Good article, kids need to play as many sports as they can, the select/specialization aspect is about money and parents hiring private coaches who tell the parent
there kid is the next big superstar so that the parents will keep writing checks.  Recruiting is a huge issue, I believe Wiaa rules are very specific about the fact that you can't recruit for athletic purposes, yet I see 6ft 3 inch 240 lb freshman linebacker at east side Catholic and many other 250 lb plus freshman and sophomores on their roster, it's a joke and creates a very uneven/unsafe playing field.  A separate private school league should be put in place, then let these teams have their own recruiting wars and beat up on each other.  What happened to the good old days where on Friday night you and your buddies from you neighborhood played they kids from another near by neighborhood, there were great games and rivalries.