When it comes to being able to play lacrosse in college here, that really depends on what school you attend. Also, what school a player attends determines a lot of what kind of competition he will face. Players who play on NCAA DI, II, and III are almost always recruited to play at that university or college. If a player is not recruited by a team of a certain level, it will most likely be difficult for him to play on that schools team because the team is probably going to be above his skill level. However there are "walk-ons" who go to a school and then simply try-out without being invited to play by the school and make the team. These are generally the guys who went unnoticed by many schools in the recruiting process. Also, many schools in the MCLA recruit players for their program, but not as aggressively. They mostly dont recruit as aggressively because lacrosse players attending the university generally choose the school because of reasons other than lacrosse, and they dont have to worry as much about attracting big name guys. Also, most MCLA schools cannot offer athletic scholarships.
Because there is not much of a career in lacrosse after college, you do get tons of players who have the ability to play at top DI schools who choose to play at "lower tier" programs. For example. There is a DI and a DIII player who both transferred to Chapman who plays in the MCLA. Another player from a good DI school UMass transferred to Wisconsin who also plays in the MCLA. The reason this happens is because many lacrosse players go to school to pursue academics first and lacrosse second. That is why there is a wide range of skill throughout all the divisions. For example, There are teams in DII and III and the MCLA that can hang with and even beat DI teams.
As for what happens for players who cannot make the roster at a school, many colleges do have some sort of club lacrosse. Many of these schools do not cut players from the roster if they also have a NCAA team. However, on the flipside, the MCLA is somewhat of a designated "club" league because these schools do not have an NCAA sanctioned lacrosse program. Many MCLA schools, while they are technically "club," still have cuts for the MCLA team. Also, if a team plays in the MCLA, they are not allowed to have a team in the NCAA. This helps the MCLA maintain a hugely competitive league with great players without having an NCAA sanctioned lacrosse program.
I hope this helps. I know it is all pretty confusing considering there is structure for leagues, but the leagues top and bottom skill level teams begin to get very close in skill with each other at all levels.
You should check out the thread "MCLA - How does it stack up??" in the General Mens Field Forum. It may answer some further questions you have.
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