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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Thanks PP. I'm the parent of the daughter asking and you and the other earlier poster are totally correct in that she is already a top student at a very well known school that sends many to Ivy and competitors. She will continue to focus on school and should have grades and scores that make her competitive for excellent schools but she really wants to find a lacrosse program that will allow her to enjoy playing at a relatively high level while also attending a college she thinks will offer a strong education. We just want to help support her in this and since we haven't gone through the process before we are wondering how best to pursue.

She will try out for all top clubs and is ready to move this coming fall depending on what options she has. Based on her current skills she should have a good shot at Capital (Blue or Orange are both fine) but she will attend other try outs and can always stay at her current club since they place girls at top D1 and Ivy all the time (just further away).

Thanks again for the input, very much appreciated![/quote]

You probably also are aware of this but the Ivies look for players who are fairly tall.  I played Ivy lacrosse in the late 80s - early 1990s and have been back to lacrosse-related functions and the current squad from my alma mater look positively Amazonian in terms of size and strength!  (Smart and attractive and funny, also.)  Smaller players with good skills often end up at DIII now just based on body type, so that's something to take into account as well as you are trying to be realistic in projecting a future path.[/quote]

Current Ivy women's lax parent and it is my perception that this 'fairly tall' guidance does not necessarily reflect the heights of the players we have seen over the past few years at Ivy games.  It may well have been true in the past.

Although there is veracity to the perception because I remember that when our girls were younger there was a school team in Baltimore whose girls comparatively always looked much taller.  I think there is the same argument in many sports about using a bigger size as a way to power through versus a smaller size to be nimble and fleet.  Both have their advantages.[/quote]

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