[Wildcat18]

I saw a coach last week who reached out and was looking for a player to play a certain position. I contacted him and threw out a recommendation. The response I got was that he had already allowed multiple players from that team. I thanked him and wished him luck. In reality, I was wondering why? Do you want the best of the best representing Kentucky on a national level or are you wanting to accommodate every member team? All Kentucky teams should be taking the BEST OF THE BEST in their respected grade. I don't care if you choose from the top 5 school teams in the state to merge. I was under the assumption that accommodating every school team was the purpose for the East/West all-star games. I know that when I helped coach one of those a couple years ago, we had kids on that team that wouldn't even have been 2nd or 3rd string on our school team. They were "good" players, but just weren't elite. I'm guessing that trying to get one player to represent all member schools at least in the East/West games is a priority. Maybe someone else can clarify that.

On another note, I'm not too worried about where the finances are. I've seen what these guys do on a state level with the all-star weekend and on a national level with the FBU Kentucky state teams. That stuff is very pricey when you have to bus, house, and feed 35 players in each grade to wherever they have to go for their tournaments.