The Outside the Lines feature on Rick Lopez was, like almost everything OTL does, excellent.

The strangest part was the interview with Lopez's sister, who still seemed to maintain that the whole thing wasn't true. When asked to explain the accusations, she said it was just "jealousy," and that the girls all came forward because "they wanted him to themselves."

The show did a nice job emphasizing the important points -- how people looked the other way, how hard it is for girls to come forward, how parents need to be vigilant, and how the power of the coaching relationship lends itself to abuse.

There was some talk about how the girls felt "trapped" by Lopez, because he was so controlling, and because he was their only access to top college programs. After the show, Sara was saying the same thing -- when she was in high school, there was only one real club team in Minnesota. If you wanted recruiting exposure, that team was your only chance.

The coaches of the big club programs have a large amount of power. With power comes the potential for abuse. That's why I remain so disheartened that AAU has apparently done nothing at all to address this problem.