Any advice for missing hs games for elite club games and how to best message? Tips and cautionary tales appreciated.
Don't do it. School ball ALWAYS comes first
The MUCH larger question is why is a club even trying to make this conflict happen? There is ZERO reason to be playing anything club during the HS season.
Clubs have all summer, fall ball and in some cases winter ball. No reason any club should be asking their kids to miss HS practice or games for club sports. None.
Here's the problem with HS lacrosse. There are only a handful of A programs on Long Island, maybe 6 or 7 teams and that is being generous. A good portion of those A players will attend either Chaminade or St. Anthony's. The rest of that pool of players is spread across literally dozens of other school districts in Nassau and Suffolk counties. You end up with a few A players at each school and the rest of the roster is B players or non-club. The overall talent on your average HS team is so low, even at the varsity level, that the games are unwatchable. Obviously there a small handful of exceptions where the school has a bunch of really good players and a good coach, but few and far between.
