Originally Posted by Anonymous
Originally Posted by Anonymous
There are 54 D1, 30 D2 men's college lacrosse teams that offer scholarships. I believe the number of scholarships per D1 team is 16.9. As a college coach you can chop up that 16.9 to full, half, quarter scholarships. Take away Ivy but they have creative financial aide. If on average there are 35 players per D1 program that's approximately 1800 D 1 players covering 4-5 graduation years out of the huge numbers playing in this country. If a coach were to get real creative with his scholarships and give out 1/2 to everyone on his team that's only 1728 scholarships per cycle of players. It's a number that is always in flux based on what he needs to do.

Odds are parents your child is not going to get a scholarship there are over 500,000 registered youth lacrosse players and the number is growing year to year. Don't get so caught up in this craziness. Let your kid have a great experience with his friends and teammates allowing him to just be a kid.


I thought it was only 13 scholarships per D1 mens team?

It's 12.6 scholarships for D1. Also they normally carry a roster of 40-45. Every player expects to get something because being a D1 athlete is like a full time job. Many of the kids on the roster won't even see the field. The best kids may get a little more than half. Full rides simply don't happen. Actually they can but it would be for an exceptional player going to an average school. A tradeoff. Most kids would not go for that. A really good player going to a really good school can expect a quarter to half (if they are really lucky). The money positions, where a little more money is offered are goalie, lefty attack and face off. Your kid can get a scholarship, don't let anyone tell them they can't! But, they need to want it, not you, and it takes talent, self-motivated hard work, and a little luck. Getting onto a good club team can help especially if your HS coach isn't plying you. The other problem is that great HS programs usually don't play even the good kids to much until they're juniors and seniors. This is a problem because the spots are scarce by then. One more thing, check out the roster of any good D1 program, you will see that about 80% of the kids are from prep schools. The rich spoiled brats are taking most of the spots from regular kids, even though public schools make up the bulk of youth lax players. Not that they don't deserve it, but they have been carefully groomed and manipulated from an early age, putting all the regular kids at an even bigger disadvantage when it comes recruting. This is partly because many of them are holdbacks, but also because they are at all the best camps/clinics/trainers/tournaments. Seems like a no-win situation where the rich get richer, and the poor.... but for the kids who make it, it's the best feeling in the world. Good luck to everyone on this journey!If the kid has talent, most likely, he will be noticed!