[DEVILOLOGIST]

I agree with programs who have the numbers to play inter-league, and we had that when we had the numbers.. We had 1200 kids in high school and we had enough to do teams,, but we also had a 2nd quarter rule that only the weeker kids got mandated playing time. 6 Minute quarters. now our schoo has 650 kids in the high school.. 420kids or so in 6-8th grade, less than 150 boys in the 7-8th grade and we now have a soccer team,swim team, golf team, cross counrty team, AAU sports and now fall baseball around the area,, MORE opportunities, with less kids.. Better selection for kids to find their sport.
History being correct in our area,, we lost alot of people due to Ashland Oil leaving, CSX downsizing and now Armco is shutting down again,, not knowing what the future holds,, stores are closing in our area and you get the picture.. ANYWAY to get back on topic here!!!!
I feel that if you have the numbers to play inter-league and can develope everykid that wants to play,, that is great,, and I know some school can do that....AWESOME for them... but when you start getting into 20 8th graders, -20 7th graders and 30 6th graders,, then you start looking at 15-17 kids on a team.. Makes it tough to practice when you have that many,,. Thats why I feel that the KYMSFA has the support of most schools who want to play on a level playing field,, playing kids that are the same age,, making sure that a kid is passing school,, and providing opportunities for those who want to face competition. So once again I applaud the KYMSFA for attempting to provide ground rules for schools to follow... YOu know we always hear about the KHSAA having no say in what happens in Middle School and that there should be some kind of regulation to make sure that schools play by the rules.... Well here they are!!!