UPG and Dave Elliot run a good tournament. Dave really doesn't know what's going on with the teams. If there was a tournament I'd play up in, it would be UPG or something similar. That makes sense. And, by the sound of things - it probable should have been something some of the other teams should have done as well.
Many teams have players that play on two teams in their programs.
It's a known fact that people play up and it's a known fact that players who want to get better, play against kids who are older, faster, stronger, and better. For years, this dates back to the early 90's and probably before, kids have been playing up at times to prepare for the bigger tournaments. That makes sense. It doesn't make sense and it actually is a very disrespectful thread about people who work hard to try and give these kids an education. Whoever started it didn't have to single out one particular club, it could have been a basic topic.