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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My take on ratings. Every recruiting consultant and coach will tell you they don’t matter.  Inside Lacrosse is, however, widely read and cited.  Schools measure recruiting classes on how many 4 and 5 stars they land, for example.

IL has a consistent methodology, but it is applied by individuals who perceive things differently, and at a moment in time—a showcase, game, or video evaluation—that is necessarily affected by the level of competition. I have noted significant variances and an element of grade inflation or deflation based on where a player was seen and against whom. The same players are an 82 one day and within a month, an 88.  That’s probably not possible.

So, do they matter? Not really.  A lot of great players at great programs who never got a rating. Is it probable that a top recruit at a top program has one, or at least a star rating? Yes. But correlation is not causation. It’s a welcome thing if your daughter angers a good one, but it’s not essential at all.[/quote]

I agree that the 0–100 numerical ratings assigned at IL events do not carry much weight. The 4- and 5-star ratings, along with recruit rankings (e.g., Riley Davis as the No. 1 recruit in the 2027 class), matter more, but they largely reflect feedback from college coaches who spent the summer evaluating players. IL is not generating those rankings on its own. Instead, it is working with programs to create a list that will mostly mirror the recruiting results that take shape starting in September. When the star ratings and recruit rankings are released in August, they offer an early look at the top players on the boards.[/quote]

Here's a good example . . . Avery Fordham was a 5-star Florida recruit last year rated #4 in her recruiting class. In her entire career she never received an IL 0-100 rating and ended up at the top of the list. The 0-100 ratings are almost entirely meaningless.[/quote]

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