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| 1984 Syracuse Team Photo |
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Below is my response to an
e-mail I recently received from a high school player. Like many, he's
struggling with trying to get the attention of a Division I college coach in
hopes of continuing his playing career after graduating from high school. I
share this in hope of helping other student athletes in a similar situation. I changed
names to keep people's identities anonymous.
Dear Eric:
Glad you found my YouTube
video on college recruiting helpful. My lacrosse blog contains more recruiting
suggestions and topics that may serve you well. You need a credible
advocate to lobby for you, someone who know your game, work ethic, and
character. You should also consider a Post Grad (PG) year at a prep school
that's still looking to fill the few PG slots left and has good lacrosse. Try
looking up Deerfield Academy, The Salisbury School, or the Hill School and
their opponents. These schools will have great lacrosse and a PG year will give
you another year to get seen and maybe recruited. Some prep schools provide financial
aid. Perhaps the lax and hoop coaches would be interested in you because of
your size—work all angles my friend. It's hard to tell what's a dream vs.
what's not realistic, but there is a place and level or everyone play and get a
good college education. In my case, I started at Herkimer community college and
thereafter I transferred to Syracuse University to continue my studies and
lacrosse career. The strategy allowed me to earn a degree worth about $40, 000 at
the time for a fraction of that cost.
Best wishes,
FDO
My College Recruiting Series:
http://lacrossememoir.blogspot.com/2010/09/dealing-with-rejection-as-lacrosse.html
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