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Re: Boys High School B_O_T_C #451169
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Anonymous Unregistered A	Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous Where do the majority of kids get recruited in the MIAA? From actual high school games, big money show cases (seem like a money grab for most), club games, prospect days? IMO and in order: 1) High school 2) Club Team 3) Prospect Days 4) Showcases Seen many 25s and 26s get recruited who have never seen field at their HS: The real answer is: Clubs Personal network/Family name/nepotism Prospect Days HS Showcases Switch 1 and 2. Connections always come first. If you dont have grades as one of the things that will get your child recruited, you will be in for a surprise and choosing from the bottom third of D1 programs. As well as getting minimal aid unless your son is a 4 or 5 star.
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Re: Boys High School Anonymous #451170
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Anonymous Unregistered A	Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous Parent of 8th grader currently at an MIAA "A" division private. We are poking around other schools for high school to make sure we are making the right choice. In addition to talking to coaches, we've been attending the various schools "prospect days". We've been to Loyola Blakefield, Calvert Hall and Gilman thus far. I'm not sure how much recruiting is going on outside of those prospect days but the turnout at a couple were awful. I don't know how these other schools are going to compete. Most of the 8th grade top talent is either currently at or planning on attending Spalding, Boys Latin, St. Paul's and Calvert Hall. Cupboard looks pretty thin at Gilman, McDonogh, Loyola Blakefield and Severn. The answer to your question is "0-6 freshmen on varsity per year, and 2-3 of them will actually get decent reps." Your son will almost assuredly not get varsity reps as a freshman if he is on-age. And why would you want him to? The majority of MIAA-A varsity starters are already 19, or will turn 19 in the next 45 days. Take the JV reps. The other answer is that every year is different at every school. It's quite the moving target and you have to understand that the school needs to pass your son's "broken leg test" because there could come a day when lax is not his biggest focus. I know the Loyola prospect days last year (2028s and 2029s) each had 100+ players attending, most of them 2029s. Lax coaching tenure is about 4 years which means each head coach is on a different part of their own journey/career. Also each school's (and donors) appetite for giving out athletic scholarships comes and goes. Loyola 2029 has got half or more of the Crabs (#16 nationally) and half of Predators (#89 nationally) already enrolled and almost all will stay. Plus they'll recruit a few but not many. Overall it's gonna be a strong class. Yes, knowing Loyola, the admin/executive staff/mega donors will somehow screw it up. My take on the overall 2028 class: Loyola - Meh, 3 great recruits and kept all their MS players who didn't reclass to another school. Gilman - Dangerously weak, lots of scholarships offered with few takers. Spalding - Good mix....Hawks kids, but also beaucoups utility players from the Insta Clippers/True Glen Burnie, MDLL's random team. St. Pauls - biggest surprise of the 2028 class. Attracted TONS of talent from in state and out of state, esp. from the Calv Hall and Loyola feeder schools McDonogh - recruited kids from across the country, and will keep bringing in new 2028s for the next 3.5 years. Severn - I mean their recruiting radius is like 7 miles so.... St. Marys - Upside, your kid will play varsity. Downside, it will probably be a bad and chaotic time. John Carroll - Upside, your kid will play varsity. Downside, the program has trouble getting wind in its sails, even w new head coach. MSJ - Upside, your kid will learn to punch NFL fans in the street, on a 15 day coke bender, and play with public school kids from Arbutus. BL - picked up the starting line up of the relatively talented HLC AA/AAA club, and tons of crab kids. Great analysis of the 28 class. I'd add that McDonogh's top 28's are local kids (goalie, mid and left attack). Also, BL brought in a larger than normal group of borders for 28. That class is loaded with talent. In regards to the 29 class, the majority of the Crabs team and most of the top players are at BL and STP. Also, that team was ranked 60 last year. The top players in the 29 class are either already at or will likely attend Boys Latin, Calvert Hall, St. Pauls and Spalding. But it really doesn't matter for the 29's. The 28 class is so dominant that 29 kids are going to struggle for playing time through most of their high school career. “ The majority of MIAA-A varsity starters are already 19, or will turn 19 in the next 45 days. Take the JV reps.” LOL in NY we call a 19 yr old a College Sophomore! Sure, Jan. Joey Spallina was born on June 4, 2003 and graduated from HS as a 19 year old. He redshirted in 2023 (turned 20 at the end of spring semester) and at the end of his RS freshman year, he turned 21. At the end of his eligibility he'll turn 24. So tell me more about these on age 19 year old NY college athletes that I'm sure are major D1 impact players. Spallina played his freshman year in 2023. Was ACC rookie of year and HM all-american Yes but he did also play 5 years in high school and should have graduated in 21 and not 22 He was older player always, as his dad knew that is what it takes to compete at a high level. Joey wasnt that big and needed the extra years to get bigger and stronger. Pretty simple. As above, there is a reason why being older helps. Wait until these players have kids starting to play lacrosse. They will ALL be holdbacks. No need to wait, Everyone that has been involved with lacrosse and has children have been doing it for years now. Any former player with a boy in an MIAA school has been held back. They know the drill. From what I have seen as a club coach, holding back often works when it comes to recruiting time. But if the player isnt a difference maker as a holdback I think it actually harms them.as the coaches expect more.
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Re: Boys High School Anonymous #451173
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Anonymous Unregistered A	Originally Posted by Anonymous Why did St. Mary’s let a couple of freshmen play on Varsity? It insulting to returning players to do this before tryouts. St Mary’s 1-2 on the day. Losing to public school. Think they fired the wrong coach. I’m not a St. Mary’s parent nor a fan but give it a rest. It’s fall ball. A lot of those schools have some of their committed players playing. A ton of kids are hurt. Good Lord.[/quote][/quote] So they can’t transfer unless they sit out a year.
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Re: Boys High School Anonymous #451213
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Anonymous Unregistered A	Originally Posted by Anonymous Why did St. Mary’s let a couple of freshmen play on Varsity? It insulting to returning players to do this before tryouts. St Mary’s 1-2 on the day. Losing to public school. Think they fired the wrong coach. I’m not a St. Mary’s parent nor a fan but give it a rest. It’s fall ball. A lot of those schools have some of their committed players playing. A ton of kids are hurt. Good Lord.[/quote][/quote] Several schools had freshman play with varsity, especially when they did not enter a JV team. It’s a good way to watch them in a competitive environment not just at tryouts.
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Re: Boys High School Anonymous #451223
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Anonymous Unregistered A	Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous Why did St. Mary’s let a couple of freshmen play on Varsity? It insulting to returning players to do this before tryouts. St Mary’s 1-2 on the day. Losing to public school. Think they fired the wrong coach. I’m not a St. Mary’s parent nor a fan but give it a rest. It’s fall ball. A lot of those schools have some of their committed players playing. A ton of kids are hurt. Good Lord. [/quote] Several schools had freshman play with varsity, especially when they did not enter a JV team. It’s a good way to watch them in a competitive environment not just at tryouts.[/quote] Because the parents of those freshman have told the current coaches, PLAY our kids, or we will leave. St Mary's is going to @ChillLaxin for years to come.
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Re: Boys High School Anonymous #451290
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Anonymous Unregistered A	Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous Why did St. Mary’s let a couple of freshmen play on Varsity? It insulting to returning players to do this before tryouts. St Mary’s 1-2 on the day. Losing to public school. Think they fired the wrong coach. I’m not a St. Mary’s parent nor a fan but give it a rest. It’s fall ball. A lot of those schools have some of their committed players playing. A ton of kids are hurt. Good Lord. Several schools had freshman play with varsity, especially when they did not enter a JV team. It’s a good way to watch them in a competitive environment not just at tryouts.[/quote] Heard Coach played the freshman to send a message to the existing entitled players and parents. If they are going to lose with the existing below average players, might as well play the kids who haven’t been tainted yet. Turning a new leaf, it’s going to be earned and behavior and off field actions are being taking into account.[/quote] Winning in MD means recruiting and not playing entitled players. Last year they let their sr goalie start because of whose son he was. I'm not for completely benching players but make clear what they're contributing and not doing well.
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Re: Boys High School Anonymous #451292
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Anonymous Unregistered A	Originally Posted by Anonymous TOXIC culture at Calvert Hall is permeating through the athletic department and it starts with the leadership at this school. Athletic Director and coaching staffs have created a culture of entitlement with zero accountability. The stories pouring out about the lacrosse team (are you kidding me bringing the senior goalie back) and bullying of athletes from other sports by the football team is running rampant. Calvert Hall has lost its way and it’s win at all costs; the problem is there has been very little winning lately! Changes are needed across the board but unfortunately will never happen with Mulford/Kelly running the show for the entire athletic department. Money Talks Morality Walks Well, we all know who runs the show there. Yes, first order is relatives , then friends. After that there is competition. Lot of rumors lately about culture, most not good
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Re: Boys High School Anonymous #451295
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Anonymous Unregistered A	Originally Posted by Anonymous TOXIC culture at Calvert Hall is permeating through the athletic department and it starts with the leadership at this school. Athletic Director and coaching staffs have created a culture of entitlement with zero accountability. The stories pouring out about the lacrosse team (are you kidding me bringing the senior goalie back) and bullying of athletes from other sports by the football team is running rampant. Calvert Hall has lost its way and it’s win at all costs; the problem is there has been very little winning lately! Changes are needed across the board but unfortunately will never happen with Mulford/Kelly running the show for the entire athletic department. Money Talks Morality Walks Enjoy being a Curley Friar
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Re: Boys High School Anonymous #451298
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Anonymous Unregistered A	Originally Posted by Anonymous TOXIC culture at Calvert Hall is permeating through the athletic department and it starts with the leadership at this school. Athletic Director and coaching staffs have created a culture of entitlement with zero accountability. The stories pouring out about the lacrosse team (are you kidding me bringing the senior goalie back) and bullying of athletes from other sports by the football team is running rampant. Calvert Hall has lost its way and it’s win at all costs; the problem is there has been very little winning lately! Changes are needed across the board but unfortunately will never happen with Mulford/Kelly running the show for the entire athletic department. Money Talks Morality Walks Still time to transfer before tryouts. Good luck to your son.
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Re: Boys High School Anonymous #451303
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Anonymous Unregistered A	Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous TOXIC culture at Calvert Hall is permeating through the athletic department and it starts with the leadership at this school. Athletic Director and coaching staffs have created a culture of entitlement with zero accountability. The stories pouring out about the lacrosse team (are you kidding me bringing the senior goalie back) and bullying of athletes from other sports by the football team is running rampant. Calvert Hall has lost its way and it’s win at all costs; the problem is there has been very little winning lately! Changes are needed across the board but unfortunately will never happen with Mulford/Kelly running the show for the entire athletic department. Money Talks Morality Walks Well, we all know who runs the show there. Yes, first order is relatives , then friends. After that there is competition. Lot of rumors lately about culture, most not good My sons went to CH 10 years ago and I wouldn't send them there right now. Too many kids. And too many stories on the lax side. I think they are trying to grow enrollment again and just letting anyone in.
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Re: Boys High School Anonymous #451305
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Anonymous Unregistered A	Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous TOXIC culture at Calvert Hall is permeating through the athletic department and it starts with the leadership at this school. Athletic Director and coaching staffs have created a culture of entitlement with zero accountability. The stories pouring out about the lacrosse team (are you kidding me bringing the senior goalie back) and bullying of athletes from other sports by the football team is running rampant. Calvert Hall has lost its way and it’s win at all costs; the problem is there has been very little winning lately! Changes are needed across the board but unfortunately will never happen with Mulford/Kelly running the show for the entire athletic department. Money Talks Morality Walks Enjoy being a Curley Friar Based on the established culture at Calvert Hall, Curley would be the better alternative. Sad how far this school has fallen. I heard the kids that bullied another classmate were still on the team and played in the Turkey Bowl. Zero Accountability and Zero Winning. Fun how those go hand in hand.
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Re: Boys High School Anonymous #451322
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Anonymous Unregistered A	Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous TOXIC culture at Calvert Hall is permeating through the athletic department and it starts with the leadership at this school. Athletic Director and coaching staffs have created a culture of entitlement with zero accountability. The stories pouring out about the lacrosse team (are you kidding me bringing the senior goalie back) and bullying of athletes from other sports by the football team is running rampant. Calvert Hall has lost its way and it’s win at all costs; the problem is there has been very little winning lately! Changes are needed across the board but unfortunately will never happen with Mulford/Kelly running the show for the entire athletic department. Money Talks Morality Walks Enjoy being a Curley Friar Based on the established culture at Calvert Hall, Curley would be the better alternative. Sad how far this school has fallen. I heard the kids that bullied another classmate were still on the team and played in the Turkey Bowl. Zero Accountability and Zero Winning. Fun how those go hand in hand. CH is another school that is fighting for students and money. Their standards are very low now to get in. You get what you get. To many schollys to students that should not be there. Why they are still there sends a message, not a good one.
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Re: Boys High School B_O_T_C #451323
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Anonymous Unregistered A	Heard the same thing about Loyola. Alums are in an uproar about the culture and bullying. Admin doing nothing about it. Side note - Wonder what the CHC goalie did to get the boot and be brought back, but also have Air Force take him. He played for Chc then blue ridge (Va) and now CHC? Something strange there or there is nothing at all.
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Re: Boys High School B_O_T_C #451333
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Anonymous Unregistered A	Disappointing for the other 11 goalies in the program.
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Re: Boys High School Anonymous #451338
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Anonymous Unregistered A	Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous Why did St. Mary’s let a couple of freshmen play on Varsity? It insulting to returning players to do this before tryouts. St Mary’s 1-2 on the day. Losing to public school. Think they fired the wrong coach. I’m not a St. Mary’s parent nor a fan but give it a rest. It’s fall ball. A lot of those schools have some of their committed players playing. A ton of kids are hurt. Good Lord. Several schools had freshman play with varsity, especially when they did not enter a JV team. It’s a good way to watch them in a competitive environment not just at tryouts. Heard Coach played the freshman to send a message to the existing entitled players and parents. If they are going to lose with the existing below average players, might as well play the kids who haven’t been tainted yet. Turning a new leaf, it’s going to be earned and behavior and off field actions are being taking into account.[/quote] Winning in MD means recruiting and not playing entitled players. Last year they let their sr goalie start because of whose son he was. I'm not for completely benching players but make clear what they're contributing and not doing well.[/quote] New staff seems to be adding gasoline to the dumpster fire already. How long til the principal steps in and makes them start his son on varsity?
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Re: Boys High School Anonymous #451353
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Anonymous Unregistered A	STM did have a JV team play on Saturday. If the coach was trying to shake things up, he didn't; instead, he created more controversy and mistrust. Playing freshman only sends the message that those couple are more entitled and didn't earn it! It seems like the same nonsense is happening. If you want to shake things up, make cuts come tryouts. quote=Anonymous] Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous Why did St. Mary’s let a couple of freshmen play on Varsity? It insulting to returning players to do this before tryouts. St Mary’s 1-2 on the day. Losing to public school. Think they fired the wrong coach. I’m not a St. Mary’s parent nor a fan but give it a rest. It’s fall ball. A lot of those schools have some of their committed players playing. A ton of kids are hurt. Good Lord. Several schools had freshman play with varsity, especially when they did not enter a JV team. It’s a good way to watch them in a competitive environment not just at tryouts. Heard Coach played the freshman to send a message to the existing entitled players and parents. If they are going to lose with the existing below average players, might as well play the kids who haven’t been tainted yet. Turning a new leaf, it’s going to be earned and behavior and off field actions are being taking into account.[/quote] Winning in MD means recruiting and not playing entitled players. Last year they let their sr goalie start because of whose son he was. I'm not for completely benching players but make clear what they're contributing and not doing well.[/quote] New staff seems to be adding gasoline to the dumpster fire already. How long til the principal steps in and makes them start his son on varsity?[/quote]
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Re: Boys High School Anonymous #451392
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Anonymous Unregistered A	Originally Posted by Anonymous STM did have a JV team play on Saturday. If the coach was trying to shake things up, he didn't; instead, he created more controversy and mistrust. Playing freshman only sends the message that those couple are more entitled and didn't earn it! It seems like the same nonsense is happening. If you want to shake things up, make cuts come tryouts. quote=Anonymous] Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous Why did St. Mary’s let a couple of freshmen play on Varsity? It insulting to returning players to do this before tryouts. St Mary’s 1-2 on the day. Losing to public school. Think they fired the wrong coach. I’m not a St. Mary’s parent nor a fan but give it a rest. It’s fall ball. A lot of those schools have some of their committed players playing. A ton of kids are hurt. Good Lord. Several schools had freshman play with varsity, especially when they did not enter a JV team. It’s a good way to watch them in a competitive environment not just at tryouts. Heard Coach played the freshman to send a message to the existing entitled players and parents. If they are going to lose with the existing below average players, might as well play the kids who haven’t been tainted yet. Turning a new leaf, it’s going to be earned and behavior and off field actions are being taking into account. Winning in MD means recruiting and not playing entitled players. Last year they let their sr goalie start because of whose son he was. I'm not for completely benching players but make clear what they're contributing and not doing well.[/quote] New staff seems to be adding gasoline to the dumpster fire already. How long til the principal steps in and makes them start his son on varsity?[/quote][/quote] Aw, did the freshman take your entitled sons spot and know your whining about it. Last years results speak for itself, and this years results will most likely be the same with those kids. St. Mary’s didn’t have enough good short poles for EMO, had to use long poles!
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Re: Boys High School Anonymous #451420
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Anonymous Unregistered A	Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous STM did have a JV team play on Saturday. If the coach was trying to shake things up, he didn't; instead, he created more controversy and mistrust. Playing freshman only sends the message that those couple are more entitled and didn't earn it! It seems like the same nonsense is happening. If you want to shake things up, make cuts come tryouts. quote=Anonymous] Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous Why did St. Mary’s let a couple of freshmen play on Varsity? It insulting to returning players to do this before tryouts. St Mary’s 1-2 on the day. Losing to public school. Think they fired the wrong coach. I’m not a St. Mary’s parent nor a fan but give it a rest. It’s fall ball. A lot of those schools have some of their committed players playing. A ton of kids are hurt. Good Lord. Several schools had freshman play with varsity, especially when they did not enter a JV team. It’s a good way to watch them in a competitive environment not just at tryouts. Heard Coach played the freshman to send a message to the existing entitled players and parents. If they are going to lose with the existing below average players, might as well play the kids who haven’t been tainted yet. Turning a new leaf, it’s going to be earned and behavior and off field actions are being taking into account. Winning in MD means recruiting and not playing entitled players. Last year they let their sr goalie start because of whose son he was. I'm not for completely benching players but make clear what they're contributing and not doing well. New staff seems to be adding gasoline to the dumpster fire already. How long til the principal steps in and makes them start his son on varsity?[/quote][/quote] Aw, did the freshman take your entitled sons spot and know your whining about it. Last years results speak for itself, and this years results will most likely be the same with those kids. St. Mary’s didn’t have enough good short poles for EMO, had to use long poles![/quote] Recruiting remains a problem at STM...
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Re: Boys High School Anonymous #451421
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Anonymous Unregistered A	Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous TOXIC culture at Calvert Hall is permeating through the athletic department and it starts with the leadership at this school. Athletic Director and coaching staffs have created a culture of entitlement with zero accountability. The stories pouring out about the lacrosse team (are you kidding me bringing the senior goalie back) and bullying of athletes from other sports by the football team is running rampant. Calvert Hall has lost its way and it’s win at all costs; the problem is there has been very little winning lately! Changes are needed across the board but unfortunately will never happen with Mulford/Kelly running the show for the entire athletic department. Money Talks Morality Walks Enjoy being a Curley Friar Based on the established culture at Calvert Hall, Curley would be the better alternative. Sad how far this school has fallen. I heard the kids that bullied another classmate were still on the team and played in the Turkey Bowl. Zero Accountability and Zero Winning. Fun how those go hand in hand. CH is another school that is fighting for students and money. Their standards are very low now to get in. You get what you get. To many schollys to students that should not be there. Why they are still there sends a message, not a good one. There is some news going around that the board has let the CH Football coach go. Based on what we are reading here I guess that shouldn’t come as shock. AD should be next.
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Re: Boys High School Anonymous #451439
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Anonymous Unregistered A	Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous STM did have a JV team play on Saturday. If the coach was trying to shake things up, he didn't; instead, he created more controversy and mistrust. Playing freshman only sends the message that those couple are more entitled and didn't earn it! It seems like the same nonsense is happening. If you want to shake things up, make cuts come tryouts. quote=Anonymous] Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous Why did St. Mary’s let a couple of freshmen play on Varsity? It insulting to returning players to do this before tryouts. St Mary’s 1-2 on the day. Losing to public school. Think they fired the wrong coach. I’m not a St. Mary’s parent nor a fan but give it a rest. It’s fall ball. A lot of those schools have some of their committed players playing. A ton of kids are hurt. Good Lord. Several schools had freshman play with varsity, especially when they did not enter a JV team. It’s a good way to watch them in a competitive environment not just at tryouts. Heard Coach played the freshman to send a message to the existing entitled players and parents. If they are going to lose with the existing below average players, might as well play the kids who haven’t been tainted yet. Turning a new leaf, it’s going to be earned and behavior and off field actions are being taking into account. Winning in MD means recruiting and not playing entitled players. Last year they let their sr goalie start because of whose son he was. I'm not for completely benching players but make clear what they're contributing and not doing well. New staff seems to be adding gasoline to the dumpster fire already. How long til the principal steps in and makes them start his son on varsity? Aw, did the freshman take your entitled sons spot and know your whining about it. Last years results speak for itself, and this years results will most likely be the same with those kids. St. Mary’s didn’t have enough good short poles for EMO, had to use long poles! Son will be started before first game. Mark it 8 Dude. St M is a dumpster fire. Adding Coaches , admin wont do a thing. Players are waht they need and StM doesnt have them , Spalding does now.
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Re: Boys High School B_O_T_C #451449
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Anonymous Unregistered A	Now that we have established that St. Mary's isn't any good what does everyone think the league is going to look like this year? My Predictions below. 1) McDonogh 2) Spalding 3) BL 4) Gilman 5) Loyola 6) St. Paul's 7) CH 8) Severn 9) MSJ 10) St. Mary's 11) John Carroll Looks to me like 3 distinct groups of teams this year, 1-3 all could finish as the one seed and all three have a very legit shot to win in the playoffs, 4-8 again look really close to each other talent wise I do think Gilman might be a cut above the rest of this group but none of these teams will want to see the top three come playoff time, finally the bottom 3 are what they are, when do discussions of dropping JC back down to B start? I don't want to be mean but it's clear they don't belong when you lose to MSJ yearly, it is becoming similar to Friends from years ago
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Re: Boys High School B_O_T_C #451460
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Anonymous Unregistered A	Well, the recent news has put Gilman front and center.
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Re: Boys High School Anonymous #451462
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Anonymous Unregistered A	Anyone know why the Calvert Hall coach resigned?
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Re: Boys High School Anonymous #451468
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Anonymous Unregistered A	Originally Posted by Anonymous Now that we have established that St. Mary's isn't any good what does everyone think the league is going to look like this year? My Predictions below. 1) McDonogh 2) Spalding 3) BL 4) Gilman 5) Loyola 6) St. Paul's 7) CH 8) Severn 9) MSJ 10) St. Mary's 11) John Carroll Looks to me like 3 distinct groups of teams this year, 1-3 all could finish as the one seed and all three have a very legit shot to win in the playoffs, 4-8 again look really close to each other talent wise I do think Gilman might be a cut above the rest of this group but none of these teams will want to see the top three come playoff time, finally the bottom 3 are what they are, when do discussions of dropping JC back down to B start? I don't want to be mean but it's clear they don't belong when you lose to MSJ yearly, it is becoming similar to Friends from years ago My quick observations: - how does BL make top 3? they lost 12 out of their top 13 players from last year.... and the cupboard is not overflowing IMO - Gilman at 4? nah, not enough depth - CH definitely a top 3-4 team. BK will muster something up with the dozens and dozens of options at his disposal. - SP will also vie for a top 3-4 slot. Plenty of offensive firepower
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Re: Boys High School Anonymous #451474
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Anonymous Unregistered A	Boys network, New coach promoted so the Principal kid can play. SM needs to get bumped down in conference and get all new coaches. Same program that was a dumpster last year with a new face moved to the top. Clean out the coaching staff and start over.....Use to be a power house and with the current staff they are making it the laughing stock of MIAA. Top talent is heading to Spalding, Severn or to Baltimore schools.
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Re: Boys High School Anonymous #451476
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Anonymous Unregistered A	Originally Posted by Anonymous Now that we have established that St. Mary's isn't any good what does everyone think the league is going to look like this year? My Predictions below. 1) McDonogh 2) Spalding 3) BL 4) Gilman 5) Loyola 6) St. Paul's 7) CH 8) Severn 9) MSJ 10) St. Mary's 11) John Carroll Looks to me like 3 distinct groups of teams this year, 1-3 all could finish as the one seed and all three have a very legit shot to win in the playoffs, 4-8 again look really close to each other talent wise I do think Gilman might be a cut above the rest of this group but none of these teams will want to see the top three come playoff time, finally the bottom 3 are what they are, when do discussions of dropping JC back down to B start? I don't want to be mean but it's clear they don't belong when you lose to MSJ yearly, it is becoming similar to Friends from years ago Agree, JC needs to go back to B where they belong. They did their best, just arent good enough to compete even against the MIAA A teams at the bottom. I do not see that changing. They only get local players , Talent doesnt go there and will not in future. This experiment should end.
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Re: Boys High School Anonymous #451485
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Anonymous Unregistered A	Originally Posted by Anonymous Boys network, New coach promoted so the Principal kid can play. SM needs to get bumped down in conference and get all new coaches. Same program that was a dumpster last year with a new face moved to the top. Clean out the coaching staff and start over.....Use to be a power house and with the current staff they are making it the laughing stock of MIAA. Top talent is heading to Spalding, Severn or to Baltimore schools. They moved the fired OC to to be the new HC... One bad year really destroyed SM's entire program.. sad to see what money and greed can do to a coaching staff
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Re: Boys High School Anonymous #451493
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Anonymous Unregistered A	Been rough for JC. At this point they have zero d1 commitments in JR or sr class. Could be the first A conference team to go into season with this level of talent. Local public schools have more d1 kids then JC. Seems like all committed d1 kids transferred out in exchange for HCPS public school kids. That's not a good trade. Still keeping fingers crossed that they can compete more this year then years in past. Currently after 6 years at "A" level JC is not good for the league and creates competitive advantage/disadvantage depending on when you get to play them. Found it odd that most coaches will not hang 20 goals on a team out of respect. Last year opposing coaches put 20 up regularly. I'm sure shot clock era probably had something to do with it.
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Re: Boys High School Anonymous #451503
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Anonymous Unregistered A	Originally Posted by Anonymous Heard the same thing about Loyola. Alums are in an uproar about the culture and bullying. Admin doing nothing about it. Side note - Wonder what the CHC goalie did to get the boot and be brought back, but also have Air Force take him. He played for Chc then blue ridge (Va) and now CHC? Something strange there or there is nothing at all. If this is your first step into the culture of these lax programs, I apologize for the sense of chaos you must feel. I don't know if the Philly Main Line schools are any less toxic/bullying/run by Man Baby Alumni with substandard sons who NeEd tO MaKe VaRsiTy fReShhman YeaR.....but Philly schools could not possibly be much worse than the culture of most of these MIAA programs, and those Philly schools send more of their lax holdbacks to play at the Ivies, at least. The reality is that given the portal, holdbacks, PG years, and boarding students all over the place, the meritocracy for "local students" isn't really a thing. Be a major donor, and/or have an (older) kid with outstanding athletic genetics, OR move your kid to a non-cut spring sport if they want to see the field and not just the backs of the starters' jerseys all spring.
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Re: Boys High School Anonymous #451504
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Anonymous Unregistered A	Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous Why did St. Mary’s let a couple of freshmen play on Varsity? It insulting to returning players to do this before tryouts. St Mary’s 1-2 on the day. Losing to public school. Think they fired the wrong coach. I’m not a St. Mary’s parent nor a fan but give it a rest. It’s fall ball. A lot of those schools have some of their committed players playing. A ton of kids are hurt. Good Lord. [/quote] So they can’t transfer unless they sit out a year.[/quote] Plus, anyway, who cares. Every MIAA-A school had freshmen (a few) playing at Varsity. What makes STM upperclassmen so special that they are exempt from the competition? And also on the spectrum of "who cares," if your 2025 or 2026 son can't differentiate himself skill/speed/strengthwise from a 2028, it's past time for re-evaluating your kid's trajectory.
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Re: Boys High School B_O_T_C #451506
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Anonymous Unregistered A	JC is really good for the league and its footprint. As you pointed out, they are getting lots of players from Harford County and even Southern PA. If you know the league, you know there is plenty of talent up there in Hazzard County. They also just announced a club, box team, and foundation. So they ain't going anywhere. The new coach is also a great dude. One of the good guys of lax. IMO they are easy to root for.
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Re: Boys High School B_O_T_C #451525
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Anonymous Unregistered A	Good coach, growing numbers, starting a club, box team and foundation? In 1 year? Sounds like they are finally taking it seriously. That explains the detest. Good for JC.
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Re: Boys High School Anonymous #451527
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Anonymous Unregistered A	Originally Posted by Anonymous JC is really good for the league and its footprint. As you pointed out, they are getting lots of players from Harford County and even Southern PA. If you know the league, you know there is plenty of talent up there in Hazzard County. They also just announced a club, box team, and foundation. So they ain't going anywhere. The new coach is also a great dude. One of the good guys of lax. IMO they are easy to root for. JC is a failed experiment in A Conference. While they may have all of those things above including Mother Theresa as a head coach, they will be lucky to win one game this year like last year. Everyone was ok when they joined, hoping for another competitive team drawing players from up there, just didnt happen and isnt going to.
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Re: Boys High School Anonymous #451528
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Anonymous Unregistered A	Originally Posted by Anonymous Good coach, growing numbers, starting a club, box team and foundation? In 1 year? Sounds like they are finally taking it seriously. That explains the detest. Good for JC. No need to double down, we saw what you wrote the first time. Might be time for JC to take what they are seriously and move down to B. They are a good team for MIAA B, not A .
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Re: Boys High School Anonymous #451529
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Anonymous Unregistered A	Originally Posted by Anonymous Originally Posted by Anonymous Heard the same thing about Loyola. Alums are in an uproar about the culture and bullying. Admin doing nothing about it. Side note - Wonder what the CHC goalie did to get the boot and be brought back, but also have Air Force take him. He played for Chc then blue ridge (Va) and now CHC? Something strange there or there is nothing at all. If this is your first step into the culture of these lax programs, I apologize for the sense of chaos you must feel. I don't know if the Philly Main Line schools are any less toxic/bullying/run by Man Baby Alumni with substandard sons who NeEd tO MaKe VaRsiTy fReShhman YeaR.....but Philly schools could not possibly be much worse than the culture of most of these MIAA programs, and those Philly schools send more of their lax holdbacks to play at the Ivies, at least. The reality is that given the portal, holdbacks, PG years, and boarding students all over the place, the meritocracy for "local students" isn't really a thing. Be a major donor, and/or have an (older) kid with outstanding athletic genetics, OR move your kid to a non-cut spring sport if they want to see the field and not just the backs of the starters' jerseys all spring. While I would love to go into what I find wrong with everything you say, which I do as it is everything that is wrong with sports besides professional, the sad reality is that you are right. And the sad reality is that it is not going away, frankly I am expecting other ways to skew the system . Anyone that wants to compete and give their son a good chance to play and enjoy high level lacrosse, read the above as the truth and do your best to follow.
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