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Are you referring to a specific "second tier" "list"? Not sure exactly what you are asking.

10 - 30? That's a broad range, # 10 is a lot closer to Top 5 than Top 30....

No need to to be anxious, none of it is in your or your daughters control. The college coaches will go after and make offers to the players that they believe will help their program.

The majority of the Top 10-20 programs will be going after the same athletes on September 1st. Many other programs will also be trying to get the top players as well but it is the exception to the rule when non traditional Top 20 programs lands top talent.

Parents and players will finally find out where the player stands in relation to the rest of the 2024 class. Again, no need to be anxious, most of this process is beyond your (your daughters) control at this point. Just make sure the coaches at the schools that your daughter would like to go to are aware of her interest. Coaches want players who want to be there, if the coach has your daughter lumped in with 20 - 30 or more other players they will take the players who express a sincere desire to attend their school and play for their program over the kid who is indifferent.

The Top Players will pretty much be able to choose whatever school they want and when you look at the traditional Top 10 - 20 Programs those schools offer some incredible opportunities. IMHO, that is why there is not much parity in this sport, the top players rarely choose to go outside the traditional powers. The top recruits have a diverse group of excellent academic / athletic schools to choose from.... Take a look at the list below... why would a "top tier" student athlete choose a school outside of the list below? The reality is that the majority do not go outside the traditional powers.

Boston College
Maryland
North Carolina
Northwestern
Syracuse
Stony Brook
Princeton
Virginia
Florida
Penn
Notre Dame
JMU
Penn State
Duke
Loyola
Stanford
USC
Hopkins
UMass

The following have been in the mix as well in recent years:

Denver
Michigan
Arizona St

Navy offers an incredible opportunity for those who are interested in that commitment.

Clemson will be knocking on the door quickly.

Vanderbilt should stat to be a little better on a more consistent basis.

No disrespect to any program not listed... just rattled these off the top of my head. Just seems that the vast majority of the best players choose to go many of the schools listed above every year.

Obviously, the Top 5 - 10 programs get the lions share of the top players every year.

Do we think Long Island has the #1 recruit this year ?

She will get a call at midnight or more likely a direct text. And a call will be scheduled for the morning

While I agree with some of what you say. UMass over Michigan is strange. Nobody I know would choose UMass over Mich. And Clemson should already be on that list, considering the commits they have. You could also include Rutgers who has vastly improved.

100s of girls will get calls and txts at midnight. It’s what happens on Sept 1. Then the top tier will commit by the end of Sept. Then everyone else will fill out the recruiting classes pretty much by the end of the year.

Yep. Rinse repeat. Every year

College football starts in full this weekend. Top tier girls will be visiting schools this weekend. Great atmosphere to see campus's in action. Last year some of top tier committed right after Labor Day. Would expect the same this year. Maryland, Florida, BC, Michigan, Virginia, Stanford, Duke, USC, and Syracuse all have home football games this weekend. UNC, Clemson, and ND are all away. Northwestern played this past Saturday in Ireland and next home game is 9/10. Can't see top tier girls still around at end of the month. Not saying it is right or wrong, and not sure it has ever happened, but would anyone be that surprised if a girl committed on 9/1?

Do we think Long Island has the #1 recruit this year ?

Michigan and Northwestern are the 2 top academic schools in the Big10. The Big 10 as a conference as a whole is only behind the Ivies. Amazing big schools flush with cash!

Rutgers is a clear top 10 program going forward for a long time.

My daughter is freaking out about 9/1. She’s getting more and more views every day on sports recruits unprovoked. Surely that has to be a good sign?

Do schools really call and email at midnight? Should she keep her phone on? What does she do if they call while she’s in class?

My daughter is freaking out about 9/1. She’s getting more and more views every day on sports recruits unprovoked. Surely that has to be a good sign?

Do schools really call and email at midnight? Should she keep her phone on? What does she do if they call while she’s in class?

They will call, text and email at midnight to set up phone calls for the morning and afternoon of September 1st. If a coach is very interested they will set up official visits.

One of the issues with the strike of midnight calls is the first call you pick up, you will be on the phone for 5-10 minutes with the asst or head coach, they will be looking to keep it short so they can continue to call other prospects. But the issue is, other coaches will likely be calling and you can't go answer those beeps while on the phone. They will all eventually get in touch with you, so in the end I guess it doesn't matter. Some helpful information from experience, my daughter spent 12:00 to 3:30-4:00AM on phone, answering E-mails, and texting. The next morning was very busy, starting at 7:00 AM for most of the rest of the day, it was continuing communications and making arrangements with any and all the coaches who had reached out. The coaches spend the first several days making house visits, then it turns into having recruits going to campus. She had no class on Sept 1st a couple years ago, so the next day was not an issue. If you expect your daughter to be a top tier recruit, it may very well be a good idea to take the day off from school (and work for parents) to take care of business. Also have your daughter ready with a few canned questions to ask the coaches. When a coach asks them if they have any questions, "no" or silence is not a good response. Also get a notebook and keep extremely good notes of everything discussed, details can get mixed up or hard to remember when you start talking to many coaches from different programs. Ask the coach if it is alright to use speaker phone on the call and let them know parents are there. Parents can take notes and let kids do the any and all of the talking. If you have interest from schools you know your daughter will not be considering, let them know as soon as you can and never burn those bridges, things may not work out on visits or freshman year, look at all the underclass players in the transfer portal, be respectful and keep all doors open for the future with respectful handling of recruiting interest. Exciting times for these kids, have fun with it and good luck to you all!

Prior to receiving any calls know what's important to you and your daughter

1) Academics
2) Lax program
3) Location

Many schools will contact you. Make sure you know what's important to you.

Rutgers has been doing well but "clear Top 10 program" going forward might be a bit of a stretch. There are some really great schools that have had women's lacrosse for some time and they have really never been able to be competitive on a consistent basis. Although Hopkins is only in the Big 10 for Lacrosse it's another great academic school affiliated with The B1G... Add USC to the mix as well. Could ND & possibly Stanford Join The Big 10 in the future?

Until there are more kids playing the sport it is unlikely that we will see much of a change in the traditional Top 10-20, there is simply not enough talent out there.

How about $$??

LMAO. Writes that as IL ranks Rutgers 8th in early rankings