With lacrosse growing exponentially at the high school level, each year, there are more players competing for a limited number of spots at the college level. Top DI programs are identifying, recruiting and receiving commitments from players earlier than ever before. This trend is likely to continue because men’s college lacrosse opportunities have failed to keep up with the rising demand, as detailed in this Washington Post article.  (Click HERE)

As you can imagine this “squeeze” has caused a domino effect on the rest of college lacrosse as players jockey for position at the DI, DII and DIII levels. The ultra competitive recruiting game has just become more difficult for both college coaches and prospective student-athletes. There are literally hundreds of recruiting camps you can attend with everyone claiming to be the best. 

How do you know which one to attend? How do you know which one is truly the best? At SMS we answer all those questions for you.  We have a proven track record of getting players recruited by such schools as Maryland, Princeton, Dartmouth, Johns Hopkins, Ohio State, Towson, Navy, and Salisbury…etc. 

At SMS lacrosse we believe that team recruiting camps are vital to your recruitment process.   We play as a team and under team philosophies.  We focus our time and effort in helping you showcase the strengths of your game while trying to improve your weaknesses.  We will never ask you to play outside of your ability level.

Through the relationships we have established with college coaches at all levels, we make sure our players are seen and are never overlooked. We will help match you with the college program that fits your individual needs academically, socially and financially.  College coaching staffs are stretched thin trying to cover many camps trying to see as many kids as they can. Playing for SMS you will be seen by college coaches, but unlike other select teams we will guide you through every step of the recruiting process.  Our coaching staff is one of the best in the business and what really separates SMS Lacrosse teams from the rest is that we will evaluate your ability, give you an unbiased assessment of where we think you can play and - most important - how you can improve your game. Our in-depth player evaluations and constant ongoing conversations with you about your recruitment will help you streamline your choices and focus your search.

With the college lacrosse recruiting landscape changing so rapidly, developing players with college level skills and college level mentalities has become even more important. If you are serious about the game of lacrosse, we invite you to try out for one of our teams. Playing for SMS is a commitment to excellence.