[dawgbyte02]

I was wondering the same thing... I mean Coach A. was a great guy and all, but coaches come and go... that's just what they do. LC may have a rough year this year, but they will bounce back and be fine.

The grade school buddy leagues were done away with in favor of a "travel team" under Coach A's tenure. This is the main reason for lack of players. When you eliminate 80 or 90 players in favor of 10 this is what happens. A good high school coach "develops players" over time and a travel team coach uses players developed by somebody else. Travel team coaches are usually not very good for middle or high school programs because they don't have the ability to coach and develop players of varying skill levels.