Originally Posted by Anonymous
Originally Posted by mpaul777
Long island Legacy. Girls and Boys teams. Is this a good organization?

How does it compare to the Rebels Lacrosse?

Highly recommend that you start with the best, most successful club that you can, since there is a very good chance that opportunity won’t be available later on. You can always trade down, but difficult to trade up. Good teams are extremely difficult to make once their core is established. If the process goes well, and your son/daughter does very well, the club can make a very big difference in the recruiting process, in a variety of ways. While some uninformed parents on here may disagree, this fact can be a game changer during recruiting (it was for my son). The best/most successful club organization in boys is Team 91. Can’t go wrong with an Express either. In girls, it’s Yellow Jackets.
If your child is an average player then yes it will difficult for them to break into the core of a top team, if they are outstanding they will have their choice of club team to play on. We live on LI if you for one second believe the only way to break into a college opportunity is by looking at a program thats says its only mission is to get you child recruited you are making huge mistake. Of course the top couple of programs will jawbone how great they are at getting kids offers but that also depends on where your child falls in the pecking order. To say that your child has a better chance at getting recruited if they play for a club team vs playing at a top tier HS on LI is far from the truth. Certain clubs have certain relationships with colleges that can help. But it's ultimately up to the athlete to promote themselves they need to be an active participant in the process. Dont for one second think the club route is the only way.. it doesn't hurt but it isn't the only answer. The politics of the club you play on will have an impact on the process. I am sure there are plenty of examples where it helped and plenty of examples where it didn't . College coaches get paid to win they will find your child regardless of club or hs if they believe he or she will be a difference maker. That is a college coaches job find the needle in the ha stack. Dont take one example as the Bible. There is more than one way to skin cat.