In NC, at least for the '88 ODP Team, I don't believe one Rec Player or Challenge Player made it through the initial tryouts (there were 2 or 3) to the final tryout (where last years pool players first attended).
IMHO, Rec players and Challenge players for that matter, cannot compete with Classic (Select) players much past the second year (U-12). Classic players practice 2 or 3x / week, vs. 1x/week for Rec. Classic players also play 2 or 3X the number of games against much better competition and the difference in play just gets bigger and bigger year after year.
