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Now you're a mind reader and you know that the Chaminade and St. Anthony's coaches don't want any other Catholic High School teams to play at their level. Please let me know what else these coaches have told you, of course, you know because you are a mind reader!

Why don't you enjoy the playoffs and write a book in your spare time.

So then why don't they bring the other Catholic schools into the Express fold? Or could it be they don't want to divide the pie up into anymore pieces? Best of both worlds. $$ and Championships!!

I have been around this school a long time. I have relationships with a fair number of their admin. and coaches (not Really with Jack beyond he would recognize me as an active guy at the school). Here are some of my views.

A. More competition from the rest of the CHSAA would be welcomed, but they realize if a kid is a stud lax player and is inclined to go Catholic they aren't going to go to a school not named Chaminade or St. Anthony's. They aren't afraid of the competition and it would only help national rankings.

B. Express is certainly an important tool for both CHSAA big boys. Both schools have an early look at youngsters, and conversely kids and parents get to see both schools coaches up close. This familiarity must, coupled with public v private, shape the decisions. If you want to call this recruiting I think that's a reach.

C. Is playing Exress a prerequisite to playing time. Nonsense. Yeah, the Express kids have relationships that may give them a head start but as more programs develop history has shown plenty of non_Express kids have been impact players.

D. Do these coaches play politics? I think it is more that they sometimes fall in love with kids, spotting potential, and may stay with them perhaps to the detriment of some other kids playing time. Sometimes they are right, and sometimes the potential isn't reached.

E. The fact that kids take trains from Suffolk is irrelevant. The choice to take a train to go to the school you want to isn't the kid's/parent's call. As a Chaminade guy the only thing that tells me is St. a's should question why? Not many kids from Nassau going the other way.

Yeah I know, that was uncalled for. Hahahaha

wow that's a change. normally people are saying that Kellenberg is in the fold because of Director MS. A number of St Dom's kids play Express as well. If you think these 2 coaches don't want a stronger catholic league you couldn't be more wrong. In fact they are around at tournaments all summer and are recognizable. Why don't you walk up and ask them. They went to playing more non - league games exactly because they recognized that the league was getting weaker as a whole and wanted to keep helping their kids be challenged and grow as players. If you think its anything else you then you don't know either of these 2 coaches at all

So then why don't they bring the other Catholic schools into the Express fold? Or could it be they don't want to divide the pie up into anymore pieces? Best of both worlds. $$ and Championships!!

Look at the standings, St Johns is probably closest to being competitive, but they don't get nearly the number of kids to truly threaten. I did hear that they brought in some new coaches. As a former St Anthony's grad, I liked when Trinity and SJB could win every so often. This put two teams in the championship before the season starts is lamentable. Go Friars.

What was the JV score of yesterday's Chaminade/Anthony's game?

What was the JV score of yesterday's Chaminade/Anthony's game?

What was the JV score of yesterday's Chaminade/Anthony's game?

There you go. Nice compliment on well played game then the D1 coaches in attendance mention. Really who cares?!

You clearly don't so why are you lurking on the Chaminade thread?

All those D1 coaches offering a little piece of 12.9 scholarships. Spread out among 30 student athletes. D1 lacrosse is a 50 hour week, before classes start. Sounds like fun.

Haha... I was sincerely just looking to hear the score. No bragging nothing. Chaminade Lax Alum and just wanted to know the outcome of the game. This is a Chaminade thread, correct? The JV Chaminade Coach was the most influential teacher/coach I had there.
The Lacrosse world has gone mad and the people in it are not so cool anymore! Lol....

Does it really matter? I'll make a prediction. When the JV kids are on Varsity, St Anthonys and Chaminade will meet in the championship. You looking for JV bragging rights??

Of course they will meet in the championship ..after these two teams there is really no competition left ..The drop off is huge..it is a two game season

hows Chammy Jv squad? the rising sophs gonna put /keep them back at the top next year (varsity)?

St Anthony's should have no excuse for not winning every year. At least you need grades to get into Chaminade 8-)

They are a very good group of players, very deep team. There are currently 8 starters that have a verbal to D1 schools.

"You don't need grades, you need to pass a simple test and Cham has 450 boys per grade to select from."

There is no passing or failing the test. Generally speaking, you need to get one of the top scores on a test taken by hundreds and hundreds of boys in order to get into the school.

In recent years, I know eight boys who left Chaminade or Anthony's after their freshman year because of lack of playing time. Every single player who left made varsity at their public high school as sophs and received substantial playing time.

What schools?
Harvard
Duke
Air Force
Fairfield
what others?