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It means nothing for other teams with re to their win/loss records. For example, the Post fall sports preview mentioned Sidwell's boys XC team as one of the top teams in the area, and in their first meet earlier this week the team got off to a great start. They had the top two finishers, two more in the top 25, and finished 5th as a team where the other top 5 schools were all much larger schools. (More than 150 runners from about 15 schools competed in the meet.) Credit goes to a team of great, hard-working kids and dedicated coaches. Apart from the win-loss records of individual teams, the school's athletic program as a whole offers a great opportunity for almost everyone who wants to play a sport to do so. I know many Sidwell kids who thoroughly enjoy this opportunity and who play with a lot of heart, no matter whether they're on a winning team or not. |
Anonymous
| Congrats to the XC team but unfortunately I don't think XC is regarded the way soccer, football or lacrosse are looked at. |
Anonymous
| Wresting is the only area where Sidwell's program really develops talent. Other programs are lucky to get talented kids who happen to be at the school. That said, the soccer coaches are really good. If you give them enough talented kids, they will win. |
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Obviously no one's ever going to confuse Sidwell with a national (or even regional or local) powerhouse in most sports, but they really seem to do OK within their own conference. My own children are far too young for high school athletics, but it seems to me that if you're applying to a school like Sidwell for it's athletic program, you're a bit misguided. If you're just hoping for a competitive and enjoyable athletic experience, it's perfectly adequate.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mid-Atlantic_Athletic_Conference 2004-2005 Conference Champions * Cross Country: Georgetown Day School * Football: Sidwell Friends School * Track : Georgetown Day School * Lacrosse: The Potomac School 2004-2005 Director's Cup Winner (Overall Athletic Excellence): Sidwell Friends School 2005-2006 * Football: Sidwell Friends School / St. James School * Wrestling: Sidwell Friends School * Baseball: Sidwell Friends School * Lacrosse: The Potomac School 2005-2006 Director's Cup Winner (Overall Athletic Excellence): Sidwell Friends School 2006-2007 Conference Champions * Cross Country: The Potomac School * Football: Flint Hill School * Soccer: Sidwell Friends School * Basketball: Sidwell Friends School * Wrestling: Sidwell Friends School * Lacrosse: Sidwell Friends School / Flint Hill School / St. James School * Tennis: Flint Hill School/ The Potomac School * Baseball: Maret School/ Flint Hill School * Track: The Potomac School 2006-2007 Director's Cup Winner (Overall Athletic Excellence): Sidwell Friends School 2007-2008 Conference Champions * Cross Country: The Potomac School * Football: Flint Hill School * Soccer: Flint Hill School/Sidwell Friends School * Golf: St. Andrew's Episcopal School (Maryland) * Basketball: The Potomac School/Flint Hill School * Wrestling: Sidwell Friends School * Baseball:Flint Hill School/Maret School * Lacrosse: Flint Hill School * Tennis: Flint Hill School * Track: The Potomac School 2007-2008 Director's Cup Winner (Overall Athletic Excellence): Flint Hill School 2008-2009 Conference Champions * Cross Country: Sidwell Friends School * Football: Flint Hill School * Soccer: Sidwell Friends School * Golf: St. Andrew's Episcopal School (Maryland) * Basketball: Flint Hill School * Wrestling: Sidwell Friends School * Baseball: Maret School/Flint Hill School * Lacrosse: Flint Hill School/The Potomac School * Tennis: The Potomac School/Sidwell Friends School/Maret School * Track: St. Andrew's Episcopal School (Maryland) 2008-2009 Director's Cup Winner (Overall Athletic Excellence): Sidwell Friends School 2009-2010 Conference Champions * Cross Country: Sidwell Friends School * Football: Flint Hill School * Soccer: Sidwell Friends School * Golf: St. Andrew's Episcopal School (Maryland) * Wrestling: Sidwell Friends School * Basketball: Sidwell Friends School/Flint Hill School * Wrestling: Sidwell Friends School * Baseball: Flint Hill School * Lacrosse: Flint Hill School * Tennis: The Potomac School * Track: Maret School 2009-2010 Director's Cup Winner (Overall Athletic Excellence): Sidwell Friends School |
Anonymous
By whom? You? That's OK by me; I'm not a big fan of football or lax either, though I do love soccer since I also have a kid who plays soccer. I think for most parents, that's usually the appeal of a sport -- whether or not your child plays it. |
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No by school spirit generated, You are just not going to have the same level of enthusiasm for XC that you do for football.
It does not take away from the fact that kids or parents like XC. |
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16:32 - get real.
I have a lot of respect for kids who run cross country but the PP is right, you don't see a lot of people or alums coming back to campus to watch a cross country run. The most popular spots in this area in terms generating large crowds are football, basketball and lacrosse. You can't dispute that. Watch a DeMatha v GC football game or DeMatha v Gonzaga hoops game or a Landon v Prep lacrosse game. |
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@21:23
You realize any comparison of athletics between Sidwell and places like DeMatha, Good Councel, Gonzaga, Landon or Prep is completely moot. Why not compare UCLA or Ohio State to Amherst while you are at it? |
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There are lots of ways to build school spirit among students, parents and alumni, and it's great that some schools do that via lax or football games. If you've never been involved in a school community that does this through other activities and traditions you might not be able to imagine how it can be done without lax and football, but here's an example. I attended a college that had no football team, yet it consistently sets records in terms of numbers of alums returning to reunions and for alum giving to the school. The alum network has been a great resource to me in many ways, including job hunting, with alums whom I barely knew offering to set up informational interviews for me and even hosting me on an overnight interview trip. Often, when I've met alums from classes years earlier or later than mine, we bond easily by recalling the school's many traditions, which, though they might not float your boat, still bring good memories to me.
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Anonymous
| No need to worry about Sidwell kids not having school spirit -- there are plenty of activities that the kids love and that build up plenty of spirit. Most alums, too, seem pretty fond of the place, so it works out fine even in years that neither football nor soccer nor lax stand out. |
Anonymous
| Every kid can play on a team at Sidwell. The teams show good sportsmanship. They send a good number of athletes on to play at the college level. And all at a school that offers a great arts program and a rigorous educational experience. What's to complain about? (My associations are with other schools in the leagues in which Sidwell is a member, and it seems like they are doing things the right way.) |
Anonymous
| why do you think sidwell has a great arts program? It does not have a great arts program. if there is a bigger weakness than athletics at sidwell, it's arts, both performing and studio. |
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20:55
So if your school is focused on sports that is the wrong way? Why so defensive? If you like your school and you are happy great. But don't put down other schools for having a different focus regarding athletics. It is a choice for parents and kids to attend a school that meets their academic and athletic needs. Some schools fit this need better than others. That does not mean these schools are not good, they just don't meet the requirements for that family. |
Anonymous
I don't think the comment you're responding to was defensive or negative in the least, but I certainly agree with you that what's most important is for each family to find the school that fits. To quote the great Sly Stone, "different strokes for different folks". |
Anonymous
You should pull out your kid immediately. sounds like a terrible school, except maybe for a peripheral area like academics. |