Anonymous wrote:6 so far...
JMU, CNU, VCU, Longwood, High Point, Mercer

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CNU is D3 so how could someone be committed there in the 2025 class? D3s commit summer before senior year.

Anonymous wrote:So. Weight of the argument is pretty clearly that clubs are the most important contact point for recruiting. This is especially so for the top 20 clubs or so.

Exceptions are when the HS coach is a living legend--KJ, was very recently the best lacrosse player in the country--TC, or went to the interested college.

Let's say all of that's a given.

In this hypothetical, let's say a superior athlete, whose mom played D1 and put a stick in her had at age 4, lives in LA, and plays for Mira Costa High in Manhattan Beach. Only club she can reasonably get to is True California Attack, ranked #157th. Who does the college coach call who saw her play at a showcase?

Here's the thing, the college coach is watching her play likely for True Cal, in the summer tournament, so they are going to call the True Cal director.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:YJMA commits are overtaking Pride as the #2 HS club in the DMV.

GFY...

Your KM is showing. Less anger, more results.

Good For You...??? No hate.

Anonymous wrote:6 so far...
JMU, CNU, VCU, Longwood, High Point, Mercer

That is great! Congrats. Does anyone know where Liz Case is?
She seems to have just disappeared.
Is she still involved with YJMid Atlantic?

6 so far...
JMU, CNU, VCU, Longwood, High Point, Mercer

How many commits for YJMA?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:YJMA commits are overtaking Pride as the #2 HS club in the DMV.

GFY...

Your KM is showing. Less anger, more results.

Anonymous wrote:YJMA commits are overtaking Pride as the #2 HS club in the DMV.

GFY...

Pride girls could be awaiting high academic d3 -lots of girls want small colleges.

YJMA commits are overtaking Pride as the #2 HS club in the DMV.

YJMA to VCU.

Anonymous wrote:Reading this thread, it seems like you are basically SOL if your kid doesn't make capital in HS or you can get on Heros, Skywalkers, M&D or CavLax.

Is there really no path for a girl who never got in that pipeline?

Of course there is. YJ, VA Metro, Cardinal and many other clubs have had players recruited to D1 schools. VA Metro’s 2023 Black team had 16 D1 recruits, including to schools like JMU, Michigan and Albany.

Anonymous wrote:So. Weight of the argument is pretty clearly that clubs are the most important contact point for recruiting. This is especially so for the top 20 clubs or so.

Exceptions are when the HS coach is a living legend--KJ, was very recently the best lacrosse player in the country--TC, or went to the interested college.

Let's say all of that's a given.

In this hypothetical, let's say a superior athlete, whose mom played D1 and put a stick in her had at age 4, lives in LA, and plays for Mira Costa High in Manhattan Beach. Only club she can reasonably get to is True California Attack, ranked #157th. Who does the college coach call who saw her play at a showcase?

No matter how good she is, she’s at a disadvantage if she isn’t on a team that gives her good exposure. If she is “superior,” played since age 4, the mom was ex-D1, and the kid wanted to play D1, the mom would have known this and made the commitment to get her to a better club team (Steps California or even an east coast club). It’s a logistical nightmare for those players, and the costs are enormous, but kids do it all the time if that’s the track they want to be on.

If that’s not an option, camps and showcases are the way to get noticed as you say. The player would have to be a true standout to get spotted in a huge field of players from other well-connected clubs that have already done the advance work with the attending college coaches to make sure their players are on coaches’ radars.

If (let’s call her Suzy) isn’t on a club with that kind of juice, and she somehow catches a coach’s eye at a showcase (which is really hard to do), the coach would either call her directly (if after Sept 1st of junior year) or her club coach / owner. College coaches typically contact the club with official interest in the player, and to learn when the club team is playing next so that the coach can observe the player in a team environment. College coaches can’t observe high school play because of season overlap, so they would try to catch Suzy play with her club over the summer and combine that visit with other players on their respective lists.

Remember, a lot of lacrosse programs (even top 20 ones) live on shoestring budgets. They need to be efficient with their time to max resources, which is why summer tournament exposure is so important for players looking to reach the next level. It’s also why high schools matter less and clubs matter much more.

Anonymous wrote:Reading this thread, it seems like you are basically SOL if your kid doesn't make capital in HS or you can get on Heros, Skywalkers, M&D or CavLax.

Is there really no path for a girl who never got in that pipeline?

The kid can definitely play lacrosse in college without attending one of the top travel clubs. I think if the goal is an ACC or other top 10-15 team, it may be tough. Lots of d2, d3 and weaker d1 schools out there though.

So. Weight of the argument is pretty clearly that clubs are the most important contact point for recruiting. This is especially so for the top 20 clubs or so.

Exceptions are when the HS coach is a living legend--KJ, was very recently the best lacrosse player in the country--TC, or went to the interested college.

Let's say all of that's a given.

In this hypothetical, let's say a superior athlete, whose mom played D1 and put a stick in her had at age 4, lives in LA, and plays for Mira Costa High in Manhattan Beach. Only club she can reasonably get to is True California Attack, ranked #157th. Who does the college coach call who saw her play at a showcase?