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And thus part of the bigger problem.

Recruiting is against KHSAA rules and regulations.

Yet it has become so common place, that we can lobby for it on a public forum without fear of retaliation.

I will say Casey has not one "recruit", and never have as a team for football. We got the gift of a kid playing for Eastern right now, but he was brought in for basketball by our former b-ball coach. But for our history, and making having a 20 man roster (2012 rolled into Louisville Central with 14 kids dressed...) even tougher, having to play all these teams that are able to recruit, or 'draw in' kids due to other factors. Our former coach used to say "we've got to find a way to compete with these, 'Walmart' teams"...lol. Most teams that have a Walmart seem to have a pretty good program, especially out in the country... But anyway, I guess one thing we've held our heads high about, playing in the Somerset youth league for years, then middle and high-school, we have played with what we have, homegrown. While Somerset, even in youth, had coaches and fans trying to bring our better players over to play for them, trying to offer a parent a job. I had the fortune of coaching most of our last 2 groups, and everyone on our high-school team, in some form (elementary, or middle school), and would never have sought out someone to take one of those hard working kids place. Maybe that's stupid on me, but I developed way more than a want to win with these guys. I want them to succeed in life, and don't care nearly as much about the game in the grand scheme. IF we could ever win a regional title, defeat one of these traditional powerhouses (we did finally get Bell), it'd be more satisfying that way I think. Some teams don't have to recruit I don't guess, they have kids wanting to come to their schools for various other reasons, but the ones that go seek out talent in surrounding areas, I don't like it, and I feel it teaches way too many of the wrong things..."Come join us, forget loyalty to your current guys", etc..