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Love chaminades model
No freshmen or sophs play varsity
They seem to do well

I don't understand why you would limit fresh/soph to JV team's. I think the best players should play in High School.

go play for public school if that's what you are looking for.

Chaminade is about education first and age appropriate development in the classroom and on the field. What you don't realize is Chaminades kids and parents #1 goal is not to coach summer lacrosse after college like most travel parents want for their kids!

Chaminade is about education first and age appropriate development in the classroom and on the field. What you don't realize is Chaminades kids and parents #1 goal is not to coach summer lacrosse after college like most travel parents want for their kids!

Chaminade is about education first and age appropriate development in the classroom and on the field. What you don't realize is Chaminades kids and parents #1 goal is not to coach summer lacrosse after college like most travel parents want for their kids!

My question was not intended to put down private schools or somehow get into bashing summer lacrosse coaches, I was simply asking why even in an academic first institution you would limit someone's athletic development. If they are physically better and more skilled than a junior or senior why would they not be allowed to play. I read and understand academics first, but athletics is part of the package of being a well rounded, adjusted college ready young adult upon graduation. What is age appropriate, one year, two years, how do we determine that exactly? If it is one year, why can't a sophomore play with a junior? How can a junior possibly compete with a senior? What message is being sent to the junior or senior that is first string even though there might be better players on the JV.

My question was not intended to put down private schools or somehow get into bashing summer lacrosse coaches, I was simply asking why even in an academic first institution you would limit someone's athletic development. If they are physically better and more skilled than a junior or senior why would they not be allowed to play. I read and understand academics first, but athletics is part of the package of being a well rounded, adjusted college ready young adult upon graduation. What is age appropriate, one year, two years, how do we determine that exactly? If it is one year, why can't a sophomore play with a junior? How can a junior possibly compete with a senior? What message is being sent to the junior or senior that is first string even though there might be better players on the JV.

Never referenced a report...

Chaminade does not recruit. Academics are first at Chaminade. Do well on the test and the student is accepted.

Responded to a false statement that Chaminade has 60% more boys than any other LI HS... fact checked and debunked.

There is the fact that Chaminade, over the past 5 years, has the second best average national ranking in the country. Only Haverford can claim better.


So, you who thinks Chaminade is lame because they are not better apparently can only turn to disparaging remarks rather than appreciating team excellence and consistency. You also obviously have a strong disdain for the facts.

Why is the concept of waiting your turn so hard to grasp? Every boy going to Chaminade is fully aware of the policy, and still they go. It's having respect for the system, and your elders/upperclassmen. All of the parents crying about how much better there Freshman son is, are full of crap. They might have a better stick but the physical and mental development isn't there (unless your the kid thats cheating by doing 8th grade over, personally, Cham is lowering it's standards by allowing that kid enrollment). Very rarely does a underclassmen actually lead there kid to a championship, usually they are just another number on the field, and a reason for mommy and daddy to brag. Unless a team is in desperate need for players because they don't have enough kids to field a team, 7th, 8th,and 9th, graders should never be on a varsity squad, and only the truly exceptional 10th graders should be allowed, if there are enough upperclassmen available. Cham is doing the right thing, if you don't like the right thing stay in your public and cry to your coach, you'll get what you want

So why did they let the cheater in ?

OMG, totally missed the point again, I don't have a dog in the fight, don't have an agenda, don't have a clue why 7th, 8th graders and holdbacks would be entered into the conversation. It was a simple question, if you do have that rare 9th or 10th grader who can step in and play right away(they are physically and mentally ready to play) why should they be limited because of their age or grade. If it is something the school has always done, I guess that will have to be reason enough, since no one wants to explain why it is that way. Just because someone asks a question that differs from your point of view, that doesn't make them wrong.

aren't they physically and mentally ready to play with kids the same age? why don't you simply call the school, ask for the A.D. and ask the question?

I guess you didn't read the part about respecting upperclassmen/elders, waiting your turn, respect for the system, things you obviously do not posses.

CSH 9--Manhasset 7 uhoh. Indians fading??

If telling a kid we want you to take and entrance exam and do well enough to be accepted and then do 3 hours of homework every night and you may or may not make the team is considered recruiting then yes they recruit.

Most of the people complaining are those whos kids took the exam and did not get in and when mommy and daddy called to complain and tried to get them accepted and were told get lost by the Brothers who can care less about winning any game. BUT THEY KEPT IT ALL A SECRET from anyone else in their town just in case they didn't get in. Then they run around bashing.

[quote=Anonymous]I guess you didn't read the part about respecting upperclassmen/elders, waiting your turn, respect for the system, things you obviously do not posses.

Now only Chaminade kids do homework? Hysterical

Fading? Don't know if you can say that after 1 game? See where they are, or any team for that matter after 5 games.

Fading? Don't know if you can say that after 1 game? See where they are, or any team for that matter after 5 games.

Looking to all of you Varsity parents who have been around the block a few times. I have heard on the sidelines talk of showcases that did not cut it. It is obvious to me, a parent of a JV player, that you have all figured out the hard way, which showcases your son should have applied for and which ones he played in and were just not what you thought they would be.

Your opinions please on:

Fab Frosh vs. U15 National Championships

They are all a joke unless you have made contact with coaches before attending

As usual the past couple of years, Set will beat the Roslyns and Hewlets easily but will struggle to win any games against more disciplined and athletic teams. They have enough fluff in the schedule to finish above 500 but with none or very few high quality wins.

Guess you haven't seen this year's schedule.