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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What other private schools does what SJC does with invitations to workouts, tours, and conversations with the coach? What else do coaches look for other than being a talented player (parental involvement, grades, character)??[/quote]

St. Albans, Landon, Spaulding, Calvert Hall, Georgetown Prep[/quote]As a STA parent, one graduated, one still there, I can confirm that the school does very little in terms of recruiting for sports. They tell current parents and students to help find candidates that they think could be an impact player and handle the workload. STA has some great coaches, but they are not hanging out at club sports games and practices, youth football leagues, etc and actively looking for kids. 
Now, if a prospective family is interested in STA, the coaches will spend time with them and try to make it work. But the family has to make the first move. 
The academics at STA are easily the biggest barrier. Some kids don’t want it so they never apply and some couldn’t handle it, so they don’t get in. The work close to double what the kids at landon and prep have and that’s a well known fact. [/quote]

What is the workload like in comparison to Sidwell, GDS, or Maret? I know STA has the better baseball team of the aforementioned schools. I thought GP was very similar to STA and Gonzaga. [/quote]

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