Transcript of Main Project Video

Transcript of Main Video

0:00- If you’re looking for top-notch lacrosse talent look no further than Long Island. Year in and year out Long Island continually produces the top players in the world. From an early age local players get accustomed to the game and all its’ rigors so by the time they reach the college level, they have been battle tested. So if you’re looking for your programs next star, look no further than Long Island.

0:22- Coach, Why do you think Long Island continually produces top-notch collegiate talent?

0:28- I think one of the reasons is due to the youth programs on the Island. I think there is a lot of history on Long Island starting with Manhasset and Garden City in the 1930s and programs like that that have youth programs that are so big they just spread to the other communities on Long Island.

0:45- We also have such a networking of teams that players are able to play on from junior high to high school and then in the summer here on Long Island there is not a weekend that goes by that you can’t be playing lacrosse. And we’ve basically been known for many years to have such strong lacrosse

1:04- Why do you think other areas such as Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Virginia, all areas that have a long and rich tradition of lacrosse, don’t produce the same amount of top players that Long Island does?

1:16- I think some reason is because I think the college coaches, a lot of college coaches got their start on Long Island or Upstate New York or Maryland and a lot of those coaches come back to these areas because they get certain types of players with a certain type of mentality so they like recruiting those types of guys.

1:34- Have you any trends in the college recruiting scene that is going away from Long Island to other states, other countries?

1:43- Absolutely, yea absolutely, you just have to look at some of the top players I have on this team. You just need to look at who won the last world indoor championships; you just have to look at who won the last world outdoor championships, that’s not USA.

1:57- Reporting for Nassau News, I’m Brian Schneider.