When I was a kid we went to the park on bikes for baseball, no parents. Walked to the rink for hockey, outside no parents. Walked to a different park for YMCA flag football, np parents. This was in the 70's. Let's look at some past D1 players from Grand Forks. Mike Lamoine, no travelling teams. Dean Barsness, no traveling teams. Tim Loven, no traveling teams. Denver Dave Hanson, no traveling teams.