Advice please for a lacrosse recruit

Marshack
Tue, 12 Mar 2013 13:06:23 +0000

this is the year (spring high school lacrosse and summer club lacrosse) for decisions to be made for D3 lacrosse. Offers will have already been made before his senior lacrosse season so it won’t count in the decision making process.

Good news is that top leve academic D3 schools do not do much early recruiting because grades play such a big roll as well. Early decisions are usually happening in the November-December time frame of his senior year.

If you have not been taping your son and making a highlight tape for him please make sure you do that. It only needs to be 3-5 minutes long, but this can allow your son to reach out further to other schools and let the coaches get a snap shot of his capabilities to see if they’re interested or not.

I’m sure you’re aware, but D3 schools do not give any athletic scholarships. All financial aid is need based or merit based. Your son’s lacrosse ability will get him to the top of the pile of eaqually ranked kids, or maybe pushed ahead of some kids that are academically ranked slightly above him, but its important to note that its the Admissions Office that will make the decision on whether your son gets in or not. Your coach can say he would like him, but then he’s at their mercy.

Its good to hear that you son is talking to some schools. Now its your job to ensure that there is real interest from these coaches and they’re not just casting a very wide net and trying to keep as many kids interested in their program as possible for their “safety”. You don’t want him feeling “loved” by these coaches if its really not there.

Good luck