Originally Posted by Anonymous
Originally Posted by Anonymous
I think de-committing is starting to happen at a more rapid pace as is poaching committed players. There are plenty of stories of kids not getting in to their committed university for a variety of reasons including academics. It would be more interesting to see how many play all four years at college. Many drop out before their junior year


And many are NOT de-committing in the Jr (2017) class. Our son was a very early freshman commit to a top 20 D1 program. he has had a few other D1 programs "lightly" approach him thru a club coaches, but it was NEVER a "rapid pace of poaching". And exact same goes for several of our friends sons in same age. that committed as freshman also.

We read stuff on here 2 years ago that kids like mine would "de-commit" or not be as good as they got older or wouldn't get in due to academics. Well our son KEPT his committed, the coach HASNT been fired, he was approved by admissions an he is nationally ranked player.

So any of you with younger kids committed already, dont believe half the crap you hear or read, dont let these people who's kids are NOT being actively recruited SCARE you. Most are are envious/jealous of you and your son.

Only thing to say to someones son whom commits at ANY age is - CONGRATS.


Agree with most of what youre saying here, I have a committed son as well but our experience has been a little different as he did not commit as early as your son. If a kid such as yours stays the course and is able to get into a rigorous academic school and keeps his commitment he should get all the credit in the world as it is not easy for a kid that age to stay focused and keep his eyes on the prize.

I think where a lot of the negativity and jealousy comes from are these so called "high school lacrosse experts" who are ranking kids in 8th and 9th grade which puts undue pressure and attention on kids who should be focusing on getting better and enjoying high school not worrying about where they are ranked. As I think you know, those rankings are HIGHLY subjective and in the scheme of things mean absolutely nothing. This is not to disparage your son in any way as I am sure he is a fine player but the reality is most of those rankings are self serving and political. The only true measure of a player is their impact on a varsity field not what some so called "expert" thinks because he saw the kid at some showcase or club tournament. Some kids stand out early and everyone knows they will be great players moving forward, as for the rest I think that story is written as they progress. Some will go on to do great things, others will not.

Finally I completely agree with your last statement, any kid who commits to a D1 program in the current competitive climate as it is deserves to be congratulated and celebrated, not criticized as it is a pretty darn impressive accomplishment considering the statistics of how many kids actually get the opportunity to play college lacrosse.