Wooball wrote:
Darkon wrote:
Question for the Dover fans.
How many "open enrollment" players have you had the past few years?
There was 1 on this and last year's team that was a big part of the defense. Other than that, I can not recall another open enrollment player in recent memory.
Actually, if you are referring to the player I assume you are, he was not "open enrollment" as they moved to Dover the summer before his junior year. So, he would just have been enrolled in the district in which he lived. I cannot comment as to the motive for moving to Dover. I know him well but have never asked that question.
(However I did hear about a memo that said...)
I can comment that by and large Dover is a "homegrown" team in all sports. I've watched most of these kids, from elementary school on, playing on teams in the Dover youth leagues.
I, like many others, would like to see us have a chance to move through the playoffs without the teams that traditionally benefit so heavily from open enrollment and "recruiting". I understand that is not necessarily the fault of coaching staff at those schools (although I'd venture a quess it's not discouraged either); often it's just from parents with skilled kids who want them in the best programs. However, it does put most other schools at a decided disadvantage. Just look at the final 12 teams in the state finals - five were private schools.
(Post a message over on JJH about open enrollment or recruiting and dare to mention either of the two favored schools and watch you post disappear!)
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