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Anonymous wrote:No elite lacrosse player is looking at the heights. I don't care how much next level is affiliated with the Heights head coach.

They have more than a few college commits. Those players are by definition elite.

Does anyone know how many college commits are actually on that team?

They had a Navy commit, but he jumped ship to another high school.

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Anonymous wrote:No elite lacrosse player is looking at the heights. I don't care how much next level is affiliated with the Heights head coach.

They have more than a few college commits. Those players are by definition elite.

Does anyone know how many college commits are actually on that team?

Anonymous wrote:Skill set is the number one priority for recruiters. Size does matter if you are very skilled at your position. I'll take a 6' 170 player over a 5'4" 110 if the skill set is the same. But the smaller players tend to be much quicker.
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Anonymous wrote:Thanks PP. I'm the parent of the daughter asking and you and the other earlier poster are totally correct in that she is already a top student at a very well known school that sends many to Ivy and competitors. She will continue to focus on school and should have grades and scores that make her competitive for excellent schools but she really wants to find a lacrosse program that will allow her to enjoy playing at a relatively high level while also attending a college she thinks will offer a strong education. We just want to help support her in this and since we haven't gone through the process before we are wondering how best to pursue.

She will try out for all top clubs and is ready to move this coming fall depending on what options she has. Based on her current skills she should have a good shot at Capital (Blue or Orange are both fine) but she will attend other try outs and can always stay at her current club since they place girls at top D1 and Ivy all the time (just further away).

Thanks again for the input, very much appreciated!

You probably also are aware of this but the Ivies look for players who are fairly tall. I played Ivy lacrosse in the late 80s - early 1990s and have been back to lacrosse-related functions and the current squad from my alma mater look positively Amazonian in terms of size and strength! (Smart and attractive and funny, also.) Smaller players with good skills often end up at DIII now just based on body type, so that's something to take into account as well as you are trying to be realistic in projecting a future path.

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Anonymous wrote:Thanks PP. I'm the parent of the daughter asking and you and the other earlier poster are totally correct in that she is already a top student at a very well known school that sends many to Ivy and competitors. She will continue to focus on school and should have grades and scores that make her competitive for excellent schools but she really wants to find a lacrosse program that will allow her to enjoy playing at a relatively high level while also attending a college she thinks will offer a strong education. We just want to help support her in this and since we haven't gone through the process before we are wondering how best to pursue.

She will try out for all top clubs and is ready to move this coming fall depending on what options she has. Based on her current skills she should have a good shot at Capital (Blue or Orange are both fine) but she will attend other try outs and can always stay at her current club since they place girls at top D1 and Ivy all the time (just further away).

Thanks again for the input, very much appreciated!

You probably also are aware of this but the Ivies look for players who are fairly tall. I played Ivy lacrosse in the late 80s - early 1990s and have been back to lacrosse-related functions and the current squad from my alma mater look positively Amazonian in terms of size and strength! (Smart and attractive and funny, also.) Smaller players with good skills often end up at DIII now just based on body type, so that's something to take into account as well as you are trying to be realistic in projecting a future path.

Anonymous wrote:Thanks PP. I'm the parent of the daughter asking and you and the other earlier poster are totally correct in that she is already a top student at a very well known school that sends many to Ivy and competitors. She will continue to focus on school and should have grades and scores that make her competitive for excellent schools but she really wants to find a lacrosse program that will allow her to enjoy playing at a relatively high level while also attending a college she thinks will offer a strong education. We just want to help support her in this and since we haven't gone through the process before we are wondering how best to pursue.

She will try out for all top clubs and is ready to move this coming fall depending on what options she has. Based on her current skills she should have a good shot at Capital (Blue or Orange are both fine) but she will attend other try outs and can always stay at her current club since they place girls at top D1 and Ivy all the time (just further away).

Thanks again for the input, very much appreciated!

Anonymous wrote:Thanks PP. I'm the parent of the daughter asking and you and the other earlier poster are totally correct in that she is already a top student at a very well known school that sends many to Ivy and competitors. She will continue to focus on school and should have grades and scores that make her competitive for excellent schools but she really wants to find a lacrosse program that will allow her to enjoy playing at a relatively high level while also attending a college she thinks will offer a strong education. We just want to help support her in this and since we haven't gone through the process before we are wondering how best to pursue.

She will try out for all top clubs and is ready to move this coming fall depending on what options she has. Based on her current skills she should have a good shot at Capital (Blue or Orange are both fine) but she will attend other try outs and can always stay at her current club since they place girls at top D1 and Ivy all the time (just further away).

Thanks again for the input, very much appreciated!

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Anonymous wrote:i would love input on top recruiting camps for girls from parents who have been through this. Our daughter is a rising freshman and a very strong club player who already attends a private that has a good team and she currently plays for the JV team over the winter. We are looking at camps for this summer and are thinking about Elite 180, has anyone's daughter done this one? I like their focus on the process and they claim to have a lot of individual attention but it would be great to hear feedback from families who have first hand knowledge.

If not Elite 180, what other camps have been good for your daughters? Maximum Exposure? School-specific camps?

She is young but is already thinking she would prefer either NESCAC or Ivy for academics. Her school sends girls to both so we just want to help her narrow her choices. Thanks for any insight.

For girls, the club team and the summer tournaments really matter the most. If she doesn't go to SSSAS, your school may not be that helpful even if they want to be. The women's coaches at Potomac (UVA) and Holton (UCONN) do have good contacts, also the coaches at Holy Child, Sidwell, Holy Cross and NCS can help a little. Vise's coach is newly hired this season so will have her plate full.

Does your daughter play for Capital? Did she come from Stars? If so, those clubs both know everything about the recruiting process and should be your main resource. They get their players recruited reliably. Capital has seminars and lots of resources for you and her. If you play for another club you will have to do a lot more work.

For this summer, she should be attending college camps, specifically the ones she wants to attend. Only a few school have the dates and registrations up: UNC, UMD, Georgetown and Brown. Georgetown has a Spring clinic and Brown has a Spring prospect camp. These are good. Most of the Ivys and NESCAC don't yet but go to their websites. Also, all the Ivys have forms on line you can fill out to express your interest and get on their mailing lists for camps and clinics.

You should also sign her up for the Brine regional summer teams tryouts (if she makes it there are games and a camp) and apply her to the UnderArmour 150. Girls who make the cut definetly get recruited from those. Don't compare it to the boys recruiting and showcase world. It is different, small, cleaner, less bs.

Thanks for the info. She plays club up closer to Baltimore but she will try for Capital this summer to be closer to home. They don't have a team before 9th and she was on her club team before she was old enough for Stars and didn't want to move because she has a great coach. She does attend one of the schools you mention with coach connections. Sadly she was wait listed for UA 150 but will try for Brine. It's odd that UA 150 doesn't have a try out but rather an online application. Had we known that we would have gotten film last summer because her club has half the team or more applying and even with the great coach letter she got they can't take too many from one club since it's national.

Anyhow, we will keep an eye out for the spring events and I appreciate knowing of those. Our thought about Elite 180 was that since it's run by Middlebury and every NESCAC coach attends it might be a better way to meet lots of coaches, but maybe that's the wrong approach.

Thanks again!

Pervious poster here. Wish I knew you irl as I'd be happy to share what I know. I learned from a mom with an older daughter who was recruited by an Ivy. Its a great way to pass it along. Im guessing your daughter plays for MC Elite, Rebels or Heros. If you are up in MD and willing to drive, you should have her try out for M&D and Skywalkers (Baltimore teams) this summer as well as Capital. I know it seems like those teams are all set since they start so young but if she is good they will add her. They always add new girls who stand out. For your daughter, as a rising 9th grader this summer, getting on the best hs club team should be her main focus. If she makes Capital or a top Baltimore team, she will be all set and not have to worry about camps. More girls' recruiting goes on at the club team summer tournaments then at camps. UA180 would be a fine camp for her to do but they may not be looking to closely at the rising 9th graders yet and instead know they will see those girls on the club circuit that Fall and instead try to grab a few uncommitted rising 10th and 11th graders, or older if they are D3 programs.

NP but the PP has good information and the advice is spot on re club teams versus camps. Don't ditch the camps if that is your comfort area but definitely think about what your daughter is doing re her club team.

Am I wrong in thinking that, if your DD is really at one of those schools mentioned and wants to go to NESCAC or Ivy, that her best bet would be to focus on school, grades, teacher relationships, etc. as a way to get admitted, instead of such an intense focus on lacrosse? All this focus on lacrosse as a way into college when you're blessed with the opportunity to attend such a great "prep" school just seems like a bit of a waste to me. I say this as a woman who focused on high school (and not recruiting) while playing lacrosse on a state championship high school team, then walked on at a D1 and had both a great lacrosse and academic experience in college. I just feel like all you parents would be more likely to say, boy I wish I had encouraged my DD to be more engaged at school than the opposite. From an outsider's perspective, you all just sound a little too wound up in your daughters' lacrosse. Sorry.

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Anonymous wrote:i would love input on top recruiting camps for girls from parents who have been through this. Our daughter is a rising freshman and a very strong club player who already attends a private that has a good team and she currently plays for the JV team over the winter. We are looking at camps for this summer and are thinking about Elite 180, has anyone's daughter done this one? I like their focus on the process and they claim to have a lot of individual attention but it would be great to hear feedback from families who have first hand knowledge.

If not Elite 180, what other camps have been good for your daughters? Maximum Exposure? School-specific camps?

She is young but is already thinking she would prefer either NESCAC or Ivy for academics. Her school sends girls to both so we just want to help her narrow her choices. Thanks for any insight.

For girls, the club team and the summer tournaments really matter the most. If she doesn't go to SSSAS, your school may not be that helpful even if they want to be. The women's coaches at Potomac (UVA) and Holton (UCONN) do have good contacts, also the coaches at Holy Child, Sidwell, Holy Cross and NCS can help a little. Vise's coach is newly hired this season so will have her plate full.

Does your daughter play for Capital? Did she come from Stars? If so, those clubs both know everything about the recruiting process and should be your main resource. They get their players recruited reliably. Capital has seminars and lots of resources for you and her. If you play for another club you will have to do a lot more work.

For this summer, she should be attending college camps, specifically the ones she wants to attend. Only a few school have the dates and registrations up: UNC, UMD, Georgetown and Brown. Georgetown has a Spring clinic and Brown has a Spring prospect camp. These are good. Most of the Ivys and NESCAC don't yet but go to their websites. Also, all the Ivys have forms on line you can fill out to express your interest and get on their mailing lists for camps and clinics.

You should also sign her up for the Brine regional summer teams tryouts (if she makes it there are games and a camp) and apply her to the UnderArmour 150. Girls who make the cut definetly get recruited from those. Don't compare it to the boys recruiting and showcase world. It is different, small, cleaner, less bs.

Thanks for the info. She plays club up closer to Baltimore but she will try for Capital this summer to be closer to home. They don't have a team before 9th and she was on her club team before she was old enough for Stars and didn't want to move because she has a great coach. She does attend one of the schools you mention with coach connections. Sadly she was wait listed for UA 150 but will try for Brine. It's odd that UA 150 doesn't have a try out but rather an online application. Had we known that we would have gotten film last summer because her club has half the team or more applying and even with the great coach letter she got they can't take too many from one club since it's national.

Anyhow, we will keep an eye out for the spring events and I appreciate knowing of those. Our thought about Elite 180 was that since it's run by Middlebury and every NESCAC coach attends it might be a better way to meet lots of coaches, but maybe that's the wrong approach.

Thanks again!

Pervious poster here. Wish I knew you irl as I'd be happy to share what I know. I learned from a mom with an older daughter who was recruited by an Ivy. Its a great way to pass it along. Im guessing your daughter plays for MC Elite, Rebels or Heros. If you are up in MD and willing to drive, you should have her try out for M&D and Skywalkers (Baltimore teams) this summer as well as Capital. I know it seems like those teams are all set since they start so young but if she is good they will add her. They always add new girls who stand out. For your daughter, as a rising 9th grader this summer, getting on the best hs club team should be her main focus. If she makes Capital or a top Baltimore team, she will be all set and not have to worry about camps. More girls' recruiting goes on at the club team summer tournaments then at camps. UA180 would be a fine camp for her to do but they may not be looking to closely at the rising 9th graders yet and instead know they will see those girls on the club circuit that Fall and instead try to grab a few uncommitted rising 10th and 11th graders, or older if they are D3 programs.

NP but the PP has good information and the advice is spot on re club teams versus camps. Don't ditch the camps if that is your comfort area but definitely think about what your daughter is doing re her club team.

Am I wrong in thinking that, if your DD is really at one of those schools mentioned and wants to go to NESCAC or Ivy, that her best bet would be to focus on school, grades, teacher relationships, etc. as a way to get admitted, instead of such an intense focus on lacrosse? All this focus on lacrosse as a way into college when you're blessed with the opportunity to attend such a great "prep" school just seems like a bit of a waste to me. I say this as a woman who focused on high school (and not recruiting) while playing lacrosse on a state championship high school team, then walked on at a D1 and had both a great lacrosse and academic experience in college. I just feel like all you parents would be more likely to say, boy I wish I had encouraged my DD to be more engaged at school than the opposite. From an outsider's perspective, you all just sound a little too wound up in your daughters' lacrosse. Sorry.

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Pervious poster here. Wish I knew you irl as I'd be happy to share what I know. I learned from a mom with an older daughter who was recruited by an Ivy. Its a great way to pass it along. Im guessing your daughter plays for MC Elite, Rebels or Heros. If you are up in MD and willing to drive, you should have her try out for M&D and Skywalkers (Baltimore teams) this summer as well as Capital. I know it seems like those teams are all set since they start so young but if she is good they will add her. They always add new girls who stand out. For your daughter, as a rising 9th grader this summer, getting on the best hs club team should be her main focus. If she makes Capital or a top Baltimore team, she will be all set and not have to worry about camps. More girls' recruiting goes on at the club team summer tournaments then at camps. UA180 would be a fine camp for her to do but they may not be looking to closely at the rising 9th graders yet and instead know they will see those girls on the club circuit that Fall and instead try to grab a few uncommitted rising 10th and 11th graders, or older if they are D3 programs.