Comments on: Boomer Sooner: Tausili Akana sits on 30 offers

By: CrusaderDad

CrusaderDad — Tue, 03 Aug 2021 21:23:35 +0000

@ SlickWilly – I’m not aware any of those boys attended StL…but they may have trained with Coach Vinnie Passas at StL…

By: SlickWilly

SlickWilly — Sun, 01 Aug 2021 11:28:32 +0000

CrusaderDad, someone once told me that Jordan Taamu, dillon gabriel and Mackenzie Milton all attended STL before transferring, is that correct?

By: CrusaderDad

CrusaderDad — Tue, 20 Jul 2021 04:50:00 +0000

@ ILoveHawaii – I stand by my comments that StL has a solid academic curriculum. I worked in a mainland college admissions and that’s the general impression from many colleges.

I know a lot of parents that get financial aid or apply for specific scholarship programs that have different focus and criteria. This is no different from every other private school and like college. I know a few who pay between $5-8k annually vs $15-16k. When I coached at Punahou (decades ago) there were similar situations and from talking to people (alumni) close to their programs there are some that may pay under $10k.

We pay around $12-14k, have been lucky to get academic/merit based aid.

So that’s a huge competitive advantage for public schools.

By: ILoveHawaii

ILoveHawaii — Mon, 19 Jul 2021 18:37:53 +0000

I think that it would be more believable to say that students attend Lulu because it is an all boys catholic school than touting about its academics.
Lets be real here.

With regards to recruiting, just by its nature, all private schools have to recruit.
But when you win, players want to be a part of that which is what we are seeing at Lulu.
But no one talks about the MONEY$$$$$.

Who is paying for the top tier recruits that attend Lulu?
How much $$ to pay for those recruits and the second tier group of all-stars?
That is the conversation. Not all of these kids families can afford the entire tuition.
Anyone want to share?

By: CrusaderDad

CrusaderDad — Sun, 18 Jul 2021 06:30:32 +0000

@??? Then yes….all private school by default have to recruit…and to that degree so do all public schools, as they inform/encourage students to register. Again, yes all private school need to recruit/attract students as a general business practice.
But the way that recruiting is addressed in general conversation is that these students are mainly or only there for football. Football is an important consideration, but academically StL has a solid curriculum.

By: Jack!

Jack! — Sat, 17 Jul 2021 17:45:28 +0000

St. Louis needs to play a national schedule! Don’t take most of the best players from around here then turn around and play against the teens. Play IMG and some of those teams across the country then see if you’ll be undefeated at the end of every season. Not to mention by the time the kids are seniors they’re almost 20 years old LOL! That’s crazy!

By: ???

??? — Sat, 17 Jul 2021 01:41:39 +0000

@crusaderdad, Thanks!
You’re right, everyone has their own perception & opinion.
But the Dictionary meaning of RECRUITING is:
To find suitable people and get them to join a Team, company, etc. : to form or build (a team, army, etc.) by getting people to join. : to persuade (someone) to join you in some activity or to help you.

A lot of people think recruiting is when you offer a scholarship or financial aid! But it’s much more than that; It’s simply getting or persuading a kid to visit, check out your school, team, practice etc.. that is considered RECRUITING!
It is legal in the ILH and I think it should be legal in the Open division to keep it competitive.

By: CrusaderDad

CrusaderDad — Fri, 16 Jul 2021 02:28:44 +0000

??? – fair question. I think it comes down to what is the definition of or that persons perception of recruiting. A lot of players fall into a parent or player runs into a Coach, asks about the school and the Coach encourages them to apply or check out the school. To me, that’s not recruiting.

When I think of recruiting, I think about it like college football recruiting, a Coach identifies you, evaluates you as a prospect or recruit then makes some offer. I don’t see this happening. It hasn’t happened to the starters and parents who I know.

Also, there are a lot of legacy players – Grandpa, Dad, Uncles, etc played. There are a lot that don’t get into KS or Pun…as a KS grad, my son has had a great experience at St Louis.

By: ???

??? — Fri, 16 Jul 2021 01:01:12 +0000

@ CrusaderDad & ILH
Maybe you can clear up the confusion?
Why does some people admit that STL recruits & some people say they don’t recruit; kids just want to go there?

By: CrusaderDad

CrusaderDad — Thu, 15 Jul 2021 23:13:34 +0000

As a parent…gotta say the coaching at St Louis is very very good. You get to compete against some of the very best players and still get exposure (practice is filmed). Other programs (public & private) must find ways to attract their students…in my mind Public school has similar facilities, costs less…so something must not be as attractive.