Where’s Gilman and John Carroll?
Over here in reality where it’s common knowledge that, just like life, lacrosse shouldn’t dictate decisions on education.
Oh boy. That comment is like a [Censored] bag splitting open in front of a bunch of raccoons.
Our family rides heavy on lax. But at the end of the day, only the top 150 or so athletes per grad year, nationally, will get rostered at a playoff-worthy D1 lax program. And only 50 of those kids will get significant college playing time, and there's so many variables that you'd better give up on engineering that....immediately.
If your son gets rostered at Duke, yes, your friends and family might care. But if he plays at a below-top 15 D1 school, you'll get the same nod at the country club that you'll get if he plays a no name D3 Massachusetts school. Take a deep breath.
With only a few exceptions, when I interact with students, athletes, or alumni of MIAA programs from A-C lax conferences, I'm impressed with their maturity and character. It's a good education, and that brotherhood and networking will last longer for your son, than the D1 lax bragging will last for you as his dad.
