odds of playing pro?

[attackman69]

anyone kno or have a clue of what the odds of some1 playing pro are. Ive always been curious and in hokcey its like 1 in every thousand who play or somthin.:help

[WarriorLax22]

why? do you want to play or something?

[attackman69]

it would be cool not saying im gonna but im curious

[blckout20]

idk about the odds of playing but to play pro you hafta play d1 lacrosse on a good team and be a standout player on that team so you gotta think about that. You haft go 2 a good school and b a good player at that school.

[WarriorLax22]

DI definitely isn't necessary.

[spenny]

the odds are poor. 54 D1 lax teams, that's just over 2000 D1 lax players, narrow that down to 6 pro outdoor teams at about 30 players per and 10 indoor teams at 24 per, that's 420 pro laxers (which is a high number cos a many of them play in both leagues)

i dont really follow the pro game, but you should count the number of draftees that actually make the team and play.

keep studying. its your best bet.

now for the bright side: i'm approaching 40 and still playing lax. you will be able to keep playing as long as you want. you cant do that with football or baseball (flag football? SOFT-ball?) so we wont be going pro, but we can keep playing

[spenny]

Originally posted by WarriorLax22
DI definitely isn't necessary.

i doubt theres more than a dozen D3 guys in the outdoor league, in fact id be suprised if there's that many

[Dan]

yeah, but 2 got drafted this year, so there is a chance. and if you count timmy mcginnis, if he gets drafted, he's kind of a dIII player, because that's where he started.

[spenny]

Originally posted by raine
yeah, but 2 got drafted this year, so there is a chance. and if you count timmy mcginnis, if he gets drafted, he's kind of a dIII player, because that's where he started.

right, but the odds of making it from D3 are so slim that they are negligable

[Dan]

yeah, that's true. still, a chance. so, kids can still dream, i guess.

[spenny]

Originally posted by spenny
right, but the odds of making it from D3 are so slim that they are negligable

plus as i started to say, dont most guys that get drafted get cut from the teams in the end?

again, i'm not an expert on the outdoor pro game, and know even less abou tthe indoor game

[spenny]

Originally posted by raine
yeah, that's true. still, a chance. so, kids can still dream, i guess.

clearly, just dont go hiring an agent or spending that signing bonus money yet :)

[attackman69]

im not saying im gonna play i was jus askin ppl

[NeMeSiS]

NOOOOO D1 definatley isnt necisary, iv seen many players from D1 and D2 schools.