Lacrosse question

Private prep schools? Not sure what you are intending to refer to - you mean the prep schools the academies use besides, naps, usmaps, and usafaps, or private prep schools in general?
 
I meant military prep schools that feed academies that can be scholarship based or self funded. MMI, NMMI ETC. TY
 
Take a look at the USNA foundation website. It lists prep schools USNA sends Foundation students to. Most of the ones on the East Coast have lacrosse.
 
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Of all the great prep school lacrosse programs in the country, why would you say Mercersburg? They are terrible.
 
Ok folks. Let's stay on point. The OP asked about lax programs, not which ones were best. A valid answer was given. It's up to the OP to decide what the best overall fit is, of which lax is only a part.

Let's keep it civil.
 
Ok folks. Let's stay on point. The OP asked about lax programs, not which ones were best. A valid answer was given. It's up to the OP to decide what the best overall fit is, of which lax is only a part.

Let's keep it civil.
TY. My objective is to keep a stick in his hand. He’s a young 2023 (will graduate from high school shortly after turning 17) and would benefit from a year to develop. His older brother just got an appointment to CGA and is waiting on an LOA to USMMA. I am hoping for NAPS, for my younger guy but would be prepared to self fund, and if so I want him playing if possible. He’s a solid player, but don’t expect to see him on a Tewaaraton watch list.
 
If you self fund at a military related prep school that has a lax program vs self funding at a more top rated lax prep school with a national reputation for excellence that is not military related.

Does one offer a significant advantage over the other in terms of being admitted to a SA? I have no idea for sure but I do have an informed guess..

if the OPs child is an above average player (no need to be a top 100 but above average) IMO the SA coaches will care more about which type of program the possible recruit had just spent the last year at than if they can march properly

The coaches will not care about any previous military training.

So if I thought my kid was going to be recruited at some level by someone after HS and they wanted to attend a SA I’d double down on the lax + academics.

And I’d let the SA coaches know you were self funding at one of the major lax prep schools in order to hopefully be recruited by them the following year.

Being recruited by a SA to play sports is golden as far as admittance chances. That changes everything.

unless someone is sure one of these military related prep schools as a non recruit self funded applicant gives someone a major advantage I’d go with the lax..
 
If you self fund at a military related prep school that has a lax program vs self funding at a more top rated lax prep school with a national reputation for excellence that is not military related.

Does one offer a significant advantage over the other in terms of being admitted to a SA? I have no idea for sure but I do have an informed guess..

if the OPs child is an above average player (no need to be a top 100 but above average) IMO the SA coaches will care more about which type of program the possible recruit had just spent the last year at than if they can march properly

The coaches will not care about any previous military training.

So if I thought my kid was going to be recruited at some level by someone after HS and they wanted to attend a SA I’d double down on the lax + academics.

And I’d let the SA coaches know you were self funding at one of the major lax prep schools in order to hopefully be recruited by them the following year.

Being recruited by a SA to play sports is golden as far as admittance chances. That changes everything.

unless someone is sure one of these military related prep schools as a non recruit self funded applicant gives someone a major advantage I’d go with the lax..
This is good advice, assuming that the player is at a recruitable level. Also depends on the applicant’s academic chops. There are many excellent academic prep schools with stellar lax programs. The right candidate could burnish both skill sets making them more attractive to the academies. But if they aren’t at a recruitable level for lax, these prep schools won’t help much, as the player may be relegated to JV. Get some film in front of prep school coaches and see what they have to say about the player’s ability to contribute to their program. But be cautious of anything other than full fledged support from a coach - they can be disingenuous. If your son is a senior now, is he on the club circuit? Is he getting interest from schools now? If he isn’t, that should tell you something about his recruitability. Feel free to PM me if you want to discuss further and get recommendations for prep programs to look at.

If he is on the club circuit, you should be having a frank discussion with your club coach/program director about his recruitability.

if he’s not recruitable and just wants to keep playing and maybe play club in college/at an academy, know that USCGA doesn’t have club, and I don’t believe USMMA does either.
 
This is good advice, assuming that the player is at a recruitable level. Also depends on the applicant’s academic chops. There are many excellent academic prep schools with stellar lax programs. The right candidate could burnish both skill sets making them more attractive to the academies. But if they aren’t at a recruitable level for lax, these prep schools won’t help much, as the player may be relegated to JV. Get some film in front of prep school coaches and see what they have to say about the player’s ability to contribute to their program. But be cautious of anything other than full fledged support from a coach - they can be disingenuous. If your son is a senior now, is he on the club circuit? Is he getting interest from schools now? If he isn’t, that should tell you something about his recruitability. Feel free to PM me if you want to discuss further and get recommendations for prep programs to look at.

If he is on the club circuit, you should be having a frank discussion with your club coach/program director about his recruitability.

if he’s not recruitable and just wants to keep playing and maybe play club in college/at an academy, know that USCGA doesn’t have club, and I don’t believe USMMA does either.
Son I am talking about is a junior and a young junior. He has an older brother who is being recruited by both CG A & USMMA, just got his appointment to CGA 26 and is waiting to hear from USMMA. I am now shifting gears and focusing on younger son. He is not as set on SA as older son, and D1 would be a stretch at this point. CGA And USMMA prep spots are not plentiful, So I need him to test drive military life more than I need him to develop his lax game, but I don’t want him to go a year without playing.. Both schools have already shown interest, I know it’s a #’s game and am trying to make sure our options are open.
 
Culver Academy in Indiana? A military style school I believe with a strong lax program (they play our local nationally ranked program every year).
 
Culver Academy in Indiana? A military style school I believe with a strong lax program (they play our local nationally ranked program every year).
Culver is a perennial top 10 in the nation lax program stacked with D1 commits. Based on OP’s profile of his son, it wouldn’t be a good lacrosse fit. Valley Forge would be a better lax fit with a strong military component.
 
Culver is a perennial top 10 in the nation lax program stacked with D1 commits. Based on OP’s profile of his son, it wouldn’t be a good lacrosse fit. Valley Forge would be a better lax fit with a strong military component.
TY! Very helpful.
 
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