The problem is not only AAA vs. BB. That’s only one part of the problem in my opinion. The other part is the coaching both from bench coaches and parents “coaches” who tells their kids how to play more than they should (including myself ………… but only sometimes :razz:).
The Quebec THAAAQ D1 spring league is truly AAA league talent vise but what I saw this past spring (more in 03 than in 04 age group) was that there were still many top level/talent kids on many teams trying to do everything on their own, game after game, tournament after tournament and coaches never correcting that. So it is no surprise when these kids come to BB in September, which is not real AAA quality league, they will even try to do more of this nonsense.
Some of these top talent kids make IS Brick team and of course continue to do the same that they have been doing over the last 2-3 years. So, in my opinion, it is not only AAA vs. BB but the quality coaching (non-parent if possible like majority of Toronto AAA teams) needs to be put in place early on and both parents and players need to buy into it.