The TSSAA once again didn't use its available resources and tried to solve everyones problem. We hear all the time that less than 3% of all high school athletes play in college. So really the last possible level that 97% of its participants play in is the TSSAA, so if you have something as great as high school athletics why not make people, students, parents, make the decision. If you commit to play on the high school level and be involved with a TSSAA member school, then you commit to that institution. If you play or want to play in a state tournament or be a part of a state championship team you won't be on a AAU team, or a USSSA baseball or softball team. Decide on when the dead periods are give them to the schools, if you get word these periods are not being followed get in the car drive down and find out, and if they are being violated tell the schools to handle the problem or they won't be a TSSAA member much longer. Remember high school athletics doesn't make a school but one thing that a school won't mess with is coaches that put their athletics in jepordy. Just like the commercial says "Membership Has It's Priveledges."