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    Best prep school soccer programs in New England

    trying to do some research for my son. He is an 8th grader. we are thinking a prep school might be the best educational option for him but we want to evaluate soccer programs as well. can anyone lay out who the top prep school soccer programs in new england are? Strong player- currently plays for a u14 DAP academy. i really want to know is who are the traditional powers as opposed to who won what last year. Also, which tend to offer more financial aid? any insight would be appreciated.

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      Berkshire -
      - Has won the past 3 Class A championships (the highest level of soccer)
      - Not the strong academically, but not awful
      - Coach is one of the strongest recruiters in the league

      NMH
      - Made the Class A final this year as a Cinderella 8th seed
      - Has won the most amount of championships ever
      - Pretty strong academically, although not amazing

      Hotchkiss
      - Traditional power that had a down year this year
      - Very strong academically
      - Coach is not the best

      Kent
      - Another traditional power that struggled this year
      - Below average academically
      - Both Kent and Hotchkiss heavily recruit out of Ghana

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        Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
        Berkshire -
        - Has won the past 3 Class A championships (the highest level of soccer)
        - Not the strong academically, but not awful
        - Coach is one of the strongest recruiters in the league

        NMH
        - Made the Class A final this year as a Cinderella 8th seed
        - Has won the most amount of championships ever
        - Pretty strong academically, although not amazing

        Hotchkiss
        - Traditional power that had a down year this year
        - Very strong academically
        - Coach is not the best

        Kent
        - Another traditional power that struggled this year
        - Below average academically
        - Both Kent and Hotchkiss heavily recruit out of Ghana
        thanks. How are these schools with financial aid? Any thoughts on class B schools like Middlesex, Lawrence A., and the Groton school?

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          Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
          thanks. How are these schools with financial aid? Any thoughts on class B schools like Middlesex, Lawrence A., and the Groton school?
          Different poster. Go to the NEPSAC.org website and pull up the tournament brackets over the past few years to see which teams get in more often than not.

          Don't be thrown by Class A or B. The top Class B teams like South Kent or Lawrence are every bit as good as the top Class A teams. The only team to beat Class A boys champ this year was Class B South Kent. Be aware that these top ranked teams are stocked with D1 college recruits. Even the top C teams are very, very good in a given year. So, you might be better off looking at some of the #4 through #8 seeded teams if you want your kid assured of playing time. Those schools may be looking to build their programs and more generous.

          Financial aid is "need based", meaning, how much do you need aid based on your income, or how much does the school "need" another good soccer player. Best advice I can give you is to apply to 3-4 schools an weigh their offers, then negotiate.

          NEPSAC soccer is a much higher quality of soccer in comparison to Mass high school soccer. 13th grade post grads and international recruits are the biggest reasons for this. The preps have connections with Ivies and nescacs and help get your kid in there if that's what they want for college.

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            Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
            Different poster. Go to the NEPSAC.org website and pull up the tournament brackets over the past few years to see which teams get in more often than not.

            Don't be thrown by Class A or B. The top Class B teams like South Kent or Lawrence are every bit as good as the top Class A teams. The only team to beat Class A boys champ this year was Class B South Kent. Be aware that these top ranked teams are stocked with D1 college recruits. Even the top C teams are very, very good in a given year. So, you might be better off looking at some of the #4 through #8 seeded teams if you want your kid assured of playing time. Those schools may be looking to build their programs and more generous.

            Financial aid is "need based", meaning, how much do you need aid based on your income, or how much does the school "need" another good soccer player. Best advice I can give you is to apply to 3-4 schools an weigh their offers, then negotiate.

            NEPSAC soccer is a much higher quality of soccer in comparison to Mass high school soccer. 13th grade post grads and international recruits are the biggest reasons for this. The preps have connections with Ivies and nescacs and help get your kid in there if that's what they want for college.
            this is very helpful. Thank you!

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              #7
              You can also google WNEPSSA or ISL websites for more detail on the schools and their teams. WNEPSSA and ISL are prep school soccer leagues under the NEPSAC umbrella.

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                Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                Different poster. Go to the NEPSAC.org website and pull up the tournament brackets over the past few years to see which teams get in more often than not.

                Don't be thrown by Class A or B. The top Class B teams like South Kent or Lawrence are every bit as good as the top Class A teams. The only team to beat Class A boys champ this year was Class B South Kent. Be aware that these top ranked teams are stocked with D1 college recruits. Even the top C teams are very, very good in a given year. So, you might be better off looking at some of the #4 through #8 seeded teams if you want your kid assured of playing time. Those schools may be looking to build their programs and more generous.

                Financial aid is "need based", meaning, how much do you need aid based on your income, or how much does the school "need" another good soccer player. Best advice I can give you is to apply to 3-4 schools an weigh their offers, then negotiate.

                NEPSAC soccer is a much higher quality of soccer in comparison to Mass high school soccer. 13th grade post grads and international recruits are the biggest reasons for this. The preps have connections with Ivies and nescacs and help get your kid in there if that's what they want for college.
                Big difference between the boarding and day schools. Also many of the schools don't actually put the priority on sports that you might think. The prep school world is a weird world.

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                  Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                  Big difference between the boarding and day schools. Also many of the schools don't actually put the priority on sports that you might think. The prep school world is a weird world.
                  Why is making sports not a high priority weird?

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                    Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                    Big difference between the boarding and day schools. Also many of the schools don't actually put the priority on sports that you might think. The prep school world is a weird world.
                    True. But many do.

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                      Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                      True. But many do.
                      which ones?

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                        #12
                        Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                        which ones?
                        The ones who perennially win NEPSAC championships. Not to hard to figure out.

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                          #13
                          Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                          Why is making sports not a high priority weird?
                          Funny that this question is coming up because I just recently had a conversation with someone in the administrative end of a school that had previously chosen to focus on the arts and academic (and shall remain nameless). They had pretty much let the sports side slide. Parents were upset by this and the school enrollment began to suffer. A new headmaster has been hired and one of his priority is to put more emphasis on sports in an attempt to stop the bleeding.

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                            #14
                            Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                            Funny that this question is coming up because I just recently had a conversation with someone in the administrative end of a school that had previously chosen to focus on the arts and academic (and shall remain nameless). They had pretty much let the sports side slide. Parents were upset by this and the school enrollment began to suffer. A new headmaster has been hired and one of his priority is to put more emphasis on sports in an attempt to stop the bleeding.
                            It's no different than why colleges budget so much into their athletic programs: marketing. Sports teams get the school's name out there in the public eye.

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                              #15
                              Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                              Why is making sports not a high priority weird?
                              It is not that it is weird to make it a high priority but rather that you tend to have extremes where some schools will go full bore for athletics and others won't. Some schools will go all in on specific sports and could care less about others. Its weird because there really isn't a rhyme or reason behind it.

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