Worth noting not one DMV team in the IL preseason HS top 25

Anonymous wrote:I’ve said this all along. Pit a girl from the inner city against a girl in the suburbs with a 4.6 million dollar house and see who is tougher. It’s a no brainer.

Is it though? You notice the top players in the Super Bowl were Mahomes and McCaffrey and Bosa, all grew up in million dollar homes in suburbs.

In no particular order, here’s a partial list of things that MIGHT factor into playing time, but also some things to keep in mind as parents. Do your own research on the program, be realistic and supportive of your kid. D1 athletics are hard and not everyone plays. They are already in the top 10% for even being on the team.

1. Program history of playing freshman. If the coaches tend to start more juniors and seniors, don’t expect that many, if any, freshman will get playing time. There’s always exceptions, but helps to know the pattern

2, Playing time in fall ball. Coaches do use fall ball to see who can transition from high school to college. The game is faster and more aggressive at the college level than high school and it’s a great opportunity for the coaches to test their bench.

3, Show up ready to play in January. Just go to Inside Lacrosse and read the article on McCabe Millon, UVAs five star recruit’s standout season opener. Coach talks about how his fall season was not great, but he showed up ready to go in January. Applies to men and women’s.

4, Be realistic. Every player on a top 20 team was probably a star on their high school team, so what is your player doing to stand out more than the others. Playing D1 sportss requires a lot more effort and sacrifice than some are willing to put into it.

5. Remember that college is a time of growth and experiencing new things too. They all want to play and some won’t, but all should graduate. Encourage your kid to find other interests that bring them joy too. Clubs and friends that are non lacrosse players are good places to start.

6. Even if they turn pro, they will probably need another source of income. Companies like to hire student athletes who’ve gotten good grades. It shows discipline and focus, which translates to being good employees too.

7. Be a good teammate and find joy in the daily grind and the journey. Your kid is going to remember the times they had with their teammates even if they don’t play.

I don't think this is discouraging about the DMV just realistic in general. Plenty of 4 and 5 star recruits do not crack the lineup freshman or even sophomore year at any position and there seem to be one or two dominant freshmen for most top 25 programs who emerge early but maybe were not what was expected based on rankings.

Anonymous wrote:I’m sure there’s a way to research this but please save me the hassle. If a girl has her heart set on playing lax at a div 3 SLAC and is very middle of the pack on capital is that doable? Like are the top players all going for div I? Does this area hold up enough against Long Island, Baltimore, etc that div 3 is attainable?

I have looked at it, if your daughter has enough talent to be a good player on a top 100 club nationally, she can play in college. If she is specifically in the middle of the pack at Capital she can definitely play at a D3. Hell middle of the pack at Capital could get you on a top 25 D1 team.

With the extremely large caveat of if she wants too.

I’m sure there’s a way to research this but please save me the hassle. If a girl has her heart set on playing lax at a div 3 SLAC and is very middle of the pack on capital is that doable? Like are the top players all going for div I? Does this area hold up enough against Long Island, Baltimore, etc that div 3 is attainable?

Anonymous wrote:D1 coach told me the dmv girls don’t have the hunger for the game. That they have more privilege and it shows on the field.

Bulllllllllssssshiiiiiitttttttt!!!!!!!!

Girls from McDounough or SPSG ain't privileged - Ya'll have a lot of access to D1 Coaches, maybe they telling you what you want to hear so they can check oyut of your dumb conversation.

Anonymous wrote:Agree with one of the pp, that players from the DMV area think everything is going to be handed to them with a silver spoon. And yes, college coaches recognize and see this.

I think they want to hand you a silver spoon full of Shut the F Up!

Didn't Notre Dame take a whole goddamn set of sisters from the DMV. That coach much of recognized something your dumbass didn't.

You anonymous keyboard warriors got a lot of crap to say about these obviously way more talented than you will ever be young ladies.

Y'all some sad MF-ers

Anonymous wrote:I’ve said this all along. Pit a girl from the inner city against a girl in the suburbs with a 4.6 million dollar house and see who is tougher. It’s a no brainer.

What a garbage dated take...... All sports now, outside of maybe American football are made up of kids with thousands of dollars of investment behind them.

Baltimore lacrosse is all the affluent suburbs and Long Island is one of the richest places in the country.

Agree with one of the pp, that players from the DMV area think everything is going to be handed to them with a silver spoon. And yes, college coaches recognize and see this.

I’ve said this all along. Pit a girl from the inner city against a girl in the suburbs with a 4.6 million dollar house and see who is tougher. It’s a no brainer.

Anonymous wrote:D1 coach told me the dmv girls don’t have the hunger for the game. That they have more privilege and it shows on the field.

This is from the anti-DMV troll that hits all the girls lacrosse forums. I can tell because of the consistently bad writing. Get it together man!

D1 coach told me the dmv girls don’t have the hunger for the game. That they have more privilege and it shows on the field.

Anonymous wrote:The DMV has some great players over the years and continue to turn out some very good players, BUT, that’s for this region or area. When you put those players up against the rest of the country, they don’t stand out as much and don’t get as much playing time.
Nothing against the players from the DMV as they are great for our region. But the hard core truth is, they just don’t standout over the other players throughout the country.

This is a weird discussion. I don't see a point other than to put the local girls down. These days, it's hard to stand out at a high level D1 no matter where you're from. To the extent that they stand out less than other lax hotbeds, it's probably a good thing overall. The local girls tend to be more well-balanced athletes and don't pin their entire persona on lax success. Some of the families (not all, relax everyone) in Balto and LI are crazy and turn their girls into single-minded lax fanatics.

The DMV has some great players over the years and continue to turn out some very good players, BUT, that’s for this region or area. When you put those players up against the rest of the country, they don’t stand out as much and don’t get as much playing time.
Nothing against the players from the DMV as they are great for our region. But the hard core truth is, they just don’t standout over the other players throughout the country.