Originally Posted by Anonymous
Leading Edge is a good program but they look at your skill and what high school you are going to as well. Most of your practice reps are not at LE so your SCHOOL matters. They want sure things. If you look at their commits the school lacrosse program is a direct relationship to recruitment.

I still believe a great athlete that plays more than 1 sport at top 25 NJ lacrosse high school has a very good shot to be recruited in their rising Junior September, or Junior /Senior year. Look at the 2021 and 2022s getting offers this summer from D1 to D3 schools. Even LE has Washington Lee and Monmouth commits.

Even LE kids have to narrow the list and go to ID days at the colleges to get exposure so you have to market yourself at all clubs.

If you are a blue chip athlete go to Leading Edge or Prime Time but that is 5 studs at most a year.

The 23 faceoff LE guy is not the best in NJ. Bosco's Simone is a 23 and he smoked Engelke on Pingry 15 of 18 faceoffs.

Just be truly aware of your kid's ability and it will workout. There is nothing wrong with a great high school lacrosse experience or a D3 school with a great education. This sport has a dead end so get the educational and life experiences out of it first. My son's coach was D1 and drafted but with covid the season never happened and the leagues merged. Career over.


Why detest on Monmouth? I just don't understand what some people don't get. The smaller schools, with less BIG NAME recognition are all catching up to the pack. Monmouth was 8-3 and ended up being ranked 18th and made the NCAA's. Yes it was in a smaller conference. A few posts ago it was pointed out some of the schools LE committed their kids at. Just to name a few Bucknell, 2-6 #51, Hopkins, 4-9 #40, Colgate 3-7 #46, Holy Cross 2-4 #62, and Villanova who at 7-5 #25 had a good season but slightly less than Monmouth. Kudos to LE as these are good schools but my point is on the schools and lax not LE. There are so many good high school lacrosse kids playing at a high level now, parity is beginning to set in across the board. UDEL, High Point, Hobart, UMASS, Jacksonville are all schools that are competitive now. I know it changes yearly but the old days of looking down on small schools is something from the past. If your getting a business degree you can go anywhere. If your going for engineering go to the smart schools.