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Message: [QUOTE="notthestuff, post: 3083266, member: 8549"] There is no easy solution to this and it's not just a private vs. public school issue. There are rules in place that are meant to benefit students and provide academic opportunities that are being exploited by coaches and administrators for athletic purposes. It's unfortunate and some of the public schools and lottery based schools are exploiting it just as much as the private schools. When I was coaching at a Class S school we got destroyed by a magnet school in the state tournament before they got bumped and the Principal was in the stands openly bragging about what they had coming in the following year. How do you know that in an "open lottery"? It all comes down to how dedicated each individual school and coach is but they find scholarships when needed and the coaches put in the time at their own expense to find players either at camps, in their AAU programs, or openly scouting. When you see an opposing varsity coach who happens to coach at a school of choice, at a random middle school or JV game you know they aren't there just for their love of basketball and they get to justify it because a kid "might want to play on their AAU team" or "went to my camp." There are just too many layers to this problem that no matter what divisions they create and rules they put in place schools and coaches will find a way around it unless you eliminate any choice programs, which would hurt students. As a coach you have to build up your own credibility so players want to play for you and stay in your program. [/QUOTE]

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