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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]9:17, thanks for taking the time for posting!

This is what I don't get - do all the teams that you mentioned end at U-15?  The 3 that you mention where my sons have played all do.  So what happens after U-15?   Is is all just focused on high school teams?[/quote]

9:17 here.  Of the clubs I mentioned, Next Level, VLC, Madlax and Blackwolf all have HS teams.  Next Level really is about youth lacrosse.  They have a combo 11-12th grade team, and a 9-10th grade team.  Neither are very good, and NL definitely is focused on U11-U15.  They have their own facility in Bethesda, so they do a lot of instructional clinics, etc.

VLC has three excellent HS teams for 9th, 10th and 11th.  All are among the best in the country.  The sophomore team already has 4 kids committed to Division 1 programs.  They are also fielding one combined Select team per grade with the Baltimore Crabs for certain tournaments.

Madlax has teams multiple teams for 9th, 10th and 11th - at least two per grade, and sometimes three.  They usually have a good list of college commitments.  They also have a Select team that is the best of all their teams that is very good, but it is mostly comprised of juniors and seniors.  Like other clubs, they have been on an acquisition path, acquiring the Generals and Chesapeake Rock most recently.

Blackwolf is the sexiest name right now.  They won a big recruiting tournament a couple of years ago, and they aggressively poach players from other clubs.  The head of the program is not for everyone, but they have had a lot of Division 1 commitments from their teams.  Their team has a lot of players from Gonzaga, Prep, St. Stephen's & St. Agnes, as well as VA public school kids.

I forgot to mention Bethesda Lacrosse.  Their travel teams are historically pretty bad.  The program is comparable to Breakout in terms of being a good program for developing players.  But they are a non-profit (I think) and their kids obviously come primarily from Bethesda.  But as a travel club, they are not competitive.[/quote]

Thanks for all of this helpful information.  I'm a single mom who knows nothing about the sport, although my son is crazy about it, and apparently quite good.  My son is at a private school, although still in middle school.  For the high school club teams you mention, do some schools gravitate towards one team or another.  In other words, if you go to Landon or STA, you'll more likely end up at x team, while if at Bullis or Prep, another team?[/quote]

9:17 here, the one who posted the write-ups of different clubs.

The answer is yes/no.  For some clubs, they may (depending on the year) have a higher concentration of kids of a particular school, so they may get some younger kids who are going to attend that school.  The biggest draw would be if a club has a COACH from a particular school associated with their club, which would obviously attract some kids who attend/will attend that school.

You asked about HS, but the closest situation would be at the youth level with Club Blue.  Historically, nearly all of those kids would be attending Mater Dei and, eventually, Prep.  But CB is getting more non-MD kids and obviously a lot of MD kids are now opting for Gonzaga.

But for the most part, there are not clubs with HS teams that draw almost exclusively from one HS.  You may see bigger numbers in certain teams, but it varies from grade to grade.[/quote]

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