2026 Girls Lax WCAC + ISL Outlook

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How do coaches expect their teams to grow, or their lines other than first to develop to better players if they aren’t getting playing time? Especially if you’re 11 goals ahead, that’s time to take out the starters and let the other girls work to learn. Why would parents keep sending their kids to these schools if they are aware of the culture top down? Doesn’t seem like a great hs experience

Name another top AA ISL team starting 4 freshman. That’s the growth formula: prepping and growing young talent not handing out some fake charity playing time.

I am happy to report that I have narrowed down the number of people who likely make the prior post to 8.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How do coaches expect their teams to grow, or their lines other than first to develop to better players if they aren’t getting playing time? Especially if you’re 11 goals ahead, that’s time to take out the starters and let the other girls work to learn. Why would parents keep sending their kids to these schools if they are aware of the culture top down? Doesn’t seem like a great hs experience

Name another top AA ISL team starting 4 freshman. That’s the growth formula: prepping and growing young talent not handing out some fake charity playing time.

So if your coach hasn’t zeroed in on your kid freshman year or the class or two ahead of your kid is full of starters - especially in their position - go to another school. The coach doesn’t want your kid and if they say they so they’re lying and just want their bench full or want to avoid the bad appearance of players leaving the program.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you're up by 10 in Q4, the coach should empty the bench. It's borderline disrespectful to the opponent to keep scoring at that point.

Agree about emptying the bench but disagree about continuing to score -- particularly if the bench has been emptied. As a former goalie, coach and goalie dad who has been on the wrong side of the ledger plenty of times, overtly not scoring is more disrespectful. Have the girls pass a certain number of times or use only opposite hands or whatever, but don't stop trying. And, definitely, the girls who come off the bench for the first time (or the first time in a long time) ought to have a chance to put one in the net.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:"We went to SR for other reasons other than lacrosse"

What are they? Their academics are a joke!

Interesting comment. SR has commits going to Yale, Harvard, Princeton and Dartmouth. 3 players at Notre Dame. 1 at UVA and 1 committed there as well. Another one at Amherst. Some pretty good schools.

This is the key word in your response. SR is mid-tier academics at best among local girl's schools with Visi and Holy Child but below NCS, Holton and Madeira.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:"We went to SR for other reasons other than lacrosse"

What are they? Their academics are a joke!

Interesting comment. SR has commits going to Yale, Harvard, Princeton and Dartmouth. 3 players at Notre Dame. 1 at UVA and 1 committed there as well. Another one at Amherst. Some pretty good schools.

This is the key word in your response. SR is mid-tier academics at best among local girl's schools with Visi and Holy Child but below NCS, Holton and Madeira.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How do coaches expect their teams to grow, or their lines other than first to develop to better players if they aren’t getting playing time? Especially if you’re 11 goals ahead, that’s time to take out the starters and let the other girls work to learn. Why would parents keep sending their kids to these schools if they are aware of the culture top down? Doesn’t seem like a great hs experience

Name another top AA ISL team starting 4 freshman. That’s the growth formula: prepping and growing young talent not handing out some fake charity playing time.

I am happy to report that I have narrowed down the number of people who likely make the prior post to 8.

😂

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:"We went to SR for other reasons other than lacrosse"

What are they? Their academics are a joke!

Interesting comment. SR has commits going to Yale, Harvard, Princeton and Dartmouth. 3 players at Notre Dame. 1 at UVA and 1 committed there as well. Another one at Amherst. Some pretty good schools.

This is the key word in your response. SR is mid-tier academics at best among local girl's schools with Visi and Holy Child but below NCS, Holton and Madeira.

There is a forum where you can take shots at other schools academics. Private and Independent Schools: https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/forums/show/31.page

This forum is for lacrosse. Sounds like someones daughter had a bad day vs SR. Probably a bad couple of years vs SR.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:"We went to SR for other reasons other than lacrosse"

What are they? Their academics are a joke!

Interesting comment. SR has commits going to Yale, Harvard, Princeton and Dartmouth. 3 players at Notre Dame. 1 at UVA and 1 committed there as well. Another one at Amherst. Some pretty good schools.

Exactly. Non athletes are not getting into those schools from Stone Ridge. They get in from NCS, Holton, Potomac. Nice try!

[Anonymous]

When has Potomac been a top academic school.

[Anonymous]

Not a Potomac parent but it is an excellent academic school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not a Potomac parent but it is an excellent academic school.

One would hope for 50k/year

[Anonymous]

Anyone has updates on Potomac Holton game?

[Anonymous]

11-7 Potomac

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How do coaches expect their teams to grow, or their lines other than first to develop to better players if they aren’t getting playing time? Especially if you’re 11 goals ahead, that’s time to take out the starters and let the other girls work to learn. Why would parents keep sending their kids to these schools if they are aware of the culture top down? Doesn’t seem like a great hs experience

Name another top AA ISL team starting 4 freshman. That’s the growth formula: prepping and growing young talent not handing out some fake charity playing time.

No she doesn’t put that much thought or effort into her coaching. The freshman start just because they are better than the upperclassmen. They are not coached by her one bit.

[Anonymous]

analysis of that game?