The inaugural CT Super Sophs was held Saturday at New Canaan
High School. The event featured 120 of the top rising boys'
lacrosse juniors from the state in a full-day round robin capped by
an all-star game.
You could not have asked for a better day of lacrosse. The
weather was gorgeous and the turnout of players, parents and
college coaches exceeded expectations for a first-year
event.
The day started off with a recruiting talk by event organizers
Alex Whitten, head coach of New Canaan High School, and Matt
Wheeler, co-founder of LacrosseRecruits.com. Both speakers
emphasized the importance of maintaining good grades and how
players have to self market themselves more than ever.
After the recruiting talk, the players participated in a dynamic
warm up and Nike SPARQ training. The 120 players were split
into six teams to play in a round-robin format. Each team played
four games, giving college coaches ample opportunity to get a good
look at the players at the event.
After a long day of lacrosse, the top 36 players were selected
to play in an all-star game (video highlights above). In true
Connecticut fashion, each player received a custom Vineyard Vines
CT Super Sophs jersey.
CT Super Sophs was created to fill a void in the state of
Connecticut. As the recruiting process has started earlier
and earlier, the rising junior summer is increasingly important for
recruiting at each level of college lacrosse. College coaches --
including those from Harvard, Fairfield, Yale, Stony Brook, Bryant,
Hartford, Hobart and Notre Dame -- were impressed by the level of
play, and it gave them a chance to take a closer look at players on
their recruiting radar.
"As someone who has been on the frontlines of the recruiting
process, CT Super Sophs was a great opportunity to take the best
features of other events and put together an efficient, well-run
event that everyone enjoyed," said Chris Meade, event director and
co-founder of LacrosseRecruits.com.
