[dawgbyte02]

I understand the concern of being able to field teams. But in WV, which is much like eastern ky, they have a four year eligibility rule. You can only play varsity four years. This makes coaches develop players for their respective sports and prevents politics, to a certain degree, from being part of the equation. In larger school systems this has never been a problem as they have true varsity, JV, and true freshmen teams. These school systems have many upperclassmen that try out for varsity and JV and get cut. It is very rare that a middle school player can play and compete on a true varsity level. Girls BB and softball in E ky tend to use a lot of these players in order to field a team. But I think coaches can do a better job of getting HS girls out if they are truly interested in building a program. The schools that have good competitive programs year in and year out have good coaches and good feeder programs that develop players at an age specific rate. One or two good atheletes do not make a team but rather a consistent and fair development and training program for all participants builds a solid program.