There is going to be a lot of parody in the game of lacrosse like there has never been before. All these cant miss early commits that miss. Then there are the de-commits because of not making grades or after a few visits in 11th and 12th grade kid doesn't really like school or coach because they picked in 9th grade. There are also the late bloomers, the out west and our neighbors up north now sending a steady flow of players to US schools. I love it!!! Its actually good for the sport when on any given Saturday a team no one thought had a shot can beat another team. More athletes playing the game then ever before equals a lot of talent to chose from. I feel for these coaches trying to pic the best players in 9th and 10th grade.
Bottom line..the only people who care if Duke is holding back on naming the kids who gave verbals is Duke and the parents of those kids..The parents want to tell their friends and it is killing them that they can't yet..although privately they already have..Its called ego and parents have them more then kids..Crazy but true..if your kid hasn't decided where to go to school as a 14 or 15 year old kid that's ok ..Your not expected to yet...Patience patience ..parents let the kids be kids and not an adult yet
Sorry, not the way that it works. Schools do not tell the parents or the kids that they can't tell anyone. Some schools ask that you do not make a "public announcement" to any media outlets. Some Ivy's ask that if you make a public announcement you simply state that you are committed to "an Ivy". In any event it is not the parents of the top players who are driving the process. The college coaches are the ones pursuing the "Top Players" players and making the offers. For the most part, the kids who have been offered spots are in the top 10% of the class. Currently there are between 75 and 100 kids committed to 15 - 20 schools. There are about 30 clubs represented and I think 100% of the commits play Club Lacrosse.
There will be at least 700 DI commits in the 2019 class so I agree that parents and players should be patient. However, if you are being "offered a spot and or scholarship from Duke, Virginia, Georgetown, Notre Dame, Hopkins, Penn, Princeton, Harvard, Yale, Air Force, North Carolina, Syracuse, Maryland, Penn State, Ohio State, Denver, Michigan etc.. I would not hold out too long. There are a limited number of spots (and $$) and they will fill up. If you have no interest in any of the above schools that is a different story. If your kid is receiving offers from the schools listed I am sure that you will be able to right your own ticket at just about all of the other schools.
