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Anyone out there know anything about the program at Brookwood High School in Lawrenceville, Ga? I know the varsity team did great last season but I keep hearing the freshman and JV team was not so great and the outlook for this year is pretty low. They had 9 seniors graduate??? True? I live in the district but am leary of what son is walking into in high school. I'm told this years incoming talent is pretty low with many political games going on. Should I stay or should I go?

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Originally posted by BBISME:
I poste dthis originally in the General Items tab but think I should have posted it here.

Anyone out there know anything about the program at Brookwood High School in Lawrenceville, Ga? I know the varsity team did great last season but I keep hearing the freshman and JV team was not so great and the outlook for this year is pretty low. They had 9 seniors graduate??? True? I live in the district but am leary of what son is walking into in high school. I'm told this years incoming talent is pretty low with many political games going on. Should I stay or should I go?

I'm sorry but not sure what this has to do with your son's High scholl education...that is still important right??? ( I know I'm being a bit wise) but when we as parents start moving kids to different programs I don't think it is good. If your Son is a player he will get the opportunity. 9 seniors graduate so that means opportunity. Plus whne your Son is an upper classman the team should be stronger.

This is not about Brookwood High school or any specific high school. But I say definitely stay! I think by staying it will help put baseball in perspective for you and your son. I think staying will help your son understand that HIS team will not always be the dominate team but will still be HIS team. It will help him understand there is much more to baseball than the just the box score. It will help him understand that sacrifices have their rewards. Surely it will help him understand that sometime we have to play the hand that's dealt us. It might teach him stability in his career and his family life ---- two things that are much more important than baseball. If the grass looks greener on the other side of the fence then one needs to do some work in their yard.
Fungo

You're not being wise. I agree with what you are saying about education being the most important thing for my son. However, living in the area now for a short time I have seen a lot going on in the area in the way of a downward spiral in more ways than just the sports program. Frankly, I'm concerned with the choice I made in moving here. I went by statistics in education so far, not thinking to look at what was coming. The future does not look as bright in all aspects of the Brookwood district, not just in the sports program but that is a big indicator of the area as a whole if you ask me.

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Originally posted by Dawgfan:

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Originally posted by BBISME:
I poste dthis originally in the General Items tab but think I should have posted it here.

Anyone out there know anything about the program at Brookwood High School in Lawrenceville, Ga? I know the varsity team did great last season but I keep hearing the freshman and JV team was not so great and the outlook for this year is pretty low. They had 9 seniors graduate??? True? I live in the district but am leary of what son is walking into in high school. I'm told this years incoming talent is pretty low with many political games going on. Should I stay or should I go?

I'm sorry but not sure what this has to do with your son's High scholl education...that is still important right??? ( I know I'm being a bit wise) but when we as parents start moving kids to different programs I don't think it is good. If your Son is a player he will get the opportunity. 9 seniors graduate so that means opportunity. Plus whne your Son is an upper classman the team should be stronger.

BBISME,
Welcome Region 8 AAAAA. Brookwood will still be the team to beat in that region...Parkview might disagree but from what I've seen they won't get past the Broncos. South,Shiloh and Central have some good players but probably not enough to contend for the region. The seniors you lost were very good but 9 isn't alot compared to schools like NG and others. Look at the number of FR/Soph kids on Varsity...that may give you some idea about the Fr/JV records. Pretty much no way Brookwood misses the playoffs this year unless a slew of injuries decimates the team.

Politics are at every school...well, maybe not Meadowcreek (they'll take anybody that that throw at a HS level). Brookwood has done well in academics recently so the education should be good. If the areas demgraphics are changing, well that is happening in all of Gwinnett and Atlanta. If you want to avoid politics and demographic change in Gwinnett, your only choice is realistically GAC/Wesleyan or home school and play for Kevin Renz's team.

The real war in Gwinnett will be Region 7 AAAAA with NG,PR and MC fighting it out with the Forsyth teams contending also. Impossible to predict what will happen there.

Brookwood did lose 9 seniors, but have a decent returning group of pitchers which will allow them to qualify for the state playoffs again next year, although they will lose some region games and not go undefeated like last year. The biggest problem with Brookwood and some other schools in the area is that the coach forces them to play summer ball which limits their college recruiting opportunities. After a player skipped summer ball and was cut a few years ago for "not being good enough", he signed at Florida State. The double standard has to stop at schools like Norcross, Brookwood, Parkview and others.

For a team that was ranked #1 in the nation (eventually ending at #3) to only have 2 D1 recruits is hard to believe. Their strengths were team depth and experience, some very good defense plus clutch hitting. It is not likely they will repeat last year for a while, but you never know.

Academically it is as good of a public school as there is in Georgia, however there are many good schools in the area. Demographics are changing throughout Gwinnett, I would say Mill Creek will be the school to beat in baseball in the coming years.

The coaches at Brookwood are pretty good, the facilities are very good and support for the program is strong. If they followed the rules regarding summer ball it would be a very good place to stay and play.

I can't pass by this old topic without commenting:

From a players standpoint, I have to say that in the next 3-4 years, Parkview, Mill Creek, Brookwood, and Wesleyan will be the hardest contenders in the county in their respective regions.