The Fall is now a big season for lacrosse recruits. College Coaches take November to not just evaluate who stood out during their team’s Fall Ball Season, they utilize November to find the next big time recruit. As more studletes choose to specialize in the sport, the level of play at these Fall High School recruiting tournaments has been on the up and up.
At FLG, we promote multi-sport athletes and understand the importance of playing multiple sports in High School. That being said, players in our program are well aware what the competition will be like come November’s tournament season. College Coaches are coming to these events expecting to see quality lacrosse and a highlight level of play. Below are some expectations we set for our High School players during the Fall to ensure they stand out and succeed.
1. Wall ball must find its way into their busy schedules. Skills must stay sharp despite it being soccer or football season.
2. IQ and team Concepts must be at a high level as we prepare for HS Team Tournaments. Players should access our video library, attend our Fall practices, and know our ride, clear, offensive sets, team defense, substitution patterns, extra man play, and man down defense.
3. Players should have their lacrosse recruits online profile filled out completely. This tells us as a program who wants to get recruited. Also, it gives us an opportunity to network with College Coaches online and share specific player profiles to help both the College Program and the studletes.
4. Players should know the name of every player on their team. This makes it easier to communicate on the field, build closer ties off the field, and develop overall team chemistry.
5. Players should keep their grades up. We don’t tolerate the excuse of, “I have a hard time getting my work done without the structure of it being lacrosse season.” It’s important to figure it out! Your GPA includes every semester, not just your grades during lax season.
Feel free to share what you expect of the players within your program during the Fall!
