ECE doesn’t leave the island that is their model.
Lax has truly become a national sport and most of the best tournaments are not on Long Island anymore. But if their model is to stay local, play local and only college recruit local then I suppose that’s a model to try
It is okay for up to high school. From HS up you should look at fitting tourneys off the island. But they also tout as low cost club as well. Which is fine, because everything is so expensive these days. All in all, I would say great club for up to middle school and then you should pivot to more recruiting focused club, if that’s your sons desire. Otherwise stay put.[/quote]
This is a very reasonable take, Travel lacrosse has exploded in recent years, as have travel sports in general. It is not just limited to the best lax player in town who can go D1. Many kids just like to play lax, and the spring town season or HS season (depending on age) is rather short given weather limitations, etc. Its also a great way to occupy kids during the late spring/early summer when the kid may be otherwise in the basement playing x-box, or running around town with bad kids. The expense of travel lax, for many families, is just a substitute for other monies that would be spent at theme parks, extra vacations, yankees games, or whatever else would happen if the kids weren't at practice and/or tournaments. ECE's stay local/charge less model is probably a good way to accomplish a lot of these goals, but at a lower buy in. Also, remember that this is an eastern LI club, and for them to just get off the island is a haul.
