Private School Lacrosse Thread

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Anonymous wrote:If your kids committed to play D3 lacrosse, when does the informal offer/commitment occur? Can that happen anytime during junior year?

D3 can happen as late as Senior year. And, with the new NCAA rules, there can not be any, (not even college coach to club coach) contact between college coaches and highschool studnets until Sept 1 of Jr year. Its a whole new recruting workd for everyone. Most of us think its a good thing as we know 8th graders who were being courted (my DD was one) and that is far too early for a kid to be committing to a school.

PP, I have to ask (out of genuine curiosity as my DD is on what sounds like the same lax path as your DD), if your DD is such a strong player, why D3 instead of an Ivy or other strong DI like G'town or Hopkins or UVA? Does she want a smaller committment to lax (less time, little to no off season training) or is it some other reason?

Division 3 athletics provide a much better school life v sport life balance.

Not the PP but my DD is a top player at a local private who wants to play D3 for the same reason. She wants to study abroad if possible as well and is concerned that Ivy won't allow her to do that. Any insight into whether or not this is true?

No way will a DI program , Ivy or not, let her spend her jr year abroad. DIII is a better balance, hence my questions if that was why the first PP's daughter wants DIII.

If my DD were focused on DIII, I would aim her towards Middlebury or Amherst or Williams (they just announced their new womens' coach - she is coming from assist position at Middlebury).

Have two female lax players in my family who have or are playing division 1 lax within the last 5 years. They take their semester abroad in the summer.

Thanks, definitely something to consider. My DD has a few years so I will tell her to keep an open mind.

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A lot can change in two years in a joys development athletically.

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Anonymous wrote:Just look at their schedule; St Josephs, St Mary and Severn. These are the perennial bottom dwellers of the MIAA-A league. If they wanted to make a statement and be considered the best team to come out of the DC area they need to start scheduling the heavyweights like Calvert Hall, McDonogh and Boy’s Latin. When The Hill Academy and Culver Academy come to town they should play them as well. The only issue is they would lose a game or two. You must be the daddy of one of the Landon players. Keep beating your chest about being the best team ever.

St. Marys won the miaa in 2015.. How are they a bottom dweller?

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Anonymous wrote:Just look at their schedule; St Josephs, St Mary and Severn. These are the perennial bottom dwellers of the MIAA-A league. If they wanted to make a statement and be considered the best team to come out of the DC area they need to start scheduling the heavyweights like Calvert Hall, McDonogh and Boy’s Latin. When The Hill Academy and Culver Academy come to town they should play them as well. The only issue is they would lose a game or two. You must be the daddy of one of the Landon players. Keep beating your chest about being the best team ever.

St. Marys won the miaa in 2015.. How are they a bottom dweller?

Oh and that Landon 2015 team beat them by 9 to open up the season

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Should be some great lacrosse to watch July 7-9 as top high school lacrosse programs from across the country descend on Blandair to take on each other, including some of the best the DMV has to offer, including Zaga, McDonough, Bullies, Calvert Hall, Boys Latin, Prep, and St Johns. Oh yes, lest I forget, those Bears from Bethesda.

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thanks Gonzaga Dad. you sound like a total loser.

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Anonymous wrote:Should be some great lacrosse to watch July 7-9 as top high school lacrosse programs from across the country descend on Blandair to take on each other, including some of the best the DMV has to offer, including Zaga, McDonough, Bullies, Calvert Hall, Boys Latin, Prep, and St Johns. Oh yes, lest I forget, those Bears from Bethesda.

New to this but are the schools going as teams or is it treated like any showcase where you sign up?

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Anonymous wrote:Should be some great lacrosse to watch July 7-9 as top high school lacrosse programs from across the country descend on Blandair to take on each other, including some of the best the DMV has to offer, including Zaga, McDonough, Bullies, Calvert Hall, Boys Latin, Prep, and St Johns. Oh yes, lest I forget, those Bears from Bethesda.

New to this but are the schools going as teams or is it treated like any showcase where you sign up?

Not a showcase or club tournament. Just high school teams - www.nhsls.com

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Anonymous wrote:How is DC Express doing this summer? I think this may be their first summer since it started? Wonders if the boys are getting a lot of looks from colleges?

2021s are a solid team. But under the new rules, boys won't be getting serious looks for 2 more years. By then, some parents may get antsy and defect to more established pipeline club teams like Madlax, VLC and Crabs.

2020 is a great team, but the rest of the club is struggling. The Performance legacy kids they had were not that deep in talent and it is a dogfight to get kids who are being wooed by other clubs.

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Anonymous wrote:Should be some great lacrosse to watch July 7-9 as top high school lacrosse programs from across the country descend on Blandair to take on each other, including some of the best the DMV has to offer, including Zaga, McDonough, Bullies, Calvert Hall, Boys Latin, Prep, and St Johns. Oh yes, lest I forget, those Bears from Bethesda.

New to this but are the schools going as teams or is it treated like any showcase where you sign up?

Not a showcase or club tournament. Just high school teams - www.nhsls.com

It's a great and somewhat unique event - wish Moco or NOVA public high schools would participate.

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none of them are good enough to get the invite.

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Anonymous wrote:none of them are good enough to get the invite.

Well you could have said that more nicely but, true, you have to be invited.

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Anonymous wrote:none of them are good enough to get the invite.

Well you could have said that more nicely but, true, you have to be invited.

Here's a suggestion - allow MoCo and Loudon public schools to field "all-star" teams. The private schools competing at NHSLS are basically "all-star" teams.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Should be some great lacrosse to watch July 7-9 as top high school lacrosse programs from across the country descend on Blandair to take on each other, including some of the best the DMV has to offer, including Zaga, McDonough, Bullies, Calvert Hall, Boys Latin, Prep, and St Johns. Oh yes, lest I forget, those Bears from Bethesda.

New to this but are the schools going as teams or is it treated like any showcase where you sign up?

Not a showcase or club tournament. Just high school teams - www.nhsls.com

Thanks for the link and info. Some great DMV teams are participating! Which ones of the out of state teams are the ones to watch?

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Anonymous wrote:none of them are good enough to get the invite.

Well you could have said that more nicely but, true, you have to be invited.

Here's a suggestion - allow MoCo and Loudon public schools to field "all-star" teams. The private schools competing at NHSLS are basically "all-star" teams.

Why should that be allowed for DC area public schools? The privates aren't all-star teams at all. They are teams made up of kids who attend those schools. There are great public school lacrosse teams, mostly from NY and NJ but, they are there on their own individual merit. No MoCo or NoVa school is anywhere close and until one school is, they dont deserve to play. Lots of privates that arent good enough didnt get invited either.