Bullis Lacrosse Situation
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Anonymous
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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I just googled Jeff to see what happening. This was the first link??
https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1986/03/22/midshipmans-expulsion-raises-broader-issues/dd766180-b3cf-47be-8b43-ccd0614a22e2/?utm_term=.b312aeb34f59[/quote] He was later reinstated and served in the Navy until he was 32, including serving in the Gulf War. https://www.nytimes.com/1986/04/13/us/around-the-nation-navy-reinstates-cadet-in-cocaine-case.html https://www.thebullisbulldog.com/features/profile-coach-jeff-bellistri Also, putting guilt or innocence aside, he was 23 and it happened over 30 years ago. [/quote] I think it’s ironic parents drink and use all kids of drugs and are going to hold this against him. |
Anonymous
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About a 3rd of the kids on the roster were transfers, several of which were junior and senior transfers.
Clearly this ailineted several current players and families already in the program. |
Anonymous
Well, if Bullis wants to win, that is what they have to do. The roster wasn't strong enough without those transfers. Those are the facts. So, Bullis parents, pick: playing time for your son or winning? |
Anonymous
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It was my understanding that the DCE boys were freshmen. The only transfer was Schollenberger and a d-pole. My question is how many starters were actually displaced by this? Schollenberger replaces Trippi. The d guy?
It’s elite HS lax. If you lose your spot, that’s on the player! |
Anonymous
Excluding the freshmen, there were at least 5+ transfers just this year, at all positions. And, the discussion was about loyalty, so the transfers were brought up. Doesn't change the fact that kids have to work hard to get play time at that level. Just puts the claims of disloyalty into context at Bullis. The fact is the Bullis administration has to choose, not the parents. Do they win whatever the means, or do they develop a long term and sustainable program with "home grown" student athletes? Once that tone is set, then parents can choose to participate or not with their children. The recent (current?) head coach chose the former, and they won with a mix of transfers and "home grown"; but, it didn't come without a cost - bad rep, irritated parents, etc. Doesn't mean they have to abandon the plan, but no one should be surprised there were some negative outcomes to that decision and transition period. Now it looks like the administration is rethinking that plan . . . or not. Who knows. Could just be one parent with a lot of money throwing around his weight. Not sure we'll know the actual truth anytime soon. |
Anonymous
| Shut up. Not a Bullis parent, but your post is crap. Do you know how many kids are brought it to Landon? They poached the goalie from the Heights, STA's best player, a junior transfer from Oregon, etc. Nearly every MS kid at Landon is recruited over. The coach at SSSA is recruiting like crazy. Putting this just on Bullis is piling on. |
Anonymous
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They brougt more far more than just Shollenberger and the d-pole from Saint Stephens...
How does this sound... junior middie from Wootton, a senior goalie from Saint Andrews, an attackman from Sidwell and d-man from You take away Bullis transfers, they would have finished at best middle of the road in the IAC at best. Current Bullis parents are sick of Bellistri recruiting antics. Let’s not forget the year before when Bullis brought in 5 other transfers. |
Anonymous
Define recruiting at these schools. Are they actively approaching the parents of sports kids and offering financial incentive? Are they lowering the academic standards of admission? Are they providing some other incentive other full-tuition families aren't eligible to receive? Not to parse words but bringing in full tuition middle school kids and seeing they are good lacrosse players is probably okay since class sizes tend to increase at MS. Bringing in a senior transfer on scholarship to play basketball (Landon a few years ago) or a junior transfer (don't know if he was incentivized) to play lacrosse who transfers right back (Bullis) probably ticks off a few parents who pay full tuition and their kid loses playing time or a spot on the roster. Since the thread is about Bullis and not knowing the end result of this current situation, they have been ridiculously aggressive in their athletic pursuits but they have also spent a ton of time and $$ in trying to build out the rest of the school. A poster on another thread spelled out Bullis' situation very well with regard to growth, enrollment and endowment. And I don't know the answer to this but was Bellistri the one leading the charge to recruit for sports other than basketball and football or was it Megill and Horsey? How bad was their dynamic that led to this? |
Anonymous
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The whole point ibehind the decision to move on from the current coach was to get away from the “bought vs bred” label I.e. transfers. The leadership knows the transfer model is not sustainable; thus the decision was made on the coach who the school believed could not deliver a plan that would support the change initiative.
Sadly, it became more about Jeff B and not the current kids and the future. Lead by 2 uniformed rising senior parents and Jeff B, the fight for status quo won the day as rumors and mis-guided sense of importance overwhelmed an administration who was only looking out for what they believed was best for the school in the long run. No one person should be bigger than the program or the school. Good for the other IAC schools, as a building juggernaut just severely crippled itself opening the door for you all to drive a truck through. |
Anonymous
The only attackman from Sidwell that plays enrolled as a freshman! |
Anonymous
Got it. So only 40% of their starters were transfer recruits but maybe more. Much better. |
Anonymous
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several of the "transfers" are students who weren't a good academic fit at other schools. They weren't necessarily actively recruited by Bullis for sports.
I'm still trying to get an clear explanation of this whole DCE interaction. |
Anonymous
+1 |
Anonymous
| I guess we'll know more when the president comes back from vacation this week. |
Anonymous
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It seems strange that high school coaches can also have club teams on the side, but i guess that's accepted in this day and age.
Regardless, how could assistant coaches at Bullis, who also have their own club teams, have more influence with the AD/HOS than a teacher/coach who's been there for years and has elevated the program? |