Originally Posted by Anonymous
Originally Posted by Anonymous
When will folks here realize that which LI club you play for has very little to do with where girls get recruited, especially at the highest level? Coaches know who can play and who can't -- and can usually tell after under 5 minutes.

Regardless, if you play for any of the top 7 or 8 LI clubs, you will get seen by a majority of college coaches. It's about what you do with the opportunity. YJ and TG get the most D1 recruits because they have the best players, not because of some magic CR or the Smiths provide.

Clubs have a role to play in skill development for sure and they can guide you to targeting the appropriate colleges. But ultimately girls get themselves recruited -- not coaches, directors or parents.

Very true. It's a simple formula... Players play/compete, coaches watch the players, coaches identify the players who they believe can help their program and coaches recruit those players.

It is NOT a simple formula. A big part of recruiting can be summed up by the phrase, "it's not what you know, it's who you know." For all of the progressiveness of women's lacrosse on diversity and inclusion, recruiting is more like a good ol' boys network. Luckily for LI, you all are part of this network.