However, if the kids just wants to have fun, play with his friends and go to a few local tourneys a year, does it really matter what team he is playing on. The kid and parents will be happy. College lax is not everyone dreams.
Careful with this! :-)
Too many people on here can't wrap their heads around that being the endgame for some (maybe most). Some kids just want to play on a team that's more competitive than Rec and their parents don't get caught up in the LE vs BBL vs Tri-state nonsense.
I think the goal for most of these kids playing club is that they get significant playing time in junior and senior year of high school. In that case, getting playing time at a good A or even high level B team makes the most sense especially if the HS coach is the director or a coach on that A or B team. If they want to play in college (and I mean Division 1 lacrosse) then the parents and kids will do whatever to get to that dream. The real issue is the parents not knowing the difference between kids that have Division 1 potential, Division 3 potential potential or just HS potential.
But if you notice, the only ones shilling D1 recruiting dreams around here is LE. It's their calling card.
Got to admit in NJ LE has best track record for D1, who is as close?
They probably have the best history but nothing lasts forever. The landscape has changed and with the new recruiting rules, they aren’t as important. 2023 and beyond are nowhere near the level of previous teams. Even the 2022s still have a lot of kids who aren’t committed
I just looked up their list of 2022 commits. Wow .
Ryan Bilello, defense, Manasquan - Colgate
Christian Bockelmann, attack/midfield, Rumson-Fair Haven - Yale
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