Anyone have a grasp for how often on age freshman make varsity on MIAA teams?
Is it routine? An totally anomaly?
My kid is in middle school and am just wondering.
Depends on the school, the kid and the team composition in a specific year. Assume your kid is a trip rising freshman. Very few kids play (rotate in or start) on the varsity as freshman at single sex schools with a strong lacrosse traditions like CHC or Loyola. It’s more likely at the lower enrollment single sex institutions like Gilman and BL. Even better odds at co-ed schools with smaller class sizes. In any case, very few if any freshman have been “impact players” within the last 20 years. If a freshman is going to see significant minutes on varsity, that’s great. Otherwise, play a lower level and get PT. Lastly team composition: a team full of talented upperclassmen will rarely pull many freshmen up.
