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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't have specific numbers, and can only speak from experience.  Years ago, many youth lacrosse players also played other sports in the Fall & Winter.  Some even played tackle/flag football, and then also did club lacrosse practice on Sunday's, and the tournaments were in November.  There was some overlap, but it was manageable.   You played wit your club in the summer and fall, or maybe just one or the other.

Now days, club lacrosse is a year round commitment, with multiple practices, speed/agility training, positional practices, etc... and 2-3X per week.  Kids that want to play a fall or winter sport too, are being tasked with committing to something 6-7 days a week if they want to try and do both.  It becomes too much for them, and their parents, and they either become burnt out totally from doing too much, become year-round lacrosse players, or quit lacrosse completely.

Every kid and family is different. Some families have 1 kid, who is driven, and easily manages this level of commitment.  Some families have 2-4 kids, playing multiple different sports including lacrosse, but don't have the ability, finances or kids that want to play lacrosse year-round.  In my personal experience with my own kids, they love lacrosse, they have enjoyed both rec and club lacrosse, going to a summer camp, and messing around in the backyard with their friends nd making up games for fun. Having to commit to a club program and participate year-round became a burden on them, and me, and became less enjoyable.  They still play 3 sports at the rec and some travel BB level, and enjoy all three.  Not making them pick one sport.  If that is want they wanted to do, we'd consider it and support them.

The coaching at the club level, not National Teams is also not as good as it used to be.  2 drills and scrimmaging for 40 minutes.  Not seeing the development with skills and field IQ that I used too.[/quote]

What team are you talking about? (it must be hawks).  My son  has been on a elite team since third grade and he’s has always done other sports.  My objection to “year round” club is the exact opposite of yours.  my experience is that there is little to no “off season”  lax to speak of.  The fall will have no more than one or two tournaments with a couple of skill days thrown in.  Almost no winter lax.  The spring doesn’t really start until march and the summer ends no later than the middle of July.  So “year round” is  4.5 months.  The real question now that the boys are in hs (and therefore no club spring season) is why it costs so much for 2.5 months of lacrosse?

Fwiw Every single kid on my son’s team plays at least one other sport competitively. [/quote]

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