Recruiting Timeline
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Freshman
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Get a good start in the classroom. Good grades will
increase your options. |
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Be as active as possible, and never put your stick
down for more then 5 days. |
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Go see a college lacrosse game and watch as much
college lacrosse as you can record on TV. |
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Attend a camp that works on fundamentals or a
position camp. |
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Sign up for rising sophomore recruiting camps. |
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Sophomore
Year |
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Maintain a solid academic standing at your school |
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Enroll in an SAT prep course and take the PSAT. NOT
DURING LACROSSE SEASON!!!!! |
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Meet with your schools guidance counselor and begin
to prepare a list of schools in your academic and
financial range. Consider these schools lacrosse
programs. |
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Work hard on your fundamentals. |
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Sign up for lacrosse camps at colleges you may be
interested in to begin your exposure. |
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Try to visit colleges during the summer to get a
sense of what campuses are like. |
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Fall of
Junior Year |
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Academic performance is key. This year will be a
large part of what college coaches look at to see if
you fit their schools academic criteria. |
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Begin emailing/writing college coaches so they know
you are interested in the program. Tell them where
you will be playing and send them a schedule of all
your events. |
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Take an SAT Prep course. Be prepared to take the
SATs in the fall or winter NOT in the spring. |
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Work with your school’s college counseling office to
narrow your list of colleges. |
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Try to visit colleges you are interested in during
your free time. |
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December of
Junior Year |
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Players should register for (1) individual
recruiting camp (not a team camp) |
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Register with the NCAA Clearing House if you are
interested in D1 schools. |
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January
- February of
Junior Year |
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Develop list of approximately 15 schools you are
interested in attending. Make sure your HS coach,
NoVa West coach, parents and counselor are all aware of
list. |
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Hit the
weights!!!! |
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April -
May of
Junior Year |
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Have great Junior lacrosse season. Make sure your
games are taped!!!!!! This will be the time the
college coaches remember and gage your potential
from. |
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Players should e-mail coaches off their "Interest
List" to find out what recruiting camps that
coaching staff is attending and they should state
which camps they are going to. |
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Sign up for summer league. |
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Check on junior day visits for schools you are
interested in and ones that have written you. |
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June -
End of
Junior Year |
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Take as many unofficial visits to see the campuses
as you need. |
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July 1st
after
Junior Year |
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Coaches can now contact you by phone for the first
time. (June 15th) |
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Start to set your official visits for Division 1
schools (you can take 5). |
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You can visit as many Division 2 and 3 schools as you
wish |
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You should be playing summer ball. |
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Summer
prior to Senior Year |
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Participate in (1) individual recruiting camp. |
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Travel with you NoVa West Crusaders Lacrosse team to all camps. |
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Keep
NoVa West
coaches, parents and HS coach aware of all
contact you receive from college coaches. |
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Don’t panic if you don’t get called on July 1st as
there is a ton of time left in the recruiting
process. |
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Start to check into sources for academic money,
grants and financial aid. |
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If possible edit "Interest List" (e.g., add, delete
schools) if you can. |
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Keep in constant with coaches who are interested in
you via email and phone. |
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Register for fall ball. |
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September 1st of Senior Year |
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Keep your grades high. |
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Finalize any application essays topic and have it
reviewed by your HS English teacher. |
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Schedule AP exams – should be in May. Inform coach
so there is no conflict with game schedule. |
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Play fall lacrosse. |
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Judge level of interest in you by the programs.
Keep your coaches involved in the process. |
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Get letter of recommendation for teachers and
coaches. |
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Finish sending away for applications from "Interest
List" schools. |
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September-October of Senior Year |
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College coaches call players during this time and
may invite players to campus for an official visit.
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If you can register for November SATs (However,
scores may come to late for lacrosse recruiting). |
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October 1st of Senior Year |
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Receive all applications. |
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Play indoor lacrosse with your team. |
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November - December of Senior Year |
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Formally apply to "Interest List" and schools
recruiting you. Mail applications!!!! |
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January
1st of Senior Year |
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ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE IN THE MAIL |
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