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    #31
    Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
    No school recruits. People put out a product and people choose where they want to go. Recruiting implies giving deals and money which doesn’t happen. At least not at the catholic schools. They’re barely treading water as it is.
    Parochials don't give $ for athletics and very little for financial aid (their income caps are very low). The diocese is shuttering underperforming schools. By and large people go Catholic because they believe in a religious education, or their district sucks and that's what they can afford. All a coach can entice athletes with playing on a winning team. Some public HS don't have strong programs for certain sports, so a good program can draw in athletes from good school.

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      #32
      Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
      No school recruits. People put out a product and people choose where they want to go. Recruiting implies giving deals and money which doesn’t happen. At least not at the catholic schools. They’re barely treading water as it is.
      You are naive to think that deals aren't made.

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        #33
        Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
        You are naive to think that deals aren't made.
        Do you have any facts whatsoever to back up this claim?

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          #34
          Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
          You are naive to think that deals aren't made.
          IHS can barely fund overachieving academic students with minimal resources, let alone underachieving students for a sport. The dollars just aren't there, you're naive to believe they are.

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            #35
            Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
            IHS can barely fund overachieving academic students with minimal resources, let alone underachieving students for a sport. The dollars just aren't there, you're naive to believe they are.
            ^^this. Well funded schools can throw money at athletes. But most parochial schools are not in that position and are not giving dollars to athletes just to get them to attend a school. You may *think* this is going on, but it really isn't. If there is money to spend, it is going to needs-based students almost exclusively.

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              #36
              Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
              ^^this. Well funded schools can throw money at athletes. But most parochial schools are not in that position and are not giving dollars to athletes just to get them to attend a school. You may *think* this is going on, but it really isn't. If there is money to spend, it is going to needs-based students almost exclusively.
              and even for needs based the funds are limited. The income caps that parochials have are very low, like $45K for a family of 4 for a school like IHS. Enrollment at Catholic based schools of all ages is dropping and some schools aren't going to make it. Lowering tution bills for sports isn't happening. Sweet talking used car salesmanship may be happening to talk players into moving, but not with $.

              If you're in a good school district and already paying taxes, sending a kid to IHS for sports is crazy. Use some of the tuition saved for good club soccer and put the rest away for college.

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                #37
                Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                and even for needs based the funds are limited. The income caps that parochials have are very low, like $45K for a family of 4 for a school like IHS. Enrollment at Catholic based schools of all ages is dropping and some schools aren't going to make it. Lowering tution bills for sports isn't happening. Sweet talking used car salesmanship may be happening to talk players into moving, but not with $.

                If you're in a good school district and already paying taxes, sending a kid to IHS for sports is crazy. Use some of the tuition saved for good club soccer and put the rest away for college.
                the going tuition over there is almost $14k! Combine that with a kid thats playing with a decent club, you're almost at $20k a year, for a sport? yea, no one is going to IHS for soccer or any other sport for that matter. losers will always find excuses and ways to bring down the winners.

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                  #38
                  Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                  the going tuition over there is almost $14k! Combine that with a kid thats playing with a decent club, you're almost at $20k a year, for a sport? yea, no one is going to IHS for soccer or any other sport for that matter. losers will always find excuses and ways to bring down the winners.
                  StJ costs more and they have ECNL players who go there for soccer

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                    #39
                    Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                    StJ costs more and they have ECNL players who go there for soccer
                    Lower FC families largely have more disposable income, although overall most STJ kids come from Shelton , Bridgeport etc. Its the athletes who skew more to towns with better districts. They can afford StJ and club sports

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                      #40
                      Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                      the going tuition over there is almost $14k! Combine that with a kid thats playing with a decent club, you're almost at $20k a year, for a sport? yea, no one is going to IHS for soccer or any other sport for that matter. losers will always find excuses and ways to bring down the winners.
                      Catholic high schools do disproportionally well in boys BB? Wonder why that is???

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                        #41
                        Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                        Catholic high schools do disproportionally well in boys BB? Wonder why that is???
                        can't wait for your evidence to support this...

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                          #42
                          Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                          can't wait for your evidence to support this...
                          For starters, CIAC changed division structures primarily because the "small Parochials" were kicking @$$ and winning championships. Kinda like ihs has done in girls soccer. Now they have play the bigger town schools in state playoffs.

                          Are you so naïve to actually believe there is no incentive provided for athletes to go to these schools?

                          Even if, as you believe, catholic schools don't recruit, the fact that they are not limited by town borders and can take kids from anywhere is a huge advantage. So much so, even the CIAC recognized something had to be done.

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                            #43
                            Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                            For starters, CIAC changed division structures primarily because the "small Parochials" were kicking @$$ and winning championships. Kinda like ihs has done in girls soccer. Now they have play the bigger town schools in state playoffs.

                            Are you so naïve to actually believe there is no incentive provided for athletes to go to these schools?

                            Even if, as you believe, catholic schools don't recruit, the fact that they are not limited by town borders and can take kids from anywhere is a huge advantage. So much so, even the CIAC recognized something had to be done.
                            stop using the word "naive" it's to easy to connect all of your posts together. no borders is an obvious advantage, however, you are crazy to think the money is there to bring in out of town athletes to play a sport. We're not living in the south where sports prominence is family history. This is Connecticut, where mom and dad just want little Sally and Johnny to have an edge, for some families, Immaculate is that academic edge, not an athletic edge. They are not bragging about about athletic college placement, unlike the many clubs who correlate success to a D1 or bust mentality only to see the majority of those "D1" players see little to no playing time.

                            and if you think the CIAC has a handle on anything, you're just out of touch. the good ole boys club has the influence. but yea, if you want to blame "recruiting" to a mediocre private school as the reason they have found some success in the past and you haven't. you keep on doing you. be bitter. I'm sure you'll get the chance to live out your dreams through your next child going to high school.

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                              #44
                              Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                              For starters, CIAC changed division structures primarily because the "small Parochials" were kicking @$$ and winning championships. Kinda like ihs has done in girls soccer. Now they have play the bigger town schools in state playoffs.

                              Are you so naïve to actually believe there is no incentive provided for athletes to go to these schools?

                              Even if, as you believe, catholic schools don't recruit, the fact that they are not limited by town borders and can take kids from anywhere is a huge advantage. So much so, even the CIAC recognized something had to be done.
                              Sports and Science Academy's success in girls basketball probably had more to do with the promotion of schools of choice than private schools.

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                                #45
                                You know IHS sits geographically between DANBURY and Ridgefield. Probably less the 5 miles between all 3.

                                I’m sure IHS could petition to join the Fciac. I mean Trinity and STJ play in the fciac.

                                That would put the Mustangs back on the donkey they rode into this post. They wouldn’t make the fciac tourney on a regular basis if ever. And they’d be so beat up come states, they’d struggle to survive S let alone M.

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