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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]can we talk about HS lacrosse.

Club lacrosse is a complete money grab!

too many parents are buying into the club lacrosse promise of "college greatness" etc. etc.

hate to break it to you, there is hardly any money in student aid at the college level and maybe only half the D1 schools I would even consider sending my son to.

Several of the D1 programs are schools that I have never even heard of. [/quote]

There is zero money for D3.  But the D3 schools include some of the best colleges in the country.  Lacrosse, next to crew, is the best way to get a white male a "hook" into a great school he might otherwise not be admitted.  Clubs help kids develop and get exposure and will advocate for your son.  Yeah, there are some real jerks running clubs out there.  There are also some who aren't so bad.  Bottom line, club lacrosse for college recruitment is a necessary evil, especially if your son is not playing for a private school in the MCAC or IAC or Zaga. [/quote]

Actually, there is a lot of money for D3.  It's just in the form of academic scholarships instead of athletic ones.  But, many of the D3 schools that award merit-based aid use them like the D1 schools use the athletic money.  There are D1 and D3 schools that don't give merit-based aid, though some of them grant "leadership" scholarships and the like.  And, some schools are straight need-based at both levels.  Finding scholarship money is more school-dependent than it is D1 or D3 dependent.[/quote]

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