This is part one to show the two sides of the recruiting coin for Florida bred lacrosse players.  I have only included the IMG kids who are Florida raised as opposed to those who are from out of the state.  These are from the current rosters and do not mean they are getting playing time.  The list runs the gamut from seriously successful players . . . All Americans, Starters, Conference First Team players, etc., all the way down to roster players who never get on the field.In the second article we are going to publish an editorial from Paul Davis, who takes the position of not allowing the recruiting process be too focused on the need to make a Division 1 choice.  One thing I have noticed over the 5 years I have written here is that there has been a tendency to reach for some players to a Division 1 commitment when in the long run it would be wiser to go the D2 or D3 route.  When we publish a commitment letter for a player we always make sure to never differentiate between someone committing to a D1 school versus the rest because I don’t want to embellish that type of decision.Those who talk with me at a game or listen to a podcast when the subject comes up (like the Mike Loveday preseason podcast this year) know I very strongly believe that the player needs to pick the college that they want to go to if they never play lacrosse again.  I will never waiver from that belief, no matter how big the sport becomes.  The choice of the college a young man picks is the single most important decision they will make until they decide on a life partner.  I have seen a number of kids over the 5 years that left their D1 school of choice before the season even started, so that tells me they didn’t focus enough on what was really important . . . For those who are interested, I believe last year’s total was 44 across all the country.  This year’s list was put together about a month ago so it might not be fully accurate if a few players have since left their roster or even left school this calendar year.  In case anyone is wondering, I put the list together each year and send it off to Quint Kessenich for use on ESPN broadcasts.  This list is now at 65 kids, a nearly FIFTY PERCENT increase in one year.  That’s pretty good.But one caution . . . I can GUARANTEE that some of these names will not be there next year.  Because they did not get the experience overall they expected, among other reasons. Here is the complete list of Florida-raised kids currently on D1 rosters: Syracuse                                            Sergio Salcido                     Winter ParkGeorgetown                                      Devon Lewis                        Lake Highland PrepBoston Univeristy                           Sam Talkow                         Pine CrestBoston University                           Jackson Colling                   Lake Highland PrepHigh Point                                        Terrell Sands                       St. EdwardsHigh Point                                        Griff Caligiuri                      Lake Highland PrepDelaware                                           Don Eidson                          Lake Highland PrepDelaware                                           Jake Levine                          Saint Andrew’sMount St. Mary’s                             Stephano Mastro                Tampa JesuitTowson                                              JP Crowley                           St Thomas AquinasDuke                                                   Connor Alexander              JupiterDuke                                                   Tripp Transou                     MaclayDuke                                                   Teddy Transou                    MaclayHofstra                                               Michael Diener                   Pine CrestCornell                                                Grant Mahler                      Saint Andrew’sCornell                                                Anthony Texeira                 BollesManhattan                                         Parker Giarratana              Boca RatonManhattan                                         Gian Noto                            CreeksideManhattan                                         Trevor Pelletier                   Gulliver PrepBryant                                                 Viper Scheele                      JupiterBryant                                                 Jack Staab                           Jensen BeachDenver                                                Hunter Krout                      Barron Collier/HotchkissMaryland                                            Alex Tumminello               St Thomas AquinasMaryland                                            Jared Bernhardt                Lake BrantleyMaryland                                            Colin Hayek                        Oxbridge AcademyFurman                                               Chase Hancock                  Bartram TrailFurman                                               Ty Randell                           Oak HallFurman                                               Louie Yovino                       St. Thomas AquinasFurman                                               Ben Yetman                        Jupiter ChristianMonmouth                                         Dakota Dunmire                OviedoNavy                                                    Hiram Carter                      Lake BrantleyNavy                                                    Julian Bonilla                      CreeksideJacksonville                                       Eric Applegate                    Ponte VedraJacksonville                                       Fernando Milanes              St. Thomas AquinasJacksonville                                       Hayden La Vangie              Fleming IslandJacksonville                                       Garrett Arnold                    Melbourne Cent CathJacksonville                                       Zach Crotty                          JupiterJacksonville                                       Granite Porcher                  HagertyJacksonville                                       Natron Curtis                      BrevardJacksonville                                       Finn Swanson                     BuchholzJacksonville                                       Will Indest                           Winter ParkSaint Joseph’s                                   Mike Adler                           St. Thomas AquinasNorth Carolina                                  Tim Gehlbach                     Lake BrantleyNorth Carolina                                  Michael Nathan                  Barron CollierNotre Dame                                       Stephen Chase                    MaclayBinghamton                                       Dan Belline                         IMG via MiamiAlbany                                                 Davis Diamond                  Saint Andrew’sMarquette                                           Anthony Courcelle            Cypress Bay (redshirt)Ohio State                                           Colin O’Hare                       Benjamin SchoolRutgers                                                Jarett Alfaro                       American Heritage-PlantationRutgers                                                Nick McCabe                      Boca RatonRutgers                                                Charlie Nicklaus                Benjamin SchoolCleveland State                                  Brandon Ruditz                 Boca RatonYale                                                      Jerry O’Connor                  Benjamin SchoolArmy                                                    Peter Cox                             JupiterArmy                                                    Miles Silva                           Ponte VedraArmy                                                    Bennett Taylor                    HB PlantColgate                                                Lewis Langford                   MaclayHoly Cross                                          Evan Kachris                       Bishop MooreAir Force                                             Daniel Pagano                     WT DwyerAir Force                                             Logan Taucher                    Ponte VedraAir Force                                             Chandler Coons                  BuchholzBellarmine                                          Evan Kalish                          Hebron/Vero BeachBellarmine                                          Max Smith                            IMG via SarasotaHampton                                            Julian Edwards                    The First Academy