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| RECRUITING GUIDE |
So you want to step up to the next level after Creek? The following is a basic primer on preparing for colleges and
recruiters. Every year, recruiters focus on younger and younger talent, so you can never start early enough in prepping
for this key next stage.
1. Purchase "Face Off Lacrosse"
2. Compile a list of colleges you are interested in attending
3. Notify your high school coach of your interest in these colleges
4. Contact the lacrosse coaches at the colleges you are interested in to ensure you get on their prospect
list. Contact by letter (avoid form letters - customize them), email or phone (D1 coaches cannot call you
back if they miss your phone call until after July 1st of your junior summer). Coaches like to talk to players
so they can get to know the players. You can make unlimited calls to the coaches. Maintain contact via
letters or emails. Give them ample advance notice if you are planning a trip to their college on your own
dollar so they can make arrangements to have you stay with a member of the lacrosse team, tour the
campus, attend a few classes and practices.
5. You can take unlimited college trips on your own dollar, but you are limited to 5 paid trips.
It is very helpful to visit and talk with members of the lacrosse team to get a realistic and accurate
evaluation of the coach and the program. Coaches rely on input from host players and if they are negative
regarding a prospect then the coach will probably remove the prospect from his recruiting list.
6. D1 programs only offer scholarship money to players who they know will contribute to the program.
With only 12.5 scholarships available for the entire team, partial scholarships are offered only to starters or
players who get a lot of playing time. Many D1 colleges expect you to earn a scholarship after you have
committed to attending the college. D1 teams usually maintain a roster of 40 plus players and usually recruit
about 10-12 players per year.
7. If you transfer from one four-year college to another four-year college you have to sit out a year unless
your former college coach releases you from this requirement.
recruiters. Every year, recruiters focus on younger and younger talent, so you can never start early enough in prepping
for this key next stage.
1. Purchase "Face Off Lacrosse"
- Published by Inside Lacrosse (cost - $12)
Website is www.insidelacrosse.com
Lists info on every D1, D2, D3 and Club Programs
2. Compile a list of colleges you are interested in attending
- Factors/standards to evaluate:
- Admission Standards
- Available Majors and Course of Studies
- Level of Lax Program
- Total Costs
- Categories of colleges to consider:
- Stretch - hope you will be accepted
- Realistic - expect you will be accepted
- Sure Bet - know you will be accepted
3. Notify your high school coach of your interest in these colleges
- Determine if he knows the coaches at any of these colleges
- Ask him to contact the coaches by phone, letter email and at coach's conferences during junior
year
4. Contact the lacrosse coaches at the colleges you are interested in to ensure you get on their prospect
list. Contact by letter (avoid form letters - customize them), email or phone (D1 coaches cannot call you
back if they miss your phone call until after July 1st of your junior summer). Coaches like to talk to players
so they can get to know the players. You can make unlimited calls to the coaches. Maintain contact via
letters or emails. Give them ample advance notice if you are planning a trip to their college on your own
dollar so they can make arrangements to have you stay with a member of the lacrosse team, tour the
campus, attend a few classes and practices.
5. You can take unlimited college trips on your own dollar, but you are limited to 5 paid trips.
It is very helpful to visit and talk with members of the lacrosse team to get a realistic and accurate
evaluation of the coach and the program. Coaches rely on input from host players and if they are negative
regarding a prospect then the coach will probably remove the prospect from his recruiting list.
6. D1 programs only offer scholarship money to players who they know will contribute to the program.
With only 12.5 scholarships available for the entire team, partial scholarships are offered only to starters or
players who get a lot of playing time. Many D1 colleges expect you to earn a scholarship after you have
committed to attending the college. D1 teams usually maintain a roster of 40 plus players and usually recruit
about 10-12 players per year.
7. If you transfer from one four-year college to another four-year college you have to sit out a year unless
your former college coach releases you from this requirement.
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