Beeson I did a rough count on the kids. Looks like 37 in early,14 in late and 8 I will have to look up.I will agree with you it is not about dads. It is about quality mat time.For some kids MS is great,some kids it hurts.There my kid gose to school ,we are right on the line for early and late. His school is the late.Looking at it there is no way with the coaching/number of matches,that my son would have gotten better in ms.If we where in your neck of the woods,it would have been difrant.I do not think it hurt most of the kids in MS.But eating dirt dosnt hurt you ether.It is the same way,eating the right dirt will help.Lots of trace minerals,if you are in the right part of the state.
I still think it would help to have all of the MS kids on the same dates.

Charles Bradford