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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Can a boy who pick up the sport in high school still become recruitable?  Or is the skill set and connections such that starting very young is a perquisite?[/quote]

If he is just picking up the sport in HS, he has a lot of ground to make up.  But you can teach kid stick skills - you cannot teach size, height, speed, quickness, etc.  If he is a strong athlete, it's not impossible.  But for him to be noticed, he has to put a lot of work into it.[/quote]

Can you say this about all sports (starting in HS means a tough uphill battle to recruitment), or is there something about lacrosse that makes it more difficult to pick up later and get to that level?[/quote]
Also what size is good for what positions. I have a middle schooler who wants to switch sports.[/quote]

Quickness and speed are tremendously important. So if you are super fast or super quick it can offset size.

I just checked the Duke roster:

5-10" or less - 4 players
6-0 - 4 players
6-1 - 6 players
6-2 - 3 players
6-3 - 4 players
6-4 - 3 players
6-5 - 1 player

Attackmen can get away with being smaller, if they a quick.
Middies need to be fast
Defensemen are generally bigger but also need to be agile.

Watch a game. You'll see the value and role of size and speed and quickness.

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Thanks for the useful information, appreciated your sharing the knowledge.
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