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Pro Tip of the Day: Always "Favorite" Your Target Schools

SportsRecruits.com, US Lacrosse’s Official Service Provider for Recruiting, launched Version Two of the company’s successful website last month. The site was rebuilt from scratch, tapping the latest technology to go along with the experience gained from working with over 25,000 players since 2008. In this week’s Pro Tip of the Day, we look at why you want to keep your Favorite Schools list up to date at all times. Keep reading for more, and check out the video to learn about SportsRecruits.com. ...

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Off the Field: Strength & Conditioning

Last week, LRNews went behind the scenes with the Wesleyan Men’s Lacrosse team for a Fall weekend, catching a glimpse of the program both on and off the field. In the last installment of the LRNews Wesleyan Video Series, Strength and Conditioning coach Drew Black discusses the movements and lifts lacrosse players can work on. ...

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Off the Field: Strength & Conditioning

Many variables exist when a family is considering a club team. To learn about how families decide which variables are the most important, we recently conducted an anonymous poll of our club users. Read below to find out which factor they considered most important when deciding which club team to join. ...

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What Do Wesleyan Coaches Look For In Players?

Last week, LRNews went behind the scenes with the Wesleyan Men’s Lacrosse team for a Fall weekend, catching a glimpse of the program both on and off the field. In Part 2 of our 5-part Wesleyan Video Series, Head Coach John Raba and Asst. Coach Charlie Congleton discuss what they look for in a player while on the recruiting trail. ...

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An Interview With: D3 Lacrosse Showcase Co-Director Chris Meade

We were fortunate to catch up with Chris Meade, the Co-Director of the D3 Lacrosse Showcase and Co-Founder of SportsRecruits.com. The D3 Lacrosse Showcase will follow up its successful 2013 debut on January 20th, 2014 at the Indoor Sports Pavilion in Randolph, New Jersey. The D3 Lacrosse Showcase is an event focused on giving athletes the ability to play in front of coaches representing highly competitive institutions that compete at the Division III level. Athletes will play in three 50-minute games and participate in a recruiting talk geared towards the Division III process. Last January, over 160 athletes competed on two full-size indoor turf fields in front of some of the top DIII programs in the country, including Gettysburg, Connecticut College, Salisbury, Dickinson and Wesleyan. Participants were broken up into 10 teams and played in three games, each coached by a Division III head or assistant coach. Check out the video below for highlights from 2013's event, and read more for our Q & A with Chris, who discusses the Showcase, his experience playing Division III lacrosse and how the recruiting process has changed over the years. ...

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LRNews 101: Unofficial vs. Official Visits

A big part of deciding where to pursue a college education is visiting a school, meeting the people there and getting a feel for the campus. Similarly, a big part of the lacrosse recruiting process is taking an "Official" or "Unofficial" visit, where you meet the coaches and potential future teammates. So what are the differences between an "Official" and "Unofficial" visit? ...

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