Not sure when D1 dad's girls went to college, but I would say it's near impossible now to get into a respectable D1 school without being on a club team. Things are changing by the year, and this will be even more pronounced as colleges waive SATs and the number of applications shoot through the roof. Every little edge will count when it comes to getting into a top school (academically and lax-wise). And while it's great that your kids played D1, was it one of the schools the other poster mentioned? Not all D1s are alike, and I would much rather my kid not play lacrosse and go to a top educational institution than go to some no name D1 and face an uphill battle getting a job. Of course, the hope is that lacrosse will be the factor that determines whether my kid gets into a top school that otherwise would be very hard, even with top grades.