Anonymous
Post 11/06/2015 11:55     Subject: Re:lax culture from an insider
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Insiders, which tourneys will you be watching this weekend?


There's one at Towson this w/e. Hope the weather can hold like this.


Is that the Terp Classic?


No, the Terp Classic is at a HS near Annapolis. Terp Classic and Uplax get more coaches than the Autumn Gold one (the one in Towson).
Anonymous
Post 11/06/2015 11:53     Subject: Re:lax culture from an insider
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Insiders, which tourneys will you be watching this weekend?


There's one at Towson this w/e. Hope the weather can hold like this.


Is that the Terp Classic?
Anonymous
Post 11/06/2015 11:49     Subject: lax culture from an insider
Coaches will be sprayed all over the place. The two local ones are Towson and Uplax. Neither is anything to get too excited about last year these two tournaments were on different weekend and neither was much to note. Uplax is crappy, a few decent clubs and then a bunch of thrown together HS teams. Not enough quality for good games between good teams. Last year the Towson one had Crabs teams including 2016s and VLC 2016s and a couple Canadian clubs, but again not nearly enough quality for quality games. I keep hearing about these tournaments where I am not where all the college coaches were, and frankly that isn't too believable anymore. You'll see assistant coaches from top 10 programs trolling between Towson and Uplax and likely a few head coaches too. Tierney always goes to Towson because his Denver Elite teams are there and he is loyal to the guys who run that tournament. You'll see the UMD and Loyola coaching staffs and head coaches at Uplax...because it is their tournament. It would look sorta bad if Tills wasn't at the tournament he collects money to run.

Let's compare penis sizes next.
Anonymous
Post 11/06/2015 11:20     Subject: Re:lax culture from an insider
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Insiders, which tourneys will you be watching this weekend?


There's one at Towson this w/e. Hope the weather can hold like this.


That's probably one of the least regarded ones. Several others that will have more interests from coaches than that one.
Anonymous
Post 11/06/2015 10:54     Subject: Re:lax culture from an insider
Anonymous wrote:Insiders, which tourneys will you be watching this weekend?


There's one at Towson this w/e. Hope the weather can hold like this.
Anonymous
Post 11/06/2015 10:13     Subject: Re:lax culture from an insider
Insiders, which tourneys will you be watching this weekend?
Anonymous
Post 11/06/2015 09:05     Subject: Re:lax culture from an insider
In this day and age, if you want to play lacrosse in college, you have a pretty good idea by 9th grade whether you are recruitable, and whether that would be D1 or D3. Grades will obviously play some role. But from a skills perspective, it is usually discernable both internally and exterally where a player will end up.


Sadly, that is the current status quo. It's also untrue, and what has happened to the sport on the recruiting side will hurt the college lacrosse programs. Grades and scores do play a role at selective colleges, and 9th graders don't have a academic record to point to yet. Some kids take the SAT or ACT early for recruiting reasons, and some to well I am sure. But remember first read for admissions is summer after junior year at colleges. In 9th grade you have a perfect idea who the top 9th graders are. But remember, most of the on-age 9th graders are 14 and much of their adolescent growth is ahead of them. Sure, the 16 year old 9th graders are more physically advanced and skilled. That is discernible, but not sustainable or reliable to project out on. An 18 year old is less advantaged over a 16 year old, and once in college the top athletes don't suffer being 18 or 19 year old freshmen playing against 20-22 year old upperclassmen. Look at college roster bios at any top school. The kids who play a lot got into the line-up in their first and second years. A 21 or even 24 year old junior at UVA, UNC, Hopkins, etc. who has not played likely won't play. Better players in front and coming in behind him makes sure that he won't. The first HS class that had a few 9th grade first semester commits is this 2016 class, then in the 2017s you have a lot and in the 2018s and 2019s a lot more. In this day and age all we really know is that is the group that will enter the college game as the first of their kind super early commits. Let's see how they do before crowning the winners.

Also, if a 9th grade kid today is aimed toward or is pointed toward D3 there isn't anything to be real concerned with for the next 18-24 months. Email a college coach in D3 like at Amherst, MIT and see what response comes back. It will read something like we are focused on the applications process for 2016s and about to speak to 2017s who are now juniors if we are a school they are interested in. Most of the need to be doing something myopia is being fed by club guys and other parents.
Anonymous
Post 11/06/2015 08:08     Subject: Re:lax culture from an insider
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My 9th grader wants me to purchase film from his last tournament, in which he admittedly did very well. He wants to create a highlight tape. He hopes to be recruited, probably by a D3 school. Is a highlight film really necessary for lacrosse players to get recruited?


A 9th grader who has chosen his college already . Fist time I've heard of that


If that's the first time you've heard of this, then you're not very connected in competitive lacrosse circles.

Across the country, two dozen high school freshmen - who have never played a second of a JV high school lax game yet, let alone varsity - are already committed to Division I schools.

It's terrible - a race to the bottom, and yet the biggest programs in the country can't stop themselves because they're afraid if they don't lock up this year's hot 14-year-old, a rival will.

Unfortunately, some of these kids lose their work ethic and stop listening to their high school coaches. In fact, many of the programs that have gone in the heaviest on recruiting the youngest kids have been struggling in recent years, as these prematurely recruited kids don't work out in college. Maybe that will be the thing that ultimately slows this trend.
Anonymous
Post 11/06/2015 08:04     Subject: Re:lax culture from an insider
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My 9th grader wants me to purchase film from his last tournament, in which he admittedly did very well. He wants to create a highlight tape. He hopes to be recruited, probably by a D3 school. Is a highlight film really necessary for lacrosse players to get recruited?


A 9th grader who has chosen his college already . Fist time I've heard of that



In this day and age, if you want to play lacrosse in college, you have a pretty good idea by 9th grade whether you are recruitable, and whether that would be D1 or D3. Grades will obviously play some role. But from a skills perspective, it is usually discernable both internally and exterally where a player will end up.
Anonymous
Post 11/05/2015 21:38     Subject: Re:lax culture from an insider
Anonymous wrote:My 9th grader wants me to purchase film from his last tournament, in which he admittedly did very well. He wants to create a highlight tape. He hopes to be recruited, probably by a D3 school. Is a highlight film really necessary for lacrosse players to get recruited?


A 9th grader who has chosen his college already . Fist time I've heard of that
Anonymous
Post 11/05/2015 09:49     Subject: lax culture from an insider
https://speedlacrosse.com/event/1st-annual-world-lacrosse-beach-tournament/

I wish there were some youth events like this one around here.
Anonymous
Post 11/05/2015 06:06     Subject: Re:lax culture from an insider
Anonymous wrote:I guess my question is whether coaches ever look at highlight films in assessing a potential recruit.


OMG. Game tape has become a cottage industry. All those tournaments and showcases make a boatload of money selling game tape. Oh, and have you seen the sidelines at the games? An army of dads, video cams in hand. Looks like a Hollywood opening with a parade of paparazzi.

While it may all seem like madness (let us face it, so much about lacrosse in this area is madness), if your kid is serious about getting recruited, a highlight film is something he will need at one point. College coaches cannot be everywhere. And even if they get to see your kid play, it is usually only for a brief period of time. A highlight film is one way to catch a coach's eye, and for those potential recruits they are very serious about, can help seal the deal.
Anonymous
Post 11/04/2015 18:24     Subject: Re:lax culture from an insider
I guess my question is whether coaches ever look at highlight films in assessing a potential recruit.
Anonymous
Post 11/04/2015 18:18     Subject: Re:lax culture from an insider
Anonymous wrote:My 9th grader wants me to purchase film from his last tournament, in which he admittedly did very well. He wants to create a highlight tape. He hopes to be recruited, probably by a D3 school. Is a highlight film really necessary for lacrosse players to get recruited?


Maybe. Coaches generally like to see a whole game tape and not just highlights.

But its unnecessary at the DIII level and might be a waste of time.

DIII coaches are generally stretched too thin to worry about high school freshman.

Go to the NCAA website and get the booklet on recruiting. It will tell you what coaches at every level can and cannot do.
Anonymous
Post 11/04/2015 17:59     Subject: Re:lax culture from an insider
My 9th grader wants me to purchase film from his last tournament, in which he admittedly did very well. He wants to create a highlight tape. He hopes to be recruited, probably by a D3 school. Is a highlight film really necessary for lacrosse players to get recruited?