I am curious to see what is ( or will be) the transfer rates of these early commits. The biggest problem I have with early recruiting is that kids "commit" to schools based on lacrosse and not on academics or school type (fit for them). All recruiters stress that the school you should select is the one that if lacrose ended tomorrow, you would still be happy there. How would a 9th grader know? My feeling is an 11th grader is more mature and more able to see the big picture - lacrosse can be a way to get into a reach school but ultimately academics gets you to the next step - the real world. Transferring from one school or another is not the end of the world, but it does create unnecessary stresses on the student and family - like finishing out a semester at your current school although you may be miserable.
Just my 2 cents.