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[quote=Anonymous]I posted on this forum a few weeks ago - I played college ball at the D1 level and graduated from an IAC school.

Parents: college ball is not nearly as BIG as you think it is nor is it that fun. I played in the ACC where I thought I would get playing time by the time I was a sophomore and even junior year but  I didn't. College coaches will promise you a lot of shit during the recruiting process but when you arrive on campus and they have 12 -13 recruits per class, you soon realize

With the growth of the game across the country into non hot bed areas such as Atlanta, Texas, Minnesota, and even The Pacific Northwest, it will become even harder to play d1 and d3 ball. What parents fail to recognize is the game is hardly growing at the D1 level due to title IV. Lacrosse has added  3 lacrosse programs in the past 3 4 years: Cleveland State, NJIT and Furman . Let's be serious these aren't schools you are licking your chops to send your son to. College lacrosse rosters are tipping 45 on the roster and several schools have 60 plus kids at practices and only 37 of them make the travel squad.

My advice on the situation, if you are an elite player, college coaches will find you. Attend a showcase event. If you really think you need to deal with the harassment from some of these lunatic club lacrosse coaches (Crabs, blackwolf, mad lax) to get a shot at college lacrosse you are wrong.

Go to a club where your son will have some good coaching, meet some new friends, have some fun  and learn how to deal with some adversity.  club lax coaches (especially the crabs, black wolf and mad lax) love to create this recruiting hysteria to parents  as it's very important to their business. I find it funny how the clubs mentioned above, love to list the amount of verbals commits (I'm sure it's for marketing purposes and bragging rights)

As the sport only continues to grow, and believe me title IV is not going anywhere, the elite clubs won't be having 7+ kids on their club team committed to a d1 program at the end of their sophomore season.  If you don't think college coaches are scouting clubs in Texas, Florida, Minnesota and Portlland, you have been sleeping under a rock.  Kids from non hot bed areas will continue fill the rosters of d1 programs and gradually eat into the market share that was traditionally do undated by kids from the mid Atlantic and North East.

So parents, don't over think. No need to go pay an arm and a leg to be harassed by a club coach who is promising your only ticket to d1 lacrosse is through their club program.

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