K2 athletes in College

"Coach Knute Kraus, of K2 Consulting, was an integral part of our son's recruiting process. His individualized consultation meetings helped us to pinpoint schools that met our specific criteria, create a high quality highlight film, and draft emails to coaches. His connections to both East and West coast college coaches allowed him to "pick up the phone" and talk directly to head coaches and recruiting coordinators on behalf of our son. His strategy and advice played an important role in our son receiving a Division 1 lacrosse scholarship. Thank you Coach Knute and K2 Consulting."

-Owen Crosby (Father of Andrew)

"Knute has practically been a member of our family for the past two years.  He’s provided endless support and resources to help our son navigate high school and club lacrosse while preparing him for college recruiting.  Knute walked us through the intimidating recruiting process and helped provide templates, action steps, timelines, and the right online exposure.  He helped us focus on the right schools for our son based on his personality, academics, college major, and lacrosse.  Knute always made himself available for us, whether it was responding to an email, hopping on a call, or responding to a quick question via text. His guidance, contacts, and knowledge of Lacrosse truly helped Eddie fulfill his dream of attending Oberlin College and securing a spot on the lacrosse roster.

We Cannot recommend Knute and K2 consulting enough!"

-Cloudine Totry (Mother of Eddie)

"My son entered 8th grade hoping to maybe play in college. After 4 years with Knute, he had a dozen D1

schools and numerous D3 schools interested in him. Knute is the coach most responsible for that

growth in him. Every school on the East Coast my son talked to, and I mean every single one, knew

Knute. Whether coaching together on a staff, a 1 day showcase, playing with Knute in the MLL, they all

had tremendous things to say about him. And maybe more importantly, thought very highly of his

players.

Knute taught my son that being an elite lever player is more than physical. He taught my son how to

outthink his opponent, and as a defender how to force the attackman where my son wants to defend

him.

If there is a better defensive mind in SoCal, I’ve yet to meet him in the 6 years we have lived in CA. The

ultimate proof of this is where his players are going to play in college. I cannot emphasize enough the

advantage your son will get with working with Knute. He changed the trajectory of my son’s lacrosse

career."

-Mehul Gadhavi (Father of Tej)

"Coach Knute has been an enormous part of our recruiting process over the past 2 years.  As a coach, Knute brought Lucas' play to the next level with a combination of technical skill, enthusiasm, and wisdom on and off the field.  Playing for Knute was absolutely the best club experience Lucas has had, and nearly every college coach we spoke to remarked that the Defense on Lucas' team had a very special chemistry.  As a parent navigating the recruiting path for the first time, Knute was an outstanding resource for me.  His institutional knowledge, broad range of connections, and wise advice helped us enormously with the finer points in recruiting.  His recruiting presentations with us were informative, detailed, and most importantly...100% correct!  On the phone or on the field, Knute always had time to listen to our questions, guide us in the right direction, and ultimately get Lucas to his first choice college.  Thank you very much, Coach."

-Gabe Kearney (Father of Lucas)

"Coach Knute was influential in the recruiting process for our son.  He helped develop our son with the defensive skills as well as the lacrosse IQ college coaches look for in a player.  Coach Knute was able to put our son's name on some great college coaches' radar before we traveled to the East Coast over the summer 2021.   With the help of Coach Knute, our son started getting College Coaches interested in him.   He received his first offer and Coach Knute was his first person he called to help him navigate the process.   Trying to be recruited is very overwhelming and stressful and we are truly Thankful we had Coach Knute to ease the process."

-The Staten Family

"I highly recommend Knute and K2 Consulting. He offers a unique mix of experience, personality, and professionalism. My Son Zach (LSM, committed to Connecticut College) loved training with him because he quickly assessed the technical skills of where he can help Zach and worked with him accordingly.  As a parent, his knowledge and experience offered an additional value to the lessons by providing personal insight into the lacrosse evaluation process and sharing what I call “Knutizms” (Ben Franklin type of quotes about lacrosse, i.e., “ The feet let the stick eat”).  Lastly, he has a strong network built on a likable personality combined with consistent follow up skills. These characteristics were evident during my Son’s phone interviews and on some of the email replies. 

-Nick Bandejas (Father of Zach)

"Coach Knute was instrumental in giving my son Owen guidance and exposure to showcase his skillsets to east coast college coaches. Knute is a positive-minded individual who recognized the potentials and capabilities of Owen. He knows his craft, full of energy, and we were very happy with his commitment to help Owen achieve his dream, which was realized when he was recruited to play lacrosse at the Division 1 level."

-Mel Mercado (Father of Owen)

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