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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]really interesting. Is that why you are seeing more and more players from the Southa Midwest and Mountain states? But there are prep, sta and st anselms, etc on both rosters.[/quote]

Yes, you are seeing more players on college rosters from outside the traditional lacrosse hotbeds. And the number of slots on college rosters is growing only very slightly. So something has to give.

And there are lots of GP and Landon and some St Albans players on college rosters. But on the best teams, this number appears to be falling. And the forecast is that it will fall further as better natural athletes (bigger, faster) take up the sport in Texas, Calfifornia and other states.

For many years, Georgetown Prep and Gonzaga hosted brother Jesuit High Schools from across the country in a lacrosse tournament in DC in the Spring. Quite frankly, the teams from outside of the area weren't very good, especially in the early years.

But this is changing fast. Recently the Texas high school lacrosse championships were on TV and one of the schools playing was Dallas Jesuit vs. Coppell (A Dallas suburb). The lacrosse was every bit as good as the lacrosse in DC and the athletic resumes of some of the players were very impressive.

Seven of the Coppell (TX) laxers were members of the Coppell football team that was ranked #5 in the largest Texas high school division (5A). So now the competiton for spots on college rosters includes boys from Texas who were also Texas All State football players. That is stiff competition. How many of the Prep or Landon players do you think are good enough athletes to play football for Coppell or to earn Texas All State as a football player?

http://www.coppell-lacrosse.com/newsite/index.php/component/content/article/23-news/14-dallas-morning-news-qnet-gains-coppell-football-team-gets-big-boost-from-athletes-who-also-play-lacrosseq

The days of 5'10", 170lb kids who aren't blazing fast and who don't have much of an off-hand shot are quickly disappearing.[/quote]

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