<p>Hello
My son is a current high school sophomore. He plays AAA club travel and wants to play college. He recently has expressed a strong desire to go to prep to play hockey as a means to play college hockey. It's quite late to apply for next year and i was wondering if he could apply as a repeat junior next year? I understand that repeating a year is common and he could attend for 2 years and i believe it would be academically beneficial.
Is this a reasonable plan?
I appreciate any information you can provide
Thank You,
dji6262</p>
<p>Many, if not most, prep school hockey players repeat at some point. My son is a lacrosse player and repeated jr. year at prep school. He was not even close to being old for his grade. Make calls to coaches…you’d be surprised at the spots that might open up for a good hockey recruit.
Search the forum for hockey prep schools–you’ll find lots to read about.<br>
zp</p>
<p>Do you mean to call around to see if there are spots for next year?
Even though he has not taken the ssat yet
Thanks for responding and i will look at hockey prep as well</p>
<p>Applications are not even due yet, so yes, there are spots for next year. When my son applied to schools way after the deadline (late April), he had not taken the ssats or filled out apps yet. They based their decision on the interview, his transcripts and his SAT scores. Has your son taken the PSATs yet? Of the 4 schools my son applied to in April, only one “waitlisted” him, and when asked how many kids were on the waitlist there, they said “only one, him. It is a special wl.” He was later accepted there too. Being a stand out player helped open otherwise closed doors. We know they were closed because when I had originally spoken with admissions at these schools , in April, I was told the jr. class was full. Then I got smart and spoke to the lax coaches. Spots suddenly became available.
What kind of student is your son? Knowing that, I (we) could probably suggest some good schools to look at. Keep in mind, even being a standout prep school hockey player doesn’t guarantee D1 college ice. Canada and eastern Europe seem to fill those rosters quickly, even ahead of some kids that played jr hockey after hs for a year.</p>
<p>Hi, He has a B average at a NYC private prep school,he has not taken the test yet and I don’t think he will do well without a good test prep .we have just hired the best in nyc.
Our AAA club played the JV at salisbury, kent and williston and he scored and certainly would have played on their 1st or 2nd lines.The JV kids were mostly 2nd yr sophomores and juniors so our kids gave away some size. He is the 1st line center on his team in his 1st year at this level.
we do not care about D1 or D3, he is a good player who is improving and wants to play college and we want to help him realize this. we had no plans to do this until recently as we have learned that prep is a great education and will improve his chances to play college.
Again thank you for answering,
dji6262</p>
<p>My son went to Proctor Academy and was close with all the hockey players. Two of the players from that team are now playing for Wesylan University and seeing lots of playing time as freshmen. Other kids from my town in upstate NY went to Avon Old Farms and Williston. All repeated or did a PG year. Prep may, or may not improve his chances for playing in college, but for many kids it WILL improve their chances for getting into college.</p>
<p>I would look at Proctor, Avon, Williston, Kent,Tabor, Berkshire…All good schools with strong hockey programs. I would also bypass the admissions office on the first phone call and reach out directly to the head hockey coach.</p>
<p>Good luck.
zp</p>
<p>I appreciate your suggestions and information Thank You,
dji6262</p>