HIGH SCHOOL PLAYER - COLLEGE RECRUITING INFO:
A Detailed timeline can be found on Active.com’s College Recruiting Timeline for Lacrosse
Contact Rules of High School Athletes & NCAA Official Visits
If you are interested in playing in the NCAA at the DI or DII level, you have to be cleared by the NCAA Clearinghouse. This should be done at the start of your junior year. If you are a senior, register immediately and get your official documents ready.
Please note the NCAA now refers to the Clearinghouse as the Eligibility Center. These are the exact same organizations.
Link to Register with the Eligibility Center
Why you need to register with the NCAA Clearinghouse
- If you are going to play NCAA DI or DII athletics you have to be cleared by the NCAA
- You can’t receive official scholarship offers until you have registered
- You can’t go on official visits unless you have registered
- Cost = $65.00
At WLaxRecruiting.com , Lacrosse schools can be searched by state and division, and every school in the database contains direct hyperlinks to things like the women's lacrosse web page, the coach's bio, and online prospect questionnaires and contact information for the coach.
For the best single summary of the recruiting process for BOTH high school boys and girls interested in playing in college click here: The College Athletic Recruiting Process. Everything from Student/Parent/Counselor/Coaches Roles in the Process, Sport resume and/or Cover Letter Info, Key Do’s & Don’ts, Official Visits and Freshman-Senior Time Lines can be found here.
A High School Athlete's Recruiting Guide for College Lacrosse is a guide produced by US Lacrosse’s Recruiting Website, LacrosseRecruits.com , with 29 informative sections covering: The Recruiting Process, 12 Pitfalls to Avoid, Improving Your Profile, Action Steps to Take and LacrosseRecruits.com Articles.
Athnet - Great website for Articles on recruting: Negotiating for an Athletic Scholarship, How Academics Can Help You Earn Better Scholarships.
For lacrosse parents, LacrosseParent.com is a valuable resource. It contains very good tips and information but also a number of useful resources, including lists of videotaping and editing services, sample cover letters and sports resumes, plus club and tournament databases.
College-Bound Student-Athletes Initial-Eligibility Resource Center. This useful section of the NCAA web site includes: Guide for the College-Bound Student-Athlete, NCAA Eligibility Center, Academic Certification, Amateurism Certification, Recruiting Information, Forms
National Letter of Intent. This site, now housed at NCAA.org, provides information on the National Letter of Intent, including detailed explanations, videos, dates for the early and regular (spring/summer) signing periods, a document library, and FAQs
Lacrosse Magazine. US Lacrosse's publication produced a 10-part series of recruiting articles from in 2008 and 2009. Here's the link to Part 10. From there you can access the earlier pieces in this series.
LaxPower Recruits database can be useful to find where friends are going and who may be going to schools of interest. For example, if you are a goalie and another All-State goalie signs with your #1 school choice, you may need to ask a question or go to Plan B.
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