St. Paul's School Concord NH

<p>I believe SPS also has a club level ski team so if you participated in that you could certainly snowboard.</p>

<p>creative1
I understand this is not a thread specifically about soccer, however, when I see posts which imply that the person is obviously at the elite level in their sport, I just feel it important to clarify some things about bs and sports. We know firsthand about this. Yes, there are several bs kids on DI soccer rosters....the majority are kids who did a PG year at bs and played for their clubs all 4 years of high school. Yes, the school coaches will encourage you and tell you that you can still play at the collegiate level if you are at bs and this is true. It all depends on what level you were aspiring too and I do think it is an important consideration for some applicants. If you are looking to play professionally or for a top DI team, it will be very difficult to do, in certain sports, if you go to bs (unless it is specifically a sports academy).</p>

<p>creative 1,
Sorry, my intention was not to hijack the thread. I just feel it is important for applicants to realize the limits bs can place on high level athletic aspirations. When I see a post which implies that the writer is at the elite level in their sport, I think it is important that they realize that going away to school might affect their ability to take the sport to the level they had intended. Certain sports may be more suited to excellence in bs...maybe hockey is one of them. Although, I would think time spent playing for a higher level club team could still be affected.
When you see those bs players on DI rosters for soccer (baseball as well and definitely basketball), you are seeing mostly athletes who attended bs only for a PG year.</p>

<p>Keylyme - I totally understand. I had initially started to type back a message debating the merits of different clubs, academy vs. super y vs. odp, from a NH perspective and decided I didn't want turn it into a NH soccer discussion. :)</p>

<p>Your point is completely valid. The rigor and scheduling of BS can make it challenging to pursue a sport with the intensity required to compete at the elite level. I think the soccer structure in the USA makes this particularly true for that sport. This would make an interesting and enlightening discussion point for its own thread I would think.</p>

<p>I think the same point can hold true for those with a passion in music, fine arts, whatever.</p>

<p>Creative...are you sure the "skiing club" allows snowboarders?</p>

<p>IF I ATTEND SPS, I, TlGER, SHALL MAKE A SNOWBOARDING CLUB!! AND WE WILL RACE THE SKIIERS AND BEAT EM TO THE GROUNDDDD.</p>

<p>The new gen = snowboarders (:</p>

<p>Oh, just another question, do skiiers look down upon snowboarders in the east coast? Because in Utah, they still have resorts where there are no snowboarders allowed :(</p>

<p>I skiied as a kid and would be happy to do it again if it is NECESSARY :( I'm too scared to do tricks on skiis because If i fall my skiis pop off but when I fall on a snowboard, it hurts less (:</p>

<p>smowboarders are such posers. "I'm so cool becuse I board. Yah dudes!"</p>

<p>well those are them, I can actually go on half pipes and do some semi-amazing tricks (at the cost of my health) (: if you dont believe me we can go together sometime? (;</p>

<p>oh yeah and those skiers who are like "ooh I'm so preppy...all these stupid snowboarders ruin my perfect greens!!!" Swallow your pride, benevolent4them. No hard feelings, though.</p>

<p>I board and ski, but primarily board. And it seriously bugs me when someone who does one insults the other, and most of the time I find that it is the skiers doing all the talking, and the boarders who can really ride. Just my views, though. </p>

<p>TIGER, I've vacationed in Utah many times, and I'm am equally appalled with skier-only resorts. Prejudice to what you choose to wear on your feet. It's weird, I think there's only 3 skier-only resorts in the world (correct me if I'm wrong), and two of them are within 60 miles of each other in Utah. But go the Canyons in Park City! Love it there! Gosh I love the pipe at PCMR, though!</p>

<p>"oh yeah and those skiers who are like "ooh I'm so preppy...all these stupid snowboarders ruin my perfect greens!!!" Swallow your pride, benevolent4them. No hard feelings, though. </p>

<p>I board and ski, but primarily board. And it seriously bugs me when someone who does one insults the other, and most of the time I find that it is the skiers doing all the talking, and the boarders who can really ride. Just my views, though."</p>

<p>Took the words right out of my mouth...I love boarding. Skiing is to preppy for me...</p>

<p>Hopefully the SPS kids aren't like that...but I doubt they are.</p>

<p>How is skiing preppy .. ? :S</p>

<p>I like skiing. I can't imagine strapping myself to 1 board, going horizontally down an angle.. eek! Props to everybody who has the guts to try. Haha xD</p>

<p>I hate parallel skiing! My hips always turn purple after attempting BACKWARDS paralleling, because I fall down. Every. Single. Freaking. Time.</p>

<p>At my school, most the popular (coughathleticcough) kids do snowboarding, so sometimes there's a bit of hatred between the two. I'm not really involved in this.. I don't really mind either skiing OR snowboarding. They're both two completely respectable sports, so..</p>

<p>Don't get me wrong, skiing is really cool when they do some amazing tricks (when they go on rails, it looks sickkk) . But skiing its hard to take breaks when you're on the mountain and just enjoy the scenery with your friends. Snowboarding you just plop down (:</p>

<p>I've always wanted to go on that pipe and the ski resorts at Salt Lake City (Snowboarding and skiing), but I couldn't find anyone to go with me :o</p>

<p>While athletics are important in a well rounded student, the primary factor in choosing a school should be personal fit and quality academics. Every student athlete is one injury away from being a spectator. Also, I know of several top athletes who "burned out" during their high school years. I am most impressed by the staff at Saint Paul's. They are dedicated to the success of their students. The environment they create is challenging yet very positive. Sports are an integral part of the Saint Paul's experience but kept in proper perspective.</p>

<p>St. Paul's has rec skiing which takes skiiers to a local mountain called Pats Peak. Although it is called rec skiing, they allow snowboarders as well.</p>

<p>I don't know how it is amongs prep school kids, but boarding is very popular on the East Coast.</p>

<p>At my school, almost everyone skis or boards. And there are some from each group that are really talented. Whichever you choose (or if you don both like me!) doesn't make you popular or unpopular, but skiers often criticize boarders for "ruining their runs." I have to laugh every time someone says that, simply because I find it funny when people have no idea what their talking about.</p>

<p>This is a new development, though. It used to be if you were a snowboarder, you used to keep it to your self. People had benevolent4them's idea about snowboarding. Then some people actually decided to TRY it. :P</p>

<p>I'm not really much of a skier or boarder, though I have tried both. I used to be a pretty insame skier though. I haven't been skiing in about 4 years. I surf mostly. Surfing takes more skill than boarding and skiing combined. It takes balance to a whole new level.</p>

<p>Beneveolent, you are beginning to sound very arrogant with your "I'm so cool because I can surf and snowboarding and skiing is so easy yet I do not do it" </p>

<p>I surf too since I grew up in California, I think its pretty much the same unless the fear factor gets to you when you're doing 20 ft. waves. Those I almost broke my leg on, Never tried again :x</p>