d1 lacrosse

[laxCCM]

This may be in the wrong forum but

My cousins friend is now going to hobart to play d1 lacrosse, and he says that the stuff that they have to do is so hard that he honestly thought about calling it quits and not playing lacrosse altogether.

Has anyone here ever played d1 lacrosse? and if so what are the kinds of things that u have to do in practices?

[justlaxin1819]

my history teacher played at umbc with brenden mundorf and he said that they had to run for about 2-4 hours and he said that about 10 guys either passed out or threw up

[lilaxgurl23]

I think a lot of people go into college lacrosse thinking it's going to be like high school. I have not actually been there yet (will next year), but basically take what you do for high school, and then multiply that workload by about five. They're going to work your butt off so don't think it's going to be a breeze, even if you play in another division. I think at one point or another, everyone thinks about quitting. Some go through and quit, but I think many find something that keeps them going.

Academics, Athletics, Social Life... Pick two.

[Isles19]

Yea the jump from HS to Division 1 college ball is a "culture shock", that first week in fall ball of running and drills was developed to show the coaches what we were really made of. Thankfully I'm a goalie and didn't do the long distance runs, 5+ miles, however the goalies on my team did a lot of half field ladders, goalies only. The rest of that first year leading up to the season is really hard. Weight room, conditioning, practice, repeat.......everyday. The coaches are just trying to get you in shape because on the D1 level, even the lower end where I played, you need everything you can get out there even more so on the higher end of D1. Once the season comes along, as well as injuries, the extreme intensity dies down and attention to detail increases. (defense, emo, man down, etc....) So I guess my point is to work out hard, condition, and play a lot the summer before entering college, even though you probably still won't be in shape, it won't get to the level where you are passing out and puking. Thats what I did, best shape of my life going into freshman fall and they just beat me up that year.

[jedimasterPIMP]

Yeah I'm goin to play D1 for like a middle tier school (that will hopefully get better) and I know that its gonna be shear hell. Every thursday we run 5ks and if we don't run them in a certain time we have to wake up on saturday at 4 to run it again. Also every tuesday and thursday we get up at 4 to lift. And thats just the stuff they told me about. I know I'm in for a good ol fashion *** kickin next year so I guess being mentally prepared is half the battle.

[Garor]

D1 lacrosse is your full time job and school revolves around it. If you aren't friends with people on the team, you'll have a hard time meeting with other people. Generally, you're exhausted and up way before everyone else. You also have academic advisors breathing down your neck making sure you're following all NCAA and college policies. I haven't had my first season yet, and I hope I don't sound negative because its just the way it is. Different people go to college wanting different things. If you go play lacrosse, don't expect a social life and decent grades. Like lilaxgurl23 said, pick two.

[jedimasterPIMP]

D1 lacrosse is your full time job and school revolves around it. If you aren't friends with people on the team, you'll have a hard time meeting with other people. Generally, you're exhausted and up way before everyone else. You also have academic advisors breathing down your neck making sure you're following all NCAA and college policies. I haven't had my first season yet, and I hope I don't sound negative because its just the way it is. Different people go to college wanting different things. If you go play lacrosse, don't expect a social life and decent grades. Like lilaxgurl23 said, pick two.
I'm gonna have to disagree with you man. Yeah its a full time commitment but you will still have time to have fun and everything. I mean I know plenty of guys who play D1 and have a great time in college. And honestly if your a person that is committed enough to play a D1 sport, grades really shouldn't be a problem. The only thing is that its harder to balance social life and academics when you have such a huge commitment, but it can be done and tons of kids have done it.

[Garor]

I'm gonna have to disagree with you man. Yeah its a full time commitment but you will still have time to have fun and everything. I mean I know plenty of guys who play D1 and have a great time in college. And honestly if your a person that is committed enough to play a D1 sport, grades really shouldn't be a problem. The only thing is that its harder to balance social life and academics when you have such a huge commitment, but it can be done and tons of kids have done it.


Ok so it takes a special kind of person to do it. I'm just saying at my university this is the way it feels. Athletes take easier courses and less of them. It really depends on where you go. My coach has told me personally that I should bring the team GPA up. Grades depend on a lot of things, and you should be able to get a feeling for what values the team has during an official visit.

[somrandomguy]

Ok so it takes a special kind of person to do it. I'm just saying at my university this is the way it feels. Athletes take easier courses and less of them. It really depends on where you go. My coach has told me personally that I should bring the team GPA up. Grades depend on a lot of things, and you should be able to get a feeling for what values the team has during an official visit.

Just wondering, where do you go/play?

[manup5183]

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5781344063168350416&q=navy+lacrosse&hl=en
here is a video on navy's pre-season conditioning. I think they make it look easier in this than it really is.

[shakeNbake]

this just inspired me to go to navy

[shootandfeed]

manup thats a sweet video i watched the whole thing

[manup5183]

yeah man, i love it. i thought it was pretty touching near the end. it also inspired me to really want to go, not to sure i would be able to make it in though...

[lilaxgurl23]

That clip was good right in the beginning, but then after that it didn't really focus on the workouts too much. But definitely expect more of what they did and for longer when you head off to college. I think that if they clip focused solely on their training, you guys would be like "Oh Crap" more than anything else.

Also, for the other discussion on athletics, academic and social life. You can do all three, but IMO, it takes a very, very special person to excel in all three. Athletics take away a lot of your time. I know on all of my OVs, the girls only had one night to be able to go out on because the rest of the week was filled with early morning practice or lifting sessions. Some still went out, but then it cuts into how well they do in athletics. You also have to maintain grades and even the best student who doesn't have to worry about athletics will tell you it takes time out of your social life if you truly want to excel in a class. Now, this is not to say you absolutely cannot have one if you want the other, but something will suffer the majority of the time when you choose one instead of another. The saying about picking two is if you want to truly do well in something (not just getting it done, but going above the standard). If you start to try to focus your attention on all three, you start to slip and everything becomes mediocre (for the majority of people).

[The Doors]

College Lacrosse training is much different than HS. I go to a smaller MCLA school, and we run on average about 3 miles a practice in just sprints and laps, and then theres agility, 6 v 6 etc..... I'm not saying we have it too terribly bad, but I'm not sure how much worse it could realistically get