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1. Prep has nearly 100 boys combined playing on Varsity/JV lax (nearly 20% of the student body). One would think the school would want to deliver a strong lax program given it is so popular. Sure not everyone will play in college, but many players are looking at strong academic colleges and a strong lax program helps with their admissions process (see point #2).

2. Unlike football, lacrosse is a GROWING sport with more D1/D3 programs being created. Makes no sense that Prep would discount or walk away from such a strong lax tradition and a source of pride for alums. Football is DECLINING for obvious reasons....most high schools have dropped freshman football programs and many have sparse numbers for JV.

3. The coach issue is not about "power" but having a motivated and talented leader who gets the most out of his players and drives improvement over time. The rise of Gonzaga was due to a superior coach who did just that.

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Prep would like a good lacrosse program. But in my opinion, they are willing to do only so much to make that happen.

The Lax team isn't going away. But football always has been a big deal at Prep and as long as Dan Paro is the AD there it will continue to be. The Gonzaga vs. Prep football games draws huge crowds of alums while the lacrosse game between the schools is a minor event.

Any coach will face the same situation at the school.

We'll have to disagree on the level of coaching talent at Gonzaga. With 1000 boys, a very large recruiting area and a much lower sticker price, the school has significant advantages. We'll see what the rise of St John's does to the Gonzaga program. It might be positive with the ST John's vs. Gonzaga game being the top rivalry game in the area. [/quote]

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