. Stonebridge in Ashburn. He also played club, but got the exposure in high school.

Went, not goes. He s at D1 school now. Also, I won't say the club team he played, but one that is often bashed on this board. For not being competitive. Despite what people have said, somehow he still ended up at a D1 school and now as a softcore started this last spring.

Good for your son. Nonetheless, the odds of being recruited go up exponentially if your son plays for a WCAC or IAC school and plays for a competitive club. More exposure means more opportunity, whether looking for D1 or D3 schools.

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Anonymous wrote:We are new to the area, TX transplants. My son is a converted football player, whose athleticism and good hand eye has made him a very good player. He is now a rising sophomore and would like to try to get recruited to play at the college level. The process is all so confusing. For example, how important is it to play for a club team? How important is it to attend a private school? What's the deal with all of these recruitment tournaments - 900 dollars or more for a recruitment camp? Please help me sort through all of this. Thank you!

My son goes to public school where be was recruited. We had a solid program. Stonebridge in Ashburn. He also played club, but got the exposure in high school.

Went, not goes. He s at D1 school now. Also, I won't say the club team he played, but one that is often bashed on this board. For not being competitive. Despite what people have said, somehow he still ended up at a D1 school and now as a softcore started this last spring.

Good for your son. Nonetheless, the odds of being recruited go up exponentially if your son plays for a WCAC or IAC school and plays for a competitive club. More exposure means more opportunity, whether looking for D1 or D3 schools.

Could not disagree with this more. The odds of being recruited are a result of being a good player and great student end of story. More good players choose to play for WCAC and IAC schools especially in MOCO. The recruiting takes places at the club and showcases. Despite the comments here, UA team took the best players. If a player is on a top club team and is a top player on that team, that player get's recruited regardless of HS. The WCAC and IAC schools do provide a few extra chances to be seen but the increase is not exponential. The bottom line is that a players ability and academics are the only things that get them recruited.

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Anonymous wrote:We are new to the area, TX transplants. My son is a converted football player, whose athleticism and good hand eye has made him a very good player. He is now a rising sophomore and would like to try to get recruited to play at the college level. The process is all so confusing. For example, how important is it to play for a club team? How important is it to attend a private school? What's the deal with all of these recruitment tournaments - 900 dollars or more for a recruitment camp? Please help me sort through all of this. Thank you!

My son goes to public school where be was recruited. We had a solid program. Stonebridge in Ashburn. He also played club, but got the exposure in high school.

Went, not goes. He s at D1 school now. Also, I won't say the club team he played, but one that is often bashed on this board. For not being competitive. Despite what people have said, somehow he still ended up at a D1 school and now as a softcore started this last spring.

Good for your son. Nonetheless, the odds of being recruited go up exponentially if your son plays for a WCAC or IAC school and plays for a competitive club. More exposure means more opportunity, whether looking for D1 or D3 schools.

Could not disagree with this more. The odds of being recruited are a result of being a good player and great student end of story. More good players choose to play for WCAC and IAC schools especially in MOCO. The recruiting takes places at the club and showcases. Despite the comments here, UA team took the best players. If a player is on a top club team and is a top player on that team, that player get's recruited regardless of HS. The WCAC and IAC schools do provide a few extra chances to be seen but the increase is not exponential. The bottom line is that a players ability and academics are the only things that get them recruited.

Come on now. Great players made UA... the best.. no chance. Happens in BB too, the best players who had a coach there that day to fight for him to be put on the team.

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Anonymous wrote:We are new to the area, TX transplants. My son is a converted football player, whose athleticism and good hand eye has made him a very good player. He is now a rising sophomore and would like to try to get recruited to play at the college level. The process is all so confusing. For example, how important is it to play for a club team? How important is it to attend a private school? What's the deal with all of these recruitment tournaments - 900 dollars or more for a recruitment camp? Please help me sort through all of this. Thank you!

My son goes to public school where be was recruited. We had a solid program. Stonebridge in Ashburn. He also played club, but got the exposure in high school.

Went, not goes. He s at D1 school now. Also, I won't say the club team he played, but one that is often bashed on this board. For not being competitive. Despite what people have said, somehow he still ended up at a D1 school and now as a softcore started this last spring.

Good for your son. Nonetheless, the odds of being recruited go up exponentially if your son plays for a WCAC or IAC school and plays for a competitive club. More exposure means more opportunity, whether looking for D1 or D3 schools.

Could not disagree with this more. The odds of being recruited are a result of being a good player and great student end of story. More good players choose to play for WCAC and IAC schools especially in MOCO. The recruiting takes places at the club and showcases. Despite the comments here, UA team took the best players. If a player is on a top club team and is a top player on that team, that player get's recruited regardless of HS. The WCAC and IAC schools do provide a few extra chances to be seen but the increase is not exponential. The bottom line is that a players ability and academics are the only things that get them recruited.

Come on now. Great players made UA... the best.. no chance. Happens in BB too, the best players who had a coach there that day to fight for him to be put on the team.

The UA point is a good one, and it also informs the answer to the question about the odds of being recruited. There may be one or two "top" players in the DMV each year who are widely known among college coaches because they put up huge numbers. Beyond those one or two, you have a lot of really athletic kids who are great lacrosse players. When you son is competing in and with that group to be recruited, the exposure a club coach or a great high school program can give does make a difference.

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Anonymous wrote:We are new to the area, TX transplants. My son is a converted football player, whose athleticism and good hand eye has made him a very good player. He is now a rising sophomore and would like to try to get recruited to play at the college level. The process is all so confusing. For example, how important is it to play for a club team? How important is it to attend a private school? What's the deal with all of these recruitment tournaments - 900 dollars or more for a recruitment camp? Please help me sort through all of this. Thank you!

My son goes to public school where be was recruited. We had a solid program. Stonebridge in Ashburn. He also played club, but got the exposure in high school.

Went, not goes. He s at D1 school now. Also, I won't say the club team he played, but one that is often bashed on this board. For not being competitive. Despite what people have said, somehow he still ended up at a D1 school and now as a softcore started this last spring.

Good for your son. Nonetheless, the odds of being recruited go up exponentially if your son plays for a WCAC or IAC school and plays for a competitive club. More exposure means more opportunity, whether looking for D1 or D3 schools.

Could not disagree with this more. The odds of being recruited are a result of being a good player and great student end of story. More good players choose to play for WCAC and IAC schools especially in MOCO. The recruiting takes places at the club and showcases. Despite the comments here, UA team took the best players. If a player is on a top club team and is a top player on that team, that player get's recruited regardless of HS. The WCAC and IAC schools do provide a few extra chances to be seen but the increase is not exponential. The bottom line is that a players ability and academics are the only things that get them recruited.

Come on now. Great players made UA... the best.. no chance. Happens in BB too, the best players who had a coach there that day to fight for him to be put on the team.

The UA point is a good one, and it also informs the answer to the question about the odds of being recruited. There may be one or two "top" players in the DMV each year who are widely known among college coaches because they put up huge numbers. Beyond those one or two, you have a lot of really athletic kids who are great lacrosse players. When you son is competing in and with that group to be recruited, the exposure a club coach or a great high school program can give does make a difference.

Yep... it matters... it's who you know not what you know in lacrosse. You can't suck but you need to have an in.

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Anonymous wrote:We are new to the area, TX transplants. My son is a converted football player, whose athleticism and good hand eye has made him a very good player. He is now a rising sophomore and would like to try to get recruited to play at the college level. The process is all so confusing. For example, how important is it to play for a club team? How important is it to attend a private school? What's the deal with all of these recruitment tournaments - 900 dollars or more for a recruitment camp? Please help me sort through all of this. Thank you!

My son goes to public school where be was recruited. We had a solid program. Stonebridge in Ashburn. He also played club, but got the exposure in high school.

Went, not goes. He s at D1 school now. Also, I won't say the club team he played, but one that is often bashed on this board. For not being competitive. Despite what people have said, somehow he still ended up at a D1 school and now as a softcore started this last spring.

Good for your son. Nonetheless, the odds of being recruited go up exponentially if your son plays for a WCAC or IAC school and plays for a competitive club. More exposure means more opportunity, whether looking for D1 or D3 schools.

Could not disagree with this more. The odds of being recruited are a result of being a good player and great student end of story. More good players choose to play for WCAC and IAC schools especially in MOCO. The recruiting takes places at the club and showcases. Despite the comments here, UA team took the best players. If a player is on a top club team and is a top player on that team, that player get's recruited regardless of HS. The WCAC and IAC schools do provide a few extra chances to be seen but the increase is not exponential. The bottom line is that a players ability and academics are the only things that get them recruited.

Come on now. Great players made UA... the best.. no chance. Happens in BB too, the best players who had a coach there that day to fight for him to be put on the team.

Concur...the UA team selection is political - driven by the HC's preferences (i.e. kids he coaches and/or knows) and a preference for upperclassman who have played for known programs. There are more talented players left out each year because these other factors are heavily weighted.

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How would you rank these events in order of importance to the recruitment process- tournaments with club team (top club), tournaments with high school team )top school), individual showcases, and specific college prospect days?

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The shake-up in boys clubs factors heavily in my ranking. 5 years ago 'club' would have been first but now it is last. Here are how I've ranked it:

High school team (tournaments & regular season play) *
Specific college prospect days
Individual showcases
Club team

*As long as the coach as a range of contacts and connections it won't matter if the high school team is private or public for most lax players. In the DMV though the high level of play is mostly at the private schools. In Long Island or other places, the most high level of play is at public schools.

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Anonymous wrote:We are new to the area, TX transplants. My son is a converted football player, whose athleticism and good hand eye has made him a very good player. He is now a rising sophomore and would like to try to get recruited to play at the college level. The process is all so confusing. For example, how important is it to play for a club team? How important is it to attend a private school? What's the deal with all of these recruitment tournaments - 900 dollars or more for a recruitment camp? Please help me sort through all of this. Thank you!

My son goes to public school where be was recruited. We had a solid program. Stonebridge in Ashburn. He also played club, but got the exposure in high school.

Went, not goes. He s at D1 school now. Also, I won't say the club team he played, but one that is often bashed on this board. For not being competitive. Despite what people have said, somehow he still ended up at a D1 school and now as a softcore started this last spring.

Good for your son. Nonetheless, the odds of being recruited go up exponentially if your son plays for a WCAC or IAC school and plays for a competitive club. More exposure means more opportunity, whether looking for D1 or D3 schools.

Could not disagree with this more. The odds of being recruited are a result of being a good player and great student end of story. More good players choose to play for WCAC and IAC schools especially in MOCO. The recruiting takes places at the club and showcases. Despite the comments here, UA team took the best players. If a player is on a top club team and is a top player on that team, that player get's recruited regardless of HS. The WCAC and IAC schools do provide a few extra chances to be seen but the increase is not exponential. The bottom line is that a players ability and academics are the only things that get them recruited.

Come on now. Great players made UA... the best.. no chance. Happens in BB too, the best players who had a coach there that day to fight for him to be put on the team.

Concur...the UA team selection is political - driven by the HC's preferences (i.e. kids he coaches and/or knows) and a preference for upperclassman who have played for known programs. There are more talented players left out each year because these other factors are heavily weighted.

The UA coaches do NOT take JUST the best players, they take the best players that will make a great team. You must have a balance of skills sets throughout the team. Often a great player may be left off of a roster because there may be 2 players that are better with the same skill set. Also SSDM's are often not the BEST players but they are very valuable and a necessity for a team. Also defenders are much more valuable if they can play close and LSM. A difficult process I'm sure.

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Anonymous wrote:We are new to the area, TX transplants. My son is a converted football player, whose athleticism and good hand eye has made him a very good player. He is now a rising sophomore and would like to try to get recruited to play at the college level. The process is all so confusing. For example, how important is it to play for a club team? How important is it to attend a private school? What's the deal with all of these recruitment tournaments - 900 dollars or more for a recruitment camp? Please help me sort through all of this. Thank you!

My son goes to public school where be was recruited. We had a solid program. Stonebridge in Ashburn. He also played club, but got the exposure in high school.

Went, not goes. He s at D1 school now. Also, I won't say the club team he played, but one that is often bashed on this board. For not being competitive. Despite what people have said, somehow he still ended up at a D1 school and now as a softcore started this last spring.

Good for your son. Nonetheless, the odds of being recruited go up exponentially if your son plays for a WCAC or IAC school and plays for a competitive club. More exposure means more opportunity, whether looking for D1 or D3 schools.

Could not disagree with this more. The odds of being recruited are a result of being a good player and great student end of story. More good players choose to play for WCAC and IAC schools especially in MOCO. The recruiting takes places at the club and showcases. Despite the comments here, UA team took the best players. If a player is on a top club team and is a top player on that team, that player get's recruited regardless of HS. The WCAC and IAC schools do provide a few extra chances to be seen but the increase is not exponential. The bottom line is that a players ability and academics are the only things that get them recruited.

Come on now. Great players made UA... the best.. no chance. Happens in BB too, the best players who had a coach there that day to fight for him to be put on the team.

Concur...the UA team selection is political - driven by the HC's preferences (i.e. kids he coaches and/or knows) and a preference for upperclassman who have played for known programs. There are more talented players left out each year because these other factors are heavily weighted.

The UA coaches do NOT take JUST the best players, they take the best players that will make a great team. You must have a balance of skills sets throughout the team. Often a great player may be left off of a roster because there may be 2 players that are better with the same skill set. Also SSDM's are often not the BEST players but they are very valuable and a necessity for a team. Also defenders are much more valuable if they can play close and LSM. A difficult process I'm sure.

True but a better player with the right skill set may not be chosen because his coach is not there.