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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The bottom line is that over time inefficiencies get eliminated from the system and more resources are required to compete.

30+ years ago Texas high schools went on a size binge in order to become more dominant in sports. The natural culmination is Allen high school with well over 1000 students per graduating class. Historically that would have comfortably been sufficient for three high schools. Instead, those 2000 or so boys all compete for spots on one football team, one basketball team, etc….

Parents with resources also pour money into development in a way not previously seen. It’s basically an open secret that in college football, the QB position is mostly dominated by kids from wealthy, in tact families. The Colorado head coach basically admitted that those are part of the recruiting criteria when he looks for QBs. One of the most successful high school coaches in the country said that leading the Southlake Carrol football team was the easiest job in the country because all the kids had personal trainers and position coaches.  He just had to show up and draw up plays.

The problem is noticeable in other ways. At our (non-DC) local powerhouse high school, the multi-sport athlete is basically extinct. Gone are the days when a great athlete could simply wake up and transition from a fall sport to a winter sport.  The coaches require specialization.

There are outlier high schools. Particularly in the elite/small private school world and under resourced public schools. There a great athlete can still play three sports a year.  [/quote]

A lot of high schools are absolutely huge now. In many sports only top travel players have a shot at making JV, much less varsity. Obviously this trickles down and makes the youth sports scene far more competitive- working towards making a HS roster by age 10. It is crazy.

There at exceptions. Many smaller privates in my area have plenty of availability on rosters- most students can make any team they want (though they may not see much playing time) and can play multiple seasonal sports. In the small town where I grew up  (high school has about 800 students 9-12) it is much the same.  Many all-conference varsity players on those teams would be iffy to make JV at huge suburban high schools.

Huge high schools are the driver of most of this- especially in UMC areas. [/quote]

https://larrybrownsports.com/college-football/deion-sanders-attributes-recruits-two-parents/611610?amp

[i]Sanders had a candid conversation about recruiting during an appearance on “The Rich Eisen Show” ahead of the Super Bowl. He spoke about how he tries to find quarterbacks who come from two-parent households and get good grades in school.

“We want mother, father, you know, dual parents,” Sanders said, as transcribed by Outkick’s Dan Zaksheske. “We want that kid to be 3.5 [GPA] and up because he’s got to be smart. He can’t make bad decisions off the field. At all. Because he has to be a leader of men. There are so many different attributes and what we look for when we see a quarterback. And, (we) would love a coach’s son.”

Sanders threw that last line in because his son, Shedeur Sanders, is expected to be Colorado’s starting quarterback next season. The Hall of Fame defensive back went on to say that his staff also tries to find offensive linemen from two-parent households with a “strong father that they adhere to.” Sanders joked (maybe?) that defensive linemen are a different story.

“Defensive linemen, it’s totally opposite — single mama, trying to get it, he’s on free lunch,” Sanders said. “I’m talking about just trying to make it. He’s trying to rescue mama, like mama barely made the flight. I want him to just go get it. There are whole different attributes that you look for in different positions.”[/i]

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