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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you want to be recruited for college and/or play on your HS team (if it is a good lacrosse school) then yes he should only focus lacrosse.

Most top schools for lacrosse are getting commitments for kids by their freshman or sophomore years.

This means playing on a good team in the summer, going to tournaments or camps that have lots of college scouts.

If you don't get good experience in MS, this won't happen. Playing one season won't do it.

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Though well-intentionted, this is bad advice.  If your son wants to get serious about lacrosse, of course he should play more than just the spring season.  No coach wants kids, let alone kids in MS, to only play one sport.  Coaches wants multi-sport athletes, though lacrosse should be his #1 sport (and that's what he wants).  One, it prevents burnout from doing the same thing year round.  Two, playing different sports works different muscles, teaches concepts that can translate to success in lacrosse, etc.  Many top lax kids play football, soccer, basketball, etc.

Also, while recruiting is getting younger, nobody is getting commitments by their FRESHMEN years.  These days, you are seeing rising sophomores and juniors getting commitments (which is disturbing enough), but nobody is getting recruited until after their freshman year.

Again, keep in my that your kid is in MIDDLE SCHOOL.  Recruiting tournaments and stuff like that happens later, not now.  Just encourage him to have fun.  If he's good and wants to play also in the summer, fall or winter, that's fine.  But dropping all other sports is an awful idea.[/quote]

For a different perspective

http://insidelacrosse.com/news/2012/08/14/lasagna
http://insidelacrosse.com/news/2012/08/14/jiloty

It really depends on if your son wants to be recruited. If yes, then focusing on getting on a good travel team means playing, fall spring and summer.  The question you posed was your husband wants your son to only play one season. His skills will just not develop compared to others. It will become harder to make better teams even in MS. Yes if they can play one other sport it is good, cross country really helps with stamina. Unfortunately we live in an age where it is very hard to play more than one sport well or have the time to do it. If he is in 6th grade, then you probably have one more year but by 7thgrade, you need to decide what his goals are with regard to sports and at what level he sees himself playing at.[/quote]

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