<p>to all boys lacrosse players - what schools are you looking at??? i have heard that lawrenceville has the best boarding school program, with deerfield and hotchkiss coming in a tie for second.</p>
<p>Here are last years rankings for preps. DA consistently numero uno...</p>
<p>MaxPreps</a> - America's Source For High School Sports... - Rankings</p>
<p>My son's going to be playing at Hotchkiss. He is only a freshmen, so he hasn't technically played yet, so I'm afraid I can't tell you more.</p>
<p>A family friend of mine has a son who is ranked No.2 in the nation, and he attends Middlesex School.</p>
<p>Deerfields sick, lawrencville and govonor's are also very good.</p>
<p>Three years ago one of the top three recruits in the country came from Hill School.</p>
<p>I think if your good you can make it happen from anywhere. Which boarding school d oyou go to 1laxer.</p>
<p>Deerfield flat out plays as a team. The strong tradition of excellence really leaves no room for people with egos. Nobody on the team is an absolute super star that is "too good for the team". You are lucky to be on the team and there are at least 2 other guys that could take your spot.
One of my couches almost picked Deerfield... Instead he became a star at a small school. </p>
<p>Lawrence is amazing also... New Jersey is a breeding ground for Lacrosse players(ALOT of Camps and ALOT of development teams)(AKA competitive traveling teams).</p>
<p>I've heard Hotchkiss isn't even a team. They all play for individual stats. They are mostly PGs... Not really a powerhouse(Deerfield and Lawrence are both power houses). That was from a Hotchkiss student actually.</p>
<p>Hill and McCallie are both very good. I have seen McCallie play live twice. They don't have the depth of Deerfield, but they are a strong program all the same. McCallie is all boys. Really strong program(They don't play any powerhouses tho).</p>
<p>LaxPower's 2008 National Coaches / Computer Ranking:</p>
<p>National</a> Coaches/Computer Ratings</p>
<p>In 2008, Lawrenceville ranked no. 14 nationally and Deerfield ranked no. 21 nationally. Hotchkiss' lax program -- which ended '08 ranked no. 223 -- is not at L-ville's and Deerfield's level (these two lax programs are legitimate Top 10-25 national programs) </p>
<p>For example, L'ville lax teams have recently won multiple and consecutive NJ prep state championships (and have only lost a grand total of 3 games over the last three seasons -- including consistent wins over Choate, Hotchkiss and Hill -- L-ville's team went undefeated in 2006 and ended the year ranked no. 10 nationally).</p>
<p>Lax is a huge hook at boarding schools. My son is a 9th grader at Deerfield. The best move I made as a parent was not the SSAT prep course, review books or tutors. It was convincing him at age 5 to put down the baseball glove and pick up a lacrosse stick.</p>
<p>I'm hoping it will be my hook also. I play in the South, and that is the only reason that I'm not so sure that I'll be as good as the other guys... It is a more of a physical ability contest. </p>
<p>My highlight video is looking great though. It shows alot of what I hope they want to see. At three of the four boarding schools I saw people throwing during their free time(Like three to four guys throwing in the quads betweens the dorms... That got me excited).</p>
<p>I'll give a different perspective. My son is a lax player (and I've been told he's very good) and we looked at all the "top" lacrosse schools except for Lawrenceville. Unfortunately, a lot of these top schools use a lot of PG's and make it difficult for younger students especially juniors to get quality playing time. We spoke to a lot of people from a variety of schools to get a good feel for their athletic programs and also met with a lot of coaches.</p>
<p>The bottom line for my son is that he loves lacrosse and didn't want to sit the bench because a new PG came in to take his spot. One of the reasons that he chose NMH is beause they are cutting back on their PG's, and are really looking to improve the game. They recently put in 2 new turf fields which are fabulous. He is still playing in the Founder's league against top schools. He won't win as many games as Deerfield, but he is going to be a valued member of the team. He has a good friend (that also plays lax) that have a brother at a top ISL lax school. The experience for this brother as a lax player has been so horrible that his parents wouldn't let him even apply to the same school.</p>
<p>You need to look at more than a winning record. Spend time with the coaches, and the players. NMH let my son attend a practice to get a feel for the coaching style and to meet the other players.</p>
<p>I'll stop babbling now. There are lots of great programs so good luck.</p>
<p>The_Prestige, that's a list for all high schools not just private. Therefore, Lawrenceville is the top for private school.. Unless some of those above it were also private schools (I didn't recognize any of the names though)</p>
<p>are notoriously biased toward the same teams in NY State and Maryland (probably with good reason).</p>
<p>If you've never heard of the teams ranked above the Larries, you know nothing about HS lacrosse, as these are (for the most part) some of the legendary programs in the game.
Most are from the three traditionall hot spots for the HS game: Baltimore area private schools -- LI and Upstate NY public.</p>
<p>Incidentally, Gilman, LaSalle, Loyola, Calvert Hall, Malvern Prep and Kent Denver are all private day schools.</p>
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<p>Exactly. If you read my post, you will note that I referenced those rankings as "National" rankings. It just underscores just how strong L-ville and Deerfield's lax programs are -- which was my point.</p>