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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Thanks PPs.  Nice to hear such responsive and knowledgeable responses.

This is what I still don't understand - are the recruitment tournaments for the post-U15 players by team (i.e., Madlax or HS like Landon), or does your son get invited to a tournament somehow, and then play with other invited boys?

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Sort of both.

First, college coaches scout the summer tournaments that the club teams play in.  So your kid can get a look in the tournaments in which he is playing for his club team.

Second, there are recruiting camps that are "invitation-only."  The invitations can come because the recruiting camp staff has (a) seen the player at a club tournament; (b) talked to the club coach about his best players; and/or (c) talked to certain big time high school programs about their best players.

Here's a link to an explanation of the selection system for one of the best known of the invitational camps, Jake Reed's Nike Blue Chip:  http://lacrossecamp.com/3d-blue-chip

In the past, Nike Blue Chip invitations were basically by word of mouth -- nominations solicited by Reed from trusted club and HS coaching contacts.  From the above, it looks like now they're also establishing a network of regional tryout camps where players can attend to try out for a nomination to the main Blue Chip Camp.

Lastly, players can also get seen by attending the camp of the school they are interested in.  Obviously a player is limited in the number of camps he can go to at a given college, thus the utility of being seen by lots of college coaches at the big summer tournaments and at the showcase recruiting camps.

If your son is already at an independent school, the HS level head coach should be able to walk you through the process.  Good luck, and try not to get too caught up in all of this.  There's still the opportunity to reach out to a coach and send game tape (DVD or YouTube) too.[/quote]

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