US Lacrosse Community Forum Forums National Premier Youth Lacrosse League - Spring 2014

Sorry but the fact is that is all sports but football, The Club team is where your kid gets seen and earns a spot in college. The high school coach is for the college coach to call to ask him about your son as a person. But that coach sees him play for Hawks,Crabs or Madlax. This is pretty close to a fact. How else is there so many 2018 kids "signed" on with D1 programs.

Because they leave their kids back 2 years behind everyone else.
Haven't you seen the kids drive to school in 8th grade?

They are being held back 1 year and some because of there birthday are close to 2 years older. If they held them back 2 full years they could not play in High School there 12th grade year. But I think everyone on this board is aware that re class or hold backs suck. But the commit was about the importance of the club team and recruiting. All you have to do is look at soccer and you will see that the high school program is not the top way to be seen. But for Lacrosse at this time you have to play High School ball and play well in high school. But The D1 recruits have already been seen and documented by the scouts by the time they finish 10th grade. And when so many of these kids play for these Lacrosse Private school power houses they do not start there Freshman year. So this is the system love it or hate it this is what it is. The high school coach is just the guy they ask about your kid as a person. They use him to decide if your kid will be trouble.