Just going to give some advice to parents on here from having two older daughters who got college scholarships
If your kid is playing for rush, recon, or shore 2 shore girls I’d suggest getting a refund and finding a new team for the summer and going forward. Your kid has zero hope being seen playing for these teams. Unfortunately, 2024 elevate is going down too. A bunch of girls left last year, and I’m waiting for the rest to bail soon. Program used to be great, but is quickly falling apart.
I’d love to hear about which teams your daughters play for and your opinion of your team so that we can all figure out where we should be placing our kids.
Can you elaborate why?
My daughter played for one of the above mentioned teams for a few years. We loved what they stood for (big on community service) and at the time, they fit our needs (local tournaments). One of the downsides of being on that team was that some of the players (or it could have been a result of the parents being busy, etc.) didn't make the same time commitment to being at practices. My daughter would often get in the car and tell me how few girls were there. That had an impact on her morale and it showed in the teams' performance on the field. My daughter's interest in lacrosse had changed from what it was 3 years prior, so we decided it might be worth looking into other teams.
This past summer our daughter decided to try out for another team that she had played, and lost to, in tournaments. She made the team and so far we've been very happy with how things have progressed for her. She's upbeat when returning from practices and that says a lot to me. We'll see how it goes this Spring/Summer with the tournaments.
Who does she play for now?
FLG
Flg is run by good guys... definitely not as helpful as other clubs with recruiting but a step up if you were previous on one of those other teams! Congrats on finding a spot elsewhere
Not much bad to say about flg- no crooks like Katowsi, Rose with her money hungry attitude, and Smiths with their DUIs. The flg guys are solid dudes but the program is still middle to low tier at best
