US Lacrosse Community Forum Forums NORTHEAST LACROSSE BOTC MAIN FORUM (LI, CT, WC) Girls 2024-11th Grade Fall 2022/Summer 2023

Way more coaches today at Rivalry than yesterday at Primetime. 2024's are still getting looks.

Think that was because Primetime had all top colleges looking at the 2025s. Was packed. Rivalry was empty today with the 2025s.

What is the next tournament/showcase that they will be looking at the 2024's ?

Fall Draw and Lax for the Cure this coming weekend.

Is the President's Cup worth going to if you are a 2024

YES!

Can we please put this all to rest. DO NOT believe the posts from one person who keeps going on here saying schools are done recruiting 24s. That's simply not the truth. And before that guy chimes in again and says that the 2024s are all done, PLEASE EDUCATE YOURSELF.

Go to laxnumbers.com... check the list of commits, sort them by college. Do this and you will see that beyond any shadow of a doubt there are literally 100s of spots still left at D1 schools.

I really don’t think you know what you are talking about. There’s been about 730 commitments so far from 24s. The 23 class had approx. 2,100. The 22 class 2,900. I’m pretty sure there is still plenty of spots available for 24s. The coaches are definitely still looking at 24s. They still need way more than they have committed. Still PLENTY of opportunity out there for the 24s. Good luck!

^^^^^ if looking at past years commitments, Probably 1,200+ spots still available for 24s. Good luck 24s. Do not listen to nonsense on here. Still very early and very active recruiting going on NOW for the 24s. It’s still WAY early for the 25s.

It might be early for the 25's but coaches were watching them at Primetime. At least they were watching the top teams there.

I know PLENTY of talented girls that havent commited yet. Dont let it get you all stressed out. It will happen.

Kinda late for me to give this advice to this age group, but this will serve the next couple of classes (2025 and on) well to hear. If you are relying on your director or even worse your travel coach for recruiting, you have made a major mistake. Been through the process several times and completely owned the entire process, with immensely huge success by keeping all contact directly between players and college coaches. Pre sept 1st, college coaches would relay interest through cub director, once sept 1 hits, it is all on you and your daughter, there is zero need for a travel coach or club director to be involved. For the year or two leading up the Sept 1, it should completely be you (your daughter), reaching out, letting coaches know of your interest, your schedule, your resume, etc... Directors and club coaches have agendas and players and favors to push anyway. It would be nice if they were ever contacted, that they put in a good word for your daughter, but you really need to take care of your own business in recruiting 100%.

Completely agree

Some directors are very useful - but many are not. It would be helpful to share your club so everyone will know one that is not.

Teams need to have recruiting directors to help with the process. It’s a lot for kids and families to figure out if they have never been through it before. Some teams do not help out at all.

We actually got more help from asking questions on BOTC. Thank you to all the parents who share on here.

Most teams have recruiting directors. Idk. Seems like they are all the same.

The recruiting process is not that complicated.... Players play, College Coaches watch, Coaches identify the players that they like and then recruit and make offers to the players who they like the most. Players and parents do their best to catch the attention of the college coaches and hope that the coach likes the player enough to extend an offer.

It's even less complicated when your Club's Recruiting Director has the right connections...

This is such an ignorant statement. Club directors play a HUGE role in getting players committed. I can think of at least a few top 25 ranked 2024 teams who don’t have good (connected) club directors and they only have like 4 committed players vs other teams that they’ve beat repeatedly that have almost every girl in their team committed. Clubs with college connections are key.

That’s oversimplifying the process. That’s maybe how it worked pre marketing tools, like sports recruits etc. and for top ranked players.

Unless a player is a top recruit getting all kinds of attention other ways, they will need to market themselves. Player needs to let college coaches know who they are, by getting in front of coaches faces (emails, highlight reels, prospect camps) and not just wait on tournaments. If not, it’s very easy to get lost in the mix.

Players need to reach out to every school they are interested in, let them know they are interested in their school. Hopefully the college coach will be at one of their tournaments and get to see them play. Not every girl is on a top club/team that will get seen at tournaments.

If a player markets herself well and gets the coaches attention through that, they may be able to get the coach to come see them at a game(s) at tournaments. They need to Send coaches their game schedule(s) before every tournament. Also, email before attending a camp/clinic the coach may also be attending.

Put in the “marketing” work sophomore/recruiting year and don’t wait on the the club directors, tournaments or wait to get noticed. Make coaches take notice. Hopefully, the players club team coach and/or director will also help in communicating with schools/coaches. They are allowed to communicate with coaches before 9/1 and can get feedback for a player. Good Luck.

The recruiting process is not that complicated.... Players play, College Coaches watch, Coaches identify the players that they like and then recruit and make offers to the players who they like the most. Players and parents do their best to catch the attention of the college coaches and hope that the coach likes the player enough to extend an offer.

This is such an ignorant statement. Club directors play a HUGE role in getting players committed. I can think of at least a few top 25 ranked 2024 teams who don’t have good (connected) club directors and they only have like 4 committed players vs other teams that they’ve beat repeatedly that have almost every girl in their team committed. Clubs with college connections are key.

They might know.. the “2100” ands “2900” your quote is for all, D1,D2, and d3. Not just for D1, and d1 is only about 1/3 of all teams. By “done” I’d think that’s safe to say it means generally done. Maybe looking at 1, or remotely possible 2 more. That’s” generally” gonna be the case for the top and second quintile of d1 teams.
There’s also no consensus among the d1 teams that dictates how many recruits will be in a class. My kid is a ‘25, her college took 9 her year, 7 and 7 the following 2 years, and eleven ‘28s, and they nailed down their Eleven WEEKS AGO!

Tell yourself whatever you want, the bottom line is college coaches watch players play and they take the best available players who are interested in attending their school and playing for their program. The coaches do not take players simply because a club director wants them to.

I didn't say that college coaches take a player simply because a club director wants them to. I said club directors play a huge role. They definitely can get college coaches to look at (look at, not take) players and they can definitely move the needle when a college coach is looking a handful of girls who are similar in ability.

Spots open in some great schools pop up due to other factors in who plays were; the ivies… no NLI, players have to meet rigid academic criteria ( most lax girls are great students btw;), players enter the “admissions process” upon agreement with the Ivy coach, who, my best generalization here, makes the academic admissions folks aware of the player and coaches shared interest.
Players academic performance is followed until fall senior year, upon player meeting academic criteria, are admitted. No sports money from ivies, so the parents gotta complete FAFSA to see what they get. Ivies like a handful Of other high endowment, generally academic elite unis are committed to no loan meeting 100% a player need based aid. Words can be tricky:/ why with same financial numbers from a family can 2 different unis come up with different financial awards? I dunno the answer to this. But I will say for any player, other siblings in college notwithstanding, families 100k a Uber can expect yuge and packages, 100-200k it can hurt a lot to go to an ivy, above 200k don’t expect anything.
Sometimes spots at ivies, NU, ND, Vanderbilt, DUKE, the like open up in a players senior year because paired families financial aid just can’t all come together to make it work. All the programs at this level are more or less filled by the time presidents cup junior year rolls around though. Kids who play at this level academically aren’t picking these schools expecting a national championship.

Not true, I know of 3 local 24s who are committing to D1s this week. D1s still very much looking at 24s!

YES true! Everything said above is totally true, and not in conflict with what you are saying! Kindly point out how your statement undercuts the statement above? What colleges did they commit to? Are those first or second quintile teams? Are all 3 committing to the same team, being either a first or second quintile? You also seem too think the ~”2100” and “2900” is d1 when it’s clearly and indisputably not the case. One need only click the link and select the women’s a 2024 option, and sort by level to see that’s just wrong

No, not the same D1 program. 3 different D1 schools who are actively still committing 2024!girls. . What is your obsession with 24s? 24s are still committing to D1s whether you like it or not. That’s a fact! Don’t worry, it will be time for your precious little 25 soon enough. Meanwhile , good luck to all the 24s going through the process! Don’t listen to fool people.

Nobody said that it’s all D1 commits! It’s obviously it’s all schools who offer Women’s lacrosse! Who cares about D1? Some girls do not care, and want a different college experience. You are D1 obsessed. It’s not the be all, end all to play D1. There is still plenty of lacrosse playing opportunities for 2024s , D1 , D2, and D3!

People on here should read this post a few times and let it sink in. Our daughters deserve it from us.

Yes they did! You just didn’t feel like scrolling above. Below was copied and pasted from above, saving you the mentally taxing act of scrolling…it was in reply to someone saying d1(yes someone said DEE ONE!) had largely moved on, just lower level (won’t name for fear of someone feeling “shamed”), then someone said there were currently about 700+ d1 Commits, wife I detest to say is by and large the vast majority these days, with the 5th years and portal still a thing.. anyway here ya go, none of this was me btw so eat what you said
“really don’t think you know what you are talking about. There’s been about 730 commitments so far from 24s. The 23 class had approx. 2,100. The 22 class 2,900. I’m pretty sure there is still plenty of spots available for 24s. The coaches are definitely still looking at 24s. They still need way more than they have committed. Still PLENTY of opportunity out there for the 24s. Good luck!”

This appeared to me to say, SINCE THE CONVO WAS FOCUSED ON D1 SPOTS ( ending not stated by me). So I think if you really have a poop youd reread a little higher up.

Me, in not a rabid D1 nut sorry to burst your fantasy.. I’ma high academic nut, and there more o those in d3 than anywhere else, and the numerous d3s in thinking of are every bit as free with need based aid and great curricular and extracurricular environments..

No, you need to scroll up some more! OP said colleges were pretty much done with 24s and moving on to 25s.

The post was a reply to that and was answering to that poster and that there is still plenty of spots open for 24s! That Response was Nothing to do with only D1 schools. The comment was for all colleges that offer women’s lacrosse.

So, yes 24s! Colleges are still looking at 24s, so just shut the noise out. Good Luck!

Your grammar mechanics would suggest you’re not an academic nut but I’ll take your word for it.

Gibberish.

F yew… clearly you’re as narrow minded as one imagine. Race ist much? Anyway I know where my kid ended up and couldn’t have done better. How your English comp degree pays the bills. We’re not all born on Long Island

I stopped reading after the second sentence. Wow.

Huh?

The YJ Blue with a wow performance this weekend.

Awesome

Can we talk about how ridiculous it is for us to all travel to New Jersey in November for a tournament? Second year in a row that the fields at New Egypt HS were practically unplayable - surprised there weren't more injuries. Not to mention having to stand in 40 degree rain.

In fairness, I heard they had the same problem in Maryland.