<p>The rules defining a recruited athlete are clear cut and are defined in the NCAA regs. There are several criteria used to differentiate a recruited athlete from a non-recruit. It is no secret in the lacrosse commuity which programs over-recruit, and which do not. </p>
<p>Danowski (Duke) and Emmers (former USMA) as well as the former coach from Cornell wrote an article a few years back addressing this very issue. Where the recruiting was once very above board, it is becoming increasingly clear that further NCAA regulations are right around the corner, and will no doubt mimic the stricter regulations applied to football and basketball in the near term. </p>
<p>It is my very recent understanding that club lacrosse will remain intact for this year- </p>
<p>momfor3- unfortunatly it is my further understanding many of the NAPS recruits have been cut. A few remain on the list, however one final cut remains. Please note, at USNA, and at just about every D-1 program I know, lacrosse is a year-round sport. Fall ball, spring season, and weight training in the winter and summer. Clearly fall lacrosse is not as heavily scheduled, but it is just as important and the season is used to test one’s readiness against the competetion- UVA is one such component Navy faces in the fall.</p>
<p>I do not know how long USNA has had JV and club lacrosse- but I would think it has been quite awhile, and certainly as long as I have been following Navy Lax. The rosters, however, were trimmed last year, that much I know- my guess would be budgetary issues.</p>
<p>For anyone considering play ANY sport at USNA-
consider it “secondary, optional and conditional.”
I have posted this many, many times now- you are one injury away from not playing at all, and one grade away from having to give it up voluntarily. Make sure USNA is what you want without the sport- if it is, then your sport is the cherry on the top!</p>