>From Mr. Ismail .... "Insulating teams and preventing them from going out-of-state would have the exact opposite effect; I think it is an inherently bad idea, and I certainly hope that any such measures would be protested vociferously." Not necessarily. Since high school is expected to be about well-rounding, limits on competition seem as though they may be reasonable. Such limits are foolish in college, where there are ~300 schools participating in qb, less than 1/3 of which attend more than one tournament a year. Illinois, by contrast, has a large number of qb programs that would make for competitive tournaments witin a short driving distance. The small state of Delaware has approximately forty high schools with three hours of each other, allowing enough teams for tournaments if desired. It seems that a 'no compete' ruling would hurt only two types of schools - those who live on the IL border and those who are national powers. The first type aren't losing much - they could still attend tournaments. The second type aren't losing that much, either - they can still compete in large numbers of tournaments against top-flight competition in Illinois. HS sports have regulations to ensure that teams pursue a fair amount of balance. Given the fact that qb is always 'in season', it seems prudent to consider restrictions on it as well.
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