[Valley Proud]

If programs are done the right way there is not a need for so many games, nor the need for so many you players to be playing up. In some cases with small schools and student bodies to pull from yes you would have to have them play up, but there are a lot of kids out there that are sophomores and juniors that see little time in the varsity but still do not play JV. The 15th is about to get back on track with its freshman league that for a few years only included a few teams, but I noticed in those years that there were freshman that were playing JV and limited varsity minutes that weren't playing freshman ball. The AAU circuit is so crowded these days because kids want to play, but there are plenty of opportunities to play within your program if done right and you can get without getting burned out, and quality of games and instruction is IMO better than quantity of games.