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Anonymous wrote:How many girls in the DMV actually have the talent to be consider for one of the 20 spots on CLC Blue?

More than likely, 10 of the spots are just obvious. And there are maybe 20-30 girls competing for the remaining 10 spots.

I honestly don’t think it’s that complicated. It’s a running sport and I suspect that the sprints immediately screen out half the girls or even more.

Exactly. They did the sprints within the first hour at the Capital tryout and likely crossed off a bunch of girls right there.

Its a hard truth to take for some but that's just the nature of the game and reality. Speed is a huge factor and sets the elite/top players from a lot of "good" lacrosse players. As you and others all know/said, as you move up the ladder or pyramid, the pool of top players continues to shrink. Athletes with speed will give the edge to stand out among a crowd etc. Just the reality of playing at the highest levels. It's ok not to be there as there are lots of places and levels for kids to continue to play.

To the earlier poster above, I'd agree that outside of the top players from Pride/Stars/BLC, you are talking about maybe 10 spots with 20 top outside girls that can contend. Everyone wants or thinks they can make Capital Blue and there's nothing wrong with that, but reality is the pool is actually pretty small.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How many girls in the DMV actually have the talent to be consider for one of the 20 spots on CLC Blue?

More than likely, 10 of the spots are just obvious. And there are maybe 20-30 girls competing for the remaining 10 spots.

I honestly don’t think it’s that complicated. It’s a running sport and I suspect that the sprints immediately screen out half the girls or even more.

Exactly. They did the sprints within the first hour at the Capital tryout and likely crossed off a bunch of girls right there.

Anonymous wrote:A "realistic" plan is key. To understand how competitive this really is, here is a general example of the landscape: There were about 75 girls 2024 teams at Lax for the Cure alone. That's easily over 1500 total girls. 1500 girls that have many/most of the top 20 D1 schools on their "target" lists. On average, 7-8 girls per recruiting class works out to @150 girls for the top 20 teams. That's 10 girls for every 1 spot at Lax for the Cure alone. College coaches will show general interest to dozens of girls each year before narrowing things down. Is your daughter that good? Is she one the best on the field (and in the classroom)?? If not, you better have a plan B....and plan C and so on (or even a different Plan A). E.G., Go further down the D1 ranking list, target D3, play club, don't play in college, etc. All of those are great avenues. The process is very tough on the girls with dreams of playing in college (and the parents). Certainly shoot for those dreams, just have a plan in place as reality bites - because it most certainly will.

Anonymous wrote:How many girls in the DMV actually have the talent to be consider for one of the 20 spots on CLC Blue?

More than likely, 10 of the spots are just obvious. And there are maybe 20-30 girls competing for the remaining 10 spots.

I honestly don’t think it’s that complicated. It’s a running sport and I suspect that the sprints immediately screen out half the girls or even more.

Anonymous wrote:How many girls in the DMV actually have the talent to be consider for one of the 20 spots on CLC Blue?

More than likely, 10 of the spots are just obvious. And there are maybe 20-30 girls competing for the remaining 10 spots.

I honestly don’t think it’s that complicated. It’s a running sport and I suspect that the sprints immediately screen out half the girls or even more.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Who cares who beat who. College coaches honestly don’t care about scores. They want to see a competitive match. At the end of the day if one player from Capital or Pride ends up at the same school as a lower club player, what’s the difference.

But coaches do care if you play on a good team which is determined by wins and losses. Lose a lot and the team will be playing lower, less competitive teams and hence less college-coach interest.

The facts don’t support this.

Look at the 2023 M&D Black team. #3 in the country. Great winning record - far better than Capital Blue 2023.

M&D23 has more uncommitted players than CapBlue23. They also have players committed to schools where CapOrange23 players are going. Great schools - congrats to all. But if a winning record meant everything, M&D’s recruiting should have dominated. All of their players should have gone to top lax or academic schools. Yet CapBlue23 did as well (arguably better in some respects, depending on how you look at it).

If Capital was getting routinely destroyed by MD or NY teams then I would absolutely agree with you. This would result in being pushed to a lower bracket, which would be bad for the team, the players, their recruiting prospects, and the club.

But people have posted Capital scores against the top 10 teams and they are usually pretty close. Rarely any total crushing wins. Such losses aren’t enough to get knocked down to lower divisions.

Coaches want standout players. If your DD is playing on a competitive team in the right tournaments against the best teams, and shines at the right moment when the coaches are looking, that’s what counts. They also need to be on a club that will give them ample time on the field to make those plays given how short tourney games are.

Being competitive, not win / loss records, is what matters.

Being competitive is more important than W/Ls, but when it comes to recruiting it isn’t enough. The club, players and parents have to be well prepared. Since you brought up the 2023s use Capital vs Pride as the example. Both teams are competitive in the top brackets, suggesting they both have strong talent. If you look at their recruiting results they are much different. Capital players committed early on/after September 1. Pride did not have any commits. The talent was there, the team was competitive against the best teams, but the club lacked preparation and a plan. Capital was well prepared and executed personalized plans that started well in advance of September 1. In recruiting you need a plan that starts well in advance of tournaments. You want to play in the right tournaments against the best teams, you want to let coaches know to look for you at these tournaments, and you need to validate for these coaches what you can do in these games for coaches. This means the club, coach and players need to all be in sync with a plan. Based on results it would appear Capital executed plans for players extremely well. It looks like Pride players are making inroads with commitments, but it’s taken much longer. Being competitive is important, but this class seems to suggest having a well thought out plan in advance of commitment day is most important.