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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Bishop OC had like 10 transfers come in this year. It might of bumped some kids out of the program. It's hard sustain recruiting 8th graders if you are just bringing in transfers to take their spots.[/quote]

+1.  Many current parents NOT happy.  They supported the program for two years only to have their kids recruited over by junior transfers out of the travel program run by the coach.  So not cool. [/quote]

I don't mean to come off insensitive with this post but my kids have gone through this process and I think this advice needs to be heard.  Players and families need to understand that at the WCAC High School Varsity level, the Coaches job is to put the best team on the field every year and to win games.  Players need to take the position that they are replaceable and the coach is always looking for better players that will help him/her win.  It could be that the kid who is already in the program continues to develop into the better player or they can find someone outside the program who is better.  The transfer route is certainly a much quicker and easier option for a coach.  And it only gets worse with every level that a player moves up.  There are no guarantees for playing time.  There is very little loyalty.  The sooner you can get your arms around that fact, the better off your player is going to be moving forward.  If you want to play this game at a high level, you need to learn to focus on your own development and providing tangible value to a team.  If you perform and you are a good teammate, you make yourself harder to replace.  But don't believe for a minute that they aren't trying.[/quote]

This is certainly true in college and pros.  But that’s what you sign up for.  At the HS level this is just lazy coaching and bad for a kids mental health.  The best WCAC baseball program of the past decade does not take local transfers.   They appear to get better the old fashioned way.  [/quote]

That is completely dependent upon the coach.  The SJC's football coach makes it clear they will look for lateral transfers (at least the prior coach...[b]the new GC coach[/b] is having a bunch of GC lateral transfers that he recruited to GC, but not sure if he will look for laterals going forward).

It's completely up to the coach for how they want to run the team.  The only ethical obligation is that the coach makes that clear to any recruits before they decide to attend.

Also, the very same SJC baseball program that does not take local transfers...is also a fairly decent source of local transfers to other programs.  I think at least two BOC junior transfers are coming from SJC.[/quote]

New SJC coach who came over from GC is having a bunch of lateral transfers from GC to SJC.[/quote]

This is pure insanity. These are teenagers we’re talking about. What are we doing treating high school sports this way?

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The top athletic WCAC schools are increasingly moving to a “college” model where they now play a decent percent of national games (football plays 60% of schedule national…basketball is like 30% but the DMV has many top 50 national teams, so you don’t have to travel more…etc.).

These schools will increasingly rely on more lateral transfers to compete with Mater Dei and other national powerhouses, both for the competitive boost and the significant NIL $$$$s.

Mater Dei signed a multi-million $$$ NIL deal (paid to the school) last year and others are looking to adopt the model.

I guess the issue is if BOC is really in the same league or not…though if SJC et al bring in lateral transfers, then the displaced kids will be looking for a new home at the BOCs of the world I guess.[/quote]

Our DS was recruited by SJC and the coach made very clear they do not accept local transfers into the program. I’m sure if a kid moved from out of state that would be different. In return for that loyalty they expected a complete year round commitment.  Pros and cons to both approaches, I guess.  Our son did not enroll but has complete respect for the dedication of their players.  [/quote]

Yes, the SJC baseball coach has this approach, but football coach doesn't...not sure basketball coach does either.  It's really up to the discretion of the coach.

The flip side is that SJC baseball is the source of many lateral transfers because of the way he runs the team.  The starters and top 5 pitchers basically play all the time...even if the team is beating say The Heights by 15 runs, they still have their starters in the game.  Two of the lateral BOC baseball transfers are SJC kids who are very good players...just outside the top 10, which means they don't get to play much at all.[/quote]

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