Loudoun County High Schools

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Anonymous wrote:PVI coach resigned in June but had already set up to run the camps. He is also assisting with the hiring of a new coach. It is hard to find people willing to give up the time to coach.

The rumor is that parents were upset that their kids were not getting enough playing time and he was getting tired of the pressure from the school..

Or maybe the school found out about the underage drinking the coaches allowed during their championship celebration/party.

Yeah.... That would not be a good thing.

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Kids are underage drinking whether coaches are there or not. It’s high school.

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Anonymous wrote:PVI coach resigned in June but had already set up to run the camps. He is also assisting with the hiring of a new coach. It is hard to find people willing to give up the time to coach.

The rumor is that parents were upset that their kids were not getting enough playing time and he was getting tired of the pressure from the school..

Or maybe the school found out about the underage drinking the coaches allowed during their championship celebration/party.

Yeah.... That would not be a good thing.

Please...Gonzaga players drink at games. What team does not have a few of these issues. Coaches most likely did not buy it. Did one of the coaches host the party at a coach's house? If so that would be an issue.

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Please take this to a private school thread.

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Anonymous wrote:PVI coach resigned in June but had already set up to run the camps. He is also assisting with the hiring of a new coach. It is hard to find people willing to give up the time to coach.

The rumor is that parents were upset that their kids were not getting enough playing time and he was getting tired of the pressure from the school..

As evidence in the thread the attention on this program gets in Loudoun County on a thread started for LC Public Schools tells you all you need to know. Too many kids thinking they are good enough to play at PVI and with all the other options available to them in the county and they chose to ride the bench instead of play at another WCAC school or just stay at you home public. Clearly, the kids are not good enough and parents don't want to hear it.

The OP titles this Loudoun County HS. This opens the discussion for boys lacrosse, girl's lacrosse, public and private. If any parent sends their kids to PVI just to play lacrosse then they are not meeting the mission of the school. Like college, would you go there if lacrosse went away? I think this is one reason it will be tough to find a good replacement coach at PVI. The public school job is a better deal for many coaches.

The OP further said that this was opened for Loudoun public schools and there was already enough private school threads. They wanted a public school thread. Then further said primarily for boys but was open to girls. Never said anything about opening it to any private, PVI or no.

Would playing in a lower division hurt some of these kids chances of playing in college? Not everyone can play/afford private school...

Back on track with LoCo Lacrosse... With Champe going to division 4 from 6, do you think they have a chance to make a good showing? I also wonder if Light Ridge will have any new players moving up?

What was posted above in the county breakdown.
Champe has a good coach and good program. The plus column: they have played against the Freedoms, Battlefields and Patriots the past years, better competition then they will face for the most part than against the 4s. The upperclassmen will carry this team for the next year or two. The negatives: the move to 4 is based on smaller enrollment, meaning less opportunity for large classes of experienced players. They will slowly get caught by the current 4s, but this will take a few years. Being in the tougher of the two 4a divisions is a negative, but not having Dominion in division is a plus. They should do well for the coming few seasons, at least.

Light ridge struggled against the 4s and will struggle more against the 5s. Don’t see that they have a shot in the next few years of finishing higher than 4th. They are clearly behind RHS, BW, IHS and most likely won’t pass SB for #4 anytime soon.

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Anonymous wrote:Please take this to a private school thread.

no

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Would kids playing in a lower division hurt their chances to play in college or would they be seen more on their club team?

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Anonymous wrote:Would kids playing in a lower division hurt their chances to play in college or would they be seen more on their club team?

With there being 4a, 5a, and 6a in Virginia (and Loudoun)- I would say no, HS division doesn't matter. I have no stats to back this up, but I would say Riverside (5) and Dominion (4) are sending more kids in the past few years then many 6 schools in Loco or FFX.

They have more of an opportunity to be "seen" at club then at HS, as the HS and college season overlap. The HC at a college is not going to leave his team and travel to LoCo to look at a kid in HS mid-season. Doubtful they are just going to come across your kid at a recruiting event either. You need to let them know you are out there and where you will be and then they will take a look, if they have time. Maybe your kid plays #1 attack and they are really there to look at the top 10 D-Poles and their Freshman class had 5 top tier attackmen, your #1 attack moves down the priority list. Your needs are not their needs! However, if your kid is the next LeBron of lacrosse, they might. I would suspect that if he was, they would already know that though.

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Anonymous wrote:Would kids playing in a lower division hurt their chances to play in college or would they be seen more on their club team?

With there being 4a, 5a, and 6a in Virginia (and Loudoun)- I would say no, HS division doesn't matter. I have no stats to back this up, but I would say Riverside (5) and Dominion (4) are sending more kids in the past few years then many 6 schools in Loco or FFX.

They have more of an opportunity to be "seen" at club then at HS, as the HS and college season overlap. The HC at a college is not going to leave his team and travel to LoCo to look at a kid in HS mid-season. Doubtful they are just going to come across your kid at a recruiting event either. You need to let them know you are out there and where you will be and then they will take a look, if they have time. Maybe your kid plays #1 attack and they are really there to look at the top 10 D-Poles and their Freshman class had 5 top tier attackmen, your #1 attack moves down the priority list. Your needs are not their needs! However, if your kid is the next LeBron of lacrosse, they might. I would suspect that if he was, they would already know that though.

I am worried about Loudoun Lacrosse in a few more years. It seems that fewer kids are playing lacrosse or trying it out which means less competition. Unless you are in the area of a few schools.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Would kids playing in a lower division hurt their chances to play in college or would they be seen more on their club team?

With there being 4a, 5a, and 6a in Virginia (and Loudoun)- I would say no, HS division doesn't matter. I have no stats to back this up, but I would say Riverside (5) and Dominion (4) are sending more kids in the past few years then many 6 schools in Loco or FFX.

They have more of an opportunity to be "seen" at club then at HS, as the HS and college season overlap. The HC at a college is not going to leave his team and travel to LoCo to look at a kid in HS mid-season. Doubtful they are just going to come across your kid at a recruiting event either. You need to let them know you are out there and where you will be and then they will take a look, if they have time. Maybe your kid plays #1 attack and they are really there to look at the top 10 D-Poles and their Freshman class had 5 top tier attackmen, your #1 attack moves down the priority list. Your needs are not their needs! However, if your kid is the next LeBron of lacrosse, they might. I would suspect that if he was, they would already know that though.

I am worried about Loudoun Lacrosse in a few more years. It seems that fewer kids are playing lacrosse or trying it out which means less competition. Unless you are in the area of a few schools.

I believe this is a fair observation and share the same concern. Loudoun is a soccer first county so with lacrosse and soccer being Spring sports it’s tough to field full and consistent lacrosse teams.

The 2022-23 classes in Loudoun were the last really strong ones on the girls side. Riverside had been dominant in previous years and last season overachieved when they upset the #1 seed in the region to make the state tournament. Dominion has been dominant in 4A winning multiple state championships. Both schools will come back to the pack this year.

There are some very talented individual players in the county, but in general the talent will be down and teams will be no where near as competitive as the Riverside and Dominion teams of the past.

Hopefully Loudoun can rebuild the youth programs on the girls side. It all starts here.

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I would add that the better players typically go to privates now, further diluting the talent pool.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Would kids playing in a lower division hurt their chances to play in college or would they be seen more on their club team?

With there being 4a, 5a, and 6a in Virginia (and Loudoun)- I would say no, HS division doesn't matter. I have no stats to back this up, but I would say Riverside (5) and Dominion (4) are sending more kids in the past few years then many 6 schools in Loco or FFX.

They have more of an opportunity to be "seen" at club then at HS, as the HS and college season overlap. The HC at a college is not going to leave his team and travel to LoCo to look at a kid in HS mid-season. Doubtful they are just going to come across your kid at a recruiting event either. You need to let them know you are out there and where you will be and then they will take a look, if they have time. Maybe your kid plays #1 attack and they are really there to look at the top 10 D-Poles and their Freshman class had 5 top tier attackmen, your #1 attack moves down the priority list. Your needs are not their needs! However, if your kid is the next LeBron of lacrosse, they might. I would suspect that if he was, they would already know that though.

I am worried about Loudoun Lacrosse in a few more years. It seems that fewer kids are playing lacrosse or trying it out which means less competition. Unless you are in the area of a few schools.

I believe this is a fair observation and share the same concern. Loudoun is a soccer first county so with lacrosse and soccer being Spring sports it’s tough to field full and consistent lacrosse teams.

The 2022-23 classes in Loudoun were the last really strong ones on the girls side. Riverside had been dominant in previous years and last season overachieved when they upset the #1 seed in the region to make the state tournament. Dominion has been dominant in 4A winning multiple state championships. Both schools will come back to the pack this year.

There are some very talented individual players in the county, but in general the talent will be down and teams will be no where near as competitive as the Riverside and Dominion teams of the past.

Hopefully Loudoun can rebuild the youth programs on the girls side. It all starts here.

Very few if any kids choosing to play soccer over lacrosse. They are a different set of kids. The issue is that they open new HS’s every year and split the teams up. Twice as many HS programs than just 8 years ago plus add PVI to the mix.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Would kids playing in a lower division hurt their chances to play in college or would they be seen more on their club team?

With there being 4a, 5a, and 6a in Virginia (and Loudoun)- I would say no, HS division doesn't matter. I have no stats to back this up, but I would say Riverside (5) and Dominion (4) are sending more kids in the past few years then many 6 schools in Loco or FFX.

They have more of an opportunity to be "seen" at club then at HS, as the HS and college season overlap. The HC at a college is not going to leave his team and travel to LoCo to look at a kid in HS mid-season. Doubtful they are just going to come across your kid at a recruiting event either. You need to let them know you are out there and where you will be and then they will take a look, if they have time. Maybe your kid plays #1 attack and they are really there to look at the top 10 D-Poles and their Freshman class had 5 top tier attackmen, your #1 attack moves down the priority list. Your needs are not their needs! However, if your kid is the next LeBron of lacrosse, they might. I would suspect that if he was, they would already know that though.

I am worried about Loudoun Lacrosse in a few more years. It seems that fewer kids are playing lacrosse or trying it out which means less competition. Unless you are in the area of a few schools.

I believe this is a fair observation and share the same concern. Loudoun is a soccer first county so with lacrosse and soccer being Spring sports it’s tough to field full and consistent lacrosse teams.

The 2022-23 classes in Loudoun were the last really strong ones on the girls side. Riverside had been dominant in previous years and last season overachieved when they upset the #1 seed in the region to make the state tournament. Dominion has been dominant in 4A winning multiple state championships. Both schools will come back to the pack this year.

There are some very talented individual players in the county, but in general the talent will be down and teams will be no where near as competitive as the Riverside and Dominion teams of the past.

Hopefully Loudoun can rebuild the youth programs on the girls side. It all starts here.

Very few if any kids choosing to play soccer over lacrosse. They are a different set of kids. The issue is that they open new HS’s every year and split the teams up. Twice as many HS programs than just 8 years ago plus add PVI to the mix.

For our Loudoun school kids having to choose between lacrosse and soccer was an issue. Especially in making sure the school had numbers to field both varsity and JV teams. But do agree the number of schools has played a factor as well. And as the public teams get weaker those players serious about lacrosse will look to attend private schools, only compounding the problem.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Would kids playing in a lower division hurt their chances to play in college or would they be seen more on their club team?

With there being 4a, 5a, and 6a in Virginia (and Loudoun)- I would say no, HS division doesn't matter. I have no stats to back this up, but I would say Riverside (5) and Dominion (4) are sending more kids in the past few years then many 6 schools in Loco or FFX.

They have more of an opportunity to be "seen" at club then at HS, as the HS and college season overlap. The HC at a college is not going to leave his team and travel to LoCo to look at a kid in HS mid-season. Doubtful they are just going to come across your kid at a recruiting event either. You need to let them know you are out there and where you will be and then they will take a look, if they have time. Maybe your kid plays #1 attack and they are really there to look at the top 10 D-Poles and their Freshman class had 5 top tier attackmen, your #1 attack moves down the priority list. Your needs are not their needs! However, if your kid is the next LeBron of lacrosse, they might. I would suspect that if he was, they would already know that though.

I am worried about Loudoun Lacrosse in a few more years. It seems that fewer kids are playing lacrosse or trying it out which means less competition. Unless you are in the area of a few schools.

I believe this is a fair observation and share the same concern. Loudoun is a soccer first county so with lacrosse and soccer being Spring sports it’s tough to field full and consistent lacrosse teams.

The 2022-23 classes in Loudoun were the last really strong ones on the girls side. Riverside had been dominant in previous years and last season overachieved when they upset the #1 seed in the region to make the state tournament. Dominion has been dominant in 4A winning multiple state championships. Both schools will come back to the pack this year.

There are some very talented individual players in the county, but in general the talent will be down and teams will be no where near as competitive as the Riverside and Dominion teams of the past.

Hopefully Loudoun can rebuild the youth programs on the girls side. It all starts here.

Very few if any kids choosing to play soccer over lacrosse. They are a different set of kids. The issue is that they open new HS’s every year and split the teams up. Twice as many HS programs than just 8 years ago plus add PVI to the mix.

For our Loudoun school kids having to choose between lacrosse and soccer was an issue. Especially in making sure the school had numbers to field both varsity and JV teams. But do agree the number of schools has played a factor as well. And as the public teams get weaker those players serious about lacrosse will look to attend private schools, only compounding the problem.

But I will say on the positive note. Those kids that can play lacrosse and/or on travel clubs will be starting varsity/freshman and will get a lot more playing time than a 50 person roster private school team.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Would kids playing in a lower division hurt their chances to play in college or would they be seen more on their club team?

With there being 4a, 5a, and 6a in Virginia (and Loudoun)- I would say no, HS division doesn't matter. I have no stats to back this up, but I would say Riverside (5) and Dominion (4) are sending more kids in the past few years then many 6 schools in Loco or FFX.

They have more of an opportunity to be "seen" at club then at HS, as the HS and college season overlap. The HC at a college is not going to leave his team and travel to LoCo to look at a kid in HS mid-season. Doubtful they are just going to come across your kid at a recruiting event either. You need to let them know you are out there and where you will be and then they will take a look, if they have time. Maybe your kid plays #1 attack and they are really there to look at the top 10 D-Poles and their Freshman class had 5 top tier attackmen, your #1 attack moves down the priority list. Your needs are not their needs! However, if your kid is the next LeBron of lacrosse, they might. I would suspect that if he was, they would already know that though.

I am worried about Loudoun Lacrosse in a few more years. It seems that fewer kids are playing lacrosse or trying it out which means less competition. Unless you are in the area of a few schools.

I believe this is a fair observation and share the same concern. Loudoun is a soccer first county so with lacrosse and soccer being Spring sports it’s tough to field full and consistent lacrosse teams.

The 2022-23 classes in Loudoun were the last really strong ones on the girls side. Riverside had been dominant in previous years and last season overachieved when they upset the #1 seed in the region to make the state tournament. Dominion has been dominant in 4A winning multiple state championships. Both schools will come back to the pack this year.

There are some very talented individual players in the county, but in general the talent will be down and teams will be no where near as competitive as the Riverside and Dominion teams of the past.

Hopefully Loudoun can rebuild the youth programs on the girls side. It all starts here.

Very few if any kids choosing to play soccer over lacrosse. They are a different set of kids. The issue is that they open new HS’s every year and split the teams up. Twice as many HS programs than just 8 years ago plus add PVI to the mix.

For our Loudoun school kids having to choose between lacrosse and soccer was an issue. Especially in making sure the school had numbers to field both varsity and JV teams. But do agree the number of schools has played a factor as well. And as the public teams get weaker those players serious about lacrosse will look to attend private schools, only compounding the problem.

This all depends on what schools you are talking about. Riverside for example is not losing players to private schools, why is that? I was told by a parent whose son plays there that they have 70+ try out every year.