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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]A number of factors have lead to the decline of the Prep program. The rise of Gonzaga, a much lower cost Catholic alternative. The appointment of a coach with none of the power Giblin had (The Mater Dei Program and connection and 27 years worth of alums and the connections formed with the Alumni, both players and parents). [/quote]

I am really sick and tired of GP boosters always coming up with an excuse for the decline of their program. You don't think Landon has ever lost a kid or two or three to Bullis or vice versa. Heck I know Landon loses kids, NOVA public school kids to Gonzaga quite frequently.

Coach Urick coached several GP alums at Georgetown under his Father, he knows who the boosters are and which alums to engage with. Georgetown in the late 90's and 2000's when its program was in its prime was the destination for GL lax players.

There's a huge difference between knowing who the key people are and having their support and affection.

When Giblin went to Prep Admissions to make the case for players he would like to have or tto the AD for additional resources, the Admissions people and the hierarchy knew that he had this significant support from the alumni and parents. Some of these people were alums with clout. Even with this, it was a struggle.

Urick has none of these connections and the GP alums played for GU for Dave Urick are not big fans of the son.

When Scott Urick tries to make his case at Admissions, he's just another coach. Which is just what the AD and the rest of the Prep staff want.

If GP settles into being a middle of the pack IAC team that occasionally beats one of the better WCAC teams, no one is going to get so upset that they force the AD to fire the coach. They are not going to set out on a search for some one who can put the program at the top again.

Urick is there until he decides to leave. Any new coach that comes in is going to face the same stacked deck that Urick faces. The Mater Dei connection is broken and Gonzaga and St. Johns are now viable options for Catholic boys who want to play lacrosse at a high level.

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