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[quote=Anonymous]My suggestions based on having kids at D3 and D1.  Have him collect a list of D3 schools of interest--NESCAC, Centennial conference, etc.  that you consider academically appropriate--meaning he would be happy going there without playing lacrosse and lacrosse can be used to help with entry.  For example, using those two conferences in particular, there is a big difference between academics and entry requirements at Williams and Amherst vs Trinity and Conn College. Same for F&M/Gettysburg/Dickinson vs McDaniel or Washington College.

Player should contact the head and assistant coaches at each targeted school starting now with a semi personal note highlighting why your son is interested in that program and information about your player as well as his club tournament schedule.  Yes they are targeting juniors now but it is not too soon  to get on someone's radar.  Follow up with good, targeted film from this summer's tournaments and continue on through summer of Junior year with regular communication.

Lacrosse Masters is good but make sure he reaches out to each specific school to let the coaches know he will be there and have club coach reach out as well.  It is a sea of players at those showcase events for the coaches if they don't already know you are interested.  They can also contact you back during this process to express interest and invite you to prospect camps.  Some programs automatically reply to incoming emails from players with prospect day invites so don't waste time going unless your club coach can find out if they are really interested or if it is one of your top options and you think you can go and really impress.  Alternatively you can target some prospect days that are nearby so don't require significant investment and see how he feels about stacking up against competition also targeting these schools.

I agree with above posters that most recruits at the better schools in D3 conferences are varsity contributors by sophomore and junior years and play on higher end club teams but that also depends somewhat on your league and private vs public schools with regard to level of competition that he faces.  The better programs also target the better tournaments so if they A team is heading to PA and the B team is playing in DE that same weekend you may not see the schools you want represented in DE.  Good luck!   [/quote]

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