Boarding School or Stay Home?

[chucktownattack]

I need to make a decision on whether to go to boarding school to play lacrosse, or play lacrosse here. I want to go to boarding school so I can play on a higher level and if I am lucky, get noticed by a college coach. If I stay down south I will never take my game to a new level and I might not go to college for lacrosse. What do you guys think? Know any good boarding schools?

[atacklax]

If you're really incredible and are willing to make a commitment now to lacrosse, then go for the boarding school. But don't go to a school just for lacrosse unless you plan on being the next Gary Gait.

[WinnytheSully]

great qoute from a local coach"make sure that if you break your leg on the first day of practice, that you'd still be happy going to that school."

[tiplax]

persoanlly i would stay home only cause it would suck to go to a new schol and have to make new friends and leave the ones you have. just make sure you are as good as you think you are. a lot of kids are big fish in small ponds as they say. i'm very good for my immidate area but if i went to a major lacrosse school i would have to bust my butt to probably be the 4th guy or just make it as the 3rd. just make sure you are good so you don't end up making a big commitment and riding the pine
the most important thing is to talk it over with your parents and think what will be best for you in the long run

[dwyer28]

how far is the school and where are you right now, and basically what boarding school is it.

[jaysfan19]

Are your parents cool with you going to boarding school? Georgetown Prep in Rockville always has a good program and lots of D-1 athletes as does McDonough in Owings Mills. (Maryland) Then there are traditional NE ones like Hotchkiss, Andover, Exeter, Trinity Pawling(NY). But as someone else said, going to boarding should be about more than lax. You can spend about $600 going to a good camp instead of paying $30,000 or $40,000 a year for b-school.

[THALAX]

If you seriously think you are good enough to be able to play (actually be able to get into a game) at a boarding school with a good lax program, then you should go for it. I know a couple guys who went to boarding school, and they said it was probably the most fun years of their life.

[Chue25]

I want to go to boarding school so I can play on a higher level and if I am lucky, get noticed by a college coach. If I stay down south I will never take my game to a new level and I might not go to college for lacrosse.

Unless your trying to be a professional lacrosse player I'm not sure your actually trying to go to college "for lacrosse". Remember you go to school to increase your education, lacrosse is just a plus. If you want to know what college will feel like then I suggest go to a Prep. School(boarding school). Depending on your area there are public school team that play at a higher level than some boarding schools, and verse visa. If you stay "down south" and know take your game to a new level then sure go to boarding school, but be warned boarding school doesn't make you a better lacrosse player, the training, practice, dedication and commitment you put into lacrosse will make you a better player.

Like Jaysfan19 said you can spend less money on going to a exposure camp to get noticed by coaches instead of just waisting thousands of dollars going to boarding school that has a weak lacrosse team.

Just know that if you go to a boarding school you will get a lot more out of it than just lacrosse exposure.

If you really want to know more info about boarding lacrosse then go to www.boardingschoolreview.com, or look up stats on www.laxpower.com

PM me if you want anymore info on boarding school lacrosse

Bueno Suerte

[laxerkid1132]

it really depends on what schools you are looking at. most boarding schools have 100% graduation rate and all of the students get into college. they also get more looks at private schools that are out of state. i'm not saying that you are dumb, just if the whole idea of relying on lax to get you into college falls through, it's a solid back up plan.

[faceofflax15]

So, Is it a co-ed boarding school? If so, how are the girls?

[Rosie411]

I would go to your local school-- if your really talented you'll be able to stand out there and perhaps bring your team a county or state championship.... that would be more impressive then being on an entire team of standouts..buts thts just me

[CTwiltongoalie1]

I would go to your local school-- if your really talented you'll be able to stand out there and perhaps bring your team a county or state championship.... that would be more impressive then being on an entire team of standouts..buts thts just me


Not nessecarily; I can assure you there aren't many D1 scouts prowling around South Carolina looking for standout players. I highly recommend looking at boarding schools that are NE West I, such as Loomis-Chaffee, Avon Old Farms, Salisbury, Deerfield, Westminster, Hotchkiss, Choate, Trinity-Pawling etc. But most of those are all boys, if you reall care. If the NE West I playing level is too high considering those schools go in Canada and recruit and recruit kids from the US too, you might standout better in an NE II, like Millbrook, Suffield, or Chase Collegiate etc. All my friend's brothers went to 4 years of public high school in Connecticut (where it's kind of easier to get noticed) and then did a PG (post graduate) year at Millbrook or Suffield, even though it was NE II, but I would recommend just going to boarding school. They stood out more than playing with a II team than playing with the ridiculous talent-filled Deerfields and Salisburys. Two of the three brothers managed to get DIII and DI honorable mention AA, and they both got to play in the North-South game on Memorial Weekend. One played at Providence, one just graduated from Tufts, and the other just graduated from Vermont a year ago. But I don't really know that much about boarding schools, I just happen to live in the same state as all of them. There are a couple people you could talk to who would know a lot more about the subject: IronmanMcGinty, Old Schooler, laxngoalie, and pretty much everyone else in the NE prep school thread in the HS forum.

[spenny]

having been to both public school and boarding school, i can tell you that no-one other than yourself has that answer.

either you are cut out for boarding school or you arent. it was the best experience of my life. however, i know people who count it as the worst experience of theirs.

[NJPrideLax]

So, Is it a co-ed boarding school? If so, how are the girls?

good call, veeeeeeeeeery important factor

[Rosie411]

Join a club and do some camps--- its not worth paying a college tuition for a boarding school unless honestly your getting a scolarship or you have the money and your an amazing player-- id also make sure youd even have a chance... if you decide to pick a boarding school contact the coach and ask him about your chances of playing

personlly my friend recieved a scholarship for hockey and she enjoyed it although she said she wouldnt have paid to go and there were girls that did pay and never saw ice time

[BSlax13]

just as spenny said,

im playing prep school ball, and i made the decision because my dad played at hofstra and he made the mistake of moving to southern illinois where there is no good lax. So i went to boarding school. Boarding school helps but if you wanna play in college do camp and tournaments