Maybe API and Crabs can merge at this grade and have one competive team.
Or, more likely, next year Crabs will just pick up most of the best players around that have emerged this season, and will complete building the team that will head into the HS years. 2022 has been a slow-developing class, not like the 2021's or 23's.
If you think anyone is moving to that Crabs team you are sorely mistaken. There's a reason RM is going to stay with the 2021's next year and not coach 8th grade like he always does.
There's no example in recent history for any of the classes, so take your personal stuff out of it, they will have top 10-15 team by Fall. 2022's are generally weak, so it will have taken about a year more than usual to build, but just no reason to believe kids/parents that are taking this seriously going into HS will pass up an opportunity to take advantage of proven success.
The landscape is changing. Plenty of high level D1 players in the last few years coming from programs like Looney's, Rock, Rough Riders, FCA, Hawks, etc., etc. Kids and parents realize that if you are good enough, you can and will be recruited regardless of what club you play for.
You say that the Crabs 2022 class has been slow developing and then admit that they will "just pick up the best players around" who want an " opportunity to take advantage of proven success." No denying that the Crabs have had their fair share of outstanding players in the past, but it also seems clear that today's Crabs teams aren't developing talent as much as they are trying to recruit talent developed by other clubs. If you want what is best for your son, find a coach and club that will develop his talent and not an organization that wants his talent to develop the club.
