Originally Posted by Anonymous
Originally Posted by Anonymous
Originally Posted by Anonymous
All making boatloads of $$$. Do the math of low end $3000 per kid and high end $4500 per kid. I will let you figure out which teams are on both ends. I have 3 boys and all have played for 1 or 2 clubs throughout their time. Scholarships in lacrosse are available but the full ride dream are few and very far between. Below is the total number of scholarships available to a fully funder NCAA athletic team. Many D 1 lacrosse schools are not fully funded which means they have less:

Lacrosse- 12.6 Scholarships (for entire team)
Baseball - 11.7 (entire team)
Basketball- 13
Football- 85

Lacrosse and other non revenue generating sports try to combine academic scholarship money with a percentage of athletic money. If it is a scholarship and you dont have to pay it back who cares what they call it. Top tier academic schools do not give academic money out unless you are an extraordinary student and above their average accepted student. Ivy league schools do not give athletic scholarships but each family should weigh the return on investment they will get for that degree. However, Lacrosse can open the door and help your son or daughter get accepted to a school that they might not get into as a general applicant. The top 25 in mens and womens lacrosse is littered with the best colleges and universities in the world. So either lacrosse players are the smartest athletes out there or they are allowing these players to get into these schools partially due to their athletic ability.

Thanks for info. This is eye opening. Lax is definitely not football or hoops. Those are the $$$$ makers for the schools.

The scholarship numbers are better than they sound. 12 scholarships per team equate to 3 per grade. With 75 D1 teams that equates to 225 total scholarships per grade, if all teams gave full rides. Obviously they don’t do that, but typically they give 2 80% deals. So on average there are 150 80% athletic scholarships per grade.

Top schools don’t typically give academic money, but some give NIL money which basically pays the balance. Some give academic incentive money, where the kids that earn a 3.0 or better each year, that kicks in more money.

My point is, there are more full rides out there than most people realize. Obviously the kid has to be very good, but he doesn’t have to be a 5 star. Unranked 4 stars get these deals too.

These deals mostly go to skill positions. Attack, fogo, goalie. In general, poles get a very small piece of the pie, although there are always exceptions to this.

In regards to elite schools, a large % of the commits don’t get any money at all, since often time the families have the means and are only concerned about their kid going to an elite school so they are happy to pay. More good news for you.

Another thing to remember, if a scholarship is the goal, middle of the pack schools aren’t going to get any 5 Star or top 4 star quality recruits. So your kid could get a full ride from a school like that, and maybe 20% from a top 20 school. Something to think about.

Yes 225 scholarships per grade level. That compares to the number of full rides from 3 football programs. Lax is growing across the country and it’s not just LI and Maryland hotbeds anymore. And if your kid is a student top tier kid the best schools will recruit him. You do not need to drink the coolaid and be w 91, Express, Legacy or Rebels. You can play wherever works for ur family.[/quote]

You have a lot to learn my friend. You want to put your kid in the best possible position, you get him associated with a top club brand. Same as sending your kid to a prep school vs going to a no name HS. People spend 70k per year to send their kids to a Culver, a Deerfield, etc etc. LI kids go to St A’s or Chaminade to be on best possible team in order to optimize their opportunities for recruiting. And you’re telling me it’s ok to be on some no name club and that a good situation? Dude. It’s common sense. Pure and simple. You want to maximize opportunities, go with the best brands in the business. The best team out there. More often than not, thats Team 91. Fact. Not arguable. Express is a very strong brand too. In life, everything matters, and when it comes to college recruiting, brands matter big time! If what college your child goes to doesn’t matter to you or you are sure that your son doesn’t have what it takes to be a top player, then take my friends advice. Sign your kid up for some subpar budget brand club. But if you have reason to believe that your son could possibly be a top 200 player in the country for his grade, then do what’s best for him. No need for a 70k per year prep school. Simply sign him up with the best club brand you can get him on for 4K per year.[/quote]

Wow. Thanks 91 employee. You are full blown delusional. Let your kids play to learn and become competitive, good teammates, and possibly open a door to a school they may not get in on their own academic merit. Oh and I forgot they should play to have fun! It's a childs game with no real pro future. 95 % of all PLL players have a career outside of Lax. The scholarship numbers speak for themselves. The Lacrosse Full ride is very rare. Recruiting is done in many different ways and playing on the top club team is not the only way.[/quote]

The problem is everyone has been brainwashed by the "top programs" to keep up with the Jones's only a select few top 5-10 in those programs get the full attention of the coaches , everyone else on the roster is an after thought. Stop the madness you will be found if you have the talent, How is it you look at the top college rosters and u see kids from more and more states that we didn't even know played lax. And you could easily argue those kids from those states are not playing against top competition year round like we can argue easily about the hot bed locations historically. So everyone needs to open their eyes , play where u get time play where it makes sense. Dont play just for the badge or to keep up w/ the Jones's. The top kids in the country are known by everyone, the rest just need to be discovered. They will find you if you give yourself a chance to be seen.