Lacrosse Culture at St Albans?

[Anonymous]

Why does Saint Albany’s have their own lacrosse threads?

This speaks loudly just how insane their parents really are.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why does Saint Albany’s have their own lacrosse threads?

This speaks loudly just how insane their parents really are.

Insane? I don't think their shrinks would use that word.

Here's the deal. There is a peculiar fixation at St Albans with lacrosse for many reasons.

You get the old guard alums who are board members and major donors who remember the days when St Albans was a powerhouse in the helmet sports. The good old days...

You have these now balding and paunchy dads who played lacrosse in college, the days when any member of a boarding school's varsity could get "recruited" simply by having one's high school coach call over to his buddies coaching in college, who want nothing more than to relive their glory days through their sons.

You have the so-called Washington cave dwellers who over the course of just a generation or two are seeing their fortunes fading and status slipping. Lacrosse is a vestige of the past harking back to the WASPy days of yore. They clutch to it tightly.

You have a lot of St Albans Stepford moms who remember their first crushes who were the lacrosse playing bad boys, with their easy smiles and flowing locks.

You have the current students who are brainy and often nerdy, who think the way to cast off that vibe and get the girls is to be a lacrosse playing bad boy, with the easy smiles and flowing locks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why does Saint Albany’s have their own lacrosse threads?

This speaks loudly just how insane their parents really are.

Insane? I don't think their shrinks would use that word.

Here's the deal. There is a peculiar fixation at St Albans with lacrosse for many reasons.

You get the old guard alums who are board members and major donors who remember the days when St Albans was a powerhouse in the helmet sports. The good old days...

You have these now balding and paunchy dads who played lacrosse in college, the days when any member of a boarding school's varsity could get "recruited" simply by having one's high school coach call over to his buddies coaching in college, who want nothing more than to relive their glory days through their sons.

You have the so-called Washington cave dwellers who over the course of just a generation or two are seeing their fortunes fading and status slipping. Lacrosse is a vestige of the past harking back to the WASPy days of yore. They clutch to it tightly.

You have a lot of St Albans Stepford moms who remember their first crushes who were the lacrosse playing bad boys, with their easy smiles and flowing locks.

You have the current students who are brainy and often nerdy, who think the way to cast off that vibe and get the girls is to be a lacrosse playing bad boy, with the easy smiles and flowing locks.

Hmm I don’t know about the rest but I know many many boys at STA and they are anything but nerdy. Sure, there are good students but many of them are really strong athletes and anything but nerdy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why does Saint Albany’s have their own lacrosse threads?

This speaks loudly just how insane their parents really are.

Insane? I don't think their shrinks would use that word.

Here's the deal. There is a peculiar fixation at St Albans with lacrosse for many reasons.

You get the old guard alums who are board members and major donors who remember the days when St Albans was a powerhouse in the helmet sports. The good old days...

You have these now balding and paunchy dads who played lacrosse in college, the days when any member of a boarding school's varsity could get "recruited" simply by having one's high school coach call over to his buddies coaching in college, who want nothing more than to relive their glory days through their sons.

You have the so-called Washington cave dwellers who over the course of just a generation or two are seeing their fortunes fading and status slipping. Lacrosse is a vestige of the past harking back to the WASPy days of yore. They clutch to it tightly.

You have a lot of St Albans Stepford moms who remember their first crushes who were the lacrosse playing bad boys, with their easy smiles and flowing locks.

You have the current students who are brainy and often nerdy, who think the way to cast off that vibe and get the girls is to be a lacrosse playing bad boy, with the easy smiles and flowing locks.

Hmm I don’t know about the rest but I know many many boys at STA and they are anything but nerdy. Sure, there are good students but many of them are really strong athletes and anything but nerdy.

[Anonymous]

Why would you reply to the troll?

[Anonymous]

I think it's great that the lacrosse program has been reinvigorated. But the school needs to guard against "lax bro" culture spreading as well.

[Anonymous]

Yeah, it would be terrible for STA if feelings of entightelment pervaded such a down to earth and humble place.

[Anonymous]

Irony alert. Irony alert. Albans lax parents that I know are pretty cool and non-pretentious. Now the crew crowd, that’s another story altogether......

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think it's great that the lacrosse program has been reinvigorated. But the school needs to guard against "lax bro" culture spreading as well.

Tell that to the current 8th grade laxers. A storm is a comin

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think it's great that the lacrosse program has been reinvigorated. But the school needs to guard against "lax bro" culture spreading as well.

One upset win over a not as dominant as usual Landon team and the program is re-invigorated. When was it ever invigorated in the last 25 years besides 2007? Pump the brakes until the season is about 8 games old and lets see where things stand.

[Anonymous]

St. Albans doesn’t measure success by its wins and losses. Sure they want to win. But nobody I know there harbors any illusions that they will ever be IAC champs in the next decade or ever.

But the last few seasons they’ve been winning almost as much as losing games. They haven’t been last in the IAC. They’ve had upset wins every season since the new HC arrived. There are 70 kids in their program. They had to cut kids for the first time in maybe forever because of the large turnout. The kids love the coaches. My kid picked up a stick for the first time since middle school because he wanted to be part of the lacrosse program and the excitement surrounding it. He made the team, will probably rarely play, but is super happy to be part of the close-knit program.

So a reinvigorated program? No doubt.

[Anonymous]

Invigorated, not reinvigorated. Happy the coaches are doing a good job and the kids are enthused.

[Anonymous]

good stuff!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think it's great that the lacrosse program has been reinvigorated. But the school needs to guard against "lax bro" culture spreading as well.

Tell that to the current 8th grade laxers. A storm is a comin

What does this mean? Are you saying there are problems with lax boys in that grade?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why does Saint Albany’s have their own lacrosse threads?

This speaks loudly just how insane their parents really are.

Insane? I don't think their shrinks would use that word.

Here's the deal. There is a peculiar fixation at St Albans with lacrosse for many reasons.

You get the old guard alums who are board members and major donors who remember the days when St Albans was a powerhouse in the helmet sports. The good old days...

You have these now balding and paunchy dads who played lacrosse in college, the days when any member of a boarding school's varsity could get "recruited" simply by having one's high school coach call over to his buddies coaching in college, who want nothing more than to relive their glory days through their sons.

You have the so-called Washington cave dwellers who over the course of just a generation or two are seeing their fortunes fading and status slipping. Lacrosse is a vestige of the past harking back to the WASPy days of yore. They clutch to it tightly.

You have a lot of St Albans Stepford moms who remember their first crushes who were the lacrosse playing bad boys, with their easy smiles and flowing locks.

You have the current students who are brainy and often nerdy, who think the way to cast off that vibe and get the girls is to be a lacrosse playing bad boy, with the easy smiles and flowing locks.

Hmm I don’t know about the rest but I know many many boys at STA and they are anything but nerdy. Sure, there are good students but many of them are really strong athletes and anything but nerdy.

I guess being nerdy is unacceptable at STA? Nice place you got there.