That is a very thoughtful point. Come to think of it, I cannot remember the last tournament where I didn't hear parents from all the MD teams lamenting they were missing kids because they were off playing in another tournament for their high school. Over the Summer that has been a given for a few years. Then we saw it happen a lot this Fall, which shocked me a bit. It leads me to wonder, once your kid is in 9th grade, is club ball soon to be in the past tense? If you go to a BL or a Gilman, those schools can displace the need for clubs if they want to. Based on the economics of the sport (private school tuitions + club fees + showcase events) getting some synergies and savings out of it would be good for the consumer. Bad for the club owners, but who would have a cry on that?