Because of or in spite of?

They did very well with the 26 black class.

I believe DCE has failed it's families for the last several years. Very poorly run and poorly organized. Yet very expensive.

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Anonymous wrote:Also as a general rule no matter which program your child plays for, you and your son drive his recruiting experience - followed by his high school (moreso if he plays for a private school with a strong program) and then some help from club team. The way the clubs post their kids’ commitments on Instagram makes it seem like recruiting is driven entirely by the clubs but that is not the case.

this varies widely, but in my experience it is true. the clubs love to take the credit but do nearly as much as they want you to think.
the player and his parents have to take charge of the process - nobody (club or high school) will do it for you. At best they are a resource to help.

Correct. Be a good player, get good grades, play for a relatively good private school (preferably an academy where you reclassed), play for a good club team, go to showcases and prospect days.. In that order.

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Travel teams in high school are just a regimented showcase schedule. Performance wise the boys would get much more out of working out over the summer rather than going to five to seven tournaments with thier club.

Really? Provide one example of a high level recruit who too that route is will wait.

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Anonymous wrote:Also as a general rule no matter which program your child plays for, you and your son drive his recruiting experience - followed by his high school (moreso if he plays for a private school with a strong program) and then some help from club team. The way the clubs post their kids’ commitments on Instagram makes it seem like recruiting is driven entirely by the clubs but that is not the case.

this varies widely, but in my experience it is true. the clubs love to take the credit but do nearly as much as they want you to think.
the player and his parents have to take charge of the process - nobody (club or high school) will do it for you. At best they are a resource to help.

Correct. Be a good player, get good grades, play for a relatively good private school (preferably an academy where you reclassed), play for a good club team, go to showcases and prospect days.. In that order.

+ 1

Travel teams in high school are just a regimented showcase schedule. Performance wise the boys would get much more out of working out over the summer rather than going to five to seven tournaments with thier club.

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Anonymous wrote:Also as a general rule no matter which program your child plays for, you and your son drive his recruiting experience - followed by his high school (moreso if he plays for a private school with a strong program) and then some help from club team. The way the clubs post their kids’ commitments on Instagram makes it seem like recruiting is driven entirely by the clubs but that is not the case.

this varies widely, but in my experience it is true. the clubs love to take the credit but do nearly as much as they want you to think.
the player and his parents have to take charge of the process - nobody (club or high school) will do it for you. At best they are a resource to help.

Correct. Be a good player, get good grades, play for a relatively good private school (preferably an academy where you reclassed), play for a good club team, go to showcases and prospect days.. In that order.

Anonymous wrote:Also as a general rule no matter which program your child plays for, you and your son drive his recruiting experience - followed by his high school (moreso if he plays for a private school with a strong program) and then some help from club team. The way the clubs post their kids’ commitments on Instagram makes it seem like recruiting is driven entirely by the clubs but that is not the case.

this varies widely, but in my experience it is true. the clubs love to take the credit but do nearly as much as they want you to think.
the player and his parents have to take charge of the process - nobody (club or high school) will do it for you. At best they are a resource to help.

Also as a general rule no matter which program your child plays for, you and your son drive his recruiting experience - followed by his high school (moreso if he plays for a private school with a strong program) and then some help from club team. The way the clubs post their kids’ commitments on Instagram makes it seem like recruiting is driven entirely by the clubs but that is not the case.

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Anonymous wrote:Can anyone comment on the recruiting process, help, and support DCE gives their families. I am especially curious about Orange team. Looks like the 25's had some pretty solid recruits to good schools and just wondering what we can expect for help. This is our first time through anything like this.

There will be no support for the Orange team. If your son is on a B team, concentrate on grades and the lax will give a small boost. Go look at the 2025 Black roster. There are 7 players who are going to a combination of good d1 lacrosse and good academics. The rest fall lower and lower as far as lacrosse goes but the education is good for the most part. There is only 1 public school kid and he plays for the state champ and a high level club. I'm gonna guess he gets good grades too.

I don't think that's universally correct. DCE is bringing on a recruiting coordinator to work with both 2028 teams. Not sure about other age levels, may depend on your individual coach.

Let us know what B team high school player plays both for a good d1 team and good academic school. Maybe there's a goalie out there. If your B team player has excellent grades, he will be considered for a d3 good academic school and roster.

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Anonymous wrote:Can anyone comment on the recruiting process, help, and support DCE gives their families. I am especially curious about Orange team. Looks like the 25's had some pretty solid recruits to good schools and just wondering what we can expect for help. This is our first time through anything like this.

There will be no support for the Orange team. If your son is on a B team, concentrate on grades and the lax will give a small boost. Go look at the 2025 Black roster. There are 7 players who are going to a combination of good d1 lacrosse and good academics. The rest fall lower and lower as far as lacrosse goes but the education is good for the most part. There is only 1 public school kid and he plays for the state champ and a high level club. I'm gonna guess he gets good grades too.

I don't think that's universally correct. DCE is bringing on a recruiting coordinator to work with both 2028 teams. Not sure about other age levels, may depend on your individual coach.

Anonymous wrote:Can anyone comment on the recruiting process, help, and support DCE gives their families. I am especially curious about Orange team. Looks like the 25's had some pretty solid recruits to good schools and just wondering what we can expect for help. This is our first time through anything like this.

There will be no support for the Orange team. If your son is on a B team, concentrate on grades and the lax will give a small boost. Go look at the 2025 Black roster. There are 7 players who are going to a combination of good d1 lacrosse and good academics. The rest fall lower and lower as far as lacrosse goes but the education is good for the most part. There is only 1 public school kid and he plays for the state champ and a high level club. I'm gonna guess he gets good grades too.

Anonymous wrote:Can anyone comment on the recruiting process, help, and support DCE gives their families. I am especially curious about Orange team. Looks like the 25's had some pretty solid recruits to good schools and just wondering what we can expect for help. This is our first time through anything like this.

They will give guidance. But you are on your own to do all the reach outs and etc. They will do some but think of it this way. The top kids don't need it and the bottom ones will get contacted in the following summer and the middle kids will find a home in the fall or so. As for orange kids it just depends on what you are looking for. At least DCE provides the IMLCA Recruits platform which is a good tool to use. Take control of it and use it to its full potential but don't rely on DCE to find your kid a spot. In the end if the team is good you will have 19+ committed kids like the 2026 Black team mostly to D1 and handful to D3.