Completely useless. They are based on nominations by a club or high school coach. Lacrosse Magazine and All America by CSE are a complete joke.
3 of the best 2024s in the country who are local aren’t on the CSE list. But Gerstell’s coach got 3 of his HS players, including his daughter, and 2 from his club team included. Guess what? He is one of the coaches for the AA teams.
Lisa and parents can nominate themselves too. Of all the lists and rankings in lacrosse, this one is the most useless.
They reached out to every top 30 or so club director and asked them to nominate 2 players. Notice how there are exactly 2 players for every club but on. You can apply, but I doubt if anyone gets in just by application.
Making a watchlist can be helpful if you play on a club noone has ever heard of. But for kids on top clubs, coaches will watch their games next year regardless.
