We are seeing the same thing play out in men’s lacrosse: college teams are full. I have a '22. He is our youngest student-athlete. The others were heavy-weight D1 rowers. The student-athlete recruiting road is brutal and now this “exogenous force”, aka Covid-19, as well as Varsity Blues, has shaken this process up from the teenager to the adult coach who is trying to earn a living. It is very important to acknowledge this massive change so that your student-athlete understands that there is stuff he/she cannot control. I recommend we move away from the “blame game” and “the way it was” towards asking what other bucket your student might fit into at a college. This is very difficult given how much time is spend on sports (including the commute time to tourneys, etc.). At '22 and '23 has time to improve grades and get involved in another more academic activity. I feel bad for the kids whose parents are not accepting this huge shift in the recruiting process.
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