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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The Landon kid went from Madlax to VLC, and continued to play VLC during high school.

Kylor Bellistri's dad is now the Bullis head coach, so maybe he had an advantage that other kids might not have.  He was also a stud football player, so he might not have had the full-time interest in lacrosse at that time.

That being said, there has to be a few kids that only play high school that go on to play high level D1 or D3, whether someone can quote the names or not.  HOWEVER, it is a much harder road, irrespective of which high school you attend.  Not impossible, just harder.  Even for the kids at Gonzaga or Prep.

On the girls side, it's even less likely that a non-club player will make it to a high level D1 or D3, because colleges rely even more heavily on the clubs for recruiting on the girls side.  The depth of talent on most girls high school teams (and most games) is too thin for recruiters to get an accurate picture on talented kids.  Club games are generally more competitive for girls, and can give a college coach more info about that player's in-game talents.

And before certain people freak out, these are just my general thoughts; not unimpeachable truths.  Just my impression after 7 years of boys club ball, 6 years of girls club ball and both sides of the high school game.  I'm sure there are some different opinions.[/quote]

I will add that all of the recruiting contacts/calls my son received through his club coach were because the college recruiter had come to the club game and watched my son play.

The majority of the recruiting contacts/calls my son received through his high school coach (IAC school) were because the college recruiter called the coach to ask him about available players and recommendations.  And, because the recruiter had not watched my son yet, it was important which club my son played for so the recruiter could eventually watch him.  With college and high school teams playing at the same time, it's much harder for the recruiting to be done exclusively through the high school.

Again, not impossible at all, just harder without the club exposure.  With high schools playing more summer events and the change in recruiting rules, that may eventually change but it hasn't yet.[/quote]

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