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<blockquote data-quote="bigv" data-source="post: 351962" data-attributes="member: 835"><p>I mostly like the 3 class system for bball here in SD.&nbsp; It keeps the smaller schools having to play the big schools too often.&nbsp; So my school I coach at is at the bottom population for class A.&nbsp; We have B, A and AA. We have had to play St. Thomas More in the state tourney a couple times.&nbsp; STM is in Rapid City..second largest town in the state.&nbsp; 70k at least?&nbsp; It is a private school and recruits well.&nbsp; Not only are they Rapid kids but they'll pull in players from area towns in the hills as well.&nbsp; So, they are class A and have a nice choice of athletes.&nbsp; I had to pull kids off the tractor a few times to make a team.&nbsp; The one year my team made state we faced them second round I believe.&nbsp; Their starting 5 all went D1. The fairness just isn't there.&nbsp; I've always thought that the private schools should have their own conference as well as the native schools because of so much open enrolling in the middle of the season.&nbsp; A town like mine of a population of 2k probably shouldn't be playing a school in Sioux Falls whos school is bigger than our town.&nbsp; Maybe once in awhile but not tourney play.&nbsp; As I said, bigger schools make cuts, often have 60-70-100 kids try out.&nbsp; Our small schools, sometimes we have to chase kids in hall to try to convince them to come out to make a team.&nbsp; Big schools....pick and choose who they want.&nbsp; Small schools gladly take what they can get.&nbsp; This leads to an unbalanced system.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="bigv, post: 351962, member: 835"] I mostly like the 3 class system for bball here in SD. It keeps the smaller schools having to play the big schools too often. So my school I coach at is at the bottom population for class A. We have B, A and AA. We have had to play St. Thomas More in the state tourney a couple times. STM is in Rapid City..second largest town in the state. 70k at least? It is a private school and recruits well. Not only are they Rapid kids but they'll pull in players from area towns in the hills as well. So, they are class A and have a nice choice of athletes. I had to pull kids off the tractor a few times to make a team. The one year my team made state we faced them second round I believe. Their starting 5 all went D1. The fairness just isn't there. I've always thought that the private schools should have their own conference as well as the native schools because of so much open enrolling in the middle of the season. A town like mine of a population of 2k probably shouldn't be playing a school in Sioux Falls whos school is bigger than our town. Maybe once in awhile but not tourney play. As I said, bigger schools make cuts, often have 60-70-100 kids try out. Our small schools, sometimes we have to chase kids in hall to try to convince them to come out to make a team. Big schools....pick and choose who they want. Small schools gladly take what they can get. This leads to an unbalanced system. [/QUOTE]

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