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Personally, if my child was an elite talent I would want them playing with an against elite talent if at all possible. You know, playing somewhere that they really had to earn the PT. Playing somewhere that ever time they hit the floor or field they left a better player. It can only make them better as a player and person. With that said, do I think recruiting goes on at all levels I'm sure it does to some degree. I personally think that most of the negative talk on this site is simply about kids transfering to better themselves and their chances. If I had children who could play at an elite level I would hope I could facilitate an opportunity to play and compete at an elite level. I would want them to have to earn it against the best everyday. That sounds like earning something special to me. Disgruntled parents and family need to take a step back because Johnny Jr lost some PT because some kid transfered. Work harder. Not everyone gets a sports trophy. Life is full of adversity and it isnt always fair. Learn from it. As always just the opinion of an outsider looking in. Go to work on my post basement trolls.

We are talking about high school athletics, not AAU ball. If some of these parents are shopping their kids all over eastern Ky they are not doing it to make their kids a better player, they are doing it to stack a team to make it easier to win. If you put the 10 best players from the mountains on the same team, with a pathetic coach, how is that making them better? If 1 or 2 teams are recruiting the best players to their school, isn't that taking away competition that they would be playing against? If someone chooses to shop their kids around or want them on the best team possible, regardless if they are happy, then so be it. I dont have a problem with that at all. But to act like parents are doing it to make the kids better players is absurd. I just think its better to have each kid work their hardest at whatever they choose to do, and not be looking for the easy way out. Chances of any kid in Ky going pro is basically 0%. Chances of going to a D1 school is very slim. So the lessons they are taught (or not taught.) are going to stick with them and carry them a lot further than any high school trophy they can win.