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The nonsense of having organizations placing two teams in PAHL AA has to stop. It is less about PAHL having an influence of where the teams are placed and more about anabolic parents and ambitious coaches placing teams in a division where they don't belong. Historically when the lower or second team is added with predominatly younger BY players, they get destroyed by teams carrying mostly players of the older age group. Take for example, South Pittsburgh with two 16U AA teams last season, Preds 18U AA in 2021-22, and SHAHA U14 AA in 2020-21. PAHL needs to grow a pair and just say "no" and only allow one AA team per division per organization.

Most times that is a group of delusional parents of players who are NOT AA level but the parents will never accept. An organization will eventually agree to host their tryouts and when all is said and done, they are either placed in A Major where they belong or get into AA and have an awful season. Some orgs will always have AA teams at all levels that matter and some will be facilitators of the delusion. AA Orgs North Pitt Allegheny SCIR Preds Southpointe Foxes Most others are a year to year crap shoot