BIC actually focused on instruction which was refreshing.

NXT fall showcase than NLF at IMG or NLF elite 120 are good NLF elite 120 is invite only. This is good advice for 2025 class. 2024’s who are not comitted should do a prospect day at a school that is of interest. Coaches are not discovering 2024 players at a random showcase at this point.

Anonymous wrote:Juniors Open has been spamming our inbox. Is it a good one?

Definitely in the past it has been good and has a solid reputation. I would say it was decent this past year, 2.5 day event (Friday evening to Sunday), most important day was Saturday where there were a lot of high level coaches on the sidelines, on Sunday there seemed to be very very few (a couple on the sideline, I think there was a good tournament on LI that weekend as well). Their social media presence/promotion this past year seems much lower than before. One nice thing is that there is only one game at a time for the rising juniors so no competing games. Not sure if really necessary for the rising sophomores unless you think it gives you a leg up on getting an invite for the next year, no coaches watch the younger kids. Overall I would say MainStage was a bit better from our experience but do not regret Juniors in any way. Though we did not attend, Best in Class seems to be a solid one as well with some now top level commits having attended and they are strong on promotion. With MainStage in MD and BIC in DE they are also a bit easier in terms of travel then having to head up to LI for the weekend. There are probably a couple of other top showcases so say there are 4-5 top showcases then doing 2 or 3 that fit into your schedule should work out fine. If on a top club team then likely getting another ~4 good summer tournaments which is plenty of summer lacrosse and plenty of good views. If your club is not playing in top tournaments then maybe up the showcases a bit but all together feel 5 to 6 opportunities is plenty to get seen and get video against top competition.

Juniors Open has been spamming our inbox. Is it a good one?

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Anonymous wrote:I think it is a combo of school and club, in the best circumstances. In our experience recruiting came from:

Playing in good club tournaments sophomore summer so big plus for being on a competitive club team

Nike National/Under Armour exposure which does tend to be influenced by what high school and club you play for, as demonstrated by who is running/coaching these events

NHLHS exposure which is based on high school team

Having solid film from spring and summer demonstrating strength against other established, known teams and players, both high school and club

Having coaches in high school and club, plus recruiting director, who work together in talking to interested college coaches and sharing information

Great post and couldn't agree with you more. (our son recently went through this whole process

Would also add in your pre Junior year Summer do your best to go to/get invited to certain top showcases, Juniors Open and MainStage come to mind, looks like BIC is also doing well.

When you say “do your best to get invited” what do you mean? How does one’s child get invited?

From our experience your club coach can help with getting invites, would start there. I also think some of these you can send video for evaluation and invitation (just check websites) but would always start with club connection if there is one.

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Anonymous wrote:I think it is a combo of school and club, in the best circumstances. In our experience recruiting came from:

Playing in good club tournaments sophomore summer so big plus for being on a competitive club team

Nike National/Under Armour exposure which does tend to be influenced by what high school and club you play for, as demonstrated by who is running/coaching these events

NHLHS exposure which is based on high school team

Having solid film from spring and summer demonstrating strength against other established, known teams and players, both high school and club

Having coaches in high school and club, plus recruiting director, who work together in talking to interested college coaches and sharing information

Great post and couldn't agree with you more. (our son recently went through this whole process

Would also add in your pre Junior year Summer do your best to go to/get invited to certain top showcases, Juniors Open and MainStage come to mind, looks like BIC is also doing well.

When you say “do your best to get invited” what do you mean? How does one’s child get invited?

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Anonymous wrote:I think it is a combo of school and club, in the best circumstances. In our experience recruiting came from:

Playing in good club tournaments sophomore summer so big plus for being on a competitive club team

Nike National/Under Armour exposure which does tend to be influenced by what high school and club you play for, as demonstrated by who is running/coaching these events

NHLHS exposure which is based on high school team

Having solid film from spring and summer demonstrating strength against other established, known teams and players, both high school and club

Having coaches in high school and club, plus recruiting director, who work together in talking to interested college coaches and sharing information

Great post and couldn't agree with you more. (our son recently went through this whole process

Would also add in your pre Junior year Summer do your best to go to/get invited to certain top showcases, Juniors Open and MainStage come to mind, looks like BIC is also doing well.

Anonymous wrote:I think it is a combo of school and club, in the best circumstances. In our experience recruiting came from:

Playing in good club tournaments sophomore summer so big plus for being on a competitive club team

Nike National/Under Armour exposure which does tend to be influenced by what high school and club you play for, as demonstrated by who is running/coaching these events

NHLHS exposure which is based on high school team

Having solid film from spring and summer demonstrating strength against other established, known teams and players, both high school and club

Having coaches in high school and club, plus recruiting director, who work together in talking to interested college coaches and sharing information

Great post and couldn't agree with you more. (our son recently went through this whole process

I think it is a combo of school and club, in the best circumstances. In our experience recruiting came from:

Playing in good club tournaments sophomore summer so big plus for being on a competitive club team

Nike National/Under Armour exposure which does tend to be influenced by what high school and club you play for, as demonstrated by who is running/coaching these events

NHLHS exposure which is based on high school team

Having solid film from spring and summer demonstrating strength against other established, known teams and players, both high school and club

Having coaches in high school and club, plus recruiting director, who work together in talking to interested college coaches and sharing information

Anonymous wrote:What is the club tally on ‘24 recruits? Seems like NL has a major lead. What is going on with DCE?

Next Level has the most by far, 12 including at many top schools - UVA, Michigan (3), ND, Maryland, Duke, Hopkins, Ohio State, BU, Bucknell, Delaware.
Madlax has five -Syracuse, Bucknell, Villanova, Delaware, and Princeton.
DCE is just not a top team for the 2024 year.

Anonymous wrote: Everyone on here is saying club is more important to recruiting yet websites prominently list the high school and very little info on clubs…

I must see different websites. Typically it is the club the posts on social media about recruits. It is all about the club. College coaches rarely watch any HS lacrosse in season. Go to a good summer tournament and all the top coaches are on the sidelines.

Everyone on here is saying club is more important to recruiting yet websites prominently list the high school and very little info on clubs…

What is the club tally on ‘24 recruits? Seems like NL has a major lead. What is going on with DCE?

If club tournament exposure can be limiting, for a non-starter due to fewer minutes, how valuable are prospect camps and showcases for recruitment? Assuming a solid player-not top tier D1.

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Anonymous wrote:Looks like 6 out of town for NL 2024

6 out of 26 (if the website roster is up to date), so almost a quarter of the team. NL couldn't care less about developing players, they'll push out players for holdbacks/out of towners/character problems without a second thought. It's a business for them and that's their prerogative but if you're a parent in their program you should always be looking for other options because the coaches definitely are as well.

I think there are 4 out of town kids, two of the Deerfield kids are local even if they don't go to high school in the area. Reality is most of the out of towners (whether NL, ML, and so on) come from areas where there is not a great or large club scene so have no issue with them trying to play on the best teams possible. High school club lacrosse is all about recruiting, if you are looking for development from a club in high school you are generally missing the mark. All the clubs are pretty much the same in high school, all have positives and benefits and definitely can very by age, do your diligence and find the right place. Generally look for the best club (play in best recruiting tournaments) where your child can get meaningful minutes. If not your current club then move on to another club that fits this bill. You can always find a "for fun" club if that is what you want.

PP and I totally agree. Just a caveat for parents, these clubs make their money by number of recruits, and will collect players that will get recruited. Your kid will get better as player based on work they do outside of the club, not because of any coaching they get at the club. You're paying all that $$ for tournament exposure and that's it.