[Oldtiger]

It's a sad time.....but reality is a handful of parents don't care as long as their kids get to win, they will do anything and spare no cost

This goes for all sports across the board...

Look at this the little league basball programs around the country have been decimated by travel ball, when I was a kid winning your community little league championship was the shat, now it means so little, most communities can't even get together enough kids to play little league so unless you have parents with plenty of resources to pay your way to play travel ball your just out of luck....

Also All Stars... every program I've ever been around unless your parents coach or you have a connection or your just a tremendous way above average athlete you don't have a shot.

The comrade created with kids playing together as they grow up is all but lost parents spend thousands of dollars so kids get all this exposure in preparation for college and the pro, when in reality JR discovers the honeys the summer between his 9th and 10th grade and he's done.... HA