<p>hello, my name is cody and i am 14 years old and a freshman in high school. i play on an elite AAA hockey team, and i am the leading scorer on the team by about 5 points (we've only played about 10 games). we play in the top league in the East Coast too, if that helps. a few weekends ago at a tournament in boston, me and another player got called out of the locker room. Trinity Pawling's varsity coach was there, recruiting us and saying that how he was interested in me and this player and liked us alot and wanted us to apply. i get A's and B's in a public school, which is in the top 10 in PA for SAT scores. i have played AAA hockey for 5 years now, always being a leading scorer on the team. it has always been a dream of mine to play prep school hockey, and it could happen now. it would probably be next year (my sophomore year) that i would go. but the thing is, this is the only school that has recruited me. i contacted Avon Old Farms and sent a video of me playing and the coach likes me alot and wants me to apply, but I CONTACTED THEM, and that might have an impact. i might have another tournament in boston this year, and one in detriot and chicago. my main two questions are; should i repeat my freshman year if i go (which i probably will, as my parents want me to). and my other question is, should i wait and see if any other prep schools recruit me, or just apply first. please help me, it would mean so much, and maybe share your stories if you are/were in the same boat. please reply, thank you!!</p>
<p>You sound like a great hockey player! AAA on a top east coast team is impressive. I’m sure many prep high schools would love to have you. Are you interested in playing in college? Are you emotionally prepared to live away from home and attend an academically rigorous school? Are these schools offering enough financial aid for your parents to afford? If so, then send out video to all coaches at schools you are interested in along with your GPA. Don’t worry whether they recruited you or you initiated contact.</p>
<p>thank you! i am interested in playing in college as also possibly competing in the USHL or the NAHL. im okay to live away from them and academic standards, even though Trinity is about 4-5 hours away from us. we havent looked into FA yet, but our annual salary is about 100k-120k with 4 people living in our household, so i think we could get a pretty substantial amount of FA. the only thing im worried about when me contacting coaches is that one of my friends did that, and got accepted, but he barely got any playing time last year.</p>
<p>You are putting the cart before the horse. First, send an email to the coaches at the schools you are interested in with a link to the video. Include all your contact info including your parents info as well. Be sure the video is about 3-5 minutes long with highlights clearly showing you taking a variety of shots, fore and back checking, face offs if your a center, throw in a couple of legal body checks, passes which demonstrate your skill and vision and clips that show your skating ability like tight turns and good edge work and of course explosive speed.</p>
<p>Then, when you receive feedback you can set up a meeting with the coach and discuss things like playing time. They will be honest with you about the depth chart and where you fit on their team. Remember, a sophomore may not play on the first two lines of a star-studded prep team.</p>
<p>Should I repeat 9th grade? And would I be on the jv or varsity as an old freshman or a sophomore if I was recruited</p>
<p>Should I repeat 9th grade? And would I be on the jv or varsity as an old freshman or a sophomore if I was recruited</p>
<p>I see a lot of people are reading this and not replying…May someone please answer and give me a different answer or viewpoint, thank you in advance!!</p>
<p>Many people read who have no experience with which to answer your question or who just lurk and never post or who assume someone else will answer. I have no experience with hockey, but the question about repeating 9th grade can only be answered by your parents and those who know you well both as a student and an athlete. If money is an issue, keep in mind that four years at BS will cost more than three years. No matter which grade you enter, you will study and play at whatever levels your academic and athletic readiness indicate. Your teachers and coaches will determine your course levels and your level of play based on ability, not grade.</p>
<p>Also, please [post=5008299]Don’t Post Personally Identifying Information[/post].</p>
<p>Thanks, I know my parents will prob just let me go into 10th grade. What kind of grades, do any of you know, that you should have to get into trinity pawling or AOF?</p>
<p>You can find this information on boardingschoolreview.com and the school websites by searching for the profile of the average incoming students. Schools usually list average SSAT scores which generally correlate to GPA level. You are a good candidate if your scores/GPA are above the average for those schools. On the other hand, if you are an elite athlete that a school wants, you may not need to score as high, but you do need to be “academically admissable.”</p>
<p>(You should not rely on an Internet forum for facts that you can get from the schools you’re interested in.)</p>
<p>If you are interested in Exeter, schedule an interview and ask them to set up a meeting for you with the hockey coach when you visit. Bring your supplemental info, and check out the team. Exeter is very encouraging of applicants meeting with people in their area of interest.</p>
<p>Thank you, I previously didn’t know where to search online or anywhere</p>
<p>Isn’t Exeter a really high academic school, like one of the best in New England and the country?</p>
<p>If I were you, I’d research all the prep school hockey teams (not just Trinity Pawling and AOF), figure out which ones you think you would be a good fit for athletically and then do a lot of research to determine if they are good academic fits.</p>
<p>Ask your parents to register you for the next available SSAT test in your area.</p>
<p>Yes, Exeter is a highly rigorous and well-known boarding school, but there are many BS that offer hockey. You might want to start here:</p>
<p>[Ice</a> Hockey Boarding Schools](<a href=“Best Ice Hockey Boarding Schools (2023)”>Best Ice Hockey Boarding Schools (2023))</p>
<p>and dig down on the ones that interest you. Once you have a better idea of what you’re looking for and which schools you and your parents think you’d be a good candidate for, you can come back here and ask for specific information about those schools that can’t be gleaned from their websites.</p>
<p>Perhaps other posters can chime in here and tell you which schools have the most competitive programs if you are looking to play at the elite level. As I said, I have no experience with hockey.</p>
<p>Thank you all very much! To anyone else out there that is reading this and knows about prep school hockey, may you please answer my other question or maybe tell me how you got into a prep school and your experiences there? Thank you all!</p>
<p>cody: I encourage you to have a look at Berkshire School, in MA. They have invested hugely in the new hockey facilities there.</p>
<p>When I think of hockey, I think of Shattuck st Mary’s</p>
<p>[Shattuck-St</a>. Mary’s Hockey](<a href=“http://ssmhockey.org%5DShattuck-St”>http://ssmhockey.org)</p>
<p>When I think of hockey I think of Salisbury School - New England champions 3 times in 7 years with their 3rd title in 2013. I agree Berkshire also has a really strong program. Take a look at all the schools in the Founders League. The ISL league is also strong. It all depends on what you are looking for in a school and your level of talent. My advice to you is to do some research, get on the phone with coaches, send away for catalogs and most importantly go visit.</p>