▶️ Show Notes
⏱️Timestamps:
1:28 – Rob Roy’s Basketball Background
2:59 – What Is a Junior Boarding School?
5:16 – Rob’s Prep School Experience
7:02 – Who Is a Good Fit for Junior Boarding School?
8:39 – Reclassing and Two Years at Rectory
10:55 – Who Junior Boarding School Is Not For
12:48 – A Day in the Life at Rectory
16:54 – Preparing Players for Prep School
20:31 – Rectory’s Schedule and Competition
25:19 – Choosing the Right Prep School
27:14 – Earning Playing Time
29:31 – Developing Players at Different Maturity Levels
31:16 – Handling Homesickness
33:34 – Success Stories and Lasting Impact
37:34 – Quick Hitters
39:24 – Wrapping Up
💡 Key Topics:
• Junior boarding school basketball recruiting and development
• Junior boarding school for basketball players and families
• Reclassing before traditional prep school
• Kid-driven vs. parent-driven boarding-school decisions
• Developing through competition against older players
• Earning playing time through character and preparation
• Matching athletes with the right prep school environment
• Structure, independence, homesickness, and student development
🏀 About Rob Roy:
Rob Roy is the Head Basketball Coach at Rectory School, a junior boarding school serving grades five through nine. In the conversation, Rob explains that Rectory works with students from around the world and focuses on preparing them for the transition to secondary schools. He also discusses his own background as a college basketball player and his experience attending prep school before beginning his coaching career.
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🏆 About Us:
At PREP Athletics, we help young athletes and their families understand the prep school path and how it can create better opportunities in the classroom, on the court, and in the college recruiting process. We talk about prep schools, post-grad years, reclassing, recruiting, academics, AAU, NCAA updates, and the decisions families need to understand before choosing a path.
Our goal is to help players find the right fit, not just any placement. We share honest, experience-based guidance for families navigating prep school basketball, college recruiting, exposure, development, and the steps that can help student-athletes move closer to their goals.
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