lax culture from an insider

[Anonymous]

this thread has more than 54,000 views - and yet some insist that LAX doesn't matter more than other sports in the DMV.

[Anonymous]

I don't have a kid who plays for Madlax, but there are some great players in that program who go onto great college careers. If the question is which clubs get kids into college programs, Madlax is on that list.

Some kids from DC also drive to Baltimore to play for Looney's, Green Turtle and Crabs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Tell me about Performance Lacrosse in DC at the high school level. Good program? Good tournaments? Recruitment?

Thanks.

No. Great guys who run the program, but the talent pool for that club is very shallow. Correspondingly, they get very little recruiting attention because the talent is thin and the teams don't do very well.

In this area, Blackwolf and VLC have the two best HS programs in terms of kids going to play college lacrosse.

Are the HS teams for VLC set by Freshmen year (i.e., once you make it, you usually stay). Or is there constant turnover (i.e., you have to tryout every year, and there is little guarantee of making it on year in and year out).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:this thread has more than 54,000 views - and yet some insist that LAX doesn't matter more than other sports in the DMV.

. You post a lot.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't have a kid who plays for Madlax, but there are some great players in that program who go onto great college careers. If the question is which clubs get kids into college programs, Madlax is on that list.

Some kids from DC also drive to Baltimore to play for Looney's, Green Turtle and Crabs.

Read the articles. Sometimes the price tag is too high.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:this thread has more than 54,000 views - and yet some insist that LAX doesn't matter more than other sports in the DMV.

Umm, basketball? Kevin Durant?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Tell me about Performance Lacrosse in DC at the high school level. Good program? Good tournaments? Recruitment?

Thanks.

No. Great guys who run the program, but the talent pool for that club is very shallow. Correspondingly, they get very little recruiting attention because the talent is thin and the teams don't do very well.

In this area, Blackwolf and VLC have the two best HS programs in terms of kids going to play college lacrosse.

Are the HS teams for VLC set by Freshmen year (i.e., once you make it, you usually stay). Or is there constant turnover (i.e., you have to tryout every year, and there is little guarantee of making it on year in and year out).

VLC is run by the Baltimore Crabs, so they use the same methods. They have annual tryouts, except for the Rising Juniors. Like the Crabs, once you make the Rising Sophomore team, you are set (although it looks like they are having 2016 tryouts this fall). That means there are probably only a couple spots open on that team. For the most part, once you make a HS team for the Crabs or VLC, those rosters typically don't change that much.

Like the Crabs, the most volatility happens with the younger teams as they try to find the best guys. Considering the recruiting success both clubs have had, it seems like it is working.

A club like Madlax has much more volatility because they field a lot of teams per grade. So when kids leave for other programs, they are constantly bringing kids up from the B teams, etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Tell me about Performance Lacrosse in DC at the high school level. Good program? Good tournaments? Recruitment?

Thanks.

No. Great guys who run the program, but the talent pool for that club is very shallow. Correspondingly, they get very little recruiting attention because the talent is thin and the teams don't do very well.

In this area, Blackwolf and VLC have the two best HS programs in terms of kids going to play college lacrosse.

Are the HS teams for VLC set by Freshmen year (i.e., once you make it, you usually stay). Or is there constant turnover (i.e., you have to tryout every year, and there is little guarantee of making it on year in and year out).

VLC is run by the Baltimore Crabs, so they use the same methods. They have annual tryouts, except for the Rising Juniors. Like the Crabs, once you make the Rising Sophomore team, you are set (although it looks like they are having 2016 tryouts this fall). That means there are probably only a couple spots open on that team. For the most part, once you make a HS team for the Crabs or VLC, those rosters typically don't change that much.

Like the Crabs, the most volatility happens with the younger teams as they try to find the best guys. Considering the recruiting success both clubs have had, it seems like it is working.

A club like Madlax has much more volatility because they field a lot of teams per grade. So when kids leave for other programs, they are constantly bringing kids up from the B teams, etc.

My son played VLC U-15 and will be trying out for the high school rising freshman team. Can he expect a leg up on non-VLC boys trying out for the team? Or is it a clean slate for all?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Tell me about Performance Lacrosse in DC at the high school level. Good program? Good tournaments? Recruitment?

Thanks.

No. Great guys who run the program, but the talent pool for that club is very shallow. Correspondingly, they get very little recruiting attention because the talent is thin and the teams don't do very well.

In this area, Blackwolf and VLC have the two best HS programs in terms of kids going to play college lacrosse.

Are the HS teams for VLC set by Freshmen year (i.e., once you make it, you usually stay). Or is there constant turnover (i.e., you have to tryout every year, and there is little guarantee of making it on year in and year out).

VLC is run by the Baltimore Crabs, so they use the same methods. They have annual tryouts, except for the Rising Juniors. Like the Crabs, once you make the Rising Sophomore team, you are set (although it looks like they are having 2016 tryouts this fall). That means there are probably only a couple spots open on that team. For the most part, once you make a HS team for the Crabs or VLC, those rosters typically don't change that much.

Like the Crabs, the most volatility happens with the younger teams as they try to find the best guys. Considering the recruiting success both clubs have had, it seems like it is working.

A club like Madlax has much more volatility because they field a lot of teams per grade. So when kids leave for other programs, they are constantly bringing kids up from the B teams, etc.

My son played VLC U-15 and will be trying out for the high school rising freshman team. Can he expect a leg up on non-VLC boys trying out for the team? Or is it a clean slate for all?

I assume your post was a joke.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Tell me about Performance Lacrosse in DC at the high school level. Good program? Good tournaments? Recruitment?

Thanks.

No. Great guys who run the program, but the talent pool for that club is very shallow. Correspondingly, they get very little recruiting attention because the talent is thin and the teams don't do very well.

In this area, Blackwolf and VLC have the two best HS programs in terms of kids going to play college lacrosse.

Are the HS teams for VLC set by Freshmen year (i.e., once you make it, you usually stay). Or is there constant turnover (i.e., you have to tryout every year, and there is little guarantee of making it on year in and year out).

VLC is run by the Baltimore Crabs, so they use the same methods. They have annual tryouts, except for the Rising Juniors. Like the Crabs, once you make the Rising Sophomore team, you are set (although it looks like they are having 2016 tryouts this fall). That means there are probably only a couple spots open on that team. For the most part, once you make a HS team for the Crabs or VLC, those rosters typically don't change that much.

Like the Crabs, the most volatility happens with the younger teams as they try to find the best guys. Considering the recruiting success both clubs have had, it seems like it is working.

A club like Madlax has much more volatility because they field a lot of teams per grade. So when kids leave for other programs, they are constantly bringing kids up from the B teams, etc.

My son played VLC U-15 and will be trying out for the high school rising freshman team. Can he expect a leg up on non-VLC boys trying out for the team? Or is it a clean slate for all?

I assume your post was a joke.

??

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My son played VLC U-15 and will be trying out for the high school rising freshman team. Can he expect a leg up on non-VLC boys trying out for the team? Or is it a clean slate for all?

Every club (Crabs, VLC or whomever) is looking to field the best team. They are going to take the best, period. If two kids are viewed equally, you would think they would go with the kid already in the program.

The key is not to take anything for granted and give it your best shot.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My son played VLC U-15 and will be trying out for the high school rising freshman team. Can he expect a leg up on non-VLC boys trying out for the team? Or is it a clean slate for all?

Every club (Crabs, VLC or whomever) is looking to field the best team. They are going to take the best, period. If two kids are viewed equally, you would think they would go with the kid already in the program.

The key is not to take anything for granted and give it your best shot.

I get the sense that the parents get stressed out moe than the kids do for such tryouts. Reminds me of our old travel soccer days. Ha.

[Anonymous]

VLC parents who live in MD - how hard is it to get to practices during the week. Seems like it would be a long haul.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:VLC parents who live in MD - how hard is it to get to practices during the week. Seems like it would be a long haul.

It's not bad. Nearly all of the practices are on the weekends, so you don't have to fight rush hour traffic. They practice in Arlington, Alexandria and Fairfax. There are a lot of Landon kids who play for VLC (and more keep showing up every season), so some of them carpool.

[Anonymous]

The Mt Rushmore of DMV lacrosse:

giblin bordley jenkins

Is there a 4th?