Free during the beta · iPhone and web
Your game. Your future.
Track each game. Track each engagement.
Cradle is a lacrosse recruiting app and stat keeper for families. Build your college list, email coaches and see who’s interested, all in one place instead of a spreadsheet.
See it in action
A quick look at Cradle with sample data: find programs, favorite the schools that fit, see which coaches are looking, and score a game from the sideline.
Find every college lacrosse program, email coaches from your own inbox, and see the moment a coach opens your profile or watches your video.
How Cradle works
Three steps from a long list of schools to the coaches who want to see more.
1
Build your list
Search every NCAA Division I, II, III, NAIA and JUCO lacrosse program, see the coaching staff, and favorite the schools that fit.
2
Email coaches
Send emails from your own Gmail or Mail with templates you edit. Each coach gets a personal link to your athlete’s profile and video.
3
See who’s engaging
Each coach gets their own link, so you see which coach viewed your profile or watched a video. Views show activity, not a promise of interest.
Why Cradle instead of a spreadsheet or a recruiting service?
Cradle is a self-managed tool: your family runs the recruiting, and Cradle keeps it organized. It doesn’t contact coaches or promote your athlete for you.
Every college program and coach, built in
You look them up
Varies
Emails from your own inbox, with templates
Often through their site
See which coach opened your profile or video
Some do
Stats kept by level, scrimmages left out
If you build it
Rarely
Recruiting profile with PDF and QR code
A profile page
College fit score
If you build it
Varies
Promotes your athlete to coaches
You reach out yourself
Your family owns the data
Check their terms
Cost
Free during the beta
Free
Usually paid; prices vary widely
Everything you need for recruiting tracking and communication, in one app
Keep scrolling and the phone shows each part of Cradle.
Recruiting tracker
Favorite schools, sorted your way
Add schools from the College and Coach Directory and sort them by fit, engagement, games watched by coaches, RPI or status.
Men’s and women’s programs, D1 to JUCO
Sort by fit, engagement, RPI and status
Follow-up reminders on the day you pick
Engagement
Know when a coach is looking
See when coaches view your profile and watch your video. Views, video plays, games watched and replies add up to an engagement score for each school.
An alert for each coach visit
Profile views and video plays by coach
Engagement scored by school
Recruiting profile
A recruiting profile that does the talking
One link with your athlete’s stats, highlights, schedule and academics. Coaches open it on any phone or computer, and you choose what they see.
Stats, highlights and where to see them play
GPA, test scores and unofficial transcript
PDF and QR code for camps and showcases
Recruiting journal
Every email, call, camp and game, captured in one place
Log communication, the coaches who attended your games, the camps you attended and notes for each school. Nothing lives in a spreadsheet or a text thread.
Contact log for emails, calls and visits
Coaches at your games, by school
Camps and outreach notes
Stat keeper
Score games from the sideline
Tap stats as they happen, by half or quarter. Totals for each season and level update on their own.
Goals, assists, ground balls, draws, saves, and more
Rec, high school and club kept separate
Share the final stat line by text
Season stats for every level
Score games and keep stats for every season. Rec, high school and club each keep their own totals, and scrimmages never count.
High school
Varsity and JV
Club
Summer and fall
College
Every division
Rec
Box
Sixes
Tournaments & Showcases
Made for the whole family
A parent owns the account. Players get their own login, and you choose what each one can see.
Honest numbers, by design
What Cradle promises every family.
levels: rec, high school, club, and college. Stats are never added together.
formats: standard, sixes, and box. Halves or quarters. Games are kept separate.
ads or trackers.
cost during the beta. No card needed. When we add a paid plan later, we'll tell you well ahead of the launch.
Find the right fit, not just any school
Rate each school on academics, lacrosse, location, cost, campus and social life, and team culture. Cradle turns your ratings into a fit score you can sort by.
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My college fit
Sorted by fit
Lakeview College
D2 · Great Lakes
4.5 / 5
Academics ●●●●●
Lacrosse ●●●●○
Location ●●●●●
Cost ●●●●○
Campus life ●●●●●
Team culture ●●●●○
State University
D1 · Atlantic Shore
3.8 / 5
Academics ●●●●○
Lacrosse ●●●●●
Location ●●●○○
Cost ●●○○○
Campus life ●●●●○
Team culture ●●●●●
Coastal College
D1 · Atlantic Shore
3.2 / 5
Academics ●●●○○
Lacrosse ●●●●○
Location ●●○○○
Cost ●●●○○
Campus life ●●●●○
Team culture ●●●○○
Sample ratings. Your fit score reflects your own priorities. It doesn’t rank schools or predict recruiting.
School fit score
Six categories: academics, lacrosse, location, cost, campus and social life, and team culture.
College and Coach Directory
Every NCAA D1, D2, D3, NAIA and JUCO lacrosse program, with coaching staffs and contact details where schools publish them.
Editable email templates
Write once, fill in each coach and school, and send from your own email.
It’s your data
Data export is coming soon. No ads, no trackers, and we never sell your family’s data.
Free while we’re in beta
Every feature is open to beta families. We’ll tell you well ahead of any change, and your data stays yours.
No card needed
Every feature included
No ads, no trackers
Questions about lacrosse recruiting
Can’t find yours? Email us and we’ll reply within a day.
What is Cradle?
Cradle is a lacrosse recruiting app and stat keeper for families. It replaces elaborate recruiting spreadsheets with a directory of every NCAA D1, D2, D3, NAIA and JUCO program, coach emails sent from your own inbox, an engagement tracker, a school fit score and season stats.
How do I keep track of college lacrosse recruiting?
Favorite schools from the College and Coach Directory, email coaches with templates, and log every call, camp and game a coach attends. Set follow-up reminders, then sort your list by fit, engagement, RPI or status.
How do I know if a college coach watched my video?
Each coach you email gets a personal, unique link to your athlete’s recruiting profile. When a coach opens it or plays a video, Cradle records it, sends you an alert and adds it to that school’s engagement score. It shows activity, not a promise of recruiting interest, and if a coach forwards the link, the visit still counts for that coach.
Does Cradle include every college lacrosse program?
Yes. The College and Coach Directory covers men’s and women’s NCAA Division I, II and III and NAIA and JUCO programs, with coaching staff and contact details where schools publish them.
Is Cradle free?
Yes. While we’re in beta, every feature is free and no card is needed. When we add a paid plan later, we’ll tell you well ahead of the launch.
Can I export my data?
Coming soon. Your stats, schools and notes belong to your family, and a one-tap export is on the way before the App Store launch. Deleting your account removes everything.
Is Cradle safe for my high school athlete?
Yes. A parent or guardian owns the account. Players get their own login and see only their own athlete unless you allow more. Coaches see only the recruiting profile you publish, and you choose what is on it. There are no ads or trackers, we never sell your data, and deleting your account removes everything.
Ditch the spreadsheet
Join the iPhone beta today, or use Cradle on the web from any computer.