Originally Posted by Anonymous
Attack is the most political position on the field. The gap between D1 and D3 attackman is a lot smaller than say a D1 mid and a D3 mid.

That said it helps to be on the right club AND have a coach with some influence if your kid wants to play attack. Because there are tons of good ones out there and have to differentiate somehow.

A stud pole on the other hand is a lot easier to pick out with the eyes test at these showcases.

Definitely the case. Lots (most) of the coaches’ kids are attackers. There are lots of different reasons, some just have the best sticks (their parents are coaches after all) some aren’t athletic enough to play middie and very few want to play defense. With that said it lends itself to limited opportunities and a bunch of politics. Not throwing stones, but definitely what I’ve seen over the years.

FWIW - my son has played with 6 attackers who were coaches kids, all were pretty good. Only complaint is that sometimes the offense runs through the kid more than the appropriate amount of time.

Has only played with 2 defenders and 1 middie (who shouldn’t have been) who were coaches kids.