Advice please for a lacrosse recruit

myluckydog
Mon, 11 Mar 2013 13:15:11 +0000

I, too, do not have specific lax recruiting knowledge, but I don’t think it differs that much from the other helmet sports with the exception of the timeframe.

That being said, I would suggest a methodical and far reaching approach.

Have your son put together a packet of information about his academic and lax achievements and a highlight film.

Post the highlight film on Youtube so you have a link to send the coaches.

Have your son put together a list of all the schools that he has even the slightest interest in and the contact information of the recruiting coach or head coach at each school.

Then methodically have your son send an email to each coach introducing himself and including the information packet and a link to his film. (Also be sure to visit each school’s website and complete its Recruiting Questionnaire.)

Monitor the responses you get, make sure you get a real response (ie, not an email responder) from each school, and try to develop a relationship or at least a familiarity with the coaches. Keep them up to date on achievements, both academic and athletic. If you live near the colleges, attach a schedule and invite them to your games. Tell the coaches of the schools you are most interested in that you want to visit their schools.

And don’t limit yourself to only lax-specific recruiting advice. There is a lot of recruiting information on this site and others that applies regardless of the specific sport. For example, if your son is interested in NESCAC schools, there is much information about NESCAC recruiting that applies to all sports. Non-NESCAC DIIIs and the Ivies as well.

Best of luck to you and your son!