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Brendan Luu commits to Yale. Is this the 2018 91 Orange faceoff kid.

Wasn't he a riptide kid at one time.

No. Older brother

2016 kid

Nice job Brendan Luu.

We went to UMich, there were about 48 player, of which 46 were 2018 and 2 2017. Excellent showing from several of the LI players, nice campus, great athletic facilities and outstanding academic support for athletes. I suggest if you get offered for the prospect weekend, go! Players from all over the country, both coast and everywhere in between.

5 Terps
4 91 Extreme (actually 5, former fl$)
handful of other LI Players.

upenn - extremely skilled players. mostly 10th grade, many 11th, few 9th plus most of their committed players. well organized and run.

How about the new Ty Xanders "recruiting rundown" website. He put a photo of the new Michigan commit on there, with an actually PHOTO with the coaches from Mich and the player, insanity.

Why? It's a website about lacrosse recruiting!

Well, its a 9th grade student taking a photo with a D1 coaching staff, you don't see the issue with that? I have never seen that in ANY sport when a kid commits early. Schools NEVER acknowledge the commitment publicly. Meanwhile this is CONSTANT banter in media in all sports about early recruiting, and there might be a tiny bit of issues going on at that university right now anyway (AD, football, concussions, HELLO!)

Preliminary player list was released for the Philly Showcase

Philly Freshmen

this cannot be by invitation based on some of the names I see. assuming most can get a recommendation if they want.

here is you LI list for the freshman philly showcase

New [lacrosse]

Bobby Abshire, M, Commack
Nat Amato, M, Huntington
Alex Bamford, A, Brunswick
Andrew Bonafede, G, Chaminade
Gregory Capelle, D, Herricks
Connor Cassidy, M, Cold Spring Harbor
Dean Damelio, M, Cold Spring Harbor
Andrew Derasmo, A, Harborfields
Ryan Doran, A, Half Hollow Hills East
Joseph Duchnowski, A, St. Anthony's
Michael Giaquinto, M, Ward Melville
Jordan Ginder, M, Poly Prep
Jack Golden, M, Chaminade
Michael Gomez, D, Half Hollow Hills East
Matthew Grillo, A, Ward Melville
Gavin Guerrera, D, Wantagh
Michael Hagenberger, LSM, Mount Sinai
Aidan Hinphy, LSM, Cold Spring Harbor
Zachary Hobbes, M, Ward Melville
Jack Jones, A, St. Anthony's
Brady Kenally, D, St. Anthony's
Will Kusnierek, M, Chaminade
Sean Kuttin, M, Chaminade
Christopher Laibach, M, Wantagh
J.P. Lannig, A, Syosset
Timmy Ley, A, Massapequa
Frank Marinello, D, Chaminade
Drew Martin, M, Half Hollow Hills East
Matthew McGowan, G, Walt Whitman
Joseph Neuman, M, Walt Whitman
Anthony Novellano, G, East Islip
Matthew O'Brien, D, Chaminade
Daniel Ochs, LSM, Syosset
Jake Plunkett, D, Kings Park
Christopher Porzelt, G, Cold Spring Harbor
Nolen Rockefeller, M, Deerfield
Tommy Rooney, A, Syosset
Matthew Russo, M, Smithtown East
Matthew Sageder, G, Mount Sinai
Kyle Steinbach, M, Garden City
Anthony Tangredy, D, Chaminade
Alex Vardaro, M, Hewlett
Max Verch, D, Syosset
Christian Villani, M, Smithtown East -
Patrick Walsh, M, Wantagh
Ryan Walsh, A, Northport
Jake Wandle, A, Rocky Point
George Wichelns, A, Connetquot -
Kevin Winkoff, A, Cold Spring Harbor
Kyle Zawadzki, LSM, Smithtown West

There are players from Long Island named to this event that are not even good enough to play on some B teams. Guess its who you know. Too bad politics involved again in an event.

Guess your kid didn't get an invite? Why not be happy for those that did or at least share some rationale for why you think it wasn't fair...The names I recognize are all deserving.

Congratulations to all that made it, play well, stay healthy and have fun.

Wouldnt be right to name players. There are a few players who dont even play on A teams or B teams. Yes they tried out for teams and didnt make them.

There's nothing wrong with the ninth grader having a picture taken with the coach. It happens all the time. You can go to several club lacrosse websites and see their players having pictures with the college lacrosse coaches posted on their websites. Its very common There's no violation of any recruiting rule there. Coaches acknowledge 9th and 10th grade recruits all the time. Inside Lacrosse commitment list is verified not only with the player but also with the coaches. Therefore the coaches obviously acknowledge the recruits (With the exception of being some of the ivies)

The whole concussion thing has nothing to do with early recruiting recruiting violations. If Michigan football was 5-0 we wouldn't be hearing anything about a concussion. Have you forgotten about the cheating scandal at Notre Dame. Of course you have because they are 5-0. Winning fixes everything. Don't confuse big-time football which is generates a huge revenue source with a non-revenue-generating sport like lacrosse.

So HELLO no one sees any issue with this.

I don't know all the names, but the names I expected to see are there.

Think there are enough CSH kids ?

6 - Chaminade
1 - GC
0 - Manhasset

......weird on the last two, but ok. Then you get 5 from Cold Spring Harbor?

P.S. I am not his Dad, but GC kid can really play.

So in 9th grade they should be banned from all the showcases ...

What dont you get. These are tryouts that just occurred. Cant say oh they got better over the summer, hit puberty, etc. If they weren't good enough to make an A or B teams how could they be included in a showcase for the best players from all over the country. There is one player who is 4th in the depth chart on his team and the 3 ahead of him applied but didn't get picked. Go figure.

do coaches always get it right at tryouts? I guess as long as they select your kid they get it right.

A player might get overlooked at a tryout by one team but usually another team even a weaker program will put a player on their A or even B team. If a player attends multiple tryouts and isn't picked up by a team usually means he isn't capable of playing A or B ball. This is supposedly the best of the best. Some of the kids picked aren't even the best at their position on their team.

This list of 227 players is a good representation of the best players but not perfect by any means. Some of these kids get a free pass from their "B" teams getting to name a few players.

So these kids had no connections to get on a good team but they got into Philly Showcase through monkey business?

Sometimes coaches need to spread the wealth when it comes to recommendations they send some kids to Blackcard, some to Showtinme, some to Jake Reed, etc. but typically they don't just put their best kid in for all of them because other parents expect some love too.

I believe many of the kids on the list were recommended by thier school Varsity coaches. Club coaches had thier share of picks.

Maybe he had a stronger advocate... Ever hear of the squeaky wheel theory???

You said a mmoooouuuuuuthful SPANKY!

Bingo! When the Varsity coach reccomends a 9th grader and tells them the kid will contribute on Varsity this year, it holds much more weight than club coach xyz...

Each elite club is given 3 to 4 automatic bids. Then they have a list of 3 or 4 kids that they try to get in based on declined invites. Yes some kids used High School Coaches but most use their travel coaches who have automatic bids. Many of the top kids from Long Island are on the list. There are a few from Long Island that in no way have the skill set to even be on the field.

good luck to all the kids going and to all the kids not going

play well
have a good time
STAY HEALTHY

Yes and if your HS is anything like ours, daddy can get coach to do whatever he wants. Listen in the end, where/if the boy plays will tell the story. Many times its much ado about nothing.

That maybe so in your HS. However, not in ours. Nor would any respectable coach recommend a kid that couldn't compete. He would never get another kid in.

That list looks good to me looks like a lot of top players from long island.
maybe missed a top player or two but there are a lot of very good players on that list. And know they are not all from extreme or express.
Now watch how the express and extreme kids do when they do not have all that talent around them
Some will do good most you will not even notice them
This is my third time through this at this age.

How does a kid from outside the top hotbeds get an invite for the Philly Showcase? Our HS and club teams are pretty good for our area, but no connections with this event.

my poor son is cursed, not only is he an undeserving invite to the philly showcase but he is also an express/terp kid that will never get noticed without all his teammates around him to make him look good. I might not even bother taking him for the embarrassment he is bound to bring upon himself, his team, his family and his country.

Yes, remember the turtles, none of those kids got noticed at any of these events without all their teammates surrounding them...but most already committed to top D-1 programs.