Recruitment Support

Palms Lacrosse is on a mission to support lacrosse players in reaching their goals. College Lacrosse apart of your plans? We are here to help.

Our Process

Finding the “right fit” for the next stage of your lacrosse career is a group effort from the player, the Club, our Coaches, and your family.

“Our Process” aligns each of these pillars to ensure success.

Our Staff

Your player and family will work directly with our Directing Staff and Coaches to ensure that your player is set up for success in the recruitment process.

The Palms Lacrosse Directing Staff will guide players through the process, set meetings with your family, and set “homework” for players to execute.

College Lacrosse coaches want to hear from players first, and coaches/directors for supporting communication. We are here to support with follow ups, status updates, and guidance in where to spend your time as a family.

Palms Lacrosse alums Maggie Wroe and Emma Adcock playing lacrosse together at the next level.

Resources

  • NCAA

    483 colleges affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association have lacrosse programs. NCAA Division 1 schools are allowed to offer 12.6 scholarships to men and 12 to women. NCAA Division 2 institutions allocate 10.8 lacrosse scholarships for men and 9 for women. At the Division 3 level there are 273 NCAA colleges that have a lacrosse program, but no athletic scholarships are available at the D3 level.

    NCAA College Lacrosse is classed as an equivalency sport which means that the lacrosse scholarships are usually shared among multiple athletes but there are still some full ride opportunities available for the right player. Most NCAA DI college lacrosse programs have a roster of about 45 players. With only 12.6 scholarships per team you can see the difficulty in landing a full-ride lacrosse scholarship, but the chances of getting some athletic scholarship money is pretty good if you are able to make a college team.

    NAIA

    There are 22 college lacrosse programs at NAIA colleges but it is not a sport that offers scholarships.

    NJCAA

    Community college lacrosse is both competitive and exciting and could lead to a transfer to a NCAA lacrosse program in the future. 32 junior colleges play intercollegiate lacrosse; they can offer 20 scholarships to both men and women.

  • Contact Rules:

    • Division I - A coach cannot initiate any phone calls, emails, text messages, Facebook messages, or Twitter direct messages with a prospect or their parents prior to September 1st of the prospective student-athlete’s JUNIOR YEAR. As of September 1st all forms of electronic communication is unlimited; and all Facebook or Twitter messages must be private and direct to the individual. Prior to this time, and after it, a coach may receive phone calls from a prospect or their parent at any time.

    • Division II – A coach cannot initiate any phone calls, emails, text messages, Facebook messages, or Twitter direct messages with a prospect or their parents prior to June 15th following the completion of the prospective student-athlete’s JUNIOR YEAR. As of June 15th all forms of electronic communication is unlimited; and all Facebook or Twitter messages must be private and direct to the individual. Prior to this time, and after it, a coach may receive phone calls from a prospect or their parent at any time.

    • Division III – A coach may initiate phone calls, emails, text messages, Facebook messages, and Twitter direct messages with a prospective student-athlete at any time.

    In Person Contact:

    • Division I - A coach cannot have an in-person, off campus, recruiting contact with a PSA until July 1st following the completion of the prospective student-athlete’s JUNIOR YEAR.

    • Division II - A coach cannot have an in-person, off campus, recruiting contact with a PSA until June 15th of their JUNIOR YEAR.

    • Division III - A coach cannot have an in-person, off campus, recruiting contact with a PSA until the prospect’s junior year – no date specified.


    Dead/ Quiet Periods:

    • NCAA Tournament: The Friday before the Division I National Championship through Sunday of the Championship
      **Exception – One event conducted on a day when no championship competition occurs (Saturday) and within a 100-mile radius of the site of the championship.

    • August 1 – August 31 – QUIET PERIOD (no evaluations and up to 7 contacts)

    • September 1 - Tuesday before Thanksgiving - Evaluations of prospective student-athletes participating in lacrosse activities are limited to the three weekends (Saturday-Sunday) prior to Thanksgiving.

    • Wednesday before Thanksgiving – January 1 – QUIET PERIOD (no evaluations)

    Official Visits:

    • Division I & II - A prospect can make up to five official (paid) visits, but not more than one to a particular institution. The visit is limited to 48 hours in length, and all meals and entertainment must be comparable to that of normal student life. The earliest opportunity to take an official visit to a Division I institution is after the opening day of classes of the prospect’s SENIOR YEAR in HS. For Division II you may make an official visit after June 15th preceding the player’s JUNIOR YEAR.

    • Division III: Unlimited official visits to Division III schools, but only 1 official visit per school. You do not have to count Div. III official visits as part of your five visits to Division I and II schools.

  • NLI - National Letter of Intent

    • Division I - A PSA may sign a National Letter of Intent (NLI) during the early signing period (a one week period in November) or during the regular signing period (second Wednesday in April through the first day of classes in September). An NLI is a binding agreement between the prospect and the institution, and must be accompanied by an athletics scholarship offer. If the terms of the NLI are not fulfilled, a prospect can lose up to two years of eligibility.

    • Division II - A prospect may sign a National Letter of Intent (NLI) during the early signing period (a one week period in November) or during the regular signing period (second Wednesday in April through the first day of classes in September). An NLI is a binding agreement between the prospect and the institution, and must be accompanied by an athletics scholarship offer. If the terms of the NLI are not fulfilled, a prospect can lose up to one year of eligibility (has to serve one year in residence and loss of one season of competition). Once a PSA has signed their NLI, all forms of contact are permissible at recruiting tournaments.

    • Division III - Does not have a National Letter of Intent for athletics.

  • What is the NCAA Clearinghouse?

    If you want to compete in NCAA sports, you need to register with the NCAA Eligibility Center. Plan to register before starting your freshman year of high school.

    After you register, don’t miss these important steps:

    • 11th Grade: Take the ACT or SAT and submit your scores to the NCAA using code 9999.

    • 11th Grade: At the end of the year, ask your counselor to upload your official transcript to the NCAA Eligibility Center.

    • After you graduate, ask your counselor to submit your final official transcript with proof of graduation to the NCAA Eligibility Center.

    Register for the Eligibility Center HERE

  • More information HERE

  • Check out the NCAA Core Classes HERE & Meet with a school counselor to get a plan in place to meet these basic requirements.