Sidwell - THE NEW BIG NEWS

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:To 13:36, do you see your DS as a Division 1 scholarship athlete? If so, I can understand the preoccupation with the athletic department of a school. If not, is there really any difference in the lessons gains from team sports, regardless of the level, be it DCIAA, IAC MAC or any of the Virginia/MD county leagues?

Exactly. Parents are failing to put things in perspective.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:To 13:36, do you see your DS as a Division 1 scholarship athlete? If so, I can understand the preoccupation with the athletic department of a school. If not, is there really any difference in the lessons gains from team sports, regardless of the level, be it DCIAA, IAC MAC or any of the Virginia/MD county leagues?

Exactly. Parents are failing to put things in perspective.

Don't feed the troll. 13:36 is the same 15 year old boy who has been posting this junk for weeks now. He's just looking for attention. Don't give it to him.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Check your facts; you're wrong.
Also, in high school there are no generally accepted "sports that people care about." Football, Cross Country, Soccer, Basketball, Wrestling, Baseball, Lacrosse, Track & Field all are popular in high school and in college. Granted, only several of these sports are ultimately lucrative for American professional athletes. This does not mean that in the DC metropolitan area, only these sports matter. We aren't in Dillon, Texas (FNL reference), and you're just going to have to accept that. Sidwell wins more championships, so just get over yourself. And only recently have Potomac and Flint Hill started winning in football and lacrosse. All you have to do is look at the facts, and they're presented for you on any MAC school's website. Or via the banners in Sidwell's gym (check them out; there's WAY more than any MAC school for ANY sport in the time Sidwell's been in the league).
Stop with the sweeping, delusional statements. We get it, you have some sort of beef with Sidwell and its sports program. That's fine. But you're not going to successfully convince anyone who has real experience playing for a MAC team that Sidwell's teams "are dominated by Potomac and Flint Hill", because it's not true.
That being said, I think all those who (myself included) are coming to Sidwell's defense need to stop. Let the bitter anonymous posters pound away at their keyboards to their hearts' content. In the end they're just trying to project their insecurities and deficiencies on someone or something else.

No need to say anymore than "cross country is popular in high school and in college". LOL. Keep up the laughable defense of Sidwell and MAC sports.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:To 13:36, do you see your DS as a Division 1 scholarship athlete? If so, I can understand the preoccupation with the athletic department of a school. If not, is there really any difference in the lessons gains from team sports, regardless of the level, be it DCIAA, IAC MAC or any of the Virginia/MD county leagues?

I love the either/or mentality of the Sidwell supporters. Either one is a prospective Division 1 athlete or one is focused on just having fun - there CLEARLY can be no middle ground, right?

Yeah, I'm sure those Sidwell football players really appreciate the school's lack of support.

[Anonymous]

Sidwell is a school for future world leaders--not NFL players. If you're looking for a "jock" school, Landon probably would be a good bet.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sidwell is a school for future world leaders--not NFL players. If you're looking for a "jock" school, Landon probably would be a good bet.

Awesome. The VERY NEXT post says the same thing - if your child has an interest in sports, that MUST mean he/she wants to be a professional athlete. No in between whatsoever.

Future world leaders. LOL.

[Anonymous]

...said the bitter Landon parent....

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sidwell is a school for future world leaders--not NFL players. If you're looking for a "jock" school, Landon probably would be a good bet.

Awesome. The VERY NEXT post says the same thing - if your child has an interest in sports, that MUST mean he/she wants to be a professional athlete. No in between whatsoever.

Future world leaders. LOL.

[Anonymous]

I've heard a lot about Landon and it's focus on sports, but that's an all boys school. Is there a school in the area with a very strong focus on sports for girls?

Anonymous wrote:Sidwell is a school for future world leaders--not NFL players. If you're looking for a "jock" school, Landon probably would be a good bet.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

I love the either/or mentality of the Sidwell supporters. Either one is a prospective Division 1 athlete or one is focused on just having fun - there CLEARLY can be no middle ground, right?

Yeah, I'm sure those Sidwell football players really appreciate the school's lack of support.

I think the point is, if you are looking at your kid as being a serious college athlete, then yes, the caliber of play for the school and league is important. If your kid is interested in learning the life lessons that team sports has to offer, then what difference does the league matter? They are still learning leadership, teamwork and building a lifetime of memories.

If the so-called Landon parent thinks this can only happen if the competition is STA or Prep, then that is fairly myopic.

From a non-Sidwell parent.

[Anonymous]

What does any of this have to do with the original post?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

I love the either/or mentality of the Sidwell supporters. Either one is a prospective Division 1 athlete or one is focused on just having fun - there CLEARLY can be no middle ground, right?

Yeah, I'm sure those Sidwell football players really appreciate the school's lack of support.

I think the point is, if you are looking at your kid as being a serious college athlete, then yes, the caliber of play for the school and league is important. If your kid is interested in learning the life lessons that team sports has to offer, then what difference does the league matter? They are still learning leadership, teamwork and building a lifetime of memories.

If the so-called Landon parent thinks this can only happen if the competition is STA or Prep, then that is fairly myopic.

From a non-Sidwell parent.

The point isn't that sports don't exist outside of Landon/Prep/STA. The point is that sports are not supported by the Sidwell administration, as evidenced by the school's teams (the football team, in particular).

[Anonymous]

But the facts don't support that claim. The football team had a bad year. The other teams have been somewhere between fine and stellar.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:But the facts don't support that claim. The football team had a bad year. The other teams have been somewhere between fine and stellar.

Wrong.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:But the facts don't support that claim. The football team had a bad year. The other teams have been somewhere between fine and stellar.

Wrong.

Individual sports like running, tennis, wrestling can give a college coach an insight into the level of a prospective student athlete. For team sports the level of competition is important. A prospect can look great at a camp with drills etc but not do well against peers in college. College coaches want to know the level of competition since otherwise the student might not be worth expending a tip/slot to admissions. If you don't know or care about what is a tip/slot then google it along with admissions.

[Anonymous]

Again, if you or your child are seriously interested in Division 1 collegiate sports, then I can see the argument. However, the odds on that are so long, that it is a really a moot point for most people. And yes, while the IAC is obviously a stronger conference, it really doesn't compare to public leagues in most places, particularly if you are talking about football (Texas and Florida), basketball (the WCAC and leagues in Chicago, St. Louis are considerably stronger) etc.

Sure, for Lacrosse, the IAC is probably one of the best. But since LAX is a niche sport....