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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DC is enjoys sports but after several tours and discussions with several coaches, I get the sense that the athletics (outside of lacrosse at GP and Landon) are extremely overrated. Is there a top independent school that is strong in football, basketball, soccer, etc.? If you are e a serious athlete in one of the above sports and want to compete at the highest level while also preparing for entry into  a top university, aren't Dematha, Gonzaga and Good Counsel better options than the independent school route?[/quote]

If you are a great athlete that "projects" to be a college player, colleges will find you and you will be "recruited".

I don't know if "overrated" is the right word to describe the IAC programs. "Small Time" or "Smaller Time" might be a better descriptor.

The level of competition, the intensity of the individual programs and the coaching at these WCAC schools is much better than anything you will find in the IAC currently. This combination of factors helps develop players. You will rarely see multi-sport athletes in the WCAC schools since the pace and demands of these programs demand almost total dedication. While you don't see DeMatha or Gonzaga football players playing basketball, you might easily see that in the IAC. There's even more lacrosse and football players.

College recruiters look first at the WCAC schools for basketball and football players. DeMatha, for example, had 13 senior football players get Division I scholarships a few years ago. When IAC athletes do go off to play in college it's generally at the non-scholarship level.

Gonzaga has sent a lot of players to the top athletic schools and the top academic schools, especially the Ivies. The current Stanford QB is a Gonzaga grad. Gonzaga academics are felt to be better than the other WCAC schools.
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