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You don't need club lacrosse to get offers. Go to Prospect camps. And bring your grades with you.

Agree that can work but being in front of coaches more times gives you a better chance hence club lacrosse

Generally speaking, yes, but even then, Club coaches are only pushing a certain few players with each college recruiting coach. Most college coaches are not watching whole teams, but 4 or 5 numbers that a club coach has relayed. Of course somebody else could have a stand out game, or great afternoon and that could garner interest.

Don't know don't care if any kid in 8th grade committed. If he plays for Icon or any kid that plays for Icon, they have the advantage of some of the best and most well respected people in the country. I don't think any of his coach's or the club owner would have him make any decision with doing all their homework. I have seen that team play and yes Igloo and 91 are very talented teams but that team has a number of kids that will end up going to some very schools because of their talent yes, most important but also any coach who looks at them will know they are being taught the right way. The college coach's will know who has being teaching them and know what those guys say is the truth.

funny, I always thought you give a college coach an athlete and he will teach him his way.

I did not write that post but they do take raw players who are athletes rather than settle on a less athletic or slow player who has no or little upside or has peaked even if more talented in high school.If a kid is not fast they have little chance of making it even with great skills. Size is of course important but they will not take a big slow kid. Speed is everything which many times means an athlete. How many slow players or medium speed players at the college level have you seen playing? They are all fast.

Not in lacrosse they don't. If you have no stick skills in college you will get destroyed. For that matter you'll get destroyed in High School with substandard stick skill. Peruse the rosters of most D-1 programs and find the players who never played HS lax at a very high level.

Actually, the coaches scout the kids who email them and show interest in the school. I have been to plenty of prospect days and the coaches all say the same, "Send me your schedule and why you want to play here and I'll make sure someone comes see you play"

I did not see anyone say someone with no stick stills are going to make it. Good to average stick skills and very fast will beat out slow kid with great stick skills if the good to average person is an athlete. An athlete can always learn skills. It happens many times. Kid starts lax in 9th grade and is behind in the skills but a fast athlete and makes D1.

I know this is a 2021 threat but I have to comment. John Grant Jr is 40 something years old most likely can't run a 6.0 40 yard dash, can someone name a better attackman playing now. There are a list of players who are not that big strong fast athlete who have been great not just good but great. Maybe a middie needs that speed but the list is long of smart lacrosse players with excellent skills who have been real good.

The list is long of some real good players who were simply good smart lacrosse players with real good skills, not fast,not big, not strong just good lacrosse players.
Did not know lacrosse was in the Olympics. Was the Russia lacrosse team kicked out also.

They are all fast. Some may not be as fast as others but those smart players with stick skills being spoken about are still very fast or quick. If there is a slower or medium speed player playing at a high level it is the exception not the rule.

Really what about Myles Jones. Big and fast with average stick skills

Saw the football video. Considering he's a June 2002 kid (aka holdback) he should be faster!

Yikes.....soooo. some are fast and some not as fast. Now that's science for ya. Are you a scout with Ty. Please send that observation out to all the college coaches....nitwit

Yikes.....soooo. some are fast and some not as fast. Now that's science for ya. Are you a scout with Ty. Please send that observation out to all the college coaches....nitwit

My older slow middie smokes fast kids for a living.

I'm sure he does. Of course it could be done. However anyone who thinks slow or medium speed kids have a better chance of making it compared to fast kids are not being realistic. There are many medium speed but otherwise great players that don't make it compared fast lesser skilled kids that do make it. It is not even up for debate. It is what it is. Buddy of mine has an older kid with a 98 average who is tall and medium built and amazing skills and scores a lot in AA games but only a little faster than medium speed is getting no offers. They a not looking for medium to good speed. They want more of than that.

huh????? you got me there.

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Older kids who have good but not great speed who score a lot in club AA games with a high GPA are not getting college offers.
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This is a 2021 forum - how many 2021s are getting offers?? What a tool!

Slow Middies with a good stick are a dime a dozen. Speed with a good stick gets D1. and all that speed training you are doing wont help. you cant train fast.