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[quote=Anonymous]The challenge with Loudoun is that many of the top players leave for private schools. The U-16 player you mention is a good example. She lives in Loudoun. The top choice (school-wise) most recently is PVI since it's west of the beltway. However, many girls jump on the toll road or other East/West roads to go into the city to attend school like Visi, SSSA, Potomac, etc. If you live closer to the city and your daughter will attend a school like Yorktown, Mclean, Langley, etc., with a greater amount of good players, the private school option seems less attractive (Although it's still common).

The private school migration allows players to continue to play lacrosse at a high level in high school with their travel mates. Otherwise, you only have 1 or 2 good players in each Loudoun high school. Some teams even fewer. This is not unique to lacrosse. Top football, basketball, etc. kids are doing the same thing. I expect both Riverside and Dominion to be weaker in the coming years as a result. It's unfortunate for kids that want to play at a high level and are good enough to play at a high/private school level, but want to attend their public high school for whatever reason. My daughter played at her public school and graduated last year while my son is currently in 7th grade. We are grappling with the public/private school decision now. He's a very good lacrosse player and student.

Just my observations over the last few years.[/quote]

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