BOTC - US Lacrosse Community Forum Forums NORTHEAST LACROSSE BOTC MAIN FORUM (LI, CT, WC) Boys 2018 Fall 2014/Summer 2015

I have been on a few of these unofficial visits with mine and I have found that because these kids are so young, coaches spent a lot of time asking questions of him about our family. Also spent a lot of time asking us parents about our family.

I also asked a ton of questions and wound up spending a few hours with several coaches. Unlike poster above, I was told it was very refreshing and one of the reasons they wanted (more than one school) my son was the amount of concern we exhibited by the questions we asked. Coach went as far as telling us that he appreciated us because most people don't ask anything...they sit in the background.

How can a parent be serious about verbally committing their kid at 14 if they don't ask a ton of questions--real questions--

It worked for us and we took one of the early offers. I can't tell you what to do, but I suggest you are very engaged and don't just stay in the background. That might be the right approach for an 11th grader, but for a 2018, I needed to be comfortable first, its my kid...

What questions did you ask?

Academic requirements and expectations, study hall mandate?-tutor availability, help scheduling classes (at one school a coach actually said pre-med would be tough because lots of labs scheduled when they practice), team expectations and time commitment, monitoring of after hours activities--do the boys run wild?, coach's long term plans, living arrangements, ...the list goes on. I asked everything I thought I needed to know to make sure my boy would be in good hands and have the best opportunity to get the highest education possible all while balancing lax. Coaches were all very honest and up front.

We loved all the schools, but some coaches were better and more in line with my fam expectations...

NH Tomahawks beat Terps and beat Clams 15-3. Also tied Extreme.

If they tie 91 they can play with anyone. I have heard Express north beat Terps many times...

correct. north beat nh tomahawks 7-3 at legacy team showcase few weeks ago

Great link. Puts it all into reality. Hit the books, it is all that really matters in the end.

I figured out with my older guy that there were about 120 kids who started playing youth lacrosse with him in second grade. By the time they got to HS there were 10 of them still left. Then consider that those 10 are part of the 100,000 such kids in the US playing HS lacrosse and that only 13% of that group will play any type of college lax. "Chasing a dream" is putting it mildly...It is fun and you never want to wonder what could have been, so we help our kids anyway we can. However, it is a huge long shot for established HS kids much less people on here puffing their chests about their 4th grade teams. Many of those kids won't even be on their HS teams. Read BOTC long enough and you start thinking that unless you go to a very top D1 school that you are some type of loser....it is just not reality.

Spot on

Really? Jesters over Express North... Ha

North handled the Terps easily yet they are not mentioned

North handled the Terps easily yet they are not mentioned

Fantastic post, and could not be more accurate. It is really hard to secure ANY kind of college playing opportunity. Just the opportunity to play somewhere in college is rarified air for anyone of these athletes. Further, it is still harder to find an opportunity that matches your son's academic situation and future aspirations, that is in line with your families financial capabilities.

I figured out with my older guy that there were about 120 kids who started playing youth lacrosse with him in second grade. By the time they got to HS there were 10 of them still left. Then consider that those 10 are part of the 100,000 such kids in the US playing HS lacrosse and that only 13% of that group will play any type of college lax. "Chasing a dream" is putting it mildly...It is fun and you never want to wonder what could have been, so we help our kids anyway we can. However, it is a huge long shot for established HS kids much less people on here puffing their chests about their 4th grade teams. Many of those kids won't even be on their HS teams. Read BOTC long enough and you start thinking that unless you go to a very top D1 school that you are some type of loser....it is just not reality.

I'm surprised the number for 91 Extreme is not higher. Did they have a good number of players at the showcase?

How did all the 2018 teams do this weekend?

Two 91 kids made it, the big attackman and a midfielder.

Many of 91 s too kids did not participate in showcase

Terps played crabs, dukes and green turtles.

Lost by one to crabs, beat dukes by one--beat Green turtles by alot...

Dozen coaches for crabs and dukes game, all were gone for the turtles game

Huh? They had over 10 kids there - including all their top defensemen, their FOGO, their top uncommitted middys, their goalie.

couple of registered 91 players did not show up and one was hurt at the showcase

couple of registered 91 players did not show up and one was hurt at the showcase