by Sportsrube » Fri Dec 20, 2019 9:56 am
Speaking for Region 3, there are 5 teams at the top - Kidder County, Linton-HMB, LaMoure, Oakes & Carrington. The rest have very little chance to beat them in the Regional Tournament. The flip side is that the rest of the Region is actually pretty competitive with each other, they just have very little chance of getting past the 1st round of the Region tournament. The gap between the top teams and the rest may also be a reason why we are seeing a drop in participation numbers (see the other thread). The reason for the gap between top teams and the rest are probably different from team to team, but I have to believe coaching is a big part of it followed by DNA (natural athletes) and then the willingness to work to make yourself as good as you can be. Just my opinion.