Private School Lacrosse Thread

[Anonymous]

Believe it or don't. No skin off my nose.

You are not the only one wandering around in your little dream world. As proof, watch and see. Urick will be there as long as he wants ... win, lose or draw. Because Lax is no longer the priority it was at GP.

If Prep doesn't have a strong season next Spring, Urick is gone. We have been hearing how strong Prep's 2019 class has been for a few years on this board, the talent is there but the coaching is suspect at best. Prep has not won a game against Landon in 4 seasons now and 3 seasons against Bullis. This does not sit well with the alumni community.

Bullis will most likely dominate the IAC next Spring (unless a few of transfer implants, transfer out). St. Stephens and Landon will drop big time next Spring as they lose strong senior classes to graduation.

[Anonymous]

Saints will lose to BI

[Anonymous]

Is this the end of Landon’s 30+ year reign of terror over D.C. lacrosse? Gonzaga and Bullis look to be the new dominant area programs. Bullis is almost all underclassmen!

Hard to say. Landon arguably had one of the best teams ever fielded in 2017 with their undefeated run. You could also argue St. Johns is starting to make a run in the WCAC too. I suspect Landon will drop off next year in the post Bordley and "Epstein" era.

I've been around this area for a long time, lacrosse means a lot to Landon alumni and the greater school community. Even in down years, the Bears are always a tough out for any team.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Believe it or don't. No skin off my nose.

You are not the only one wandering around in your little dream world. As proof, watch and see. Urick will be there as long as he wants ... win, lose or draw. Because Lax is no longer the priority it was at GP.

If Prep doesn't have a strong season next Spring, Urick is gone. We have been hearing how strong Prep's 2019 class has been for a few years on this board, the talent is there but the coaching is suspect at best. Prep has not won a game against Landon in 4 seasons now and 3 seasons against Bullis. This does not sit well with the alumni community.

Bullis will most likely dominate the IAC next Spring (unless a few of transfer implants, transfer out). St. Stephens and Landon will drop big time next Spring as they lose strong senior classes to graduation.

I'm one of those GP lacrosse alums you think will be so upset, as is my brother and lots of our close friends. The angry mob surrounding Dan Paro's office with pitchforks demanding Urick's head or a return to the 2000's is a figment of your imagination. You sound like another lacrosse-crazy parent that places more importance on the sport than it deserves.

If you hadn't noticed, Paro is also the head football coach. Football is the Prep priority and Lacrosse is just another mouth to feed for the AD.

Urick is at Prep as long as he wants to be providing they are competitive. Not dominant, just competitive. The school pretty much signaled that when they passed on Giblin's most recent resignation.

My observation is that the Landon lacrosse alums are far more invested in the fortunes of the lacrosse team. Prep isn't Landon. Maybe that's why you are confused or peddling this fiction of yours.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Believe it or don't. No skin off my nose.

You are not the only one wandering around in your little dream world. As proof, watch and see. Urick will be there as long as he wants ... win, lose or draw. Because Lax is no longer the priority it was at GP.

If Prep doesn't have a strong season next Spring, Urick is gone. We have been hearing how strong Prep's 2019 class has been for a few years on this board, the talent is there but the coaching is suspect at best. Prep has not won a game against Landon in 4 seasons now and 3 seasons against Bullis. This does not sit well with the alumni community.

Bullis will most likely dominate the IAC next Spring (unless a few of transfer implants, transfer out). St. Stephens and Landon will drop big time next Spring as they lose strong senior classes to graduation.

I'm one of those GP lacrosse alums you think will be so upset, as is my brother and lots of our close friends. The angry mob surrounding Dan Paro's office with pitchforks demanding Urick's head or a return to the 2000's is a figment of your imagination. You sound like another lacrosse-crazy parent that places more importance on the sport than it deserves.

If you hadn't noticed, Paro is also the head football coach. Football is the Prep priority and Lacrosse is just another mouth to feed for the AD.

Urick is at Prep as long as he wants to be providing they are competitive. Not dominant, just competitive. The school pretty much signaled that when they passed on Giblin's most recent resignation.

My observation is that the Landon lacrosse alums are far more invested in the fortunes of the lacrosse team. Prep isn't Landon. Maybe that's why you are confused or peddling this fiction of yours.

You sound unhinged did you drink too many mimisas st brunch today?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Believe it or don't. No skin off my nose.

You are not the only one wandering around in your little dream world. As proof, watch and see. Urick will be there as long as he wants ... win, lose or draw. Because Lax is no longer the priority it was at GP.

If Prep doesn't have a strong season next Spring, Urick is gone. We have been hearing how strong Prep's 2019 class has been for a few years on this board, the talent is there but the coaching is suspect at best. Prep has not won a game against Landon in 4 seasons now and 3 seasons against Bullis. This does not sit well with the alumni community.

Bullis will most likely dominate the IAC next Spring (unless a few of transfer implants, transfer out). St. Stephens and Landon will drop big time next Spring as they lose strong senior classes to graduation.

I'm one of those GP lacrosse alums you think will be so upset, as is my brother and lots of our close friends. The angry mob surrounding Dan Paro's office with pitchforks demanding Urick's head or a return to the 2000's is a figment of your imagination. You sound like another lacrosse-crazy parent that places more importance on the sport than it deserves.

If you hadn't noticed, Paro is also the head football coach. Football is the Prep priority and Lacrosse is just another mouth to feed for the AD.

Urick is at Prep as long as he wants to be providing they are competitive. Not dominant, just competitive. The school pretty much signaled that when they passed on Giblin's most recent resignation.

My observation is that the Landon lacrosse alums are far more invested in the fortunes of the lacrosse team. Prep isn't Landon. Maybe that's why you are confused or peddling this fiction of yours.

You sound unhinged did you drink too many mimisas st brunch today?

Out of ideas, huh?

It's fun to educate those that think they know, but don't.

What makes lacrosse parents so unbearable is that they are so new to any athletic success on their own part or on the part of their offspring.

This fool is mistaking IAC lacrosse for SEC football.

[Anonymous]

^^^ you are all over the place.

Lax get kids into great school and the best internships. Prep cares.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:BS game, saints are so much better on any given day and I am baffled how they managed to botch that game so badly. Should not have even been close. Very disappointed in the result. However, I would not want to face the saints in the state playoffs. Can’t imagine them playing in any games that are closer than 7 goals.

Have fun in the VA state playoffs. Sooo much prestige attached to that tournament, for sure. Kind of like a burger taste-off between Red Robin and Sonic. #theISLAAloserbowl

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:^^^ you are all over the place.

Lax get kids into great school and the best internships. Prep cares.

You think you know, but you don't.

They care, of course, but not anywhere near as much as you think they do or should.

For every Lax player that gets into a top school, there are the parents of several others at the school who were better students that didn't get into that college or university. College Counseling has to face these people and tell them life is unfair.

You predicted Urick will be fired because you are clueless about the priorities of the school and the politics on campus. The school does care about as much as they care about the basketball, baseball or soccer programs. But no more than that. If they did, Giblin would still be the coach.

[Anonymous]

"If you hadn't noticed, Paro is also the head football coach. Football is the Prep priority and Lacrosse is just another mouth to feed for the AD."

If football is Prep's top priority, then they have a ways to go. They are not even a top football program in the area, heck they didn't even beat their IAC rival, Landon, last Fall.

Strange times at Prep if you ask me.....

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:"If you hadn't noticed, Paro is also the head football coach. Football is the Prep priority and Lacrosse is just another mouth to feed for the AD."

If football is Prep's top priority, then they have a ways to go. They are not even a top football program in the area, heck they didn't even beat their IAC rival, Landon, last Fall.

Strange times at Prep if you ask me.....

You are right. Prep football does have a ways to go.

But ceding an equal spot at the table for Admissions and Financial Aid to Lacrosse isn't going to get the football program to where it has been in the past.

To a degree, the two sports are in competition with one another especially since some better athletes opted not to play football so they could concentrate on lacrosse. That went over like the proverbial lead balloon on Rockville Pike.

What you are seeing now of on the field is the impact of Prep moving lacrosse down to a lower priority internally. Expect more of the same in the future.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Believe it or don't. No skin off my nose.

You are not the only one wandering around in your little dream world. As proof, watch and see. Urick will be there as long as he wants ... win, lose or draw. Because Lax is no longer the priority it was at GP.

If Prep doesn't have a strong season next Spring, Urick is gone. We have been hearing how strong Prep's 2019 class has been for a few years on this board, the talent is there but the coaching is suspect at best. Prep has not won a game against Landon in 4 seasons now and 3 seasons against Bullis. This does not sit well with the alumni community.

Bullis will most likely dominate the IAC next Spring (unless a few of transfer implants, transfer out). St. Stephens and Landon will drop big time next Spring as they lose strong senior classes to graduation.

I'm one of those GP lacrosse alums you think will be so upset, as is my brother and lots of our close friends. The angry mob surrounding Dan Paro's office with pitchforks demanding Urick's head or a return to the 2000's is a figment of your imagination. You sound like another lacrosse-crazy parent that places more importance on the sport than it deserves.

If you hadn't noticed, Paro is also the head football coach. Football is the Prep priority and Lacrosse is just another mouth to feed for the AD.

Urick is at Prep as long as he wants to be providing they are competitive. Not dominant, just competitive. The school pretty much signaled that when they passed on Giblin's most recent resignation.

My observation is that the Landon lacrosse alums are far more invested in the fortunes of the lacrosse team. Prep isn't Landon. Maybe that's why you are confused or peddling this fiction of yours.

Hmm...there are dozens of coaches in MARYLAND that would be a big upgrade for Prep. Paro may not do anything because he made the bonehead decision to hire a coach with zero track record as a head coach (D3 UDC does not count). PP great answer for the current players and families...just pack it in. Please ask the Prep parents/alums to take down the Twitter handles promoting their rich lacrosse history-clearly not aligned with the school’s commitment or on field performance. Competitive? Prep looked confused and poorly coached vs Bullis and got blown out in the tourney. Be honest Prep families care about a winning lax program, just look at all the chest beating on the Prep twitter handle...but only 9 wins for all the purported D1 talent? Ouch...coaching matters.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:^^^ you are all over the place.

Lax get kids into great school and the best internships. Prep cares.

You think you know, but you don't.

They care, of course, but not anywhere near as much as you think they do or should.

For every Lax player that gets into a top school, there are the parents of several others at the school who were better students that didn't get into that college or university. College Counseling has to face these people and tell them life is unfair.

You predicted Urick will be fired because you are clueless about the priorities of the school and the politics on campus. The school does care about as much as they care about the basketball, baseball or soccer programs. But no more than that. If they did, Giblin would still be the coach.

The point being made is that lax is held in high regard by many top notch academic colleges and that any IAC school would do well to provide a strong lax program to help student athletes get to best possible college. Football is on the wane nationally and does not have the same academic culture. The problem for Prep is that its lax reputation (built from the past) does not match the current reality of on field performance.

[Anonymous]

"Please ask the Prep parents/alums to take down the Twitter handles promoting their rich lacrosse history-clearly not aligned with the school’s commitment or on field performance."

A few people on Twitter amount to almost nothing. You shouldn't be fooled by this, or maybe you can't help yourself.

Look at the product on the field. That'll tell you where the emphasis is and isn't.

College recruiting is a highly imperfect art. It'll take a while for the colleges to catch on that these are not the Prep players of the 2000's.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:^^^ you are all over the place.

Lax get kids into great school and the best internships. Prep cares.

You think you know, but you don't.

They care, of course, but not anywhere near as much as you think they do or should.

For every Lax player that gets into a top school, there are the parents of several others at the school who were better students that didn't get into that college or university. College Counseling has to face these people and tell them life is unfair.

You predicted Urick will be fired because you are clueless about the priorities of the school and the politics on campus. The school does care about as much as they care about the basketball, baseball or soccer programs. But no more than that. If they did, Giblin would still be the coach.

The point being made is that lax is held in high regard by many top notch academic colleges and that any IAC school would do well to provide a strong lax program to help student athletes get to best possible college. Football is on the wane nationally and does not have the same academic culture. The problem for Prep is that its lax reputation (built from the past) does not match the current reality of on field performance.

The point being missed is that these Lax recruits are a tiny percentage of the graduating class of 125 boys. They are not representative of where the great majority of Prep grads go to college and everyone knows it. In fact, when Prep or any of these schools boast of acceptances at top schools, people discount this for the number of these they believe are athletic recruits.

Football's decline is being way overstated. Over 1 million boys played high school football last fall and the number is up, not down.

A number of factors have lead to the decline of the Prep program. The rise of Gonzaga, a much lower cost Catholic alternative. The appointment of a coach with none of the power Giblin had (The Mater Dei Program and connection and 27 years worth of alums and the connections formed with the Alumni, both players and parents).

Finally the rise of lacrosse across the country is going to decrease the number of kids that are recruited out of DMV schools as colleges can get better athletes in Ohio, Texas and California.