Well wouldn't it make sense to pile on ... and while we're at it add an "Official NY Yankees Haters Thread". And now we know why there never was, and likely never will be an "Official Boston Red Sox Haters Thread".
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Gee, so sensitive. Don't you know that once you've gotten you own hater's thread, you've arrivedOriginally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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Why not? Their whole shtick with athletics is based on being bullies on an uneven playing field. That's what I call a target-rich environment!Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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The lack of responses should show you that only the losers and wannabes tread these waters!Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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ya know what would have been cool. If the twins, who happen to live in scituate, went to their local high then another state title or two for the spartans would have been a great story!Comment
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While it's true that LaSalle has students from many communities, there is no guarantee that any of them will be great athletes. The demographics of those families that can afford LaSalle and other schools like LaSalle would tend to put more emphasis on the education than on the athletics. My experience with LaSalle students has been just that. I'm sure that there are a few families that would target an expensive private school for the athletic program, but the vast majority are going to be too smart to raise playing high school soccer over their education.Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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You forget that LaSalle (and others) can offer financial aid and has the built-in, professional development office (ie. institutional advancement/alumni) while other schools have to rely on volunteer/alumni associations or booster clubs. Now add the fact the coaches have the ability due to affiliation with ODP or premier clubs to identify top young talent and can "recruit" them. (Even if it's geared toward getting a better education than the public school, they can still put the idea of coming to their school; a public school coach in the same situation can't offer them the opportunity to come to the public school).
Now take the population that can afford tuition (and pay their own town taxes) -- they are also the population better able to pay for premier clubs (in the case of soccer), etc.
Sorry, statistically if it was only random draw attracting students solely for the academics, the track record would not be as it has been in soccer. Again, that's not to say the kid is not getting a good education or that even the education part is the bigger draw, but the academics and athletics are not mutually exclusive -- and momentum and reputation have a way of perpetuating (look at the college ranking systems) and reinforcing the attraction of the school beyond academics.
Now, there are not enough catholic schools for a separate league (and enrollment varies widely) nor I doubt interest in being part of the independent school leagues so not sure any way to account for the difference in some teams' eligible population being constrained by fixed political/geographic boundaries and some not. The RIIL rules are really designed with the former model of a school in mind.Comment
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Buncha LaSalle wanna-bees on this site. Sorry your kid wasn't smart enough, or athletically talented enough, or you as a parent didn't make enough money to get your kid in. Boo hoo. Go back to you minimum wage job and get off this site!Comment
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That's the class (or lack thereof) that we are used to from you folks. "The school strives to create a vital community...where its students educate one another by mutual understanding and respect"; looks like you are a failure.Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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Smart enough? Talented enough? You speak as if there was ever a kid with a $12 grand check that they wouldn't accept.Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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Let's not exaggerate too much. There are some standards; the check can't bounce (unless it's connected to a highly recruited athlete).Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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It's 13k, sorry you can't afford it!Comment
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We all know this wasn't written by someone from LaSalle, because even we know that had we enough money, or our kids were smart enough, we would have sent our kids to MB.Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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