Originally Posted by Anonymous
Originally Posted by Anonymous
Originally Posted by Anonymous
Originally Posted by Anonymous
How are the dopes/losers the NCAA coaches? They are recruiting the best athletes many times in these cases they are the more physically developed players, they could care less what age they graduate HS, as long as they can get them wins. Thank you US Lacrosse for cow-towing to the Baltimore elite;you finally found a way to spread lacrosse,have kids outside of the tri-state area play down.


The coaches definitely know what's going on and they definitely don't care. Why should they? They aren't breaking any rules. You don't win games by standing on a principle.

However, whats troubling about some coaches is how they talk out of both sides of their mouths. They say they don't favor early recruiting, but don't do anything about it. They should simply not say anything. It's insulting. As a group they have the power to come together and influence the process, but there's no incentive for them to do so. The NCAA won't because it's governed by the schools.

Nevertheless, the chorus against early recruiting/reclassing is rising. Bill Tanton 's editorial in this month's Lacrosse Magazine spoke out against early commits and Quint has been vocal. Nothing may ever change, but the spotlight is becoming more focused.

I have to laugh at the chorus against early recruiting. One of my friends kids was one of the early recruits in question. The parents of this kid and the school are all very happy about it. The young man is having a great time on his high school team playing to win and not caring about his personal stats. So tell me what is so bad about that? He has no pressure and so he is working like heck to get good grades for the sake of learning? Anything wrong with that? The college is in constant contact and it seems like they are building a good relationship with their future recruit.

Frankly I think it is all about jealousy from the Maryland and US Lacrosse crowd because if you look closely most of the early recruits were from other areas.

If my kid were good enough to get an offer from a good college we would absolutely encourage him to take it.

By the way I hear from a lot of people that the coaches are also saving some spots on the back end for late bloomers. So it all evens out.


A little perspective would do you guys a lot of good. In less than a decade your sons will be in the real unrelenting world, and some of the trade offs to play high level lacrosse MIGHT be a regret. Who cares if some coaches are saving some spots? If a coach wants to early recruit and close out a 2017 class before these kids finish freshman year, let them. That applies to 3, maybe 4 programs. The money in this sport blows. 12.6 over 45-50 roster spots? I mean, my niece who plays field hockey is better set up for a better scholarship yield than any of our sons will be just by being an average recruit.

Lacrosse is a lousy financial strategy to pay for college. It is not a sport you can make a living on professionally. It is a sport that can get you into a good school. In my experience as a D1 athlete, the burdens on time and my energy meant I didn't make the best grades in college. And that is a very typical thing in D1 sports. If you go to a good one like a Duke or a U Michigan but graduate with a 2.8, you lost all the advantages of a degree from a good school. You are in line behind the 3.3s-4.0s at Duke and Georgetown, and then there are the 4.0 kids from Towson State who worked their way through college. Find me employers that could give a crap about Johnny All-America in any fill-in-the-blank sport, and I would be impressed. Didn't help me, and didn't make much of a difference for the kids I tried to help leaving good schools like Duke and Georgetown where they were student athletes.

If your kid were good enough to get an offer from UNC, then great. But if he is good enough a student to get an Ivy spot...what are you thinking to take UNC?!? If anyone gave an ounce of credibility to some of the posters on this thread, you'd think that kids who are not committed but are being looked at this Summer by Ivies or Notre Dame for example are losers who might as well kill themselves now because it won't/can't get better.

Good thing is if the kid is a good enough lacrosse player, you can get what you want. If you want junior to go to UNC and lax bro out and live with you for a year or two after he graduates looking for someone to bite on his 2.9 GPA and lacrosse resume, then yes...you got what you wanted. Congrats.


My friend, your words are crystal clear and as real as it gets. Thanks for sharing!