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[quote=Anonymous]There isn't a doubt that club programs are a feeder into recruiting since it happens so early now. There isn't a doubt that college coaches lend credibility to the kids being pushed from top clubs like Madlax or VLC or Crabs for what that's worth, which is something.

I'd step back for a moment and say this: our son went through recruiting and settled on a program which does not have lacrosse scholarships to offer. The edge for him is the admissions sponsorship from the coach. In our experience,  and take as one example with pounds of salt, the scholarship money offered by schools is with very very rare exception small. We are talking about $5000 - $15000 clipped off what is now a $60000+ tuition bill at some colleges. There MIGHT be 1-2 kids a year at the big programs getting large percentage scholarships, and I understand from some coaches we dealt with sometimes those big numbers are NEED based and not lacrosse talent based. Two super top recruits at one program we know of are both kids from wealthy NY families who didn't focus on $$$ at Duke but rather the school and the prestige of the lacrosse team. Literally their #1 recruit this year is taking no money.

Deep breath --- THERE IS NOT MUCH MONEY AT THE END OF THIS FOR 99% OF THE 1% OF PLAYERS WHO ARE BEING RECRUITED BY THE FEW LACROSSE PROGRAMS THAT ARE ACTUALLY FULLY FUNDED! A good many programs that are great programs and great schools have fewer than 5 scholarships to give. A number of programs in the Patriot league are in this category. Go to Lehigh, in the very best case you get a small fraction of the less than fully funded scholarship pool.

Club lacrosse survived to now on the myopia of parents who are convinced they are missing a lottery for their kids. To a great extent that is entirely unfounded in my limited experience and in my opinion. [/quote]

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