Summer showcases make season a busy time for coaches

Dave Cottle has a nice cabin in a beautiful location at Smith Mountain Lake near Roanoke, Va. He has not been there one time this summer.

That's because the Maryland men's lacrosse coach has spent the past two months traveling up and down the East Coast to a never-ending series of camps and club tournaments. This is a critical recruiting period and Cottle cannot afford to miss any major event that attracts top Division I prospects.

"From late May to early August, me or my assistants are always going somewhere to scout players," Cottle said. "It's just the nature of the beast. There are a lot of...