Originally Posted by Anonymous
Playing the game because the kids love to play is great. Kids playing because the parents push them and think it is the path to a "better school" than they can otherwise get into is ridiculous. When I suggested To my son to accept a school over his head he asked why should he go to a school where he would have to be a full time athlete and then struggle in school instead of going to a school at his level. A C average at an ivy or getting pushed out because of bad grades doesn't get you far. Good grades in hs get you moremoney than lacrosse will. The days of getting great jobs just because you played lacrosse are over So time for parents to get a reality check. Any sport is great for the kids that enjoy the sport but being a great lacrosse player now only gives you a great opportunity to be a lacrosse coach


Not sure if you have been through the process or not but I have and I can tell you it is a lot harder getting into an Ivy league school than staying in. For every kid accepted there are probably 10 more qualified. If you are a 95 GPA, 1300 SAT and 28 ACT kid you probably don't have a great chance of admission but could handle the academics. If that same student is an exceptional lacrosse player with those numbers you could have a better path through admissions if the coach and AD support your application. If you are a 2 time all american lacrosse player with an 89 average and 1100 on the SAT's you are correct. you probably should not be looking Ivy.

Lacrosse is no different than debating, crew or fencing, If that is your advantage to get a leg up on admission than use it. I also don't have a problem pushing your kid anyway you can to get them into the best school they can be it sports or any other extra curricular activity. IMHO