US Lacrosse Community Forum Forums NORTHEAST LACROSSE BOTC MAIN FORUM (LI, CT, WC) Boys 2018 Fall 2014/Summer 2015

We got an invite, simple process, just email them and they will inform you who to reach out to and what information is needed.

WOW! NOT WHAT I WAS TOLD.

I am glad we have BOTC. I bounce around looking for info, seeking advice and generally, I learn a great deal. I do realize that not all that I written is gospel.

I, too, emailed the contact name on the website inquiring about the tryout process back in February, informing them my son attended Blue Chip. I got back a response which spoke directly to my son. They had looked up his status based on his performance that weekend and told me he was ranked highly however they could not promise anything but he would be considered as the list was being drawn up.

What does this mean? To me, it meant a whole lot of nothing.

To the poster who contacted 3d --- did your club coach write a recommendation for your son?

Thanks for filling me in.

Seems like yet another well marketed money grab by 3d. The best advice we ever got when it came to summer events is that less is often more. If your son or daughter plays on a solid club team and in events that coaches attend if you can't get "seen" in three to four events than doing another one, especially this late in the summer isn't going to do it. It is hard to say no sometimes, but really one solid showcase and three to four team tournaments is more than enough. It it isn't happening it probably isn't happening for a reason.

Prep showcase? Any thoughts? Is this a "money grab" event?

Feel free to lambast me and call us cheaters but I will share my son's story and why HE decided to reclassify. He plays on one of the top club teams was an invite to Jake Reed and other top events, but before last summer had a series of lower body injuries, which despite seeing a ton of experts, did not receive a proper diagnosis. He wound up missing just about all of his 2017 summer and all of this fall.

He wound up having bilateral hip surgery and also missed quite a bit of school this past fall. By missing most of last summer and all of the fall he had pretty much fallen off of the radar, but more importantly he felt that that his academic journey had taken a bit of turn when he was dealing with all of the pre-surgery rehab and then his eventual surgery to repair both of his hips.

If this had been a lacrosse driven decision we wouldn't have done it. I wouldn't be completely honest if I didn't say lacrosse did play some part in it. As a 2017 who missed out on the most important window of the recruiting process many of his options were off of the table, and while he doesn't have visions of playing at Hopkins, or UNC per se, after all of the hard work he wanted as many options as possible on the table.

Because he missed quite a bit of school and felt like he missed a semester he will now also be in a much better academic situation so for us it was the right decision to make.

Fell free to fire away.

You did a very nice job of explaining one of the many possible explanations for re-classifying, you owe no one an explanation nor do you need anyones approval it is pretty simple.......do what you think is best for your kid and everybody else can STFU

So, what would you do? u15 National Championships or Fab Frosh?

If you reclassified you wont be able to do u15!

just go to Chaminade camp. the sidelines are jammed with college recruiters.

Actually you would, generally an 8th grader is the 14 part of 15U, so a kid held back would still qualify for 15U and to answer your question before it gets asked, my kids were not held back, I can just add and stopped Raging Against The Machine a few years ago, it's not going away.

A 9th grader would be the 14 part of U15

I use old math.

You must, because generally the older 13U kids are in 7th grade, the younger 15U kids are in 8th grade, the older 15U kids are in 9th grade unless they are held back.

You're both right. U-15 cut off I believe is 8/31/99. This would mean any legit age 2018/current 9th grader should be eligible to play. In the case of the out of state teams from MD, PA, NJ and Mass, they would have extreme difficulty with the birth certificate rule. Hence, you will see this year some 2019 teams there, just like last year. Most of their 2018 players are too OLD. In the case of 3d, they needed kids from 8 states to win it last year.

You're both right. U-15 cut off I believe is 8/31/99. This would mean any legit age 2018/current 9th grader should be eligible to play. In the case of the out of state teams from MD, PA, NJ and Mass, they would have extreme difficulty with the birth certificate rule. Hence, you will see this year some 2019 teams there, just like last year. Most of their 2018 players are too OLD. In the case of 3d, they needed kids from 8 states to win it last year.

A true 9th grader would be eligible. Many of these teams will not be able to bring their old, or reclassed 9th graders.

wait...one more question. is it cheating if you hoild back kid a year so he has an advantage in his grade? thanks...

wait...one more question. is it cheating if you hoild back kid a year so he has an advantage in his grade? thanks...

I do believe they traded wins with Crabs and 91 last year...they are a top 5 team no doubt

Hasn't this topic (re-classing) been beaten to death?

Just watched the best 2018 talent around. That Chaminade team is outstanding. I say that objectively as a Friar dad.

Is this JV or Varsity?