Reply to Does club or team matter for the littler ones ('34s and '33s and upcoming '35s) and why/why not?

Forum Index » Lacrosse

Reply to "Does club or team matter for the littler ones ('34s and '33s and upcoming '35s) and why/why not?"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If your girl has been playing rec and then in the 8th grade decides to try out for an elite club, they have little chance unless they are some phenom of an athlete.  Even then, they won't be playing a lot because they will be so far behind the other girls.

The advantage to doing club early is to develop the skills and get on these elite clubs at an early age.  Getting in on an elite club when older is not easy unless your kid is so much better than the incumbent players.[/quote]

Pretty big difference between a 35 and a 32 or 33.   Most coaches will tell you that 6th and 7th grade are most critical years for development.   You want to be on a top club by then.  Other than that, play a bunch of sports and focus on athleticism before that.

There is some 'lighter' travel options out there as well.  BLC has great instruction but much less commitment and cost than top clubs (at least at the 3rd-5th grade level) [/quote]

You’re not getting on a top team at 6th grade if you haven’t been playing that level for a couple years before that.  The girls who have been playing at that level will just be so far beyond you.[/quote]

Disagree.  Last year BLC took a girl who had only played rec before on their 6th grade team. Admittedly, a freaky athlete, but it can happen [/quote]

Everyone knows there’s the rare exception and it’s not literally impossible. Freaky athlete is gonna be an exception to the rule. [/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics