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Anonymous wrote:A lot of projection, dad. I hope they all play in college but the fact of the matter is that only the goalie looks like a 5 star, the rest you mentioned are good players but most undersized.
Alrighty coach. Guess all the college coaches that called and offered are totally wrong. They should have reached out to you to get your views. Lol You know they do not recruit based off of what IL rankings right? We shall see if these so called “undersized” players aren’t on the field.
I think there is a major disconnect between IL projections and what college coaches see. I trust college coaches' opinions a heck of a lot more than beat lax writers writing for Inside Lacrosse. College coaches are making bets on kids athletic and mental ability over a 5 - 6 year period. Some of the kids they recruit are complete busts, some are average, and some kids they land are total surprises (Pat Spencer ring a bell)
The reality is, some of the kids who you often hear about in the top 25 IL rankings for their respectful class year, make an impact in college, and some hardly even see the field, and some don't even make it past a year or two of playing.
My son graduated from an IAC school, he was not a blue-chip rate recruit out of HS. He worked his tail off and managed to play big-time minutes as a junior and senior. Ironically, some of the kids, who was highly touted coming out of his HS and rival schools in the area, didn't even play after their sophomore season.