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So true...we'll see what 2021 brings. As usual Brunswick, Salsibury, Deerfield, Taft get the top recruits. TP, Avon, Choate and to a lesser extent Berkshire get the next level players. Bottom third of the conference doesn't prioritize lacrosse recruiting as much.

Avon will be a question. They have the same players but have a new coach. As with all new coaches they could gel and be better or falter and be worse.

I saw thy added Fakete. Solid coach don't know him as a person. Should be interesting. Most first year coaches there is a learning curve for players and coach. haven't heard much about their recruiting.

Deerfield just won the NHSLS tournament in MD. comprised largely of MIAA representative squads along with Westminster, New Trier Loyola of CA and a number of other schools. Beat Westminster handily in pool play then a tighter game in the finals.

They will be a contender this year that's for sure. They can play with and beat Brunswick and Salisbury.

That was the first session. They play Calvert tonight and they are a different animal. Good luck to both.

Deerfield had 5 or so 2020's playing yesterday...bit of an advantage

Tonight 7:00 ESPNU Culver vs. Dons Squad (Loyola)
8:00 ESPNU Calvert Hall vs. Deerfield

The first NHSLS session on 7/28-7/29 allowed 2020 graduates for all the teams. The 2nd session now on 7/30-7/31 only allows players that will still be students and playing this approaching season. So Deerfield’s squad for this current session doesn’t have those 2020 graduates. Slightly different squad.

Rankings guy maybe it's time to move Deerfield up in rankings?

Taft and Deerfield both looked very good over the weekend. Shows why NEPSAC West 1 is top league in country.

Anyone hear anything yet from your respective schools regarding winter lacrosse league?

Yeah, they all sent out a note about winter box in Glastonbury....clearly it is super high on the list of reopening protocols.

Let's see If I recall them all correctly:

1. 14 day quarantine upon arrival
2. single occupancy for all boarding students
3. new dining hall time slots
4. hybrid learning and socially distant classroom setting
5. develop plan for winter box lacrosse

I think that was the priority list for all prep schools. Next up, new design for lax uniforms.

Perhaps I wasn't clear enough in my last post. Has anyone heard if the boys will be allowed to practice lacrosse in winter instead of competitive winter sports aka basketball/ wrestling etc?

Perhaps?!? They will get to practice in the fall. All schools doing fall sports practice for 4 days and students have the opportunity to work with their winter/spring teams for the other 2 days. As for Winter, everyone is home for Nov/Dec and part of January, so practice with your club. Pray there is spring sports....

Our school already prepping for possible no competition rule in winter. Expect more spring sport practices in field houses or outdoors this winter weather permitting. I

hearing if numbers stay good for CoVid in NY/CT there may be scrimmage/round robin between schools. Anyone else here of their school participating?

Was at the Apex 60 showcase this week. Choate had 4 players there. New players made the All-Star team. Look out for them next year, new coach is building on 2019 success.

Not sure why everyone kills Choate on this forum. Every year they have a strong squad. So maybe they aren't top 10 program in country each year but they are good. Send lots of players to top D3 and some D1. Trust me they are winning the big game, just not all the High School lax games.

The Apex showcase. LOL

Good to hear "Choate is winning the big game". Pat yourself on the back... A lot of winners out there. There is not one champion in that game.

Are we really still talking about Choate? What about Salisbury, TP, Brunswick, etc.

We should all be worried about next season, Choate just informed students not to come back in Sept and hinted that they might not come back at all this year.

Is the endowment healthy? How much are u paying for that remote learning model.

If it goes all remote they are dropping tuition from 62k to 39k

Reality is until there are vaccines or viable treatments for covid AND 60-65% of the population gets the vaccine sports will be in jeopardy. Practicing lacrosse in fall is nice but it's a long way from playing a schedule in spring.

The odd contradiction though is that most of the players on these Prep teams played competitively all Summer. Most of them probably played in 15 - 25 games and had a lot of practices. All full contact, regular play.

And, while their schools won’t be playing sports this Fall, the club lacrosse will be happening.

Club lacrosse is the Wild West. Clubs are small business owners and want to deliver their product without having to give refunds and still collect checks. Send a simple waiver to parents and then everything goes forward like normal times. Kind of crazy, but that is the reality.

It’s like the twilight zone where there are 2 opposite worlds functioning at the same time and the students/players are operating in both.

Absolutely. However can't see boarding student leaving each weekend for a club practice then being allowed back onto campus.

I agree. Even if the kids are permitted to leave, it will be too difficult. Plus, I have heard that some of the boarding schools are guaranteeing more exposure than playing elsewhere.

Is this site still moderated? How do the above "responses" get through.

Do kids get recruited by any of these schools to play lacrosse? Or are there just so many kids that play and have money to pay that these schools don’t need to bother? Just curious how schools build their programs...

Depends on the school/coach. Some recruit hard and some soft or not at all. For those that recruit hard, the coaches will be at many club events and showcases through the summer/fall. Some are affiliated with certain clubs or at least have relationships with clubs. These coaches will also look to be involved coaching UA teams, etc.

Many of these schools are virtual, there's no campus to go to/from currently.

Our experience is when we decided to go the prep school route we contacted three schools. From there the schools did their homework speaking with HS and club cloaches as well as reference teammates and watched tape. Then the recruitment came in the form of the on-campus visit and how much financial aid each school would give based on their need at that position and wanting "last look" etc.,

Yes they do recruit or at least the top half of Founders League does. Recruitment is similar to college recruiting with exception being there are no "athletic" scholarships. Financial aid is need based/ how much the school wants your son for lacrosse.

Will schools give money strictly on financial need or will they give money based on athletic abilities

They will absolutely give aid based purely on financial need. However if an athlete they want also needs financial aid and they have similar grades/activities/strong interview the athlete may get more depending on the school and the particular year.

The three school we were speaking with all seemed to have a formula to arrive at a data based needs figure. Each school came in within 10k of each other. From there they jockeyed to be the lowest (though in the end that was not the final consideration for us, we had made our decision). Frankly, I was surprised how much aid we were awarded given our family's financial profile. I was shocked actually. I expected nothing based on my tax receipts and final tuition was 1/3 the published tuition. Choate, Deerfield and Avon have HUGE endowments.

Congratulations! All 3 are great schools. Fortunately all the Founders League Schools are much more generous than a typical private secondary school or even a university. Does your son pla sports or is he talented in academics/arts? Private schools look for exceptionally talented students which doesn't always translate in athletics. Often the arts/academia also make an applicant desirable.

Might have to do the preseason rankings-This is just based on college commits so far.

1. Taft
2. Brunswick
3. Salisbury
4. Avon Old Farms
5. Trinity-Pawling
6. Berkshire
7. Hotchkiss
8. Choate
9. All the Rest