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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Do these kids play for their schools and do travel teams? How does that work?[/quote]

The travel team issue is tricky.  The following answer is for boys:

1.  The worst conflict is soccer, where the highest level outside teams, "Academy" teams, bar the players from playing with their HS team after 9th grade.  Even the non-Academy club soccer programs often have multiple weekday practices so kids go to their club practice after practicing with their school team.

2. Basketball's outside teams, the AAU system, starts after the HS season is over so while AAU basketball might interfere with a basketball player wanting to do a spring sport, it won't stop him from playing for his school team.

3.  Football is still school-centered, although the summer 7 v. 7 set-up is growing in popularity and influence in the recruiting process.

4.  Lacrosse clubs are still heaving focused on the summer, and although summer club and tournaments are increasingly the center of gravity for recruiting, there's not a conflict with the HS season (and college coaches still talk a lot to the HS coaches, especially at the more well-established programs).

5.  Outside baseball heavily focused on the summer, no conflict with the HS season.

6.  High school ice hockey in this area, while improving, is still relatively low level so good players in this area must and do club.  A reasonable amount of conflicts with the HS team schedule ensues, but many kids do still play for the HS teams.

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