[ posted: January 10, 2010 ]
Recruiting Roundup: 2010 Adrenaline Challenge
I began my Friday at 4:30 a.m. Eastern Standard Time, brushing two inches of powdered snow off the front window of my ‘95 Buick. My day ended at about 7:30 p.m. Pacific Standard Time, taking in a warm evening sunset over San Diego, preparing for the annual Adrenaline Challenge team event.
Such is the West, and its role in lacrosse’s expansion. While Baltimore has already been buried by a 19+ inch snowfall this winter, San Diego is smooth a 75 degrees—shorts weather where I come from— and able to host 60 girls and boys teams from 10 states and two Canadian provinces for a two-day recruiting tournament.
Because this is a No Evaluation Period for Division I coaches, the Adrenaline Challenge is focused on providing Division II and Division III coaches a chance to check out the breadth of talent that California, Oregon, Washington, Colorado, Nevada, Missouri and other western states are developing thanks to the growing high school and club program scene. Today I’ve seen coaches from Washington & Lee, Ferrum, Bates, Dominican College, Cortland, and dozens of others of DII, DIII and MCLA programs (Adrenaline has the official list here).
As IL’s self-proclaimed recruiting guru, I’m scouting the Elite Division, with 42 boys teams competing for the tournament title. KEEP READING...
