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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Club play at the tournaments can be hard to watch.  Basically a pickup game with ballhogs and their parents making it ugly lacrosse.  Contrast that with high school team play.  Watching any WCAC or IAC game is so much more enjoyable and revealing about a players lax iq, team play and overall talent.[/quote]

This. It's just that college coaches can't get to high schools games - this is why the NHS fall/summer tournaments are popular as well as club teams - as mentioned previously - they do play a role in the recruiting process even after the rule change.[/quote]

College coaches are adept at using something called film.  They are routinely asking schools in the IAC, WCAC and MIAA to send them film of the spring high school games.  Nowadays anytime a kid plays in a high school game, it is possible that many college coaches are watching, or will be the following day in their office.  The summer circuit is less meaningful now for sure, but these coaches still do go to summer tournaments to show the flag and see their buddies.  [/quote]
It's a lot more about quantity. College coaches love the club scene because they can see the equivalent of 10 games in a day if they are inclined. Most coaches will flat out tell you that film might peak their interest, but they want to see you play in person, watch you interact with coaches, teammates and parents in the summer heat and in the last game of a long day. HS is important, but raw talent is much more important than what HS you play for. These kids from Florida, Utah, California, Washington State, Arizona, Texas, Michigan, Alabama, etc. often aren't the beneficiaries of elite HS coaching or competition. They are kids with talent and athletic ability and benefited from exposure traveling with their club teams.[/quote]

I think the highlight film peaks interest.  What the posters are talking about is game film.  It is routine for college coaches to call the coaches at better high schools and get film of games.  They get to see over a dozen legitimate recruits across many grades by watching one high-level high school lacrosse game--like a Prep v Landon or a Bullis v SJC or a McDonough v. Loyola.  I disagree completely about any sentiment that it does not matter what HS you play for.  There are kids from non-hotbed schools who make it into D1 and some do well.  But, if you want to make it in D1, you have a lot of cred coming from Chaminade, Boys Latin, Landon, etc. that is a difference maker, and most of those kids have played schemes that are closer to those played by the college programs, making them more appealing to a college coach who needs to keep winning to keep his job.[/quote]

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