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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So Landon recruited  of 8th grade lacrosse players and gave them scholarships to attend. Do schools recruit 8th graders for sports normally?

I know Landon had 6 kids that were accepted to 9th go to  8th a few years back but now they are recruiting 8th graders?[/quote]

No idea where you get your info or if it is correct, but 8th and 9th grades at many private area high schools are a natural hold back (repeat) grade for kids who need another year to mature.  [/quote]

Sure Mater Dei does it all the time. So does IAC apparently.[/quote]

Not that it matters after all these years, but Landon led the way with this practice all through the 1980's. Mater Dei followed suit so that their teams could compete and to quiet the parent complaints about the Landon boys being older. If you can't beat them, join them.

And also because boys who are older do better in high school, athletically, academically and socially. The boys that are red-shirted have an advantage and it's completely understandable that those who do not do this are upset.[/quote]

The coaches are adult

True... it's just weird to me that coaches... adult men are talking to 12 year olds about going to their school and getting scholarships.  Pre-teens. 12. [/quote]

The coaches are adults with jobs and careers to consider. So they have a stake in this.

The schools want full classes and successful teams. The Admissions people do also.

But in my experience, most of the recruiting is done by parents, alumni and other boosters.

If you think this is bad, wait till you get a gander at college recruiting. [/quote]

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