How does Recruiting work for Womens College hockey?

[Call It]

Re: How does Recruiting work for Womens College hockey?

Couple of points:
- Totally agree on academic and test prep. I have actually had parents effectively say to me "my kid is a really good player and she'll get in anywhere based on her hockey talent regardless of her academics" and then are shocked that her 2.2 GPA from a middling public high school and 20 ACT didn't get her into an Ivy school. It is a combination of ignorance and arrogance usually - in some cases people can be educated on how wrong this is and in others they can't. I'm also shocked by how many parents are convinced that their kid is going to college for free because of hockey - way more than there are scholarships....

This is so true. Have you ever noticed a D3 player that was above everyone, odds are that she could not get through the NCAA Clearing. On the flip side of this, some D1 players end up on a D1 roster because of their grades. There are many factors that go into a player being recruited by any school. If you look at the schools offering D1 Women's Ice Hockey, most of them are well above average schools academically. I'm always impressed by these young ladies that can do both the school work & ice hockey at those high levels. A quote for you Assabet Lovers out there, "the 5 As of Ice Hockey are... Academics Academics Academics Academics Academics", Mr. Gray

 

[HockeyEast33]

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This is so true. Have you ever noticed a D3 player that was above everyone, odds are that she could not get through the NCAA Clearing. On the flip side of this, some D1 players end up on a D1 roster because of their grades. There are many factors that go into a player being recruited by any school. If you look at the schools offering D1 Women's Ice Hockey, most of them are well above average schools academically. I'm always impressed by these young ladies that can do both the school work & ice hockey at those high levels. A quote for you Assabet Lovers out there, "the 5 As of Ice Hockey are... Academics Academics Academics Academics Academics", Mr. Gray

Don't think that Carl has everything right, but he was always spot on about the 5 A's and he started preaching it to the girls (and their parents) when the girls were 10 or younger...which is when they need to first hear it especially given the earlier recruiting cycle. Look at the Assabet placements (and those of former Assabet players who moved to the Wizards, Spitfires, Breakers, Islanders, etc,) and you will see they are massively disproportionate to the Ivies and NESCACs and other upper echelon academic schools.

 

[brookyone]

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FWIW:

http://www.letsplayhockey.com/online-edition/mccullough/2700-the-three-a-s-of-college-hockey.html

 

[OnMAA]

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This is so true. Have you ever noticed a D3 player that was above everyone, odds are that she could not get through the NCAA Clearing. On the flip side of this, some D1 players end up on a D1 roster because of their grades. There are many factors that go into a player being recruited by any school. If you look at the schools offering D1 Women's Ice Hockey, most of them are well above average schools academically. I'm always impressed by these young ladies that can do both the school work & ice hockey at those high levels. A quote for you Assabet Lovers out there, "the 5 As of Ice Hockey are... Academics Academics Academics Academics Academics", Mr. Gray

Yup AAA = All About Academics...

 

[OnMAA]

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(Don't forget ACT..ACT..ACT).

Love this quote in more ways than one...... ACT to take the ACT !!!!

 

[Hux]

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A note of caution for prospects regarding social media.

 

[Sieve1]

Love this quote in more ways than one...... ACT to take the ACT !!!!

Some more questions about recruiting....my son is in the midst of recruiting for another sport & I realize that every sport is different. It's very common (practically required) in his sport for athletes to attend the prospect camp of any school they are interested in. In fact, word is a head coach rarely extends an offer until he sees a kid on campus. I have witnessed full on, in person recruiting during these camps. Is there a similar process in women's hockey or is it more effective to particiapte in programs like Selects, Rush, summer showcases, etc? There are some summer camps at colleges that involve coaching staff (Princeton, Penn State) is that for potential recruits or just fun, instructional, etc? With commitments being made younger and younger, where are coaches seeing these girls play? (Especially those girls who play with boys)

 

[PuckRush]

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Some more questions about recruiting....my son is in the midst of recruiting for another sport & I realize that every sport is different. It's very common (practically required) in his sport for athletes to attend the prospect camp of any school they are interested in. In fact, word is a head coach rarely extends an offer until he sees a kid on campus. I have witnessed full on, in person recruiting during these camps. Is there a similar process in women's hockey or is it more effective to particiapte in programs like Selects, Rush, summer showcases, etc? There are some summer camps at colleges that involve coaching staff (Princeton, Penn State) is that for potential recruits or just fun, instructional, etc? With commitments being made younger and younger, where are coaches seeing these girls play? (Especially those girls who play with boys)

If you live or if she goes to school in the northeast, and she wants to play D1, there are three choices (in no particular order).

1) Play on a travel team at the Tier 1 level. For her hockey development, do not rely on the travel team because they are showcase teams only. Her hockey development needs to come from her high school team. The best high school hockey in the northeast is at certain prep schools (that's a whole other discussion).

2) Play on a JWHL team, i.e. NAHA, Boston Shamrocks, Washington Pride, etc. She will get seen and will develop. She will need to attend her local high school via tutoring (NAHA) or a high school in the geographic area of the programs.

3) Play for Shattuck St. Mary's in Minnesota. Similar to the JWHL but with an important exception - Shattuck is a boarding high school. So it's like #1 above, but it has everything in one package.

In all 3 cases, you do not need individual showcases or camps. The tournaments and team showcases will take care of it. Frankly, if she's good enough, and hockey is equal priority to academics, NAHA is a proven ticket to D1 (she would follow the curriculum of your local public high school via tutoring). If she's good enough and academics are more important than hockey, then Prep School with the Travel component is a good path. Shattuck is the best of both worlds. Whatever way you choose, it's expensive (although with scholarships, prep can be less expensive).

If D3 is the goal, just say it, and I can write a bit more about that. It's basically the D1 process, but with a little more room for exceptions to these rules.

If you live outside of the Northeast, there is a slightly different process, and I'll let the Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, etc people tell you about that.

 

[Hux]

If you live or if she goes to school in the northeast, and she wants to play D1, there are three choices (in no particular order).

1) Play on a travel team at the Tier 1 level. For her hockey development, do not rely on the travel team because they are showcase teams only. Her hockey development needs to come from her high school team. The best high school hockey in the northeast is at certain prep schools (that's a whole other discussion).

2) Play on a JWHL team, i.e. NAHA, Boston Shamrocks, Washington Pride, etc. She will get seen and will develop. She will need to attend her local high school via tutoring (NAHA) or a high school in the geographic area of the programs.

3) Play for Shattuck St. Mary's in Minnesota. Similar to the JWHL but with an important exception - Shattuck is a boarding high school. So it's like #1 above, but it has everything in one package.

In all 3 cases, you do not need individual showcases or camps. The tournaments and team showcases will take care of it. Frankly, if she's good enough, and hockey is equal priority to academics, NAHA is a proven ticket to D1 (she would follow the curriculum of your local public high school via tutoring). If she's good enough and academics are more important than hockey, then Prep School with the Travel component is a good path. Shattuck is the best of both worlds. Whatever way you choose, it's expensive (although with scholarships, prep can be less expensive).

If D3 is the goal, just say it, and I can write a bit more about that. It's basically the D1 process, but with a little more room for exceptions to these rules.

If you live outside of the Northeast, there is a slightly different process, and I'll let the Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, etc people tell you about that.

re: Shamrocks; players have the option of attending a local high school, following their home high school curriculum online (NAHA model), or enrolling in an online high school. Over the past few years they have used University of Nebraska College Prep. A few players used their home state's Virtual Learning Academy Charter School.