Originally Posted by Anonymous
Originally Posted by Anonymous
Because sophomores go back to Chaminade or St Anthonys thinking they will eventually crack the starting lineup. When they find out they never will, oops, even though you've never played a varsity game, they make you sit out a year if you want to transfer to another Catholic school. How many parents know that? We didn't. My son would have started at SJB and still been committed to the D-1 school he's attending.


what are you talking about?

Many of the 1st and 2nd string lacrosse parents know that there is a "sit out" rule when you attend Chaminade or St. Anthony's and want to transfer after your first year. I too, dont understand their rule if you didnt play Varisty why you still have to sit out. Do the catholics have a rule, if you played on varisty and you transfer in you have to play varsity.


The rule is in place to prevent recruiting. If you transfer within your district there is no sit out rule. It is a NYS Education Department rule, not a public or catholic school rule.For example a kid who lives in Syosset but played at St. Dom's in 2016. He then transfers to Syosset and can play in 2017 for Syosset. Or a St. Anthony's player who lives in Huntington Station can play at Walt Whitman without sitting out a season.