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Post by timduckforlife on Nov 21, 2014 2:51:58 GMT -5
At least in Portland Oregon, Jesuit and Central Catholic are the best volleyball schools in the state, and pretty good when it comes to education as well. Jesuit finished in the top 5 in the nation as far as volleyball ranking is concerned. It doesn't come cheap though, private catholic school will run you about $15k per year.
edit: just looked it up, they finished 4th in the nation.
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Post by Mocha on Nov 21, 2014 3:17:13 GMT -5
I remember when Liz Brenner played at Jesuit, she owned the net.
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Post by baywatcher on Nov 21, 2014 9:41:51 GMT -5
Mitty in the Peninsula area of San Francisco; not sure about academics but our daughters better be damn good or they will not see the floor much. Division 1 pipeline.
In general I would say the private schools are usually much better at volleyball than the generic public schools. Many exceptions (Mira Costa in Southern California and a few other beach type schools down there) but basically the private schools can recruit, or attract, high level talent consistently.
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Post by dunninla on Nov 21, 2014 12:04:34 GMT -5
Academic strength and club strength are the keys. Right. Not sure of the differences between softball and volleyball, but in Softball nobody, I mean nobody is recruited by a Top 50 school out of a High School team. In fact it is sometimes the case that the Club coach and the HS coach run different systems, and even contradict each other as to techniques, and that combined with non-elite teammates and opponents ends up hurting the elite player, both literally and mentally. It may also be true in Volleyball as it is in Softball... if a player is serious, they have until about 8th grade to get into the elite club pipeline... any later and there is a probability that it is too late to catch up with others who already 2-3 seasons into elite development by that age. Sad really, but I think true. |
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Post by bigfan on Nov 21, 2014 14:44:17 GMT -5
Stay clear.
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Post by bayarea on Nov 21, 2014 15:03:19 GMT -5
In the San Francisco Bay Area, the private schools are way ahead in volleyball, and typically in academics, as well. The West Catholic Athletic League (WCAL): Archbishop Mitty, Sacred Heart Cathedral, Valley Christian, St. Francis, Presentation, Notre Dame, St. Ignatius, are all known for longstanding volleyball success as well as excellent academics. In the East Bay, Bishop O'Dowd is similar. On the SF Peninsula, smaller, very expensive private schools such as Menlo School and Sacred Heart Prep are generally stocked with club players and offer top notch academics. In the more affluent communities (Palo Alto, Atherton and certain East Bay and Marin Co. communities), the public schools are excellent and the school volleyball teams can have a mix of good club players and some less skilled players. Away from the more affluent communities, both the public school academics and volleyball programs are not nearly as good. I'm sure that's a generalization for the whole country, since the ability to afford club volleyball has such a huge impact on the caliber of school teams.
Lots of very good, recruited volleyball players in the area played for excellent club teams and mediocre high school teams, but you are seeking a higher level of both.
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Post by bigfan on Nov 21, 2014 15:07:57 GMT -5
Move to Hawai`i.
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Post by mavericks on Nov 21, 2014 15:08:01 GMT -5
Gahr High School in Cerritos. Top notch academics and good volleyball.
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Post by jcvball22 on Nov 21, 2014 15:22:16 GMT -5
In Southern California (Los Angeles area):
Marymount HS- solid academics. Outstanding Volleyball. Private school
Marlborough School- One of the top all-girls schools in the country academically. Solid volleyball. Private.
Mira Costa- Good academics. Outstanding volleyball. Public.
Harvard-Westlake- Great academics. Solid volleyball. Private.
Flintridge- Sacred Heart- Strong academic. Strong volleyball. Private.
Notre Dame- Sherman Oaks- Strong Academics. Strong volleyball. Private.
Oaks Christian- Good academics. Good volleyball. Private.
Redondo Union- Solid academic. Outstanding volleyball. Public.
Long Beach-Poly. Good academics. Strong volleyball. Public.
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Post by geddyleeridesagain on Nov 21, 2014 15:55:47 GMT -5
LB Poly does not have strong academics. Good volleyball program in recent years, though. Long Beach Wilson is stronger academically, with a decent volleyball tradition. Of course, if you're going to stay in the LB Unified, the California Academy of Math & Science is one of the highest ranked schools in the country. At the same time, living in that area means close proximity to clubs like Mizuno Long Beach, which is more probably more important than high school ball for kids with aspirations beyond juniors.
You can pretty much just roll down the Central/Southern California coast and find a school with a good combination of academics/volleyball. Dos Pueblos (Goleta), most of the L.A. area/South Bay schools mentioned above, Los Alamitos, Edison, Huntington, Corona del Mar, Mater Dei (private), Newport Harbor, Tesoro, Santa Margarita (private), La Costa Canyon, Torrey Pines, La Jolla High & La Jolla Country Day (private), Francis Parker (private) and so on. Plus, once again, proximity to a number of good clubs.
Of course, there is the issue of many, if not most, of the schools mentioned in Southern California being (not coincidently) located in some of the most expensive zip codes in California.
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Post by volleyguy on Nov 21, 2014 16:32:33 GMT -5
A few So Cal schools that are highly rated academically, with good, maybe not great volleyball, but close to good club programs: Palos Verdes, Palos Verdes Penninsula and San Marino near Pasadena. Again, communities with some of the highest per capita incomes in the nation.
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Post by c4ndlelight on Nov 21, 2014 16:40:26 GMT -5
At least in Portland Oregon, Jesuit and Central Catholic are the best volleyball schools in the state, and pretty good when it comes to education as well. Jesuit finished in the top 5 in the nation as far as volleyball ranking is concerned. It doesn't come cheap though, private catholic school will run you about $15k per year. edit: just looked it up, they finished 4th in the nation. Don't move to Portland for the volleyball (in fact, dear Californians, just don't move to Portland!). The competition (both HS and club) pales in comparison to what you'd get pretty much anywhere in California. Even though Jesuit is damn good this year, they didn't have anybody to play against. |
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Post by kvball18 on Nov 21, 2014 17:16:06 GMT -5
Don't move to Portland for the volleyball (in fact, dear Californians, just don't move to Portland!). Hey...I'm picking up a wee bit of former Gov. McCall's "Don't Californicate Oregon" sentiment, here.  |
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Post by vballer004 on Nov 21, 2014 17:17:56 GMT -5
Hawaii practically has only three dominant volleyball schools, all coincidentally the top three academic schools. Each just have a constant pipeline for student athletes, in both girls and boys volleyball. That would be Kamehameha, Punahou, and Iolani. Heck, Kamehameha and Punahou girls volleyball have been in the state title match every year since around 2001. Kamehameha won 6 in a row once. Punahou boys volleyball is excellent (they finished 1st nationally in 2010), along with Kamehameha (ex: Micah Christenson 2011 championship team)
so what I'm saying is, stay in socal for the competition.
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Post by tomahawk on Nov 21, 2014 17:54:57 GMT -5
LB Poly and LB Wilson have nearly identical academic scores according usnews high school rankings. Poly's PACE program is one of the top programs in the US according to Caltech. Wilson's distinguished scholars and Poly's CIC are also verygood academic programs.
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