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What teams are the best in this age group to developtheboys year round and to get in on a good club to stay withtheclub throughhighschool?

What teams are the best in this age group to developtheboys year round and to get in on a good club to stay withtheclub throughhighschool?

My son just finished his kindergarten club ball with 91. He's getting looked at by Virginia and UNC, but we're hoping after 3rd grade to meet with Denver. Fingers crossed!!!

My son just finished his kindergarten club ball with 91. He's getting looked at by Virginia and UNC, but we're hoping after 3rd grade to meet with Denver. Fingers crossed!!!

You seem pretty savvy, so I am assuming you timed his birth to fall just after the cut off, and had him repeat kindergarten already. It isn't too early to look at the right prep schools to repeat 8th as well. Speed and weight training are really important. You need to remember that Some top-tier schools NEVER consider a player until he is at least 12 or in the 4th grade, which ever comes first. Good luck.

What teams are the best in this age group to developtheboys year round and to get in on a good club to stay withtheclub throughhighschool?

Why does this thread even exist? We have to stop feeding this insanity. There should be no club options at this age. Camps, clinics and PAL should be enough. Play catch with your child on the backyard. And PLAY OTHER SPORTS. Responsible parenting would not enter club ball until 4th grade.

Why does this thread even exist? We have to stop feeding this insanity. There should be no club options at this age. Camps, clinics and PAL should be enough. Play catch with your child on the backyard. And PLAY OTHER SPORTS. Responsible parenting would not enter club ball until 4th grade.

Why does this thread even exist? We have to stop feeding this insanity. There should be no club options at this age. Camps, clinics and PAL should be enough. Play catch with your child on the backyard. And PLAY OTHER SPORTS. Responsible parenting would not enter club ball until 4th grade.

Not true...if they are good enough and can make a difference ANY team will take them.

my God. is this actually 1st grade travel lacrosse?? how does one evaluate this age? maybe......maybe u get one kid that can throw and catch. sorry but I honestly believe kids at that age should be playing PAL lacrosse. not thrown into season long tournament play constantly playing three four games a day every weekend. this lax world is getting crazy. too much pressure now.

You dont know what your talking about. Clubs have clinics maybe, they don't have k 1 teams. Sometimes 1st graders may play up on 2 nd grade teams against other 2 nd grade teams. There is no such thing as a practice/clinic team.

Most clubs have K-1 teams. They are practice/clinic teams. No tournaments. But yes, being on one of them is assuring you'll make the 2nd grade tournament team. To think it doesn't makes you completely naive.

2nd grade is too early

You dont know what your talking about. Clubs have clinics maybe, they don't have k 1 teams. Sometimes 1st graders may play up on 2 nd grade teams against other 2 nd grade teams. There is no such thing as a practice/clinic team.

I have a 2017 D1 commit. My other sons who are older also played lacrosse, but didn't have the interest to play at the same level and moved onto other activities. Of the 15 or so D1 recruits we have seen over the years, only one was a standout at a young age, and my boys didn't start to play until 3rd or 4th grade. The majority of the kids we know who were recruited started to peak in 7th and 8th grade, some because of advanced puberty (which unfortunately for players, and eventually coaches, is a factor in early recruiting, and some coaches will regret picking some of those kids). Others who were not necessarily larger just got better because the had to work harder and developed speed and IQ.

On every one of my kid's teams the "best" kid on their youth teams from grades 3-6 ended up being just okay, and none played in college so far. At least two of those kids were, in my opinion harmed by over zealous dads.

I would say this, avoid teams with dad coaches who are obsessed with their own sons at the expense of the team, especially if your kid plays on the same side of the field. The exception would be if the coach's kid is a goalie or fogo which is fine. Get a good coach who develops THE WHOLE TEAM. If this isn't happening, there will be team drama, which wastes time and energy and players won't have to get better to keep up.

Let your son play and have fun. Skip the expensive clinics and bring him and his buddies along with a bucket of balls to the local high school to play 3x3 WHILE YOU RUN THE TRACK, or set up a net in the back yard. Focus on school, and other sports. If he is going to be a great player, it will be a result of his drive. My son going D1 is less talented than one of my other sons, but he has drive and wants to work at it. The other son has other passions, but lax isn't one, he had fun playing but no interest in working out or shooting 100 balls into a net at a time, and that is fine too. He's accomplished at other activities.

Understand the realities of college lacrosse. Typically, D1 players get between 20-20%, at a (today) $50-60K/yr school. Financially academic merit scholarships will go farther than lax, so make sure grades are important. Some schools offer no athletic scholarships. The only "full ride" for lax players are the service academies, but your son will need to meet the other requirements and serve in the military.

I have a 2017 D1 commit. My other sons who are older also played lacrosse, but didn't have the interest to play at the same level and moved onto other activities. Of the 15 or so D1 recruits we have seen over the years, only one was a standout at a young age, and my boys didn't start to play until 3rd or 4th grade. The majority of the kids we know who were recruited started to peak in 7th and 8th grade, some because of advanced puberty (which unfortunately for players, and eventually coaches, is a factor in early recruiting, and some coaches will regret picking some of those kids). Others who were not necessarily larger just got better because the had to work harder and developed speed and IQ.

On every one of my kid's teams the "best" kid on their youth teams from grades 3-6 ended up being just okay, and none played in college so far. At least two of those kids were, in my opinion harmed by over zealous dads.

I would say this, avoid teams with dad coaches who are obsessed with their own sons at the expense of the team, especially if your kid plays on the same side of the field. The exception would be if the coach's kid is a goalie or fogo which is fine. Get a good coach who develops THE WHOLE TEAM. If this isn't happening, there will be team drama, which wastes time and energy and players won't have to get better to keep up.

Let your son play and have fun. Skip the expensive clinics and bring him and his buddies along with a bucket of balls to the local high school to play 3x3 WHILE YOU RUN THE TRACK, or set up a net in the back yard. Focus on school, and other sports. If he is going to be a great player, it will be a result of his drive. My son going D1 is less talented than one of my other sons, but he has drive and wants to work at it. The other son has other passions, but lax isn't one, he had fun playing but no interest in working out or shooting 100 balls into a net at a time, and that is fine too. He's accomplished at other activities.

Understand the realities of college lacrosse. Typically, D1 players get between 20-20%, at a (today) $50-60K/yr school. Financially academic merit scholarships will go farther than lax, so make sure grades are important. Some schools offer no athletic scholarships. The only "full ride" for lax players are the service academies, but your son will need to meet the other requirements and serve in the military.

Buy a rebounder a stick and some gear. Let your son play when he chooses, throw the ball with him and sign him up or a local clinic or two. Expose him to the game, do not burden him with responsibility and timelines within the sport. Make sure he is having fun.

Club ball at 1st grade is way over the top.