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[QUOTE="Faegan, post: 3148713, member: 360"]
In terms of lax, you hear different things.  Some say the change in the recruiting timeline - can't do anything until 9/1 of your junior year - has helped the clubs.  Others say it favors the hs coaches since they know and are exposed to the kids more before they commit.  The clubs are starting to push into the Rec season in the spring here in NJ, essentially trying to muscle out local youth lax at the 8th grade level, and there's no reason to think that won't happen for the younger grades at some point.  (This could turn into a really long thread.)  For most kids, if they are good or excellent players, they will be surrounded by better players during the summer season with club than at the local HS.  There will be some exceptions, such as Mountain Lakes or Westfield down here, but that's the rule of thumb.

I do here some people worrying that club will overtake HS, but I just don't see that happening.  However, there's also the private school vs public school dynamic.  For football down here, for instance, Don Bosco and other powerhouses take some of the best players away from the local schools.
Youth lax should be concerned... I was president of a local lax club until this year, and there are legitimate efforts underway by the clubs to move into the spring season.  It's brought up at league meetings for local lax on a regular basis.

As far as the HS coaches and what the parents are like, I would argue that's a two way street and I have seen and heard scummy things on both sides of the equation.
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