What To Ask A College Coach
The recruiting process can be very intimidating for a 16-to-18-year-old, and that’s not something to shy away from. It isn’t easy to know what you want at a young age, and it isn’t any easier to find a place where you can project yourself being for four years. With no prior experience of the process, […]
Recruiting 101 – 15 Tips To Get Recruited
Certainly, the college lacrosse recruiting process can be complex and competitive. With careful planning and dedication, you can increase your chances of finding the right fit for your academic and athletic goals. Here’s some advice for a high school player looking to take their game to the next level. 1. Self-Assessment: Start by evaluating your […]
What To Know About College Lacrosse Scholarships
In the last 20 years, collegiate lacrosse has seen many changes. From the equipment to the rules, the game has completely transformed into the product you see today. College lacrosse scholarships are no exception. One of the major factors that has brought about all the change is schools across Division I, II, and III have […]
Parents in Recruiting: How Should a Parent Behave?
Your son or daughter is a high school lacrosse athlete with dreams of playing in college. You’re a proud parent who is thrilled to support your child in whatever way you can, but you’ve never experienced college recruiting before. And even if you did play lacrosse or another sport in college, times have changed quite […]
Five Recruiting Mistakes Lacrosse Players Must Avoid
You’re a high school lacrosse player with dreams of playing in college, but it can be easy to make mistakes during the recruiting process. You’re signed up for the Top 100 Shootout, you play on the elite club team in your area, you have a jam-packed summer schedule. You’re excited – the coaches list is […]
McCabe Millon Verbally Commits to Duke
McCabe Millon, the No. 1 recruit in the Class of 2023, according to Inside Lacrosse, verbally committed to Duke on Tuesday. According to reporting from Ty Xanders of Inside Lacrosse, the Baltimore product had narrowed his choices down to Duke and Virginia before ultimately selecting the Blue Devils. In the 2021 season, Millon tallied up […]
How I Learned College Lacrosse Recruiting Is a Business
College lacrosse recruiting can be overwhelming, especially when you’re not American. When I was going through my college lacrosse recruitment, I didn’t know much. I was a Canadian kid who didn’t grow up with the American college sports system surrounding me. I didn’t know how it worked. I was flying blind. I know I wasn’t […]
2023 Lacrosse Recruits Begin the Process, A Coach’s Reflection
According to the voluminous NCAA rulebook (257 pages for DIII and 464 pages for DI), Sept. 1 is the first opportunity to contact juniors in high school, as the country’s 2023 lacrosse recruits found out last week. Prior to that, there can be no correspondence between a DI head coach and a PSA – that’s the […]
Education Runs Deep at Fivestar Championship Challenge
Under a blueish gray evening sky amid a hovering humidity, a semi-circle of 100-odd eager pupils formed around Dave Cottle. The congregation honed in on him as he introduced his star-studded cast that would teach these students for the weekend. With each speech, Cottle declared the qualities of his entourage, including but not limited to […]
Lacrosse Recruiting Video Tips: How to Cook Up Highlights
Highlight films have become an integral part of college lacrosse recruiting. But making a video isn’t necessarily an intuitive process if you don’t have any experience. These are some important tips for putting together a video that can help you in your lacrosse recruiting process. Lacrosse Recruiting Video Tips Quality Competition: Make sure the clips […]
Recruiting Do’s And Don’ts: Communicating with Coaches
College recruiting can be overwhelming for an athlete. You can be hit with messages from places you never knew existed, you have to monitor your athletics and academics at all times while building relationships with coaches, all the same time as trying to enjoy being a kid. To make a bit easier to navigate, I’ve […]
Six Lacrosse Recruiting Tips from a College Coach
I have more than two decades of college coaching experience, and I’ve also had multiple children go through the lacrosse recruiting process, so I have some tips on the subject. Lacrosse recruiting can be a hectic time for a young person, and it can be especially difficult to navigate without tips and help from those […]