houndace1 wrote: ↑Tue Sep 03, 2019 12:43 pm
as an accountant, i believe in numbers and what story or end result they can tell - what can i say?
PB, does each coach at their respective school have a certain way they recruit? i've seen on twitter that they look for certain attributes/types of athletes and students but i've always wondered what they mean by this
Houndace1: U know the definition of an accountant? A guy who wanted to be a mortician but didn’t have the personality.
Grading high school lacrosse players is an art, not a science. I love Ty X as much as anyone (I appreciate anyone who devotes themselves to this sport), but Ty'd the be the first to tell you he misses some, which can happen now that the sport is a national sport. Who's gonna go scout Evan James in Ohio?
How often does James get to play Calvert Hall so the IL crew can jump in an Uber and watch the game? Zero.
Treat the 'star system' with raised eyebrows. It's fun to look at, but it means less to know who will absolutely star in D1 than you'd think. There are some no-miss players like St. Anthony's Brennan O'Neill, but don't forget that Pat Spencer was rated like #28 in his class.
As far as how coaches recruit, I suspect some have their own ways...but frankly, I think it's more 'blocking and tackling' by assistant coaches to try to get a kid to come to your school, not to mention the allure (or not) of the school's culture.
Speaking of Johns Hopkins, we are tied on their page count.