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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We just had basketball tryouts. My kid made a team but several, but the equivalent of at least 4 teams were turned away or didn't 'qualify' to join a team. The number of players trying out increased this year by 15 - 20% according to county official I spoke to. I asked why they didn't create more teams to give what I thought were decent players a chance to play at the travel level? I was told it was [b]because they didn't have enough facilities to accommodate practices and games[/b]. Last year I was told the turnout was unexpectedly high, this year the same thing happened again. I just find it frustrating that the county keeps getting the population projections wrong. These kids sweat it out for 5 days/2 hours of tryouts just to be turned away for a lack of resources.

I know this lack of resources affect soccer, baseball and other sports as well. When will they get the projections right and plan accordingly.[/quote]

This isn't an issue with projections and plans. The population in Arlington (schools and county overall) has grown significantly in the last 10 years, and the availability of public space has not kept up with it. They literally can't add more classes, leagues, or practices--every public facility is at capacity. Yet people, including families, keep moving to Arlington! [/quote]

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