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[quote=Anonymous]In this day and age, if you want to play lacrosse in college, you have a pretty good idea by 9th grade whether you are recruitable, and whether that would be D1 or D3.  Grades will obviously play some role.  But from a skills perspective, it is usually discernable both internally and exterally where a player will end up.[/quote]

Sadly, that is the current status quo. It's also untrue, and what has happened to the sport on the recruiting side will hurt the college lacrosse programs. Grades and scores do play a role at selective colleges, and 9th graders don't have a academic record to point to yet. Some kids take the SAT or ACT early for recruiting reasons, and some to well I am sure. But remember first read for admissions is summer after junior year at colleges. In 9th grade you have a perfect idea who the top 9th graders are. But remember, most of the on-age 9th graders are 14 and much of their adolescent growth is ahead of them. Sure, the 16 year old 9th graders are more physically advanced and skilled. That is discernible, but not sustainable or reliable to project out on. An 18 year old is less advantaged over a 16 year old, and once in college the top athletes don't suffer being 18 or 19 year old freshmen playing against 20-22 year old upperclassmen. Look at college roster bios at any top school. The kids who play a lot got into the line-up in their first and second years. A 21 or even 24 year old junior at UVA, UNC, Hopkins, etc. who has not played likely won't play. Better players in front and coming in behind him makes sure that he won't. The first HS class that had a few 9th grade first semester commits is this 2016 class, then in the 2017s you have a lot and in the 2018s and 2019s a lot more. In this day and age all we really know is that is the group that will enter the college game as the first of their kind super early commits. Let's see how they do before crowning the winners.

Also, if a 9th grade kid today is aimed toward or is pointed toward D3 there isn't anything to be real concerned with for the next  18-24 months. Email a college coach in D3 like at Amherst, MIT and see what response comes back. It will read something like we are focused on the applications process for 2016s and about to speak to 2017s who are now juniors if we are a school they are interested in. Most of the need to be doing something myopia is being fed by club guys and other parents. [/quote]

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