Stedman what constitutes travel? Serious question. The only school I can think of in SWO that produces those kind of travel numbers is Lebanon and maybe some of the GMC schools that have massive enrollments.
Lakota East, Lakota West, Fairfield and Mason are all very heavy to all travel girls Both JV and Varisty. And judging from recent state tourney results and eye test, Lebanon is similar in make up. And for that matter Mason usually has 2 JV squads + the Varsity all approx 12-15 player rosters and all travel players. Real games start March 24th, we will see.
High school participation will continue to decline as travel increases, IMO. School coaches say that they know what's best for their program, not what is always best for the girls. I could type for hours on the political malarkey that goes on with HS teams. Or the fact that if DD is trying to play in college, the college coaches very rarely watch HS games, they are playing now also. Or if DD is looking at a school more than 1-2 hours from HS, rarely have they heard of the school or the HS coach.