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SportsRecruits.com Members’ Commitment Roundup

Each Thursday, LRNews will be posting a few of the many recent college commitments made by SportsRecruits.com members. SportsRecruits.com is the Official Service Provider for Recruiting for US Lacrosse, and currently has over 4,500 members. As part of select packages, the experienced staff can help you build a highlight reel and help create a personalized schedule for your events based on your target list of schools. You can see the packages available here. Click here to see some of the success stories that illustrate just how effective a SportsRecruits.com membership is, and keep reading to see a few of the more recent commitments. ...

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US Lacrosse Convention: Forging Ahead

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Last week, registration opened for the 2014 US Lacrosse Convention in Philadelphia. LRNews attended the event this past January, and wrote down some of our experiences and observations from the weekend. With registration for next year's event now open, take a look at the video for some sights and sounds our camera captured, and keep reading for our thoughts from back in January. Editors Note: A version of this post was also published by our friends at Lax All-Stars.
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Numbers Game: On the Realities of DI Women's Lacrosse Recruiting

Last week, we took a look at some of the numbers for those interested in playing men’s lacrosse at the DI level. We will now do the same on the women’s side. As we noted Thursday, many high school lacrosse players have aspirations of playing at the highest level in college, but often times do not know what they are up against strictly in a numbers-sense (their parents are usually unaware or misinformed as well). Simply put: the odds are not in your favor. Yet, somewhat paradoxically, the instances of wanting that DI notoriety – especially for those new to the lacrosse recruiting process – are everywhere. And while not necessarily a bad thing, too often they fall beyond the realm of reality or self-awareness. Consider these numbers for DI Women’s Lacrosse. ...

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Fab Frosh Currently Accepting Applications

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Applications for next Summer’s Fab Frosh Boy’s Lacrosse Showcase are currently being accepted. The 2013 Fab Frosh Showcase took place on Friday, July 26 on the campus of Greenwich High School in Greenwich, Connecticut. The event, presented by SportsRecruits.com, featured over 200 players from the Class of 2016. Click here for more information and to fill out an application, and check out the video for some great highlights of the action from July.
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Super Sophs Girls Currently Accepting Applications

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Applications for next Summer's Super Sophs Girls Lacrosse Showcase are currently being accepted. The 2013 Super Sophs Girls Showcase took place on Sunday, July 28 at Greenwich High School in Greenwich, Connecticut. The one-day event featured over 150 members of the 2015 Class. Click here for more information and to fill out an application, and check out the video for some great highlights of the action from July.
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Super Sophs Currently Accepting Applications

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Applications for next Summer's Super Sophs Boys Lacrosse Showcase are currently being accepted. The 2013 Super Sophs Boys Showcase took place on Saturday, July 27 at Greenwich High School in Greenwich, Connecticut. The one-day event featured over 200 members of the 2015 Class, broken up into 12 teams. Participants hailed from 21 States, 159 high schools, and represented over 120 club teams. Click here for more information and to fill out an application, and check out the video for some great highlights of the action from July.
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An Interview With: Top Gun Fighting Clams Director Justin Walker, Part Two

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We were fortunate to catch up with Justin Walker, the head coach at the Rivers School (MA) and Director of the Top Gun Fighting Clams, one of New England’s premier club lacrosse organizations. With decades of experience both as a high school coach and with the Clams, Justin has an outstanding knowledge base of the recruiting process and how it has changed over the past few years. Below is part two of our Q & A with Justin, who discusses how the recruiting process has changed over the years, what players should be working on during the offseason, and the future for the Clams. If you missed part one, you can find it here. Check out the video for some highlights of the Clams in action this past summer.
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An Interview With: Top Gun Fighting Clams Director Justin Walker, Part One

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We were fortunate to catch up with Justin Walker, the head coach at the Rivers School (MA) and Director of the Top Gun Fighting Clams, one of New England’s premier club lacrosse organizations. With decades of experience both as a high school coach and with the Clams, Justin has an outstanding knowledge base of the recruiting process and how it has changed over the past few years. Below is part one of our Q & A with Justin, who discusses the history of Clams Lacrosse, the evolution of club teams and what separates the Clams from other teams. Check out the video for some highlights of the Clams in action this past summer.
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Camp Hope – Thoughts on the Summer Lacrosse Circuit with Help From Heavyweights: Part Two

If you missed Part One, click here. To catch you up: The 1995 classic Heavyweights is helping me dish out awards based on my Summer Lacrosse Circuit observations. As I went through my first real lacrosse Summer as it exists now - the scene is a much different one than it was went I went through the recruiting process in 2003/2004 - I took some notes based on some thoughts I had. The notes include everything, from travel tidbits to lacrosse game observations and anything in between. I am passing these along using Heavyweights quotes as awards. Without further delay, here is Part Two. ...

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