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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This was just shared from another thread.  Good to know for parents of 2028s and later...

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"Our Criteria

On one hand, it’s quite simple:
- Athleticism
- Skills required at your position
- Lacrosse IQ
- Intangibles
- Size
- Toughness
- Stick skills
- Productivity

On the other hand, all of our scouts place slightly different levels of value on each of those categories.

Most importantly, though, players are ranked on their potential as college prospects. The rankings are not based on performance in high school.

If a player is more athletic, taller, or larger, that will compensate for current skill deficiencies. There’s the old adage that you cannot teach size and skill. If you go down the different levels of college athletics, the difference is very rarely in skill level. The biggest gaps are in size, explosiveness, and athleticism.

This distinction between high school production versus collegiate potential is a huge distinction and where we see parents and players get hung up the most. There are countless All-State players who end up as Division III recruits, while late-bloomers who barely play until their senior year become consensus Division I prospects.

College recruiters and Prep Girls Lacrosse scouts are looking for plays and flashes of athleticism that translate to the college game. Sometimes a high school player may only make a few plays in a game that wind up in the stat sheet. But if there are one or two displays of extraordinary athletic burst during the contest, there’s a difference in the way those are evaluated that is reflected in our rankings.

Some scouts may value high school production and stats more than others, and that’s absolutely allowed. It is a skill to compete and produce. At the same time, players need to be able to compete athletically and match up in size against your competition. The bar for athleticism and size continues to rise with the collegiate level. In order to be productive in college, you’ll need the requisite athleticism and size, whereas skills can be taught. So those differences, again, are reflected in our rankings. "
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For any recruit, the key question is not whether she is athletic in the abstract, but whether her athleticism fits the level of the program evaluating her. She does not need to be the best athlete in the area to find a program that matches her athletic profile.[/quote]

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