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geezy_steezer
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i searched and couldnt find anything really so how many NSers are gonna be going to college to play sports? DI, DII, DII, whatever. post up your high school graduating year, sport, and schools that are recruiting you

im graduatin 2012 and play lacrosse

bein recruited by Ohio Wesleyan University (DIII), Wittenberg (DIII), Widener University (DIII), Gettysburg College (DIII). still have my junior and senior season left so hopefully the schools keep comin. oh and in college lax its generally DI, DIII, then DII in terms of skill

Nov 11 2010 12:51PM
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Heinzler
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damn, thats sweet. with any luck i'll be playing club lax at CU
Nov 11 2010 1:04PM
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scratchproteen
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isn't it illegal for a college to contact a player before their junior year? correct me if I am wrong.


I played baseball and football my whole life...all conference junior and senior year in baseball....decided not to play college sports because I had no shot at anything beyond that and wanted to focus on being a student....I had a bunch of buddies who tried the college sport and quit freshmen year and pretty much failed out.

In my honest opinion, college sports are a joke if its not D1 and you have a legit shot at the pros.


but I hope ya find a good team to play with and have fun.
Nov 11 2010 1:04PM
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Dylan_
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don't you need to be a junior for college to even talk to you ?pretty sure no colleges are talking to you yet.
Nov 11 2010 1:06PM
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geezy_steezer
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its like september of your junior year when they can start talking to you

if you look at the grad year (2012) i am a junior. lacrosse season isnt til spring though so thats why i still have my junior and senior season left

Nov 11 2010 1:08PM
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Dylan_
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gotcha.
Nov 11 2010 1:09PM
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thisandthatfilms
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i think they can talk to you they just cant commit you. my school has had some pretty sick kids get full rides for lax

middlebury - derric white
dartmouth - brendan rotanz
princeton - tucker shanley
duke - rob rotanz
Nov 11 2010 1:09PM
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geezy_steezer
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yea i know what you mean but im from the midwest and anyone that plays lax knows that central ohio isnt exactly a hot spot for DI college recruiters. i think im planning on playing for a small school just for the experience really. pro lacrosse is a joke anyway
Nov 11 2010 1:12PM
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Peter.
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D3 sports are a waste of time. might as well just go to a D1 school and play club..
Nov 11 2010 1:13PM
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geezy_steezer
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if youve ever seen salisbury play you wouldnt be thinking that. even though theyre a DIII school they send players to the pros every year. college lacrosse is way different than most other college sports
Nov 11 2010 1:15PM
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scratchproteen
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How good is your team?

the majority of the time to get any lookers you have to have a team that makes it to the state tourney.

my sophomore season we had a running back who was a senior set every record in our conference in minnesota. we went 4 - 4...the only option he had to play was ju-co.



Nov 11 2010 1:23PM
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Peter.
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or you could focus on your education and realize that you are a mediocre lacrosse player who isn't going to go pro, and if you do go pro, make 20k a year..
Nov 11 2010 1:23PM
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jimmer
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what's with all the hate on playing non d1 sports? from what i've heard it's an awesome experience. if you really love a sport, and want to keep playing competitively then go for it. i almost ended up playing d2 tennis, but decided against it because i wanted to spend more time skiing.


i say go for it. work hard, play well, and you'll get some solid offers.
Nov 11 2010 1:28PM
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Owen.
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A lot of the real talent that can't make it into D1 schools usually just drops the sport or plays club in University from what I've seen... I graduated high school this past year (2010) and got recruited to row at Princeton
Nov 11 2010 1:32PM
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five0
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I played DIII soccer for two years and my division anyway was about a 2:5 ratio as far as real good teams and then the rest get worse as you go down the list of schools.  That was NJCAA DIII, 4 year school DIII is much more competitive and evenly distributed, that's in the SUNYAC's though, can't say much for other leagues though. 

The good teams from NJCAA would have no problem competing with DIII NCAA, they just aren't allowed because they're a two year school.  Herkimer CC from my division is a nationwide powerhouse though and we were so close to beating them, I don't know how many national titles they have but they've won the Mountain Valley Conference Championship for about 24 years straight now.

 I would agree that almost no one outside of a DI makes it pro but it depends on what sport and really how good they are.  Baseball and Football drafts are so huge compared to say basketball and hockey so you never know. If anyone knows who Ryan Perrilloux is, he was QB for LSU football but got dismissed for basically being an asshole and breaking rules and shit, but he just transferred to like some DII school and played there.  Just remembered Bryce Harper too.  1st round pick in this years baseball draft by the Nationals, the kid got his GED after sophomore year started playing at a two year school.  Kid's guaranteed like 9 million dollars and he's 18.
Nov 11 2010 1:46PM
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beermuscles
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in many cases the club team of D1 school can whoop up on DIII schools.
Nov 11 2010 1:55PM
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Peter.
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that's what i'm saying. less time put in and you're on a better team. why go to school at a shitty school just to play on a shitty dIII team and waste time for four years when you can go d1 club and get a better education and have a better time..
Nov 11 2010 2:26PM
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jimmer
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d1 =/= better education
lots of small, really good liberal arts colleges are d3

for example

lewis and clark (d3) > portland state (d1)

Nov 11 2010 2:30PM
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J.DUKE
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I play beer pong at D2 NMU
Nov 11 2010 2:31PM
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Peter.
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have fun with your english major from lewis and clark, and only getting a job in the area because that name has no recognition anywhere outside of a 10 mile radius
Nov 11 2010 2:33PM
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Bobbum~Man
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not this.
Nov 11 2010 2:35PM
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Alex=God
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Just finished up my senior season of soccer and am probably gonna try and play club wherever I end up going
Nov 11 2010 2:37PM
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TheHuggyBear
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Could have gone to University of Tennessee to play rugby, but at most its a 500 dollar scholarship so im at a community college
Nov 11 2010 2:38PM
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jimmer
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i don't even go there. but lewis and clark definitely has a good name all around the PNW, way more so than a d1 state school. it was just an example anyhow, cool your jets.
Nov 11 2010 2:39PM
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fujarome
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the division the sports teams play in has absolutely no correlation to the quality of the school's education program as a whole.
Nov 11 2010 2:41PM
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scratchproteen
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I'll wait on Bryce Harper until I see him hit off a major league pitcher.

yes the kids numbers are ridiculous against kids his age.

but until I see stats against pro pitchers he is nothing.
Nov 11 2010 2:42PM
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have.faith
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right now i'm talking to a few nescac (Williams, Colby, Tufts and Weslyean all DIII) schools for lax and ice hockey, and I also got a call from UNH for hockey last week. we'll see how it goes. and I'm a junior right now.
Nov 11 2010 2:44PM
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COrider
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Yeah, I'll probably be playing club at CSUP
Nov 11 2010 3:03PM
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pomme-de-terre
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im quoting this cause it made me chuckle.
Nov 11 2010 3:10PM
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Sheets-mmm
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im a senior in HS right now, i plan on playing D3 football in college, maybe even D2
Nov 11 2010 3:20PM
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charmander
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i could go ski race for u of wyoming... im not gonna though.
they dont have my program and i dont wanna do sports in college really, i think all the extra commitmwt wouldnt be the greatest.
Nov 11 2010 3:26PM
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bovice29
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If u wanna have a good time come to tufts. I am a freshmen Lacrosse player here and its mad fun. Originally from MD it was really easy to transition here. Its kind of hard school wise, but trust me. If u ever come on an overnight, Ill probably meet u cause all the laxers hang out anyways
Nov 11 2010 3:27PM
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Mr.Feeny
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I played soccer and lax in high school and i got a few offers for soccer, which is my main sport. but they were d2 and d3 schools and I have a bunch of friends who went to school for soccer but ended up failing a lot of classes and having to quit cuz it took too much time, or it wasnt fun anymore like it used too. so i went to CU and they dont have a d1 team but im going to play on the club team here this semester and we play schools that are in CO, WY and KS and its laid back, just a few practices a week. I just miss it too much
Nov 11 2010 4:16PM
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molsongolden
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i know 4000000000000000 kids who were recruited to d1 and dthrice for lacrosse /claim


Nov 11 2010 4:50PM
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SteezeOnStage
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Graduation: 2011
Recrutied: D1
University of Pennsylvania rowing
Nov 11 2010 5:05PM
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grown-ninja
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good luck finding time to ski if you play a college sport even dIII, all of highschool my dream was to play baseball hopefully d1 (dont know if it would have happened).  stress fractured my back summer going into college freshman year, and didnt end up playing (ended up going to a descent d3 school anyways)

even playing at a d3 school more likely than not you wont find a good amount of time to ski, or if you go to a II or I school and play dont get hurt skiing or say goodbye scholarship

Nov 11 2010 5:14PM
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Slinger1x1
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Im a senior this year and committed to play at Hamilton (D3) on the first day of school.
I was also being recruited by Amherst and Middlebury.

I have a friend that plays at wittenberg and i know a ton of kids who go to gettysburg (for lax and just for school)

with D3, i would keep your options open. you send out tapes before your junior season and get in contact with coached, good. but until they meet you and see you play at camps in the summer between junior and senior year, and untill they see your grades, no one is recruiting you.

i started talking to middlebury early in junior year. sent out my tape and went up to visit and met the coach, all that. well then in the summer, i played at a camp and a showcase for this coach. after that, basically  my grades were not good enough, and and he didnt want to give me that much support with admissions because he only has so much pull.
amherst coach was much more interested in me, but amherst is an even better school so the whole grades thing threw it off, plus he couldnt make a decision yet because he was a brand new coach and unorganized (came from colby where i originally knew him from).
so when the hamilton coach called me to tell me that he wanted me to come to hamilton and play for him, i decided its way to good of a school, and too awesome of a place to turn down. So i eventually accepted the spot.
Nov 11 2010 5:17PM
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Slinger1x1
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just because you got picked last all the time in middle school doesnt mean you ahve to be a cock.

I love lacrosse. I love the game, the excitement, the team comradery. It keeps my in shape and its something that gets me through the day. Being on the lacrosse team is like being in a frat, its a group of guys that all become pretty close friends. its a good thing on and off the field

When i decided to play in college, i decided to go to a school where i could use lacrosse to get me into a school that maybe i wouldnt normally be able to get into. I wanted a school where lacrosse was competative, but didnt take up your whole life, and where i would graduate with a great degree.
Go look up Hamilton and tell me that im not getting a good education.
not only am i getting a great education, im doing what i love
Nov 11 2010 5:28PM
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hael
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i play DIII soccer, as a walkon
Nov 11 2010 5:45PM
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Steezy_IN_KC
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I play college baseball. I was recruited by the University of Kansas and Kansas State as well. When was making my decision on where i wanted to go, i thought that i wanted a smaller school with great baseball program. So i did my research and found a school that was close to me that had beat the university of Kansas 3 years running.
I passed on the major D1 offers and went to a NAIA school. Class size of 15 or less my largest class was my freshman year and had 22 students in it. I thought for the long term sports can only last so long. Education is key to a bright and successful future.
My advice for you is DO NOT go DIII its is a waste of time and effort. They can not offer you and scholarship money either so you have to have good grades to get any money at all. DII is alright but its whatever.
So unless you are going Midlevel to high DI be careful. make sure its the right fit.
Best of luck to you. Pm if you need any additional information.
Nov 11 2010 5:49PM
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Username_42069
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i can verify this, i play club lax at the university of new hampshire and we have beaten some d2 teams and we're only ranked 16th in the country for the MCLA. teams like ASU and Michigan would competitive with a handful d1 teams.

i was recruited by d2 and 3 schools but couldn't afford them, and the unh team is more competitive than most of the schools i was looking at. for those looking to play collegiate lacrosse dont count out the MCLA, its highly competitive and great way meet a lot of people from all over place.

an MLL's rookie of the week last season was and club lax player from chapman u.
Nov 11 2010 6:00PM
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geezy_steezer
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the thing is my high school team blows. 4 coaches in 5 years and in recent years kids just arent interested in playing lax here anymore

luckily i play on a summer club team, all in my grade and we play together all four years. took second at a U-19 camp with our U-17 team and competed pretty well at few other big lax camps with a lot of DI coaches. One of our players just committed to Ohio State and another to Bucknell

Nov 11 2010 6:10PM
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t-roy
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i like this post, but i think some college sports can be fine even if you have no plans about going pro. just gotta be sure to focus on college (and college related shenanigans)
Nov 11 2010 7:34PM
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molsongolden
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to whoever said dIII schools can't give you money

technically this is true but in the real world dIII athletes are given "academic scholarships". I know kids who were given "academic scholarships" that would be taken away if they stopped playing and they were also terrible students.


also I would like to point out that MCLA club lax is much different than NCLL club lax.

MCLA club teams are at schools that do not offer a varsity lacrosse program but they pretty much treat said club team as a varsity team. NCLL club teams are usually at schools that offer a varsity (NCAA) team and the club team is a bunch of bros who played in high school but weren't good enough or didn't feel like playing NCAA ball. Both are great, but MCLA is more intense and serious than NCLL as it is basically a varsity team at a school that doesn't have an official NCAA team.



Nov 11 2010 10:33PM
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Peter.
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you had to use lacrosse to get into hamilton? are you kidding me?

jesus christ..
Nov 11 2010 10:37PM
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ECski
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Im calling bullshit on that one, the only school on that list that gives out scholarships is duke. D3 and Ivy schools dont give out scholarships.
Nov 11 2010 10:55PM
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bland5
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playing soccer for geneva college (DIII)
Nov 11 2010 10:58PM
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molsongolden
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I'm calling bullshit on your bullshit because d3 schools give academic scholarships to athletes to get them to come and a guy in my high school class got a scholarship to princeton for lax
Nov 11 2010 11:00PM
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ClownPrince
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another tufts ns'er? sick...i thought i was the only one. you like it here?


and as far as sports - i play d3 baseball. i feel like i've already done this argument like 80 times in other threads, so i'm not going to get into it again.

suffice to say most of you are ignorant as hell. that's as far as i'm gonna go.
Nov 11 2010 11:08PM
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icon1234
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Honestly, why the fuck would you ever want to play sports in college? Only way I would ever play for the school team, was if I had a scholarship, or I had a legit shot of going pro. If your not in either of those 2 situations, it just ends up being a colossal waste of time. It's like having a full time job, while going to school, except you don't get paid.

If you want to play sports competitively, then go play club, or intermural sports. Don't waste your time playing for the school, balancing academics alone is challenge enough. Why would you want to add another thing in the mix.
Nov 11 2010 11:12PM
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NW_Rider
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Perhaps an intense passion to compete at the highest level possible? Makes perfect sense to me.

I'll equate it to skiing since this is NS. Lets assume you are capable of 9's various switch ups and so on skiing as long as you got up 100 days per season. Would you limit yourself to just 3's and 270 outs 50 times per season cause you didn't want to "waste" 100 days on the snow.

"Wasting" time is subjective, as long is OP is enjoying himself, why not?
Nov 11 2010 11:32PM
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