I know that some of the rules discussed here are thought to level the playing field "make things FAIR", BUT:
why should it matter if some schools don't want to travel? while you are at it ask the "WESTERN KS" schools if they would oppose the 500 mile traveling rule for money or competition. it's all in how you word the question. the way you write it: we don't travel because people who live out west have to travel farther, more often. is that FAIR? true?
ask more like this: would you choose to abolish the 500 mile travel rule, NOT factoring in money? your answers would be different. schools can choose to have fund raisers for athletics too. i never understood why the cheerleaders went to camps etc. in the summer (with their coach), and had to raise money with car washes etc. to buy new uniforms. yet the sports teams never did. in band (yes i was in band too, my coach didn't punish us if we were "3 sport studs" or involved in other academics) we raised money for three 1/2 years to travel to D.C., in the summer/ with our instructor. why can't western ks athletics have fund raisers. is it not FAIR?
again i'm not sure this is even a west vs east issue. is it? maybe i'm wrong. wouldn't be the first time. lol.
i don't want to go to the ballet with my wife, but it's not a rule that NO ONE can. THAT SIMPLY WOULD NOT BE FAIR.
i know of a coach who coaches his high school baseball team (right here in KS) AND the legion team, it's within the rules simply because, he has children on the team. then after summer baseball at least two stars from two different high schools transferred to play for him. they have only lost 1 state baseball title in the last 10 years. is that FAIR?
i know of a coach who coached his son at nationals, so did the wrestlers uncle. coach him "out of season" and all summer long. it's within the rules, but is it FAIR?
i certainly know of coaches who "demote" kids if they are involved in any sport, but their own. coaches also choose varsity/junior varsity spots on their own. whether you have "out of season" contact or not, it won't always be FAIR.
i believe that in this day in age when the economy is tough, and college tuition is on the rise, that it is UNFAIR to limit high school student/athletes in ways that could jeopardize a scholarship opportunity. it doesn't matter how strict you make the rules there will always be a coach who chooses to break the rules. that will NEVER change.
my last comments on this would be: police the criminals, not society. loosen the grip, change some rules, prosecute the violators. make the decisions based less on POLITICS and more about STUDENT/ ATHLETES.
Last edited by HEADUP; 02/05/10 06:48 AM.
