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Post by HC92 on Feb 18, 2023 10:38:14 GMT -5
Did a little research and found an article saying that Maryland paid Fordham, George Mason and Davidson $20K each to play a women’s game at Maryland. Not a bad payday but a lot less than a similar men’s deal. Another article said Indiana’s average payout for a men’s game was $95K.
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Post by timholycross on Feb 18, 2023 11:18:59 GMT -5
Did a little research and found an article saying that Maryland paid Fordham, George Mason and Davidson $20K each to play a women’s game at Maryland. Not a bad payday but a lot less than a similar men’s deal. Another article said Indiana’s average payout for a men’s game was $95K. Certainly would be a good thing if one of the 3 DC-area league games was accompanied by a game at MD....two game trip where the expenses would be paid for.
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Post by DiMarz on Feb 18, 2023 11:19:06 GMT -5
Girls hoops has taken a nose dive in the last years. HS to college...Kids just don't want to put in the time, and they want to be the star, not just on the team As you're a Central Mass guy, there's one question I have for you. Why with a merged and larger school is the descendent of Holy Name/St. Peter's not very good in basketball....both genders had great teams year after year; now they are both doormats. I am friends with the former Girls coach, who retired at the end of last season..St. Paul is the new name of merged schools..He told me that he lost a lot of players because the Diocesan no longer offers scholarships, and that sent some of his better players to the Public schools..
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Post by DiMarz on Feb 18, 2023 11:27:39 GMT -5
Girls hoops has taken a nose dive in the last years. HS to college...Kids just don't want to put in the time, and they want to be the star, not just on the team As you're a Central Mass guy, there's one question I have for you. Why with a merged and larger school is the descendent of Holy Name/St. Peter's not very good in basketball....both genders had great teams year after year; now they are both doormats. The former/retired coach at Holy Name/ St.Peters, now St. Pauls, is a friend of mine..He told me he lost a number of his best players to the public schools in Worcester because the Diocesan of Worcester is no longer offering scholarships.. BTW, Alyea Boston, the top college women's basketballer in college has a sister who played at Holy Name!..Not the size or ability's of her big Sis!
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Post by longsuffering on Feb 20, 2023 6:05:50 GMT -5
Closing a high school and dropping scholarships paints a bleak picture of the Diocese. There should have been savings generated by closing one campus. I'd like to have a nickel for every time I heard "whatever you give to the church you get back tenfold" but if the Bishop is a divisive figure that probably restrains giving in the Diocese.
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Post by cruskater31 on Mar 2, 2023 8:59:28 GMT -5
St. Peter's used to have a decent hockey program. We played them at the beginning of the season each year when I was in high school. Admittedly we were usually a tad better. St. Bernard's up in Fitchburg was also pretty competitive even with the Eastern Mass. "powers." IIRC, my high school also competed against St. Peter's hoops a handful of times. I think diocesan high schools run by the religious orders tended to do better financially and athletically. Springfield Cathedral, now Pope Francis, is one example of a successful diocesan merger --at least athletically. I believe Cathedral was run by the Sisters of St. Joseph's originally.
Anyway, I have also noticed a drop-off in women's hockey. My wife thinks the HC women's team, despite being D1 would have a hard time against her team from the 2000s. I notice a dropoff in team play in hockey quite a bit. My boys that I coach come in with strong skills (if they are a tier I or II aka AAA/AA) but lack team play concepts. Passing the puck is a problem!
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Post by timholycross on Mar 2, 2023 9:09:04 GMT -5
St. Peter's used to have a decent hockey program. We played them at the beginning of the season each year when I was in high school. Admittedly we were usually a tad better. St. Bernard's up in Fitchburg was also pretty competitive even with the Eastern Mass. "powers." IIRC, my high school also competed against St. Peter's hoops a handful of times. I think diocesan high schools run by the religious orders tended to do better financially and athletically. Springfield Cathedral, now Pope Francis, is one example of a successful diocesan merger --at least athletically. I believe Cathedral was run by the Sisters of St. Joseph's originally. Anyway, I have also noticed a drop-off in women's hockey. My wife thinks the HC women's team, despite being D1 would have a hard time against her team from the 2000s. I notice a dropoff in team play in hockey quite a bit. My boys that I coach come in with strong skills (if they are a tier I or II aka AAA/AA) but lack team play concepts. Passing the puck is a problem! Women's hockey shouldn't be worse than it was. More girls play than those growing up in the 90s, perhaps even with more kids the talent's spread too thin? Men's hockey I can see where it might be. More options for good players outside of choosing the college hockey route.
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Post by cruskater31 on Mar 2, 2023 10:41:59 GMT -5
St. Peter's used to have a decent hockey program. We played them at the beginning of the season each year when I was in high school. Admittedly we were usually a tad better. St. Bernard's up in Fitchburg was also pretty competitive even with the Eastern Mass. "powers." IIRC, my high school also competed against St. Peter's hoops a handful of times. I think diocesan high schools run by the religious orders tended to do better financially and athletically. Springfield Cathedral, now Pope Francis, is one example of a successful diocesan merger --at least athletically. I believe Cathedral was run by the Sisters of St. Joseph's originally. Anyway, I have also noticed a drop-off in women's hockey. My wife thinks the HC women's team, despite being D1 would have a hard time against her team from the 2000s. I notice a dropoff in team play in hockey quite a bit. My boys that I coach come in with strong skills (if they are a tier I or II aka AAA/AA) but lack team play concepts. Passing the puck is a problem! Women's hockey shouldn't be worse than it was. More girls play than those growing up in the 90s, perhaps even with more kids the talent's spread too thin? Men's hockey I can see where it might be. More options for good players outside of choosing the college hockey route. I can definitely see your point about talent spread to thin. There are also new programs at the D1 level (think of the NEWHA with the likes of Franklin Pierce, etc). I saw a Stonehill coach watching a public high school game at our school's rink a few week's ago. I see the occasional prep hockey game and by and large the better programs are still the better programs but there are also many new schools offering the sport.
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