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Re: Boys 2025-11th Grade Fall 2023/Summer 2024 Anonymous #433983 A Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered A Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous Why is being a Turtles parent seen as negative anyway? Are we in middle school or something? No clue. But they still do ride the success of the 2017 super team. They haven’t had anything close to that in their reboot. You’re talking club right? In HS? Wow that’s lame! It sure is. Brands, rankings, etc don't matter anymore. Not to your kid and his future anyway. Not sure the point. But what does matter of your son wants to in college, and not committed, the summer opportunities that club provides is key imho Sounds weak, all for what? A few thousand dollars? Whatever you spend on club lacrosse you will NEVER recoup in scholarship money. Don’t fully agree. Yes, there are schools that give way more academic money vs athletic. And we all obviously know no athletic money in D3. However, lax can help with admissions for D3. And there is a lot of athletic scholarship opportunities in D1 and D2. I know plenty of kids (parents) who are going to at least break event on club costs because of scholarships.

Re: Boys 2025-11th Grade Fall 2023/Summer 2024 Team BOTC #434498 A Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered A It's gone awfully quiet in here. How's recruiting going for everyone?

Re: Boys 2025-11th Grade Fall 2023/Summer 2024 Team BOTC #434501 A Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered A To many kids playing! Colleges don’t need players, rosters are huge, try again next year!

Re: Boys 2025-11th Grade Fall 2023/Summer 2024 Anonymous #434557 A Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered A Alot of good players found spots pretty quickly in the class. There are plenty of spots still available at good programs. May not be first choices but most kids left aren't true D1 talent. Maybe they will land at a D1 program as a filler spot and never play. If that's their dream school, then it's probably worth it. If they really want to play lacrosse in college there are also plenty of programs - D2 and D3 that will provide that opportunity.

Re: Boys 2025-11th Grade Fall 2023/Summer 2024 Anonymous #434589 A Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered A Originally Posted by Anonymous Alot of good players found spots pretty quickly in the class. There are plenty of spots still available at good programs. May not be first choices but most kids left aren't true D1 talent. Maybe they will land at a D1 program as a filler spot and never play. If that's their dream school, then it's probably worth it. If they really want to play lacrosse in college there are also plenty of programs - D2 and D3 that will provide that opportunity. So if your son really wants play there is always D2 and D3…interesting….All these kids are brought up to think D1 or bust. And then left scratching their head going from prospect day to prospect day,

Re: Boys 2025-11th Grade Fall 2023/Summer 2024 Anonymous #434609 A Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered A Waste of time unless you're an elite player. Watch D1 teams and how many kids actually get to play - especially underclassmen. Better opportunities to PLAY in D2 / 3, And some very good schools out there.

Re: Boys 2025-11th Grade Fall 2023/Summer 2024 Team BOTC #434656 A Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered A Three years ago every single one of you was D1 or bust! Now that your son can't get any money at a D1 school, D2 and D3 are "better'? LOLOLOLOLOL

Re: Boys 2025-11th Grade Fall 2023/Summer 2024 Anonymous #434662 A Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered A Originally Posted by Anonymous To many kids playing! Colleges don’t need players, rosters are huge, try again next year! What are you talking about?

Re: Boys 2025-11th Grade Fall 2023/Summer 2024 Anonymous #434699 A Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered A Originally Posted by Anonymous Waste of time unless you're an elite player. Watch D1 teams and how many kids actually get to play - especially underclassmen. Better opportunities to PLAY in D2 / 3, And some very good schools out there. Way better opportunities I would say at this point.

Re: Boys 2025-11th Grade Fall 2023/Summer 2024 Team BOTC #434764 A Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered A Originally Posted by Anonymous Three years ago every single one of you was D1 or bust! Now that your son can't get any money at a D1 school, D2 and D3 are "better'? LOLOLOLOLOL Ha. That is 100% true here on this board.

Re: Boys 2025-11th Grade Fall 2023/Summer 2024 Anonymous #434820 A Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered A Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous Three years ago every single one of you was D1 or bust! Now that your son can't get any money at a D1 school, D2 and D3 are "better'? LOLOLOLOLOL Ha. That is 100% true here on this board. simple check. If your 2025 son is not starting on his HS team this spring, you might want shift the focus to a D3 or a D2 school. And that is totally fine, it’s about finding the right fit.

Re: Boys 2025-11th Grade Fall 2023/Summer 2024 Team BOTC #435485 A Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered A Top end D3 significantly may be better fit than D2 and bottom half D1 depending on the player.

Re: Boys 2025-11th Grade Fall 2023/Summer 2024 Anonymous #436853 A Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered A Originally Posted by Anonymous Top end D3 significantly may be better fit than D2 and bottom half D1 depending on the player. Right. There are PLENTY of kids who are D1 talent who don't want to put the work in during college to actually play D1 and that's fine. It's a full time job. Some kids just want to play for fun and have a normal college experience.

Re: Boys 2025-11th Grade Fall 2023/Summer 2024 Team BOTC #437249 A Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered A Seen some d2 commitments lately. I assume more will come as the college season comes to an end?

Re: Boys 2025-11th Grade Fall 2023/Summer 2024 Anonymous #438257 A Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered A Originally Posted by Anonymous Top end D3 significantly may be better fit than D2 and bottom half D1 depending on the player. Completely disagree. Unless your son is going to a NESCAC. And yes, low D1 can be tough, but high D2 is serious lacrosse. Go watch the Adelphi v Bentley game today.

Re: Boys 2025-11th Grade Fall 2023/Summer 2024 Anonymous #438331 A Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered A Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous Top end D3 significantly may be better fit than D2 and bottom half D1 depending on the player. Completely disagree. Unless your son is going to a NESCAC. And yes, low D1 can be tough, but high D2 is serious lacrosse. Go watch the Adelphi v Bentley game today. Academics are average to below average at most D-2 schools

Re: Boys 2025-11th Grade Fall 2023/Summer 2024 Anonymous #438338 A Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered A Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous Top end D3 significantly may be better fit than D2 and bottom half D1 depending on the player. Completely disagree. Unless your son is going to a NESCAC. And yes, low D1 can be tough, but high D2 is serious lacrosse. Go watch the Adelphi v Bentley game today. Academics are average to below average at most D-2 schools Agreed. And there are a ton of great academic D3's in addition to the NESCAC schools - Swarthmore, Babson, MIT, Washington & Lee, etc.

Re: Boys 2025-11th Grade Fall 2023/Summer 2024 Anonymous #438364 A Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered A Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous Top end D3 significantly may be better fit than D2 and bottom half D1 depending on the player. Completely disagree. Unless your son is going to a NESCAC. And yes, low D1 can be tough, but high D2 is serious lacrosse. Go watch the Adelphi v Bentley game today. Academics are average to below average at most D-2 schools Agreed. And there are a ton of great academic D3's in addition to the NESCAC schools - Swarthmore, Babson, MIT, Washington & Lee, etc. That is not your average comparison. That is a 1500 Sat and 99 average minimum.

Re: Boys 2025-11th Grade Fall 2023/Summer 2024 Anonymous #438440 A Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered A Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous Top end D3 significantly may be better fit than D2 and bottom half D1 depending on the player. Completely disagree. Unless your son is going to a NESCAC. And yes, low D1 can be tough, but high D2 is serious lacrosse. Go watch the Adelphi v Bentley game today. Academics are average to below average at most D-2 schools Agreed. And there are a ton of great academic D3's in addition to the NESCAC schools - Swarthmore, Babson, MIT, Washington & Lee, etc. That is not your average comparison. That is a 1500 Sat and 99 average minimum. Agree. With everything said. High end D2 has some very good lax. Agree that the schools are not academic powerhouses. For the average student who is very good at lax. It is a good option. Also some of those D2 schools offer a ton of money It’s not for everyone. As is with high end D3.( that is for the really good lax player who excels in the classroom) Every kid travels a different path. Guide yours to their best option.

Re: Boys 2025-11th Grade Fall 2023/Summer 2024 Anonymous #438459 A Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered A Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous Top end D3 significantly may be better fit than D2 and bottom half D1 depending on the player. Completely disagree. Unless your son is going to a NESCAC. And yes, low D1 can be tough, but high D2 is serious lacrosse. Go watch the Adelphi v Bentley game today. Academics are average to below average at most D-2 schools Agreed. And there are a ton of great academic D3's in addition to the NESCAC schools - Swarthmore, Babson, MIT, Washington & Lee, etc. That is not your average comparison. That is a 1500 Sat and 99 average minimum. Agree. With everything said. High end D2 has some very good lax. Agree that the schools are not academic powerhouses. For the average student who is very good at lax. It is a good option. Also some of those D2 schools offer a ton of money It’s not for everyone. As is with high end D3.( that is for the really good lax player who excels in the classroom) Every kid travels a different path. Guide yours to their best option. That is the most factual post I have read in a while. Yes, academics are a factor, but there are ideal fits for players who might be very hard workers and just not straight A students. And schools like Mercy, Pace, Adelphi, etc etc can offer good money, and a great experience.

Re: Boys 2025-11th Grade Fall 2023/Summer 2024 Team BOTC #441394 A Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered A Summer exposure time and last look for the 25s. ~75% of recent announcements are from D2 & D3. Starts at NYLA this weekend with a notable and reputable mix of all three divisions.

Re: Boys 2025-11th Grade Fall 2023/Summer 2024 Team BOTC #441483 A Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered A Good luck to all the boys and their families. One more season of the dog and pony show, but also playing with their club teams.

Re: Boys 2025-11th Grade Fall 2023/Summer 2024 Anonymous #441530 A Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered A Originally Posted by Anonymous Good luck to all the boys and their families. One more season of the dog and pony show, but also playing with their club teams. But most parents love this and will miss it. It’s like oxygen for some lol

Re: Boys 2025-11th Grade Fall 2023/Summer 2024 Team BOTC #442003 A Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered A How fun is it to play in a tournament and not have to shoot video or worry about what coaches are watching?

Re: Boys 2025-11th Grade Fall 2023/Summer 2024 Team BOTC #442136 A Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered A How was the SUNY combine yesterday? Did anyone go?

Re: Boys 2025-11th Grade Fall 2023/Summer 2024 Team BOTC #443229 A Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered A Why did the Legacy directors put Legrush White in the Sweetlax event? The Red team would have struggled vs that schedule. Just a waste for them and the opponents. No recruiting value when you get blown out imho.

Re: Boys 2025-11th Grade Fall 2023/Summer 2024 Anonymous #443269 A Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered A TZ will still get those kids recruited.

Re: Boys 2025-11th Grade Fall 2023/Summer 2024 Team BOTC #443354 A Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered A Originally Posted by Anonymous That 2025 team is awful. They play in C level tournaments. A few will end up at Adelphi. Sounds like a bitter parent that couldn't crack the HS lineup right here.

Re: Boys 2025-11th Grade Fall 2023/Summer 2024 Team BOTC #443624 A Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered A The 2025 teams at the Long Island Lacrosse Showcase were underwhelming. Lots of ball hogs who think coaches want to see that. The truth is they want to see lacrosse played the right way. The kid they gave the GoPro didn't do anything either. And the Nassau team wasn't very good at all.

Re: Boys 2025-11th Grade Fall 2023/Summer 2024 Anonymous #443653 A Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered A Originally Posted by Anonymous The 2025 teams at the Long Island Lacrosse Showcase were underwhelming. Lots of ball hogs who think coaches want to see that. The truth is they want to see lacrosse played the right way. The kid they gave the GoPro didn't do anything either. And the Nassau team wasn't very good at all. Your son was home wasn’t he? Bitter jagoff

Re: Boys 2025-11th Grade Fall 2023/Summer 2024 Anonymous #443684 A Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered A Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous The 2025 teams at the Long Island Lacrosse Showcase were underwhelming. Lots of ball hogs who think coaches want to see that. The truth is they want to see lacrosse played the right way. The kid they gave the GoPro didn't do anything either. And the Nassau team wasn't very good at all. Your son was home wasn’t he? Bitter jagoff If my son were at home how would I know the kid with the GoPro was a ball hog who didn't do anything after a 3-point varsity season as a junior?

Re: Boys 2025-11th Grade Fall 2023/Summer 2024 Team BOTC #443775 A Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered A I was going to ask the same question. Must be the kids parent. Self-awareness is important for players and for parents.

Re: Boys 2025-11th Grade Fall 2023/Summer 2024 Anonymous #443781 A Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered A Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous The 2025 teams at the Long Island Lacrosse Showcase were underwhelming. Lots of ball hogs who think coaches want to see that. The truth is they want to see lacrosse played the right way. The kid they gave the GoPro didn't do anything either. And the Nassau team wasn't very good at all. Your son was home wasn’t he? Bitter jagoff If my son were at home how would I know the kid with the GoPro was a ball hog who didn't do anything after a 3-point varsity season as a junior? That event has always been and will continue to be a popularity contest. The better Nassau players went to another showcase. For those that did play in LI Showcase it's all about the name on the helmet and who you coach is.

Re: Boys 2025-11th Grade Fall 2023/Summer 2024 Anonymous #443796 A Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered A Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous The 2025 teams at the Long Island Lacrosse Showcase were underwhelming. Lots of ball hogs who think coaches want to see that. The truth is they want to see lacrosse played the right way. The kid they gave the GoPro didn't do anything either. And the Nassau team wasn't very good at all. Your son was home wasn’t he? Bitter jagoff If my son were at home how would I know the kid with the GoPro was a ball hog who didn't do anything after a 3-point varsity season as a junior? That event has always been and will continue to be a popularity contest. The better Nassau players went to another showcase. For those that did play in LI Showcase it's all about the name on the helmet and who you coach is. Now THAT sounds like the parent of a kid who didn't make it. Good luck to your son on his journey. I sincerely hope he finds the right spot.

Re: Boys 2025-11th Grade Fall 2023/Summer 2024 Team BOTC #443899 A Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered A This stage of journey ends in a few weeks. Coaches looking more forward to the 26s.

Re: Boys 2025-11th Grade Fall 2023/Summer 2024 Anonymous #443946 A Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered A Originally Posted by Anonymous This stage of journey ends in a few weeks. Coaches looking more forward to the 26s. Kind of true. Kind of not. A lot of my son's friends are still getting first calls and setting up campus visits for later in the summer. Still plenty of time for all the 2025s.

Re: Boys 2025-11th Grade Fall 2023/Summer 2024 Anonymous #443964 A Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered A Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous This stage of journey ends in a few weeks. Coaches looking more forward to the 26s. Kind of true. Kind of not. A lot of my son's friends are still getting first calls and setting up campus visits for later in the summer. Still plenty of time for all the 2025s. Guess it depends on how a school recruits and what position they are looking for. So it’s a case of finishing up the 25 roster needs and focusing on the 26s. And the NESCAC flood of commits is coming August 1.

Re: Boys 2025-11th Grade Fall 2023/Summer 2024 Team BOTC #443969 A Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered A S2S and Iglioo 0-8 at NAL

Re: Boys 2025-11th Grade Fall 2023/Summer 2024 Anonymous #444015 A Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered A Originally Posted by Anonymous S2S and Iglioo 0-8 at NAL Wins and losses no longer matter. Who cares? A lot of kids on both of those teams are already committed too.

Re: Boys 2025-11th Grade Fall 2023/Summer 2024 Anonymous #444018 A Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered A Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous S2S and Iglioo 0-8 at NAL Wins and losses no longer matter. Who cares? A lot of kids on both of those teams are already committed too. Wins and losses do not really matter I agree. But being competitive does. Coaches are watching their commits. It is just a verbal.