Originally Posted by Anonymous
Originally Posted by Anonymous
Of course it is early and a lot will happen in the next two years but here is some math for kids who want to make a roster for high level D1 team: let’s say 30 teams are considered “high level” for this example. Each team will typically recruit about 3 players per position plus one fogo, lsm, ssdm, and one goalie so roughly 13 players total. That is about 390 players total probably total getting calls between September 1 and December 31 from a top 30 program. In two years, if you are a top 75 player in your position (A, M, D) or top 25 in a specialist position you have a very good shot of getting recruited by a top 30 program. Kids at this age who think they are at this level now may or may not continue to be at that level and many kids who are not at that level now will be in a few years. This is just the math. There are many other variable like academics which is a huge factor. Two years is a very long time and the things will fall into place for each kid eventually.

Agreed...would just add that the top 30 teams are always changing and school ratings are regarded differently by each kid or family...I think there is a fairly consistent top 10 and then 50 more teams and then a bottom 10, which totals 70 which is about how many D1 colleges there are....10-15 recruits for each team is like 850/900 recruits a year nationwide....Johns Hopkins has been below 40 the past 3 or 4 years...but people still think its a good lacrosse college...campus is in the middle of a busy city and I personally do not like it but its a high end academic school....Holy Cross is a good school and they went 1-13...just find the right fit campus life and lax wise....the academics are fairly similar for a majority of the schools other than Ivy which NJ only has about 8 kids on Ivy teams.

Academics vary among D1 schools. Some just need you to graduate, others expect a continued focus on academics through high school graduation (Ivies, Duke, Virginia, etc.). As far as D3, if you are interested in the NESCAC, they require a final junior-year transcript before anything happens. In regards to the club argument, if your club is playing in higher tier tournaments, there are plenty of opportunities to be seen. Also, be careful of prospect days, they can give a lot of false hope, but they are also a good way to see how your kid stacks up against his peers.