Anonymous
Post 10/30/2023 16:34     Subject: Re:2025 Girls Commits
My daughter is now playing in college and with her cohort group there were several girls who developed early so were strong and powerful in middle school but lost that edge in high school when other girls caught up and, in these specific cases, it appears that they rested a bit too much on these laurels at the expense of focusing also on speed and agility. Sometimes good middle school players get caught up in their own hype (and that of their parents). At the other end, some girls who are small and quick and dodgy in middle school also have other players who catch up in high school because they are working their butts off to become more quick and dodgy. The edge goes to natural athletes who work hard in all areas--stick skills, speed, agility, strength as they get older. But being on a top team with good coaching/player development/realistic recruiting efforts is also really important and that doesn't always play out either. Many many variables.
Anonymous
Post 10/30/2023 15:43     Subject: 2025 Girls Commits
Anonymous wrote:Also some players who get tracked as “elite” continue to be considered elite thru high school when in fact other players easily outperform them. These tracked players are given the benefit of the doubt and are kept on high level teams despite mediocre performance.


Agreed with all posters. First, there is inertia in this area. It is driven by multiple factors including coach perceptions of players and personal relationships between parents and coaches. Lots of parents coach, coached, or played in college with coaches. Lots of parents have more than one kid passing through lacrosse and their kid may get the benefit of the doubt. These factors are very much at the margins, but things do change.

I don't recall instances in which a player that I'd coached or known for years became a completely different player between 6th grade and 10th grade. The two drivers of change are:

1. Players themselves. Club and HS lacrosse is a huge time commitment. Some make the very rational choice not to play at all or to dial it back. The sooner they figure this out, the better for them.

2. Speed and quickness emerges as a differentiator. Although clubs rely on speed tests in early middle school, girls with ridiculous skills and above average speed have to compete with girls who came to lacrosse later, but bring unique quickness and speed to the mix. Top players already have both, but this results in some movement at the margins.
Anonymous
Post 10/30/2023 14:24     Subject: 2025 Girls Commits
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Anonymous wrote:My free advice: choose the best school that you can get into and the best academic fit. Then-- f lacrosse is part of the equation at that school-- great!.

Go to the best college possible. If your DD can get into, say UVA for example, but lacrosse is not an option-- and that's the best school she can get into and would be happy there-- then go to that school.

Best of luck to all the 2025s in finding the best school for them. At the end of the day, to me, the most important thing is-- the person should be happy and in a good place mentally.


This is good advice. A good number of commits will not continue playing all four years.


This is generally good advice. #1 being that the young woman is happy and healthy.

However, a driven to play in D1 young woman may not want the best academic schools that want her. So she choses perhaps a lower academic ranked school that offers her what she wants and needs to thrive academically and personally in order to play. This too is just as great.

One should not judge these these young women as they must make the decision for themselves based on their preferences, personal and family data points.

Agreed! Also, it’s important to recognize that not all majors benefit enough from a high academic to justify the extra cost (at least for undergrad). Lacrosse likely knocks a third off for a D1 recruit, but if the tuition is $85K per year, parents are still paying more than for a state school. And in state schools like Tech, UVA, and JMU have huge alumni networks in the D.C. area that can be an asset getting employed after college.


Not everything hinges on ROI.
Anonymous
Post 10/30/2023 14:15     Subject: 2025 Girls Commits
Also some players who get tracked as “elite” continue to be considered elite thru high school when in fact other players easily outperform them. These tracked players are given the benefit of the doubt and are kept on high level teams despite mediocre performance.
Anonymous
Post 10/30/2023 14:12     Subject: 2025 Girls Commits
Imo, very top players in middle school continued to track as elite. There are a
Few exceptions were size and skill caught up and gave advantage over previous top players. 7th and 8th grade elite generally remain the elite players.

Sometimes elite middle school
Players stop working as hard and others catch up.
Anonymous
Post 10/30/2023 14:06     Subject: 2025 Girls Commits
Anonymous wrote:I'm a parent of a younger player and enjoy seeing such a great list of commitments from this area. Thank you all for sharing. Hoping not to derail the focus too much, I would love to hear any thoughts how the list of 2025 commitments would match up to expectations when these girls were in middle school. Was development through these years generally linear, where the "top" players in middle school remained so through high school (to this point)? Or was physical development such a wild card during these years that it significantly changed things? If I could take this great list of commitments back to your younger selves, would you be surprised, or would it be pretty much what you would have expected? Sincerely, this is not a troll post. Just curious.


This depends on the kid but if you are at a good high school with a decent lacrosse pedigree and on a top 100 Club Team by the time they are in high school, your daughter should be able to find a place to play in college. Uproar's 2024 list is good and they haven't ranked very high.

Please excuse the troll comments coming to trash the schools these impressive young ladies chose to fulfill their dreams - Trolls gotta Troll
Anonymous
Post 10/30/2023 13:31     Subject: 2025 Girls Commits
I'm a parent of a younger player and enjoy seeing such a great list of commitments from this area. Thank you all for sharing. Hoping not to derail the focus too much, I would love to hear any thoughts how the list of 2025 commitments would match up to expectations when these girls were in middle school. Was development through these years generally linear, where the "top" players in middle school remained so through high school (to this point)? Or was physical development such a wild card during these years that it significantly changed things? If I could take this great list of commitments back to your younger selves, would you be surprised, or would it be pretty much what you would have expected? Sincerely, this is not a troll post. Just curious.
Anonymous
Post 10/30/2023 12:48     Subject: 2025 Girls Commits
Anonymous wrote:Cap O so far

Fairfield
Fairfield
Holy Cross
Colgate
Drexel
Holy Cross
American


Not to mention so many are likely just awaiting the high academic D3s. Which I am sure is the case with Pride as well. Well done!
Anonymous
Post 10/30/2023 10:59     Subject: 2025 Girls Commits
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Anonymous wrote:Any more Cap B commits? I think 1 goalie and 1 attack are left.

I hear Cap O will have a few more after this weekend- Several waiting for NESCAC cycle

Any others @ Pride?


I'm shocked the remaining goalie hasn't committed. She's nationally ranked and an amazing goalie.


Agree. She goes to Potomac School though so must be super smart and driven. Betting she wants a top NESCAC.


It's okay for said player to visit schools and weigh all options. Relax....

Cap

25 Blue to UC Boulder


Is this true? Heard she was going to Cornell.

Goalie is going to Cornell

Anonymous
Post 10/30/2023 10:42     Subject: 2025 Girls Commits
Anonymous wrote:Cap O so far

Fairfield
Fairfield
Holy Cross
Colgate
Drexel
Holy Cross
American


Orange is doing amazing! No surprise though - girls are great players, teammates and student and recruiting director is extremely helpful. Go CAP!
Anonymous
Post 10/30/2023 08:34     Subject: 2025 Girls Commits
Cap O so far

Fairfield
Fairfield
Holy Cross
Colgate
Drexel
Holy Cross
American
Anonymous
Post 10/30/2023 07:51     Subject: 2025 Girls Commits
Cap orange to American
Anonymous
Post 10/30/2023 07:46     Subject: 2025 Girls Commits
Anonymous wrote:From what I heard, she could have gone to many schools. Great student. Great player. Great young lady. This is a perfect fit.


Is this one of the goalies?
Anonymous
Post 10/30/2023 03:50     Subject: Re:2025 Girls Commits
Agree to that!! She is a very good player. Cap O is doing very well on the recruiting front.
Anonymous
Post 10/29/2023 22:19     Subject: Re:2025 Girls Commits
Cap O to American! Amazing player.