When I went to middle school in PA, there was a middle school wrestling and lax team (I think field hockey as well), vs when I moved to TX I found out none of those teams where in my middle school (TX of course had football tho). I think it’s just PA starts early with it for kids and they’re strong at the coaching levels while doing it. Same reasons why TX is so stacked in HS football: culture of starting early, fantastic funding for it followed by great coaching.
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When I went to middle school in PA, there was a middle school wrestling and lax team (I think field hockey as well), vs when I moved to TX I found out none of those teams where in my middle school (TX of course had football tho). I think it’s just PA starts early with it for kids and they’re strong at the coaching levels while doing it. Same reasons why TX is so stacked in HS football: culture of starting early, fantastic funding for it followed by great coaching.