SportsRecruits.com will launch the first of five free Fall Recruiting Webinars Thursday, October 24. The first Webinar will focus on 2015 high school boys, and will start at 8PM (ET). Registration is limited, so sign up now! ...
The NESCAC, or New England Small College Athletic Conference, is an athletic conference made up of highly selective liberal arts institutions. On top of the academic prestige of the member schools, the league is often considered one of the most competitive Division III lacrosse conferences in the country. First, a disclaimer: Both Co-Founders of SportsRecruits.com, Chris Meade and Matt Wheeler, attended Wesleyan (as did I). So, this post comes with both slight homerism, but more importantly, experience dealing with the NESCAC admissions process. With many former members on NESCAC rosters, click here to see how SportsRecruits.com can use this experience and knowledge to help you. The NESCAC has become a trendy topic on the recruiting trail, with more players and parents interested in the conference that has gained notoriety as one of the strongest in DIII lacrosse. This recognition has been aided over the past 15 years by success on the field. Tufts has appeared in two National Championship Games (winning in 2010), while schools like Bowdoin, Middlebury, and Wesleyan have been national players at different points over that span (Middlebury won three consecutive NCAA titles from 2000-2002 and were runners up in 2003 and 2005; Wesleyan appeared in two consecutive Final Fours in 2006 and 2007). Member schools like Amherst and Williams are considered two of the top Liberal Arts institutions in the country and have had plenty of success on the field as well. But what does it take to get into a NESCAC school? Here is a look at some admissions tips and how the academic portion of the process works at these schools. ...
At the end of high school, a student athlete may be headed in a variety of directions. They may be slated to play at a Division I school or for a Club Team. They could be headed to play their sport at a Division II or III program. However, there is another option that is often misunderstood: The Post-Graduate (PG) Year. ...
While hard to believe, the Fall Recruiting season is upon us! This weekend, things get started on the Girl’s side with the New England Chill. The showcase will be held over two days: The Youth age group will play Saturday, October 19, while the High School age group will take the field Sunday, October 20. Both days, the action will take place at Rogers Field Complex in Devens, Massachusetts. LacrosseRecuits.com will be on hand with film packages available. Click here see the entire list of girl’s events SportsRecruits.com will attend this Fall. You can also see a list of boy’s Fall events and packages here. ...
It's Friday, and LRNews is here to bring you 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. ...
We were fortunate to catch up with Brooke Diamond O’Brien, the head coach at Washington and Lee University and Co-Founder of the Mid-Atlantic Elite Lacrosse Winter Showcase, which will debut January 4th, 2014 at the Roland Park School in Baltimore, Maryland. O’Brien is currently in her seventh season as the head coach at Washington and Lee, where she has been named the ODAC Coach of the Year in three of her first six seasons at the helm. The Generals have won five ODAC titles over that span. A former standout goaltender at Amherst College, O’Brien led her team to an NCAA Championship in 2003. In her playing career, she was a two-time First Team All-America and two-time Kelly Award winner, given annually to the DIII Goalkeeper of the Year. The Mid-Atlantic Elite Lacrosse Winter Showcase is a one-day instructional recruiting showcase designed for elite level 2015 and 2016 student-athletes who are exploring DIII opportunities. The day will feature a unique blend of coaching, instruction and education aimed at increasing the awareness of attendees to opportunities at the DIII level. Below is our Q & A with Brooke, who discusses the Showcase, her experience in the recruiting space and the importance of players being educated about the various collegiate lacrosse options available to them. ...
Jack McKenna (Essex Falls, New Jersey/Oratory Prep) has committed to play lacrosse at the College of the Holy Cross. Holy Cross finished the 2013 season with a 7-8 record in the competitive Patriot League. The Crusaders triumphs included wins over Dartmouth, Lafayette and Navy. McKenna is a big midfielder that will bring a two-way skillset to Worcester. Offensively, he displays a great lacrosse IQ to go with a powerful left-handed shot. Defensively, he uses his size well to drive dodgers down the wings. He engages very well at the point of attack, and uses his physicality to dictate the pace to the offensive player. Below is our Q&A with Jack, who discusses his experience using SportsRecruits.com. ...
For many high school lacrosse players, competing collegiately at a Division I program is seen as the end goal of countless Summer tournaments, showcases and in-season games. For many parents of these players, the ability to tell others that their son (or daughter) plays at a Division I school is a source of great pride, the fruit of the money, time and effort put into getting their child onto this club team or at that showcase. Now, before continuing, lets state the obvious: This train of thought certainly is not true of every player or parent out there. Many aspire to attend and play at an academically prestigious DIII institution, or follow a family legacy to a very competitive DII program. Others, still, look forward to competing in the MCLA at a school that offers their desired major or has that "bigger-school" feel complete with DI football. Having said that, 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 Mens Lacrosse. ...
SportsRecruits.com, US Lacrosse’s Official Service Provider for Recruiting, launched Version Two of the company’s successful website last week. The site was rebuilt from scratch, tapping the latest technology to go along with the experience gained from working with over 8,000 players since 2008. Over the coming days, we are going to take a more in depth look at some of the innovative new features high school players and college coaches enjoy. Today, we examine how players can easily view interactions in one place. ...
