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Anonymous wrote:Um…a lot of the Baltimore parents I know are 1%ers

Respectfully, any kid who is smart enough these days can attend an Ivy or other top academic. Intelligence is the limiting factor at these schools, not financial considerations.

Respectfully, this doesn’t make any sense.

At Harvard, for example, families with incomes below $85,000 are not expected to contribute to the cost of their child's education. Roughly 24% of Harvard families have total incomes less than $85,000. The top academic schools do not turn anyone away for financial reasons.

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Anonymous wrote:A team from MD is a MD team. A team from VA is a VA team. There are no DC teams.

And Baltimore teams are better than the Bethesda and VA teams.

Can Data Guy run an analysis on recruiting results comparing Capital with Hero’s and Coppermine over the past few years? Curious how many top 20s and ivies each year has sent dating back the past several years.

Goal post shifter is at it again. Now it is how many Ivy players each have sent? A lot of that has to do with economics as well and nothing to do with playing. ability or IQ.

It’s common knowledge players at elite levels either use the sport to play competitive lacrosse in college or use it as a way to attend the strongest academic school possible. An analysis of this kind is a fair metric. Why would you disparage this? If Balto teams are as good as you say they are, they should crush in both categories, right?

You assume everyone can afford these schools. It is not a level playing field in that regard.

You are right, it's not a level playing field, and it's not about money.

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Anonymous wrote:Um…a lot of the Baltimore parents I know are 1%ers

Respectfully, any kid who is smart enough these days can attend an Ivy or other top academic. Intelligence is the limiting factor at these schools, not financial considerations.

Respectfully, this doesn’t make any sense.

Anonymous wrote:Um…a lot of the Baltimore parents I know are 1%ers

Respectfully, any kid who is smart enough these days can attend an Ivy or other top academic. Intelligence is the limiting factor at these schools, not financial considerations.

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Anonymous wrote:Um…a lot of the Baltimore parents I know are 1%ers

Agree. Confused by the reaction here. Why wouldn’t those with means put those resources to work helping their kids attend the best academic schools they can to secure their futures?

Of course you would. The point is if you can’t afford the school, you are not going.

But this is about lacrosse and no reasonable person is going to argue that VA has anywhere near the talent at any ‘28 that M&D, Coppermine and Hero’s have. An all star team of the MD team at ‘28 would wipe the floor with the VA kids. So, we’ll see how ‘28 does. My bet is the MD kids will be just fine.

It is about lacrosse, a game many players use to put them on a flight path to attend a great academic school which will set them up for the rest of their lives. To deny this is to misunderstand the very reason why so many play the sport.

That is one reason but for you, it is the only reason. You likely make the game joyless for your 8th grader with your relentless emphasis on college recruiting. Get them to love the game first for the joy of playing and if she has talent, she’ll be fine. The top talent at ‘28 (for the country) is clearly in MD.

If you believe I’m pushing your stated view on my DD, you’re doing the same thing by pushing the rank-is-everything / we’re-better-than-you-at-lacrosse mantra on yours. To this end, should we assume the incessant narrative you push should be held to a higher standard than being a supportive parent, helping them through wins (and yes losses), championing their work in the classroom, encouraging them to be goal-oriented beyond the field, and being selfless in providing every resource we as parents have to set them up for lifelong success? Or is being number one, or three, or five more important than these virtues?

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Anonymous wrote:Um…a lot of the Baltimore parents I know are 1%ers

Agree. Confused by the reaction here. Why wouldn’t those with means put those resources to work helping their kids attend the best academic schools they can to secure their futures?

Of course you would. The point is if you can’t afford the school, you are not going.

But this is about lacrosse and no reasonable person is going to argue that VA has anywhere near the talent at any ‘28 that M&D, Coppermine and Hero’s have. An all star team of the MD team at ‘28 would wipe the floor with the VA kids. So, we’ll see how ‘28 does. My bet is the MD kids will be just fine.

It is about lacrosse, a game many players use to put them on a flight path to attend a great academic school which will set them up for the rest of their lives. To deny this is to misunderstand the very reason why so many play the sport.

That is one reason but for you, it is the only reason. You likely make the game joyless for your 8th grader with your relentless emphasis on college recruiting. Get them to love the game first for the joy of playing and if she has talent, she’ll be fine. The top talent at ‘28 (for the country) is clearly in MD.

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Anonymous wrote:Um…a lot of the Baltimore parents I know are 1%ers

Agree. Confused by the reaction here. Why wouldn’t those with means put those resources to work helping their kids attend the best academic schools they can to secure their futures?

Of course you would. The point is if you can’t afford the school, you are not going.

But this is about lacrosse and no reasonable person is going to argue that VA has anywhere near the talent at any ‘28 that M&D, Coppermine and Hero’s have. An all star team of the MD team at ‘28 would wipe the floor with the VA kids. So, we’ll see how ‘28 does. My bet is the MD kids will be just fine.

It is about lacrosse, a game many players use to put them on a flight path to attend a great academic school which will set them up for the rest of their lives. To deny this is to misunderstand the very reason why so many play the sport.

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Anonymous wrote:Um…a lot of the Baltimore parents I know are 1%ers

Agree. Confused by the reaction here. Why wouldn’t those with means put those resources to work helping their kids attend the best academic schools they can to secure their futures?

Of course you would. The point is if you can’t afford the school, you are not going.

But this is about lacrosse and no reasonable person is going to argue that VA has anywhere near the talent at any ‘28 that M&D, Coppermine and Hero’s have. An all star team of the MD team at ‘28 would wipe the floor with the VA kids. So, we’ll see how ‘28 does. My bet is the MD kids will be just fine.

Anonymous wrote:Um…a lot of the Baltimore parents I know are 1%ers

Agree. Confused by the reaction here. Why wouldn’t those with means put those resources to work helping their kids attend the best academic schools they can to secure their futures?

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Anonymous wrote:A team from MD is a MD team. A team from VA is a VA team. There are no DC teams.

And Baltimore teams are better than the Bethesda and VA teams.

Can Data Guy run an analysis on recruiting results comparing Capital with Hero’s and Coppermine over the past few years? Curious how many top 20s and ivies each year has sent dating back the past several years.

Goal post shifter is at it again. Now it is how many Ivy players each have sent? A lot of that has to do with economics as well and nothing to do with playing. ability or IQ.

And I will concede that Capital parents probably have higher incomes than those in the Baltimore area which clearly opens up more options at expensive schools like the Ivies and schools like Georgetown, BC and Northwestern. We all know you don’t get a lot of $ from colleges for lax.

Ah .. some preemptive discussion conditioning happening here. Someone doesn’t like where this thread is heading. …

Look, Goal Post, Capital has always been good at recruiting. That I agree with you on. But it is not solely based on lacrosse. You have lost virtually every point you’ve made today and now you have to go back to a subject which was discussed on these pages and the previous thread in the past. Which is why everyone said all you VA parents can talk about is Capital.

Sorry am I missing something? Isn’t recruiting what this is all about? Shouldn’t being on a top ten 8th grade team mean you’re on a path to be on a club that can open doors to the strongest lacrosse and academic schools in the country? Why don’t you want to know the outcome of this analysis? Sounds like you’re nervous about what the results will show.

Not in 8th grade. I’m one of those crazy parents that hope my daughter is having fun. You sound like Earl Woods. Capital will have it’s work cutout cobbling together a competitive team at ‘28 when they merge Pride and Stars.

Um…a lot of the Baltimore parents I know are 1%ers

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Anonymous wrote:A team from MD is a MD team. A team from VA is a VA team. There are no DC teams.

And Baltimore teams are better than the Bethesda and VA teams.

Can Data Guy run an analysis on recruiting results comparing Capital with Hero’s and Coppermine over the past few years? Curious how many top 20s and ivies each year has sent dating back the past several years.

Goal post shifter is at it again. Now it is how many Ivy players each have sent? A lot of that has to do with economics as well and nothing to do with playing. ability or IQ.

And I will concede that Capital parents probably have higher incomes than those in the Baltimore area which clearly opens up more options at expensive schools like the Ivies and schools like Georgetown, BC and Northwestern. We all know you don’t get a lot of $ from colleges for lax.

Ah .. some preemptive discussion conditioning happening here. Someone doesn’t like where this thread is heading. …

Look, Goal Post, Capital has always been good at recruiting. That I agree with you on. But it is not solely based on lacrosse. You have lost virtually every point you’ve made today and now you have to go back to a subject which was discussed on these pages and the previous thread in the past. Which is why everyone said all you VA parents can talk about is Capital.

Sorry am I missing something? Isn’t recruiting what this is all about? Shouldn’t being on a top ten 8th grade team mean you’re on a path to be on a club that can open doors to the strongest lacrosse and academic schools in the country? Why don’t you want to know the outcome of this analysis? Sounds like you’re nervous about what the results will show.

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Anonymous wrote:A team from MD is a MD team. A team from VA is a VA team. There are no DC teams.

And Baltimore teams are better than the Bethesda and VA teams.

Can Data Guy run an analysis on recruiting results comparing Capital with Hero’s and Coppermine over the past few years? Curious how many top 20s and ivies each year has sent dating back the past several years.

You left out MnD

Fine to include M&D but Hero’s and Coppermine parents are the main chest-pounders here, so those stats are relevant to the core audience here.

Uh, I am an M&D parent and I have been quite active for the record. 😘

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Anonymous wrote:A team from MD is a MD team. A team from VA is a VA team. There are no DC teams.

And Baltimore teams are better than the Bethesda and VA teams.

Can Data Guy run an analysis on recruiting results comparing Capital with Hero’s and Coppermine over the past few years? Curious how many top 20s and ivies each year has sent dating back the past several years.

Goal post shifter is at it again. Now it is how many Ivy players each have sent? A lot of that has to do with economics as well and nothing to do with playing. ability or IQ.

And I will concede that Capital parents probably have higher incomes than those in the Baltimore area which clearly opens up more options at expensive schools like the Ivies and schools like Georgetown, BC and Northwestern. We all know you don’t get a lot of $ from colleges for lax.

And let’s not forget all the connections Capital parents work. Hell, you can hear the desperation in the wannabe Capital parents’ voices on this thread.

C’mon man. Bring it harder next time. This is some of the weakest stuff we’ve seen from you.

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Anonymous wrote:A team from MD is a MD team. A team from VA is a VA team. There are no DC teams.

And Baltimore teams are better than the Bethesda and VA teams.

Can Data Guy run an analysis on recruiting results comparing Capital with Hero’s and Coppermine over the past few years? Curious how many top 20s and ivies each year has sent dating back the past several years.

Goal post shifter is at it again. Now it is how many Ivy players each have sent? A lot of that has to do with economics as well and nothing to do with playing. ability or IQ.

And I will concede that Capital parents probably have higher incomes than those in the Baltimore area which clearly opens up more options at expensive schools like the Ivies and schools like Georgetown, BC and Northwestern. We all know you don’t get a lot of $ from colleges for lax.

Ah .. some preemptive discussion conditioning happening here. Someone doesn’t like where this thread is heading. …

Look, Goal Post, Capital has always been good at recruiting. That I agree with you on. But it is not solely based on lacrosse. You have lost virtually every point you’ve made today and now you have to go back to a subject which was discussed on these pages and the previous thread in the past. Which is why everyone said all you VA parents can talk about is Capital.