OMAHA - Fueled by the rise of club sports, COVID cancellations and trickle-down trends from the college game, talented athletes are increasingly leaving their neighborhood schools to join stronger teams, according to coaches, administrators and sports writers who spoke with the Flatwater Free Press.

Over the last three years, nearly 1,500 high school athletes have switched teams without having to sit out under the state’s loose transfer rules. At the highest level, the consolidation of talent has tipped the scales of competitive balance, said Jeff Johnson, associate director of the Nebraska School Activities Association. “The good have gotten better and the bad have gotten worse,” Johnson said.

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