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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My son applied for 9th grade to all the IAC schools.  Obviously, academics will be the main factor.  But he's also extremely serious about lacrosse.  We've gotten input from his club coach, but we believe that coach was being slightly less than objective and seemed intent on steering him to only one school.

My son's goals for lacrosse are pretty simple.  He's like a team that is competitive, but also wants a chance of possibly making varsity by 10th grade, with real playing time his junior and senior years.  He also wants coaches who are nice guys and know the game and can make him better.  As parents, we're looking for a program that can teach him on and off the field, with some ability to help with college recruitment.

Anyone out there care to compare and contrast the IAC programs given this criteria?[/quote]

Good luck with the process!  It might be a little harder than in the past to compare/contrast because this year three IAC schools have new coaches: Georgetown Prep; St. Stephens St. Agnes; and St. Albans.  Those are six strong choices, though -- I've known families with kids at all of them and generally all have been quite happy.

The three schools with the most recent lacrosse strength are Landon, Bullis, and Georgetown Prep.  St. Stephens St. Agnes has also had a strong program under the departed coach.  Episcopal and St. Albans are a bit more back of the pack, but in an absolute sense (compared regionally and even nationally) they have good teams and strong players on those Episcopal and St. Albans teams get recruited.

Not surprisingly, probably the best opportunities for early playing time/varsity status would be at St. Albans and Episcopal, but it can change every year at the other schools (for example, if a big senior class graduates more sophomores may make varsity and play).  Conversely, it might be harder to crack the line-up at a place like Landon.

St. Albans also stands out as being seen as stronger academically -- it's often mentioned with Sidwell, GDS, NCS as being one of the top privates in the area for academics -- BUT from what I understand, strong students at any of the IAC schools will encounter excellent faculty members, interesting coursework, and be well-prepared for college.[/quote]

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