Elite athletes at Boarding Schools

sgopal2
Mon, 05 Apr 2021 22:41:16 +0000

Hello - my son graduated from Lville in 2018. He was a 4 year varsity athlete. Entering freshman year, he was ranked in top 10 nationally for his age group. Once the pace of the academics set in, he found it difficult to keep up with the sports as well as schoolwork. Eventually he stopped playing in national tournaments after 2 years, and focused only on academics and the school team. Because of this, his ranking took a hit and he was not competitive for college recruiting.

The saturday classes don’t make things easier. Getting time off on weekends to attend a tournament is very difficult. The athletic director basically gutted the squash program after his first year of arrival. The headmaster didn’t really care to hear the complaints from squash parents.

So I agree with others that you should have a conversation with the athletic director and coach. If your child really needs to travel to outside tournaments to be competitive for recruiting, Lville won’t make things easy on you. Lifetime is a possibility, but 2 seasons per year your child will be doing another sport. For PG students there is a lot more flexibility.

Good luck