Seems like people are mixing up two different things. There is a list of LI Players to Watch (10 in total from Long Island) and then there is a Key Player on each team list which for Suffolk is close to 200 kids and for Nassau another almost 200 kids. Looks like the key players lists are simply given to Newsday by each coach. I think coaches submit a small number of names for kids that should be on the 10 Players to Watch list and Newsday chooses the final names based on the feedback they get. .
So if your school does not have a "Key Player" on the list, one can assume that the coach has a low opinion of the team. Or, it could simply mean that the coach is not truly committed to the program and does not care enough to submit names. Either way, if a team has no "Key Players", then that team is doomed.
