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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sorry if this has already been covered, but what's the difference between "American Select" and "All America Lacrosse?" Is one better than the other??[/quote]

They are similar national tournaments with regional teams. American Select is in its 2nd year and is for only girls.  It is organized by STEPS/Yellow Jackets. "All America Lacrosse" formerly known as Under Armour All American Lacrosse tournament has been around for a number of years and fields both boys and girls teams. (I personally feel the boys get more of the spotlight.) It is run by Corrigan Sports. Both events are highly political and high profile though not the "end all be all" in the recruiting process (as the organizers would like you to believe). Nice to be able to put them on the recruiting resume and a fun way to have your DC play with/against new talent. Both events are money grabs. They were scheduled at the same time (for the first time) this summer. AS created multiple teams at certain age groups to not only pad their pockets, but to make sure players were locked in before UA tryouts.[/quote]

Good summary! As some have noted girls across years/age groups don’t do it for a number of reasons leading to teams that aren’t always the “best” players in the area as the events like to try to promote. Of course there are also a lot of strong players in the mix. But lots of promotion by the events to get girls (and parents) to feel like they are missing out if they don’t do it and pay up! Summer is short already for this kids post club season and, for example, 2026s have the most intense years recruiting wise still way ahead of them. Can kids just be kids for a bit and have a break? These can be fun for the kids - get that - but one cannot help being a little skeptical that adults/$$$ has increasingly become a driver with the claim that it is to “grow the game”, “help the girls”, and “provide an opportunity for fun against ‘great’ competition”. Then you have local private schools touting the players who participate and it all seems a little out of hand and starts not really feeling right and very self-promoting; trying to make perception reality.

If you know your kids’ lax year well you can look at the rosters and see. It really also splits up the talent pool so seems like more girls in a particular area may gravitate to one event leaving the other that year/combo year very weak. For example, seems like lots of strong 25s/26s went to AS this year vs UA. 
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