ok, jak, maybe i just need some clarification from you....why would a "highly skilled" player be on a team that plays at a lower level? and if he was on the team just so he could play in a more competitive league - but his teammates are at a lower level - how did that team make it into the more competitive league in the first place?

i do agree, though, that much of this is a grey area.

i will even agree with some of your statements as written. the only reason i "bastardized" them is because they didn't seem very realistic (to me, at least).

do you know of any cases in this state where a player is that much better than his teammates that driving some distance to practice is not really worth his time?