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I'm not the PP, but you said "Jelleff is off-limits for Hardy team use," which is patently untrue.[/quote]

Not the other PP, but as a practical matter it is true. During the times that sports teams would use it -- after school during the spring and fall -- it is off limits.

Theoretically, Hardy could use the field during the day for PE. But they have never applied to do that. Currently days it is used by the British School of Washington for their PE.

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That mames sense.  I've also noticed that the British School parks its school buses in the Jelleff lot.  Presumably the British school pays DPR for its day time use rights and the parking privileges.  As we all know, in the DC government money talks.  If someone is woing to pay extra for use of a taxpayer supported facility, they will get priority.  Because Hardy has no fields of its own to speak of, the admin needs to figure out how to get DPR to give its teams use rights once the Maret and British school agreements expire.  This will probably require getting the mayors office involved so that DPR listens.  But for now, the situation for Hardy is still unfavorable.[/quote]

Why, why, why do you speak, uninformed parent!!

Hardy can access the field at PE as much as they like during the school hours. Sometimes the coaches do, some other times they don't, because they have a huge indoor facility and gym,which is so large that it can be simultaneously host two basketball games (4 teams), 3 volleyball games (6 teams). At this huge and exclusive space caters to a population of less than 400 kids.

370 kids divided by 8 time periods at school, means that at each period you only have about 45 Hardy students doing PE... Only 45 !!!  These 45 kids have for their exclusive use a huge indoor gym. All for themselves. Plus a smaller but new and perfectly functional outdoor field, and a tennis court... Why should these 45 kids leave the school and use the Jelleff fields? They only do it on special occasions (football & baseball team practice and games) .
British school has ridiculous indoor facilities (and only for younger kids). That's why they are bused elsewhere and that's why you can see them on the Jelleff fields.

Let me repeat it: 370 Hardy students divided by 8 time periods/day, means that at each period, and each day,  you have only about 45 students at PE. Each of these students has an exclusive per capita sqf sport space availability which is larger than any of the other public/private schools in NW DC. And they have it each and every day (not only for one semester/year as at Deal). They have it in house (no need to take buses like the British School). No need to share with private outsiders (St Albans).

And on top of this, if this was not enough, if the coaches wish , they can also go to Jelleff fields during school hours.

Go and see the Hardy indoor gym and check my math if you wish.

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Hardy facilities are bigger than the ncs and sfs mega gyms? Have you seen the 4 story rock climbing wall and 5 bbal courts at ncs?[/quote]

How many kids do the bbal courts serve at NCS? I was not comparing absolute size, but size relative to a 370 kids enrollment.[/quote]

I think this thread's basketball-centric perspective on Hardy's sports facilities suggests that the program offerings are not as diverse as they should be, certainly in comparison to what is available at Deal.  One thing Hardy should do is make its sole playing field a more regular size by eliminating some of the on-site parking on the school yard.[/quote]

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