What's going on here?

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knowitall
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What's going on here?

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http://triblive.com/local/westmoreland/11564490-74/team-grade-kids
Greensburg-Salem doesn't have enough kids to field a junior high BASKETBALL team?
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A lot of local teams have moved 9th graders to varsity, to boost numbers. A lot of possibilities for why numbers are down, hockey, year-round training for baseball or football,video games. Many schools have no youth programs, or have one travel team they take to tournaments. Unless you are at a school with lots of parents willing to coach/run teams, or a school whose varsity coaches really get involved in the lower levels, numbers are going to suffer, because kids do nothing on their own anymore.
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