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[quote=Anonymous]i agree with the PP who said they are trying to build a team when Capital picks girls. When you bring that much talent to a tryout the best of every club has too offer. You get ball hogs galore and hotshots everyone thinks they are the best. You can't have a team of players that cancel each other out. They have to work as a team you needed players that look to assist, players that can score and most of all you need effort players. Not every girl can score 4 goals a game at the next level. Its a funnel of talent and not every goal scorer ends up on Capital Blue because if they did the team would implode. I looked at the rosters for Capital Blue and Capital Orange and what I see as the difference in the players is speed. Many of the girls who made Blue had the fastest times in the 300 and the 40 yard dash. THey had obvious speed advantage on the field.

I have been around this proram for awhile and what I have seen is speed is the most important attribute at the next level in college. Stick skills can be improved, Lax IQ can be taught but speed is god given. I also see the rosters rewarding effort. What do I mean by that...doing the small things like redefending on attack or hustling back as a middie on defense. They push the kids hard in tryouts don't give them breaks test their mental toughness and not everyone has what it takes to keep running.

Playing lacrosse at the college level requires a level of commitment that not every 14 year old has in their DNA. Coaches are looking for kids who are focused on playing in college not necessarily always just the best lax player at the moment. Parents tend to think players abilities stay stagnant. My Daughter was the leading scorer on my team and she should make Capital but what they miss is she may be slightly slower than the girls that has fewer goals. Its like any other sport when I was twelve years old I hit 25 Home Runs for my baseball team but two years later I was done because my bat speed was too slow. Capital Coaches don't look for what they see today they look for what a girl will be in three years.

This years Tewarton finalist from the JMU NCAA Champion was a walk-on whe didn't get a scholarship. Today she is a champion! So don't sweat Blue or Orange its just a snap shot in time. Remember what matters most is where you end up![/quote]

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