Private school basketball

[Anonymous]

What are good private schools for girls’ basketball? Daughter is currently a middle schooler in an ok public school and is very good at basketball. Loves the sport and has a great attitude, very coachable from what we hear from her coaches and is playing on a travel team though not super competitive. She wants to play ball at a private school which also values academics. What schools should we look at? When and where do these coaches recruit? Would appreciate any guidance since my wife and I have never played the sport so don’t have the inside knowledge

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What are good private schools for girls’ basketball? Daughter is currently a middle schooler in an ok public school and is very good at basketball. Loves the sport and has a great attitude, very coachable from what we hear from her coaches and is playing on a travel team though not super competitive. She wants to play ball at a private school which also values academics. What schools should we look at? When and where do these coaches recruit? Would appreciate any guidance since my wife and I have never played the sport so don’t have the inside knowledge

She needs to play for a top AAU team in the area first to develop and get noticed.

Read this recent thread and search archives.
https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1145837.page

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's not really about race.

Depending on where you're coming from, you may be unprepared for the level of competition at the top-tier basketball schools in the DMV (a handful of public schools, the Catholic schools and private schools like Rock Creek Christian). This is among the best areas in the country for basketball talent, so, for example, Wilson High School (a DC Public) was #15 in the USA Today NATIONAL high school pre-season rankings, yet #3 in the Washington Post LOCAL rankings. The privates all recruit kids, and I know of a kid whose family moved here from Sweden to play for a top local team.

Lots of teams have many AA players, but whoever can play can make the team.

Are all sports like this or is it mainly basketball?

Volleyball is like this at Oconnell at the varsity level. Coach recruits from his gig being a club coach during club season. He already knows who will be on his varsity team way ahead and many don’t bother trying out. It’s a shame as it takes away from the community feel of the team when you keep recruiting in to perfect your team . Like they said before, it’s the profesionalizariib of HS sports. At least in private schools. Anything to win.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's not really about race.

Depending on where you're coming from, you may be unprepared for the level of competition at the top-tier basketball schools in the DMV (a handful of public schools, the Catholic schools and private schools like Rock Creek Christian). This is among the best areas in the country for basketball talent, so, for example, Wilson High School (a DC Public) was #15 in the USA Today NATIONAL high school pre-season rankings, yet #3 in the Washington Post LOCAL rankings. The privates all recruit kids, and I know of a kid whose family moved here from Sweden to play for a top local team.

Lots of teams have many AA players, but whoever can play can make the team.

Are all sports like this or is it mainly basketball?

Most of the boys sports. Last year’s Heisman trophy winner went to Gonzaga (private boys’ school in DC).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What are good private schools for girls’ basketball? Daughter is currently a middle schooler in an ok public school and is very good at basketball. Loves the sport and has a great attitude, very coachable from what we hear from her coaches and is playing on a travel team though not super competitive. She wants to play ball at a private school which also values academics. What schools should we look at? When and where do these coaches recruit? Would appreciate any guidance since my wife and I have never played the sport so don’t have the inside knowledge

WCAC schools she won't make the team unless she is very very good

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What are good private schools for girls’ basketball? Daughter is currently a middle schooler in an ok public school and is very good at basketball. Loves the sport and has a great attitude, very coachable from what we hear from her coaches and is playing on a travel team though not super competitive. She wants to play ball at a private school which also values academics. What schools should we look at? When and where do these coaches recruit? Would appreciate any guidance since my wife and I have never played the sport so don’t have the inside knowledge

WCAC schools she won't make the team unless she is very very good

What travel team? It sounds like she may not be WCAC competitive, but GDS, Potomac, Bullis would all be good fits for girls basketball.

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Does she live in DC?

[Anonymous]

My son is a 5'10" 145lb white PG playing at a high level (sports) private school. He was playing on the varsity team as a sophomore. He was one of two white kids on that team. As an earlier post pointed out, if he can play, he can play. A coach is not going to turn down a good player if that player is going to benefit the team and score points. For background, it's his only sport and he's been passionate about it since he was 5yo.