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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am just curious: What are the odds of a kid in a program like Madlax getting recruited to play Division 1 in College? I have a friend who spends thousands of dollars a year on her son's lacrosse activities (camps, clinics, Madlax, HS, etc) and they are really fixated on Div 1. Her son is a HS freshman; mine is a 9 year old who idol-worships this kid and is a decent athlete (runs well, swims, has played rec soccer.)

We feel it's a little early to start thinkng about college scholarships for a 9 year old. But my firend tells me she was already thinking about it when her son was 9 and it's not too soon to start.

I hate the pressure to get a kid to specialize this early, but my son does seem pretty drawn to lacrosse.[/quote]

The odds of any high school kid playing Division 1, recruited or not, is very low. The odds of getting a scholarship even lower (and usually it will just be a partial scholarship). And with the way the sport is growing in other parts of the country, those odds are going to decrease even more over time. This website seems to have fairly reliable data in this regard: http://www.scholarshipstats.com/lacrosse.html

As others have said, let your child dictate what they want to do. If they love lacrosse, have the ability, and you have the funds, then sure, let them play club ball. But don't do it solely with your eyes on the prize of a scholarship.[/quote]

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