Why we built this.
Lacrosse recruiting is one of the most stressful, confusing, and disorganized processes a student-athlete and their family can go through. Most athletes are managing it with a mix of spreadsheets, text threads, and email — with little visibility from the coaches who are supposed to be helping them.
LaxRecruit was founded by Josh Desmond, a varsity lacrosse coach and former Chief Sales Officer with 15 years leading commercial teams at PE-backed SaaS companies. He built LaxRecruit after managing his own daughters' recruiting and seeing firsthand that the tools families rely on weren't built for how the process actually works.
LaxRecruit was built to fix that. We wanted a platform purpose-built for lacrosse — not a generic sports recruiting tool, not a repurposed college search engine, but something designed around how lacrosse recruiting actually works.
That means an AI coach available anytime to guide athletes through the process. Mock Coach Calls so athletes can practice recruiting conversations with an AI college coach. A unique fit score so athletes know which schools actually match their priorities before they reach out. Tryout management so coaches can run tryouts, score athletes, and build rosters. A Coach Notebook with AI-powered search for keeping private notes on every athlete. Tools for club coaches to support without hovering, and a way for parents to stay informed without taking over.
LaxRecruit's AI-powered recruiting methodology is protected by six pending U.S. patents covering authorship analysis, voice-interactive coaching simulation, multi-dimensional athlete-institution fit scoring, recruiting process readiness measurement, proactive milestone monitoring, and phased benchmark calibration. The LaxRecruit brand name is the subject of a federal trademark application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.