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[broslax]

hey coaches.im a goalie and im wondering what are the chances of a college coach(any division) recruiting a back up goalie(that has a good amount of playing time in season).have any of you recruited a back-up goalie before? I ask this question because I might be backup next year but i want to play in college.thanks.

[3rdPersonPlural]

You MAY get recruited, but only if someone has seen you play and been impressed.

Keep in mind that Tom Brady was a backup quarterback at Michigan. Talent gets noticed, but the NFL has a more robust recruiting system than college lax.

Give up on any hope of getting a scholarship. Unless you get a coach interested, give up on having lax help you get admitted. However, find a school that you want to attend with a lax club and go there. Then go out for lax.

[smooth87]

Tom Brady was also drafted in the 6th round...

[lacrosseman192]

yes but Tom Brady got recruited because he was a beast in H.S., not a backup, so he was obviously going to get noticed especially with his dad sending out 60 tapes to colleges...what year are you because if your only a sophmore or younger you got plenty of time

[lacrosseman192]

^ and I hate Tom Brady i just happened to see and segment on him while watching sportscenter one day

[The Doors]

to be honest, it really depends....

As an assistant, one of my main jobs is recruitment, and I'll look at anyone I feel can help my team. But a back-up goalie doesn't generally wow me, or anyone else I know. You might be served well to head to some camps or visit specific schools you are interested in and sit down with the coaching staff.

[CelticLaxer]

As a college coach- therefore someone NOT involved with the training, tryouts, & politicking of any particular high school team- I come in having no idea why one player is a starter while another a backup. My first 2 years as a women's coach, I had a great athlete on defense who would have started on most other teams, but she was competing against 2 FABULOUS athletes.

Or take the example of pro cyclist Jan Ulrich- he won the 1997(?) Tour de France and was rightly regarded as the best cyclist of his generation. But then he came up against the best EVER, Lance Armstrong.

A coach who won't consider a backup is a fool, but that backup has to really prove that he or she is committed, intelligent, and a hard worker who deserves a chance.

Finally, I'll look at a starting JV goalie from a state contender in NJ, NY, or MD over a starting varsity goalie from many other areas almost any day.

[CoachK]

Get to camps... it's your only hope of being recruited.... You can still play, most colleges have an MCLA school in the very least, & you'll play. To be recruited, you'll have to impress at some camps.

[SWIMMOVE]

Yea hit up them camps. You can't get recruited if all coaches see is you being a good water boy and getting splinters in your *** from the pine. Although every team needs a good water boy...