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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Any high school coach who doesn’t acknowledge the non lacrosse TNTs (takes no talent) necessary to maintain a strong program is going to be running a losing program and Speaks is a master of these TNTs. He is there in his bright red SJC jacket scouting summer and fall tournaments, he follows up with the families of promising kids who attend his lacrosse camp in the summer, he himself takes prospective families on their tours of SJC. It’s not just coaching skill anymore so say what you will about Speaks but he understands the assignment. [/quote]

sounds like the guy has zero life [/quote]

if he’s recruiting so hard, why does he only have 8 freshman playing lacrosse this year? Has he decided to just recruit upperclassman transfers? That’s mostly what episcopal does and top lax boarding schools. [/quote]

the cat is out of the bag with SJC and Speaks. He over-recruits and has a reputation for recruiting right over kids and making false promises to players / parents. In his defense, he is running SJC and its recruiting efforts borderline like a D3 program.

Catholic families are more inclined to still look at GZ, GP and even GC now.

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I agree with this. Speaks over-played the 21 and 22 results and made too many promises to too many families. It's been mentioned before but there will be a number of 27's and then 28's who won't see the field until senior season. Then there's the problem of college. I don't see but a handful of players over the last 4 years who have gone on to a college where they couldn't get into on their own. That's fine, but that's not the promise he makes when he talks to families. He specifically says he can get your son into a school the same as GP or Gonzaga. [/quote]

Exactly. And I know that Yorktown, McLean, Langley, and the other good publics are hoping that the 2027s and 2028s riding the bench will wise up and go back to their local school.   It’s a long way to drive for a mediocre school where you have to pay and don’t get to play.  [/quote]

This comment is repeated every year right about this time when a large number of upperclassmen (who’ve been playing club lax get for years) get cut when they don’t make varsity. Most often at Gonzaga. Makes good sense. Go to a good school where you can still be an athlete and play a sport you love. Havent seen it happen near enough as it should[/quote]

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