Here is the true reality. More lacrosse is GOOD for all players. If your coach is preventing your child from playing with other teams, it is time to find a new team.
Do you mean find a new high school? That's the issue here, school coaches leveraging their position to cash in on summer travel teams, camps etc. - it's called pay to play, whether it's CGI baseball and St. Anthony's school team or Northport HS and Yellow Jackets lax, it's everywhere and it puts unfair pressure (both financial and emotional)on far too many people and frighteningly enough it starts at 10 years old in some cases
Agreed , but is there a FREE option ! No matter where you play or who your child plays for, there is a cost involved. However if the H.S. Coach is running the program perhaps there might be some cost control. The coach may not be able to fleece your pocketbook in fear of being spoken about to the school district.
Hello, you are correct about the cost control in HS Lax, but is the coaching in a public school as qualified as any of the big clubs? Maybe so, in some cases, but if you have a widely acclaimed "high end" coach at your childs level, why play down? It sounds stuffy, but winning at a high level with the town kids just is not happening. The town kids ARE important to play with, however, as friendships and sense of community matter more than some realize. It is a tough call, but depends more upon your individual town/ pay for play situation. I am sure that there are some folks who will cite St. Anthony's and Chaminade as opportunities for "the best of both worlds" status. This may be so to some, but many are also truly satisfied with their public school for many reasons, and seek the "looks" for their child through private competition. There is not one "correct" scenario, but each individual family must assess. PS- This IS a family undertaking, not to be forgotten! Enjoy
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