LOL, PT is not an issue. You need to spend a few years with the team to get it. The coach inherited the Giblin teams and then the DC Dogs...he was set for a few years. As recruiting has waned the depth is not there. They have some great players. A great group of young men who deserve better than a coach who is lazy and does just enough to get by.
For starters yes, head coach is a huge problem, then you have an AD who is not doing his job along with feckless senior leadership who have received complaints from dozens of families across multiple years and have not done their jobs.
"Did I start this thread to tell us all how bad GP is and how great Landon is?".........LOL, not at all, I am not a Landon fan, just a realist when it comes to how teams/programs function.
There is a lot of truth to that statement.....agree that there is too much lacrosse happening in June/July......that would be a "Money-Grab" issue as club programs have sought to pull as much money out of families as possible. Landon runs a Lacrosse Program with 50-60 players, they should be able to handle 2 sessions.........it also results in Landon playing upwards of 25-30 games per year, Prep about half that number. Prep loses players in the summer (boarders) especially due to lack of planning.
Multiple Mater Dei lacrosse players have recently gone to Landon, Gonzaga and SJC. The word is out, the Prep lacrosse program (if you can call it that) is in disarray. Case in point, Landon is playing in 2 NHSLS sessions and practicing 2x per week to prepare. Prep was not registered for NHSLS until some concerned alumni intervened, now Prep is going to 1 session (with 1 day of practice) minus some key players due to lack of planning.......a "JOKE"!