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Well then it is not done correctly. If you pull from a schedule database (that obviously exists in max preps), then the tables are always up to date. Now the tables all have to be correct which we know is currently not the case. I believe each team has a deadline to enter and/or correct their schedules so any current errors should be cleaned up by the fall.

I'm always amazed there are enough kids to support three keys high schools: Key West, Coral Shores and Marathon high schools.

I was just looking at the state of GA HC top 100 salaries list and it is crazy how much more they get paid than a Florida coach. Even the 100th ranked coach on the list makes $100k+. How the heck can other states pay coaches well while this dumb ass state, with the best talent pool in the nation, can't even pay a coach minimum wage for all the time they put in? https://www.si.com/high-school/georgia/georgia-high-school-football-top-100-head-coaching-salaries-01jwgttnkwbz

Both my boys wrestle and play football. I am very familiar with the home schooled wrestlers who are free agents wrestling for the various power programs in the state. I can say with great certainty that nearly 100% will not earn a college scholarship in wrestling because wrestling is literally the hardest sport to earn a full ride in. There are only 10 collegiate weight classes compared to 14 in high school. You could be the state champ at your weight class but to wrestle at the next level, you will also have to be better than other kids at a weight class above and below you. Additionally, there are only 70 D1 wrestling schools and not a single D3, D2 or D1 team in Florida. Finally, Pennsylvania is so far above every other state in wrestling that they will take half of the scholarships, leaving crumbs for everyone else. Last note, wrestling also has very poor NIL prospects. So kids that are sacrificing their HS experience to wrestle three hours away are doing it for only high school glory, nothing else. After wrestling is over, what can they do with their shitty education? The kids I know that are home school athletes pretty much just train all day. I wonder when they even go to school at home?

No, Rise Prep is a remote school where you typically dual enroll between online HS classes and Dade county community college classes, of which I'm sure most will choose the online DCCC class offerings. Student athletes at RPA can then choose any school to play for. This is how Broward athletes can attend. While RPA seems legit academically, the sketchy part is their role in sports where they are nothing short of true hired guns sent to various teams in the area. It just never "feels right" that a big portion of West Boca's team doesn't even attend West Boca.

Yeah the national team is 100% scholarship. I know a kid who transferred there as a non-scholarship varsity player (not the national team). Needless to say, his parents are loaded.

Yes. They have a strong presence in Broward too.

Literally half of West Boca's players don't even go to the school. They are Rise Preparatory Academy rent-a-players. RPA signs these players and send them to whichever team needs a player and they are all high end prospects. If your team has a bunch of RPA players, then you are a serious threat to win a title. The fact that WB has so many RPA players should tell you how strong they are and also how they got that strong so quickly.

I'm mostly talking about Pinellas County. Armwood is a much more rural area with a strong tradition so I assumed they have a great atmosphere. I don't know much about Plant other than they are south Tampa, which has $$$. They probably have decent support but city teams, like Pinellas, typically struggle in atmosphere.

Man I'm jealous. Very few of the Pinellas and Tampa teams have any sense of community and home games are pretty much dead except for the wealthier areas or rare areas with a true sense of community like Tarpon Springs. Palm Harbor is a wealthier area in the county and we always bring way more to away games than the home team, even for the traditionally decent teams around here. East Lake and Steinbrenner, both in our district, have great home atmospheres but both schools are also wealthy.

I frequently have to go to wresting tournaments at Osceola HS. In fact, I was just there the past four days for Summer Slam. That neighborhood looks pretty low income. I can imagine it wouldn't take much $$$ to get some of those kids to transfer out. That area is also a talent hotbed so I bet the struggle is real to hang on to those kids?

Yeah I know a family that moved to Orlando so their kid could play at The First Academy so I've seen that happen first hand. I don't know the kids who transferred to Lakeland so yeah, it's right of you to call me out on making assumptions. However, I also am not blind that funny business is going on everywhere. I tend to assume the worst until proven otherwise. Anyway, in this era of few rules or governance, I don't know why I let it still bother me. I suppose I if my son's teams were constantly receiving talent rather than donating to other teams, I would have a much rosier outlook on things lol.

Yeah this is the part I agree with regarding all this transfer anarchy and that is I can't blame any kid for doing what they think is in their best interest. However, a by far more effective way to get seen is go to any high level camp. If you can compete there, then you are much more discovered than some scout going to CCC and saying, "hey I haven't seen number 22 before, who is that?" I mean seriously, if you weren't already discovered at a camp then how is CCC going to help you? Some kids are delusional *but* again, I can't blame them if they feel it's in their best interest. I don't have the player, I hate the game sort of thing. I wish we had stricter rules like a one-time only transfer for sports or something like that.

Sounds like Mitchell is really down from last year's strong team. CCC keeps ripping talent from everyone. I didn't think Pasco county was within their reach but apparently if Tarpon Springs kids can transfer 50 miles east to Lakeland (someone please explain this to me), Pasco kids can transfer to CCC no prob.

Jesuit is never down. Not with that talent pipeline in from the youth leagues.