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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What is the best school in the DC area if you want to play DI or Ivy? [/quote]

These days, any of them really.

Schools no longer depend much on high school coaches to steer players their way.

Good players get noticed. Good players who attend camps at schools they are interested in get noticed more.

Having size, physique and speed seem like prerequisites at may schools.

Don't rely on history. The landscape is changing. Looking at the rosters of top D1 teams will show you just how much wider the net is being cast than just a few years ago.[/quote]

This post is both correct and incorrect.  It is used to be that starters/players from certain schools were destined to go D1 and/or Ivy.  Those days are no more.  More and more kids are playing lacrosse all over the country, particularly kids who are great athletes.

It is true that most recruiting happens outside of the spring HS season (fall and summer).  That said, where you play lacrosse can still make a big difference.  If a college coach views two prospects equally, he is more often than not going to pick the kid who plays for a program that has produced D1 talent.  Coaches have to make evaluations that are in imperfect science, so they are trying to maximize the odds (and minimize the risk).

So if your son plays for a marginal public or private school, it may be much harder for him to be regarded highly enough, as opposed to the kid who plays for a top HS lax program.  The club and performances at individual events are super important, but where you play HS ball can have a big effect.

To the OP's question, the best lax in this area is played in the IAC and the WCAC.  Those two leagues produce the lion share of D1 recruits.  After that, the VA public schools produce a lot of recruits.  Montgomery County produces a lot less.[/quote]

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