My son's public high school team has no fewer than 3 kids that are "committed" to D3 schools to play lacrosse and these kids I'm referring to barely, if ever, got any playing time this past year as seniors. Let that sink in. They barely got playing time as HS seniors and they are "committed" to D3 schools to play lacrosse. The high school coach helped the parents connect with schools where they can play lacrosse and get a degree. These are good D3 schools. Its a beautiful thing. In the off-season these kids played on the HS team during off season games and tournaments. They got solid playing time in the off season. Travel teams are not mandatory to play college lacrosse.