Georgetown Prep Lacrosse is in a nose dive

[GPrepParent]

What is going on at Georgetown Prep, the lacrosse team is in a nose dive, embarrassed year over year by IAC rival Landon

[Anonymous]

They've had a couple pf down years. I suspect 2026 will be different with regards to Landon, but the house is not burning either way.

[Anonymous]

care to elaborate?

Hoyas had one bad season this year, they should be pretty good in the Spring of 2026. Offensively, the Hoyas return a lot of offensive power.

Landon, had a two year run, a very strong 2024 class, and an athletic 2025, class, the Bears should fall off big time next year as does Bullis.

Prep on paper, will be the likely pre-season favorite to win the IAC next year.

[Anonymous]

the problem with Prep is not necessarily the lacrosse program but the recent big push in leveraging its dorms to bring in recruited athletes.

GP has had boarding facilities for the past 50+ years, and has been used primarily as a means to bring full-pay APC families who can help supplement operating revenues.

In the past 5 years, Prep has aggressively ramped up recruiting marquee athletes from around the country for football, baseball, hoops and now lacrosse.

Local Catholic families have taken notice. Case and point, 3 graduating Mater Dei boys are starting at Landon next Fall... when they HELL as that ever happened.

Prep in my eyes has an identity crisis. Are you a boarding school or are you trying to serve the local Catholic families.

[GPrepParent]

Prep was clearly out-coached in the 2023 IAC championship (Prep had a stronger group of players) and got crushed. Same results in 2024 season.........crushed. Prep has a decent group of rising seniors but recruiting efforts have been weak to say the least ....they are losing players who historically were a given.

[GPrepParent]

re the new dorm, 2 lacrosse players opted out of the dorm last season and 1 top player in the country just left Prep

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:the problem with Prep is not necessarily the lacrosse program but the recent big push in leveraging its dorms to bring in recruited athletes.

GP has had boarding facilities for the past 50+ years, and has been used primarily as a means to bring full-pay APC families who can help supplement operating revenues.

In the past 5 years, Prep has aggressively ramped up recruiting marquee athletes from around the country for football, baseball, hoops and now lacrosse.

Local Catholic families have taken notice. Case and point, 3 graduating Mater Dei boys are starting at Landon next Fall... when they HELL as that ever happened.

Prep in my eyes has an identity crisis. Are you a boarding school or are you trying to serve the local Catholic families.

How are the local Catholics being served by going to Landon?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:the problem with Prep is not necessarily the lacrosse program but the recent big push in leveraging its dorms to bring in recruited athletes.

GP has had boarding facilities for the past 50+ years, and has been used primarily as a means to bring full-pay APC families who can help supplement operating revenues.

In the past 5 years, Prep has aggressively ramped up recruiting marquee athletes from around the country for football, baseball, hoops and now lacrosse.

Local Catholic families have taken notice. Case and point, 3 graduating Mater Dei boys are starting at Landon next Fall... when they HELL as that ever happened.

Prep in my eyes has an identity crisis. Are you a boarding school or are you trying to serve the local Catholic families.

How are the local Catholics being served by going to Landon?

By not having to go to SJC.

[LaxDad]

Multiple Mater Dei lacrosse players have recently gone to Landon, Gonzaga and SJC. The word is out, the Prep lacrosse program (if you can call it that) is in disarray. Case in point, Landon is playing in 2 NHSLS sessions and practicing 2x per week to prepare. Prep was not registered for NHSLS until some concerned alumni intervened, now Prep is going to 1 session (with 1 day of practice) minus some key players due to lack of planning.......a "JOKE"!

[Anonymous]

LaxDad wrote:Multiple Mater Dei lacrosse players have recently gone to Landon, Gonzaga and SJC. The word is out, the Prep lacrosse program (if you can call it that) is in disarray. Case in point, Landon is playing in 2 NHSLS sessions and practicing 2x per week to prepare. Prep was not registered for NHSLS until some concerned alumni intervened, now Prep is going to 1 session (with 1 day of practice) minus some key players due to lack of planning.......a "JOKE"!

Landon doing two sessions is overkill unless they have different players playing in each. These kids already have a grueling summer club and showcase schedule. Throwing two more events in the mix is too much.

[LaxDad]

There is a lot of truth to that statement.....agree that there is too much lacrosse happening in June/July......that would be a "Money-Grab" issue as club programs have sought to pull as much money out of families as possible. Landon runs a Lacrosse Program with 50-60 players, they should be able to handle 2 sessions.........it also results in Landon playing upwards of 25-30 games per year, Prep about half that number. Prep loses players in the summer (boarders) especially due to lack of planning.

[Anonymous]

Did you start this thread to tell us all how bad GP is and how great Landon is?

[Anonymous]

I think there are some serious disgruntled GP parents and alums.

Landon is going to be bad next year, trust me.

IAC is up for grabs.

[LaxDad]

"Did I start this thread to tell us all how bad GP is and how great Landon is?".........LOL, not at all, I am not a Landon fan, just a realist when it comes to how teams/programs function.

[Anonymous]

So is it a head coach problem?