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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Op here—no delusions that DS has a shot at playing basketball at the top programs, but could play at schools in less competitive league. Baseball is his primary interest and, again, realize that despite years of travel and training, that’s no guarantee either. If he chooses a school with super competitive teams and does not make the team or taps out at JV, will he have options? I understand that there are boys who are not interested in sports (and that’s fine), but DS is extremely interested in sports. Being a part of a team is hugely important to him so trying to understand what happens to boys who are sporty but don’t make the cut. Could he pivot to another less popular/competitive sport? Are there intramural teams or sort of “club” teams that play other schools, for example? Seems like the boys schools are more likely to have more of a variety of options given their PE/sports participation requirements, but not sure if that’s true. What happens at a coed school like Bullis if you don’t make the JV/V?

Re DD—My sense is the athletic dynamics are very different for girls. Sports are very important to her as well but it seems like the strong athletes are able to play more than one sport in HS (including girls who are also playing on an outside club team) and/or start a new sport.

And it’s worth noting that we are looking for solid academics. Neither kid is getting an athletic scholarship or has a path forward in professional sports. We don’t need what DCUM considers top tier academics, but would like reasonably strong with solid options for a more rigorous track.

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Potomac has the strongest MAC baseball program recently, where players can develop into D1 ball, but average travel players can still get playing time. Basketball not as strong and he would very likely make jv. Kids routinely do 2-3 sports. Girls track just won the state championship. Field hockey has a handful of club players but they’re not a dominant program.

I would avoid the big baseball schools (Prep, Gonzaga, PVI types) especially since you said he is on the smaller side right now. There are D1 commits who don’t start at those places, and if it would be crushing to not make the team I would look elsewhere. [/quote]

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