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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I read this and think to myself "thank god I don't have the worries of this person" - just want my kid to use the sport to get into a great school and have a great experience. If that means they never play so what [/quote]

I have a kid in a different D1 sport. They played the first 8 games of the season freshman year, then was inextricably benched the rest of the season. No explanation, nothing. It's horrible To say "so what," means you truly don't understand what these players give up in college to be on these teams. To give up all that and not play is almost pointless. In my kids case, they had a great sophomore season. We'll see what happens next. But not playing at all is pretty pointless. And the fact is, many of these Capital players do not play. It's great that there are a few here and there, but the majority are not. That's just a fact. [/quote]

I understand it can be frustrating but you picked the school first right? Meaning you didn't just go to the school for lacrosse. If you used it as a means to egt into a school you may have had difficulty getting into without then I think your kid would still be thankful to be there and apart of the team regardless of playing time.[/quote]

My daughter has always played her sport because she loves it and thrives on being competitive and playing hard. She never played with the goal of getting into a school she wouldn't have without it. That's just an odd reason to commit so much time to a sport. Did she have a goal of playing D1 in college? Yes. Again, to play--not just to get into a college she couldn't otherwise. I wonder if those who do think like that are the ones sitting out. It must be so much more draining to play a sport you're not that into and doing it only for college acceptance. Anyway, as i said, she played lots of time in every game sophomore year and is feeling good about the seasons ahead--at a top univesity. Would she have chosen that without her sport? Probably not honestly, but  only because of location. But it checked all the other boxes and she loves it.[/quote]

Different strokes. Some prioritize playing time. Some prioritize lacrosse ranking at expense of playing time. Some join great teams and don’t play initially, but overcome obstacles to earn their spot. Some prioritize education. Some find a balance of top 25 school, top 25 lacrosse and playing time. Some are fine riding the bench bec they view it as an athletic sorority experience. Some prioritize scholarship money. Whatever the decision, doesn’t matter. The second you say one is better than the other? That’s when you sound like a dick. [/quote]

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