NOW IS THE TIME!!
Whatever your college choice, if you want to play lacrosse you will benefit from the interest of college coaches.
Blue Chip 225 Showcases allow you to demonstrate your skills to college coaches from around the country.
Register now to play against top competition before a wide variety of college coaches.
Blue Chip 225 has openings
in all positions for Rising
Seniors, Rising Juniors, and
Rising Sophomores!
Rising Seniors
June 30 - July 3, 2014
Rising Juniors
July 7 - July 10, 2014
Rising Sophs
July 14 - July 17, 2014
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External Links
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How To Get Invited to Blue Chip 225
Blue Chip 225 is open to all but requires that a coach recommend you for either the varsity or elite divisions. They can do this by sending an email to tspencer@bluechiplax.com
The criteria for each division are available by clicking here.
Please contact us with any questions
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Going to College? - Time is Short!
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 As the end of your sophomore or junior year of high school approaches, you are facing a series of challenges and decisions which will determine the course of the rest of your life.
This Recruiting Tips email and the ones which will follow can help you connect your lacrosse experience and your college goals
The more you plan ahead, the better the chances you will have to achieve your goals. As you work through the plan, define your tasks and keep track of your progress. Even though college seems far away, time is short, and you have no time to waste.
Listed below are tips that will get you started. Your choice of a college will have major impact on the rest of your life. Plan well and implement carefully and thoroughly.
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March 15 Until April 15 - Survey the Field
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 Let's assume you want to play lacrosse in college. This limits your college choices to:
67 D1 Colleges
57 D2 Colleges
213 D3 Colleges
You're now limited to 337 NCAA 4 year colleges out of almost 3,000 in the US. If you include colleges with club teams, there are 213 colleges in the MCLA and 127 in the NCLL for a total of 340 additional four year schools where you can play lacrosse.
 Now, narrow the list down a bit to make your task of deciding which colleges to consider. Consider your grade point average and ACT/SAT scores and rule out the obvious colleges you can't be admitted to.
While the list is now smaller, it will be smaller yet when you consider where you want to go to school. Don't want the South? North? big city? small town? - Narrow the list to schools in areas you want to consider.
Are you open to attending faith based colleges, public universities, huge colleges, tiny colleges? Go through the remaining list and rule out the schools whose location or type is unacceptable which narrows the list further.
While 50% of students change their majors in their first two years, it is likely you have an idea of the area of your major interest: astronony? business? engineering? Examine schools with strong programs in your area of interest - good track records of successful graduates. The list grows smaller.
Finally, by now you have an idea of the level of your skills in feedback from coaches at all levels. If you are third string in a weak high school, you probably can rule out the top ten D1 schools. If your GPA is high and you have strong SAT/ACT scores, you likely can be assured of being admitted to a 4 year school - so you can drop the 2 year programs. If you are a top 10 player with a very weak GPA and poor ACT/SAT scores, you probably can realistically rule out the Ivy League schools.
So, by process of elimination you have created a list of 12-15 colleges that are likely choices for you and you're ready for the next step of your plan.
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April 15 - May 30 - Scan the Field
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You can learn a great deal about a college without leaving home. The internet offers virtual tours, academic information, course information, cost and financial aid data, team, coach, and player info, a wide variety of feedback about each college, as well as contact information for the school and coaching staff.
 Step 1:
Define the field - Choose a college search tool such as www.collegeview.com. It is an easy to use tool that will do the narrowing down for you, provide you with information, and then let you compare schools that look like possibilities to you. Print out the list of likely schools, and their comparison and contact information.
Step 2:
Check Out the College - The cold facts of a college tell you little about the life of the campus, and the attitudes and feelings of the students. Check out your school list on the feedback sites which provide student feedback
Look for themes - not just a comment here or there, but the overall perceptions of people who go there.
Step 3: Scout the Team - Browse  the college site, click on athletics, then teams, men's lacrosse. Look at the roster - how many players are there in each class at your position? If you are a goalie and they have three sophomore goalies, there might not be a spot for you as a major recruit. Look at the coach biography. Is this someone who seems positive for you? Review the team record over the past season. If you the school is of interest, be sure to fill out the Prospective Student Questionaire to let the coach know of your interest.
Step 4: List your schools by their location so that you can
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June - Prepare For Summer
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Grades: Most colleges use your GPA and your ACT/SAT scores as the major elements in the admission decision. Study for your finals, make sure you have all your work in.
Train - You are going to camp to showcase your talents. Keep your game sharp and your conditioning in top form. Camp days are long and demanding. Your endurance is important.
 Plan Your Summer - If you're playing for a tournament summer team, list your schedule. Line out your camp dates. Then schedule visits to your top college choices.
Communicate with Coaches- Use the Blue Chip 225 Player Profile to update coaches with your schedule. If possible, coordinate your campus visit so you can meet them.
Update your profile with your most recent academic and athletic information.
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Camps, Colleges and Coaches -- July- August
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Showcase your skills and personality to college coaches
at Blue Chip 225! (and other programs if you must). As with your visit to college campuses, you should make each moment count. Coaches seek players who are not only outstanding individual players, but also consumate team sparkplugs, responsive to coaching instruction, well behaved and focused on their sport.
 Secure your video highlights. This has become almost required by colleges for reviewing players. Having quality video showing you against top competition in challenging situations is key. Check out this article which quotes coaches of top college programs on the value they place on videos from prospective recruits.
Contact Coaches After camp, send a copy of your video along with a letter to each coach of a school you are considering thanking him for observing your play, referring to your videos, updating him on your upcoming schedule and your interest in his school.
College Visits -
Make the most of each visit. Take your visits seriously. Be thorough. Record your notes during and after  each visit.
Check out www.cappex.com , a site that helps set up and plan your college visit tours.
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Summer Summary -September
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 Summer is over. You have narrowed your list of colleges and, and you have at least several colleges listing you on their recruiting board.
You have opened communication with several coaches and you're well on your way. Take a deep breath and prepare for the next phase of the process. There is still a long way to go.
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 We hope you find this information helpful. The process of finding and selecting a college, being recruited, admitted and funded is a stressful and exciting one. Your goals will best be achieved through planning and thorough follow through.
We appreciate your interest and look forward to any questions or comments you may have.
Sincerely,
Ted Spencer
Blue Chip Lacrosse
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