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Crabs up to 4, Hawks at 12 with at least 3 on the way.

Are you counting the Hawks commits that other clubs are claiming as their own commits?

Are most football players skipping the spring for lacrosse?

Thanks Mark ! Times sure have changed from the " give it to the 9th grader" years

DCE? Gotta be tops on the list, especially to the top D1 programs.

Pathetic MD club teams. The entire 91 Smash team is going D1. Why do you guys even bother?

very funny how. clubs claim the. same kids

I see you have had one to many red solo cups while driving your irocZ .

I see you have had one to many red solo cups while driving your irocZ .

^^^^That comment is very funny.

MD clubs have 5-6 clubs that can roll with 91 NY- cant say the same for any other NY/LI teams vs MD teams.

Curious how clubs feel like Koopers,FCA etc that have had players for years and years then snaked out from under them. Having new club pretend like they should somehow get credit for that player and actually post on social media "Our Guy". Kids that havent even been on team for more than a week. Club owners/coaches and parents have to know how bad it looks and complete lack of class. Winning off the field means just as much as on the field.
ex: Koopers had 3-4 top recruits that have played with them their entire life and watch Parents sell out at the very end. SELL OUTS

Some clubs are great for development, but don't have the college relationships to line up as many scholarships/roster invites as other clubs. My oldest son made a move as described above and we felt bad at first (missed his boys, plus hurt his long time team), but you have to do what is best for your kid to get to the next level if that is your goal (plus as a family we saved money as the new club did not charge him).

Enjoy D3 lacrosse

I think both points are different. The players leaving are already high level recruits and dont need to go anywhere. These are already the top kids in class and have a ton of college relationships(DADS-COACHES)These are clubs that are run by Calvert Hall,Gilman, St Pauls etc.
Totally agree with 2nd post if a player doesn't feel current club can get him the exposure or training needed to get to a higher level no one can disagree.Thats not what this is.
Difference is the way it happens and in sports like the NBA \ if you cant beat them - join them is the lowest form of sportsmanship and competition.
Lebron never wins more than 1 Ship without seling out and stacking the deck in each city he plays in. Other top players think they will never win unless they team up with other top level guys instead of battling it out
ANd yes , having a club coach flip the bill for players and outside coaching piles on the stench.

Only a stunad would post this. If you were a real lacrosse fan you would know that D3 level lacrosse happens to be some of the most purist forms of lacrosse and competitive play across the country. Half dozen D3 schools beat up on 60-70% of D1 teams-

But it’s still D3 and if your kid could play D1 he would.

Salisbury is better than 2/3 of the D1 teams without a doubt. There is a ton of talent at the top of the D3 level.

Many D1 grads end up working for Williams, Amherst, Tufts and NESCAC grads.

I have no dog in this show but that is a moronic comment. Mmmmm Tufts or Delaware, Williams or St. Bonaventure, Denison or Jacksonville. Amherst of Hartford, I could on. Some excellent players who could also easily play at much better schools academically as well go this same route. Academics first. We could all name numerous players who are studs and were recruited by D1 schools but went D3. When you hit college alot of other things matter. My son tells me of his friends who are at the practice field at 6am the first week of school to practice. MANY excellent lax players just dont want this. Stop with the silliness.

If your kid had the grades to get into some of those D3 schools he would.

Clearly just an instigator here

Write up from National All Star Games Impressive group of players noticed and in my opinion extremely accurate. Thought competition was high level. Was interested in seeing if DP was going to get a write up and he did not which was the correct call as he was average at best. It is now a few events in a row he has been middle of the road could he fall out of top 10 definitely out of top 5 . Glad to see some of the Defensemen get noticed as they were dominant and created heck for other offenses all tournament

Just because a kid is doesn't know better and believes his self worth is determined by whether he takes a D1 offer doesn't mean a parent has to agree. I would much rather play 4 years for a top flight top academic D3 team than sit the pine for 2 years at a mid level D1. There is no pro level and no money to speak of for lacrosse. Its about PT and getting into the best academic school you can while having a positive collegiate experience. Mike drop!

Keep making excuses for not making it to D1.

The top level D3 teams like Salisbury,Tufts, Williams, and Amherst would blow out mid to low level D1 teams. That’s a fact.

Must hurt to not have son on a D1 team.

My older child was recruited to play D1 and chose D3 because he decided he wanted the social life college brings, without the intensity of D1. Not everyone who plays D3 is there because they can't make a D1 team. Personally it was the best decision for him.

Plus they actually have lives on campus. And meet people. Real people.

Everybody on the Island has that same excuse

Well then I guess they will be setting records at D3 schools while most D1 rostered players sit on the bench. To each his own.

Goalie at Tufts is Arlington kid who turned down a number of D1 offers. Same thing with the attack from Gonzaga who went there last year. Both kids would have easily gotten PT on D1 teams.

I don't think he will fall too far but probably will a little bit rightfully so. Agree on event

Who cares? He already committed to UNC.

He should care. NLI hasn't been signed. Coach/player can back out.

So dense. You really think one tournament will make or break you?

When his dad gets a job he will go with him anyways. Holding his spot just in case his dad doesn’t get hired somewhere.

When his dad gets a job he will go with him anyways. Holding his spot just in case his dad doesn’t get hired somewhere.[/quote]

Maybe. But it's not like his dad coached him on his club teams.

Talk about pure speculation and innuendo . I guess the tooth fairy could change them both into Tigers too. You have no idea what the player will do or his dad.

I don't think he will fall too far but probably will a little bit rightfully so. Agree on event[/quote]

Who cares? He already committed to UNC. No[/quote]
He should care. NLI hasn't been signed. Coach/player can back out.[/quote]

When his dad gets a job he will go with him anyways. Holding his spot just in case his dad doesn’t get hired somewhere.[/quote]

Maybe, maybe not. I assure you they are not concerned. Why are you?

Any any NESCAC degree will have you employed and making bank while some of the D1 schools with 70% accept rates and push the PE majors so they can practice more are sitting in their parents basement for years after college.

How about we only count the kids that were with the same club 3 years ago that actually developed players? I think that only gives the Hawks 3 commits. Koopers gets 2 more.