Recruiting Archives

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

Five Things A Lacrosse Recruit Should Know

There’s a lot more to being a successful lacrosse recruit than what you do on the field. The process can and will throw things at you that you didn’t expect or consider, and you should know some aspects of the lacrosse recruit experience before you embark on your journey. One of the hardest things you’ll […]

Are Prospect Camps Worth It?

There’s a lot that goes into getting recruited to play college lacrosse, and one of the million-dollar question is are prospect camps worth it? The short answer to this big question is yes, prospect camps are worth it. However, there are some specific guidelines that will make some more valuable than others for you, and […]

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