Originally Posted by Anonymous
Yes, recruiting mainly takes place at the club level but it can not hurt to play in a very tough league like the IAAM, ISL, or WCAC.

Think about this when all things are equal and a coach at a college has one open slot and must choose between a girl who has been through a tough private school season and one who coasted through a less-than-competitive public school season which one of those girls do you think would get chosen?

Also, most of the improvement you will see from the players come during HS because they are practicing every day for a couple of hours on top of games the HS Coach will have a huge impact on how your daughter progresses and improves over the next few years and most of the better coaches at the private schools.

I think it also depends on what public school you are zoned for. Many of the schools in HoCo have excellent lacrosse teams, in other counties, not so much. As the PP said, once you're in high school, there's no club spring season and you spend the most hours practicing with your high school team so naturally your coach and level of competition will have an impact on your development. I'm not saying this is a reason to pay for high school if you're otherwise happy with your child's public, but it can be a factor where lacrosse is concerned.