Trust me, hardship is not foreign me nor my family. Of note would be going through the process everyone is talking about here with my son for medical reasons, which were beyond his control, that I would not wish upon anyone. I can tell you the work I do is ripe with 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th chances. Accountability and responsibility continues to be pushed aside for the very arguments being presented. "We don't want him to get into bad stuff etc..". Honestly, that's not DIAA's job. It is to regulate and maintain the integrity of high school sanctioned athletics. We all know they really don't do to good a job with the school swapping, recruiting and such. The 20'ish volunteers who sit for the hearing are coaches, AD's, community members and do follow the rules set before them and bring compassion to the vote when needed.
Not playing basketball doesn't destine a kid to life failure or mediocrity. What does, is what one does with the consequences and opportunities placed before them. If this young man is that good, people know who he is. If the St.Thomas More coach lost one of his AAU players, then oh well and it should open a whole new can of worms with DIAA. Ya know the ones they don't really deal with.
84rider, not taking what you said as a knock, it just bothers me when others bend when someone screws up.