Phi-Lacrosse-ophy Podcast Ep. 21 - Inside Lacrosse's Ty Xanders Phi-Lacrosse-ophy Podcast

Ty Xanders Director of Recruiting at Inside Lacrosse

00:30 November Recruiting
-Against it
-Players don't get as much as they should out of it
-Not as good as summer
-Strong feelings from coaches from the fall
-Improvement from the summer

05:05 Teams/Events
-Big 4 Champions league
-National high school lacrosse show case
-Fall events not in top 10
-Timing to go to events
-Individual events
-D3 Showcases

18:06 Prospect Days
-Playing with the coaches
-Better sense for coaches
-Chance to get better
-Challenge living in the west
-Both is not as important as some think, but also very important
-Coaches want kids who want them
-Pick a handful

24:58 Spring Season/ Summer
-Coaches love watching high school games
-Films role
-June vs July
-Middle 3-4 weeks of summer
-Dead period

30:03 How Do You Guarantee People Know Who You Are?
-Increase in western events
-Playing local teams
-Recruiting is a crapshoot
-What events to play?
-Local events
-Instructional camps
-Strategy
-7/8 events
-Playing outside your market
-Playing injured

45:11 What Are Coaches Looking For?
-High level players create a consensus
-Varrient opinions sometimes

48:16 New Recruiting Rules
-Wide open now
-State of recruiting now
-Product is better
-Pressure was too high on young kids
-More likelihood of players panning out
-Late bloomers
-Less representation of good players across teams
-The change of September 1 junior year
-Less decommitting and flipping

1:00:32 Advice to People Trying to Get Recruited
-Be patient and be smart
-Don't just visit one school
-Nobody is saying you have to make a decision so early
-Choosing a club team
-Advocates