I would argue that teenage girls (in particular) trying to manage interest/phone calls and potential offers from college coaches in the midst of trying to perform their best over the course of the summer--has great potential to be more stressful than just waiting to until September 1st to formally begin the recruiting process. As you said, it's just 2.5 months. What's the big deal to wait and see who has TRUE interest until then? Coaches will have a much better idea of who they are interested in recruiting after 6 weeks of evaluating vs what....one weekend? Will NY kids even play on the June 8th weekend or will they be in State playoffs and exams?
Where to spend time and money this summer? Do some homework and send your kid to camps at schools she is interested in and that could be a good fit for her both academically and lacrosse wise.
And I will repeat, if you don't think it also has the potential to wreck havoc with club team dynamics, then you haven't been involved with this long enough.
Of course she con go to camps that she is interested. Point is, wouldn't it be better if it made any sense to go to those camps. In other words, if contact is allowed, you can attend camps where you know there is genuine interest. Maybe spending $600 to go to a camp for 2-3 days isn't a big deal to you, but for a lot of us it is. Plus time wise she may only have a chance to go to 1 or 2 camps this summer. It would be great if that time and money was spent on a school where this is mutual interest.
In terms of this summer and coaches evaluating, the kids that would be contacted 6/15 are the ones the coaches already know they are interested in. As someone said previously, coaches have been watching a lot of these girls for 3 years already. This isn't going to speed up the process for everyone.
