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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][u]Our concern when we looked for a program was the track record of college placement, the caliber of events they entered, and the people running the program (in that order).[/u]

We chose VLC and we are glad we did.  Madlax and VLC are in a tier above everyone else when it comes to college recruiting.  They are also alone when it comes to playing at top events.

The hater comments come from either Madlax parents, or parents of the lesser clubs trying to claim they are on the same level as VLC.[/quote]

I think if you reverse your order:  People, events, college, the first two take care of the last one.  I do not think a club gets a kids recruited.  That is very overrated.  The play of the player, the ability to be seen doing it, and the coaching to help him be his best (or her for girl's clubs) is what results in college placement.  [/quote]

Your post is both accurate and inaccurate.  Playing for a top club doesn't guarantee anything.  The colleges ask the club coach/directors for honest feedback, and because they want to maintain good relations with these coaches, the club gives an honest opinion.  So just because you play for a better club than another kid doesn't necessarily result in more chances for recruiting success.

How the kid does in recruiting events, prospect days, etc. makes a difference in addition to his academic record and what his coaches say about him.

[u]But you imply that the quality of club is not a factor[/u], and it is (to varying degrees).  The better the club and team, that usually results in kids being seen more (either because they are in better events with more eyeballs, or they go deeper in events and are seen more).  If a club has a strong reputation with a college recruiter, that can have an impact.  If two kids are weighed the same by a college coach, they may side with the kid who plays for a better club because they believe that club generally has consistently better players, faces better competition, etc.

The club is not everything, but it can be very important.  There is a reason why Madlax and VLC in this area have had consistently stronger results that the lesser VA clubs.  Look at Cavalier whose recruiting list is mostly kids who committed years after they left Cavalier.[/quote]

I do think that there is any implication that the quality of the club is not a factor based on the post.  The quality of events and quality of the people infer that it would then be a quality club.  My point was that using a track record (past performance) as a measure of future results is risky.  There is one local club that has a great track record of recruiting but many question the quality of the program and the experience.  I would be of the opinion that the future recruiting success will not equal the past success.  Instead, I would look at what the coaches offer during tryout, is the team attracting the best new talent, do they play in quality events, does your son mesh with the coaching style?  All of these factors to me are more important than how many players from the 2016 team are currently playing college lacrosse.[/quote]

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