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There's really no point harping on enrollments and attendance zones, once the SCHSL establishes them. There's really zero reason why a school with 1800 kids can't field a team that is competitive with its counterpart from a school of 3200 kids, when the only issue is the skill, fitness and preparedness of the 12-14 who are on the pitch in the final 20 minutes of a tied match.
Where this stuff IS relevant is the case of parochial schools, which draw from wide attendance zones and don't always adhere to "recruiting" rules.



Are you saying a school of 1800 kids should have just as many high quality players (which ever club level you subscribe to as "high" level) as a school with 3600? Or are you saying a good program can take their "lesser" quality that they start with and build them into "12-14" stars? Guessing you would suscribe to the idea that demographics of the student bodies also do not matter?

As for attendance zones, I did not think SCHSL had any say in that they just look at school size and say "you are A,AA,AAA,AAAA". They set the regions but not who can go to what school which is a factor for some schools and not others. Will be interesting if this modified school choice law gos thru.... Can see kids choosing to go to cross town school in districts with more than 1 HS because the other school is better in the sport they play!