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Post by iknownuthing on Apr 13, 2016 8:36:22 GMT -6
From the schools you are talking about I'm assuming you are in Lafayette parish. Am I correct that Lafayette has open enrollment and students can choose to attend any school they wish as freshmen? For free? Sure, they can also choose to attend TC or STM, but those darn sure aren't free. Who has the advantage? Are public schools in certain areas of the state so bad that parents pay thousands of dollars for something they could get for free? I think that answer is a resounding yes. Obviously it's not the case everywhere, but in many areas it is - especially in the larger population centers. So it's the private schools that are doing wrong because they have a superior academic product that parents choose to pay for...unreal. It's kind of like the political landscape nowadays. It's business owners' and rich people's fault that some people drop out of school and are only qualified to work minimum wage jobs - or no job at all. I can't speak for anyone else, but I don't think the private schools "are doing wrong". I just think they are a different animal from the public schools. I see no reason not to have select and non-select for the playoffs. Just another way to create fair competition, similar to segregating by enrollment. Of course they are different, but that difference does not give them an unfair athletic advantage as you maintain. Discrimination NEVER creates fair competition, it only creates separation and injustice. Whether or not it is based on any real fact, but rather emotion is your driving factor. It is not equal to or similar to segregation by enrollment in any way, shape or form, because separation by enrollment is a safety issue not a competition issue. There have been years where Patterson High, Lutcher, Livonia, Neville and Independence could all compete and more than likely have won 5A championships and more than a fluke year. But no one is talking about the unfair advantage some of those schools have year in and year out? (it's the population, location, tradition and the coaching) which drives parents to move into those school zones so their kids can play at those public schools.
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Post by btown on Apr 13, 2016 9:45:12 GMT -6
That is your opinion. I know some kids that would disagree with you. Who? Kinders kids? Yes, Kinder kids!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 13, 2016 9:47:59 GMT -6
I can't speak for anyone else, but I don't think the private schools "are doing wrong". I just think they are a different animal from the public schools. I see no reason not to have select and non-select for the playoffs. Just another way to create fair competition, similar to segregating by enrollment. Of course they are different, but that difference does not give them an unfair athletic advantage as you maintain. Discrimination NEVER creates fair competition, it only creates separation and injustice. Whether or not it is based on any real fact, but rather emotion is your driving factor. It is not equal to or similar to segregation by enrollment in any way, shape or form, because separation by enrollment is a safety issue not a competition issue. There have been years where Patterson High, Lutcher, Livonia, Neville and Independence could all compete and more than likely have won 5A championships and more than a fluke year. But no one is talking about the unfair advantage some of those schools have year in and year out? (it's the population, location, tradition and the coaching) which drives parents to move into those school zones so their kids can play at those public schools. Ahhhh, the age old "coaching" is the reason. So, name all the Select school coaches who have equaled their success while in the public (non select sector) I'll give you one, Louis Cook. Ok, give me more!!
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Post by Raven on Apr 13, 2016 11:02:16 GMT -6
Of course they are different, but that difference does not give them an unfair athletic advantage as you maintain. Discrimination NEVER creates fair competition, it only creates separation and injustice. Whether or not it is based on any real fact, but rather emotion is your driving factor. It is not equal to or similar to segregation by enrollment in any way, shape or form, because separation by enrollment is a safety issue not a competition issue. There have been years where Patterson High, Lutcher, Livonia, Neville and Independence could all compete and more than likely have won 5A championships and more than a fluke year. But no one is talking about the unfair advantage some of those schools have year in and year out? (it's the population, location, tradition and the coaching) which drives parents to move into those school zones so their kids can play at those public schools. Ahhhh, the age old "coaching" is the reason. So, name all the Select school coaches who have equaled their success while in the public (non select sector) I'll give you one, Louis Cook. Ok, give me more!! You should know more than that by now. How about Frank Monica? Or Laury Dupont who had a much better record at West St. John than he did at ED White or Vandebilt.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 13, 2016 11:11:02 GMT -6
Ahhhh, the age old "coaching" is the reason. So, name all the Select school coaches who have equaled their success while in the public (non select sector) I'll give you one, Louis Cook. Ok, give me more!! You should know more than that by now. How about Frank Monica? Or Laury Dupont who had a much better record at West St. John than he did at ED White or Vandebilt. Cook, Monica, and Dupont. Even if I give you all 3, and 2 are questionable...................3 total? Really? wow...............telling
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Post by pinion on Apr 13, 2016 11:19:19 GMT -6
Attain, deny, retain enrollment. Let that sink in. Selective enrollment. Look up the root word "select" Just because a schools sucks at selecting, well, thats not really our problem is it? But you're saying it's "our' problem when a public school doesn't have the same open enrollment that a private school has. The issue isn't who get's turned away, it's (according to you) that private schools can take kids from anywhere and public schools can't. which, I still argue it isn't that they "can't", it's that the "won't". So, according to you, it's okay that a private school sucks at selecting, but not okay when a public school sucks at selecting. K.Gotcha.
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Post by eag on Apr 13, 2016 11:21:15 GMT -6
Sir im sure your opinion is valued in your little circles. Walk a mile in mine, or other public school coaches shoes and see if its "made up". Just like Jim Mora said, "Ya think ya know, but ya dont know. And ya never will." Some of you guys can spin it any way you like it. Ive been in both sectors for a few years now, and the disparity between the two is laughable. From the schools you are talking about I'm assuming you are in Lafayette parish. Am I correct that Lafayette has open enrollment and students can choose to attend any school they wish as freshmen? For free? Sure, they can also choose to attend TC or STM, but those darn sure aren't free. Who has the advantage? Are public schools in certain areas of the state so bad that parents pay thousands of dollars for something they could get for free? I think that answer is a resounding yes. Obviously it's not the case everywhere, but in many areas it is - especially in the larger population centers. So it's the private schools that are doing wrong because they have a superior academic product that parents choose to pay for...unreal. It's kind of like the political landscape nowadays. It's business owners' and rich people's fault that some people drop out of school and are only qualified to work minimum wage jobs - or no job at all. I believe you that it is in some cases. This is when I wish these conversations could be in person. But do you believe that every private school is recruiting athletes and every public is playing with simply the hand that fate deals? Do you believe that public schools cannot compete year after year with Sacred Heart, Ecole Classique, St Michael's? Even mid-range schools like Vanderbilt, ED White, St Fred's, Menard? If you believe they cannot, why are these schools not more successful than they are? If you believe they can, why are these schools separated? I absolutely agree there are competitive imbalances, especially in private schools in large population areas where there is some money. I agree something needs to be done, and that is what the LHSAA is for. I also believe that the private schools that are not attempting to create athletic juggernauts are being thrown to the wolves by their supposed brethren in LHSAA without any regret. Can't outrun the bear, just trip up the guy next to you...
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Post by Deleted on Apr 13, 2016 11:21:58 GMT -6
Attain, deny, retain enrollment. Let that sink in. Selective enrollment. Look up the root word "select" Just because a schools sucks at selecting, well, thats not really our problem is it? But you're saying it's "our' problem when a public school doesn't have the same open enrollment that a private school has. The issue isn't who get's turned away, it's (according to you) that private schools can take kids from anywhere and public schools can't. which, I still argue it isn't that they "can't", it's that the "won't". So, according to you, it's okay that a private school sucks at selecting, but not okay when a public school sucks at selecting. K.Gotcha. Noooooo, a public school by definition, CANT SELECT
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Post by Deleted on Apr 13, 2016 11:23:27 GMT -6
From the schools you are talking about I'm assuming you are in Lafayette parish. Am I correct that Lafayette has open enrollment and students can choose to attend any school they wish as freshmen? For free? Sure, they can also choose to attend TC or STM, but those darn sure aren't free. Who has the advantage? Are public schools in certain areas of the state so bad that parents pay thousands of dollars for something they could get for free? I think that answer is a resounding yes. Obviously it's not the case everywhere, but in many areas it is - especially in the larger population centers. So it's the private schools that are doing wrong because they have a superior academic product that parents choose to pay for...unreal. It's kind of like the political landscape nowadays. It's business owners' and rich people's fault that some people drop out of school and are only qualified to work minimum wage jobs - or no job at all. I believe you that it is in some cases. This is when I wish these conversations could be in person. But do you believe that every private school is recruiting athletes and every public is playing with simply the hand that fate deals? Do you believe that public schools cannot compete year after year with Sacred Heart, Ecole Classique, St Michael's? Even mid-range schools like Vanderbilt, ED White, St Fred's, Menard? If you believe they cannot, why are these schools not more successful than they are? If you believe they can, why are these schools separated? I absolutely agree there are competitive imbalances, especially in private schools in large population areas where there is some money. I agree something needs to be done, and that is what the LHSAA is for. I also believe that the private schools that are not attempting to create athletic juggernauts are being thrown to the wolves by their supposed brethren in LHSAA without any regret. Can't outrun the bear, just trip up the guy next to you... I wont entirely disagree with that statement. But, until a better solution, if one exist, is found, the current remedy is LIGHT YEARS better than what we had.
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Post by pinion on Apr 13, 2016 11:34:47 GMT -6
But you're saying it's "our' problem when a public school doesn't have the same open enrollment that a private school has. The issue isn't who get's turned away, it's (according to you) that private schools can take kids from anywhere and public schools can't. which, I still argue it isn't that they "can't", it's that the "won't". So, according to you, it's okay that a private school sucks at selecting, but not okay when a public school sucks at selecting. K.Gotcha. Noooooo, a public school by definition, CANT SELECT Yes they can, they just won't. or don't. Or perhaps even can't, though that has nothing to do with the LHSAA or sports. Kids in Bossier Parish cannot go to Caddo schools because of whatever. But whatever it is, it isn't because of the LHSAA or sports. I mean, you say "select", but your complaint has been kids living out of the parish coming to the private school. You'll revert back to bit about not letting certain kids in when you get back into a corner. But in regard to sports, at public schools, kids are being selected to play or not play. And then there is the whole thing where I still wonder why you keep selling the split when we have the split. It reminds me of and how he never stopped campaigning once he was elected. He still campaigns and he can't even run again.
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Post by eag on Apr 13, 2016 11:37:27 GMT -6
I believe you that it is in some cases. This is when I wish these conversations could be in person. But do you believe that every private school is recruiting athletes and every public is playing with simply the hand that fate deals? Do you believe that public schools cannot compete year after year with Sacred Heart, Ecole Classique, St Michael's? Even mid-range schools like Vanderbilt, ED White, St Fred's, Menard? If you believe they cannot, why are these schools not more successful than they are? If you believe they can, why are these schools separated? I absolutely agree there are competitive imbalances, especially in private schools in large population areas where there is some money. I agree something needs to be done, and that is what the LHSAA is for. I also believe that the private schools that are not attempting to create athletic juggernauts are being thrown to the wolves by their supposed brethren in LHSAA without any regret. Can't outrun the bear, just trip up the guy next to you... I wont entirely disagree with that statement. But, until a better solution, if one exist, is found, the current remedy is LIGHT YEARS better than what we had. But Bob, no one will even look for one until guys like you admit that the solution, while the only one on the table right now and therefore accepted, is terribly flawed and MUST be improved for the sake of your fellow LHSAA members ( who have paid same dues as you for decades and really haven't had any greater success vs the JCs of the state than any public school has). But yall are just crowing about the 'victory' and there will never be improvement unless the majority says that, hey, we like that we have something but lets make it better. That is my issue with the split.
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Post by Raven on Apr 13, 2016 12:12:38 GMT -6
You should know more than that by now. How about Frank Monica? Or Laury Dupont who had a much better record at West St. John than he did at ED White or Vandebilt. Cook, Monica, and Dupont. Even if I give you all 3, and 2 are questionable...................3 total? Really? wow...............telling Telling? You really could use a course in logic to brush up on those debating skills. Where in my post did I say that was a complete list? Those were just the names of coaches I thought of in the 2 seconds it took to reply to your inane question. If you want a complete list, do your own homework. I'm sure there are plenty more names to add. How about David Brewerton at Zachary? He started at False River and could barely make the playoffs. Moved to Livonia and made it to the Finals in a few years, then moved to Zachary and won the title. Why was he unable to use that all-powerful private school advantage at False River and bring a few 1A titles to New Roads? Don't forget Guy Mistretta who took over at Livonia after winning a title at Redemptorist. He led the Wildcats to the title after Brewerton left.
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Post by chalmetteowl on Apr 13, 2016 17:05:00 GMT -6
Eric Collins, now coaches in Mississippi, but he was at Archbishop Hannan and won, then when they fired him, he went to Chalmette and won more...
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Post by iknownuthing on Apr 14, 2016 6:12:25 GMT -6
Ahhhh, the age old "coaching" is the reason. So, name all the Select school coaches who have equaled their success while in the public (non select sector) I'll give you one, Louis Cook. Ok, give me more!! You should know more than that by now. How about Frank Monica? Or Laury Dupont who had a much better record at West St. John than he did at ED White or Vandebilt. Caroll Delahoussaye St. Martinville. But, Coaching is the last item on my list, putting it in the least important status of the argument. Funny how you did not pickup on the other two points.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2016 6:57:15 GMT -6
You should know more than that by now. How about Frank Monica? Or Laury Dupont who had a much better record at West St. John than he did at ED White or Vandebilt. Caroll Delahoussaye St. Martinville. But, Coaching is the last item on my list, putting it in the least important status of the argument. Funny how you did not pickup on the other two points. Here is the point, as articulated by a Coach Rick Gaille. Summed up beautifully. sportsnola.com/coachs-office-split-diagnose-prescribe/
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Post by Raven on Apr 14, 2016 8:37:51 GMT -6
Caroll Delahoussaye St. Martinville. But, Coaching is the last item on my list, putting it in the least important status of the argument. Funny how you did not pickup on the other two points. Here is the point, as articulated by a Coach Rick Gaille. Summed up beautifully. sportsnola.com/coachs-office-split-diagnose-prescribe/There is more to the competitive advantages/disadvantages between schools than simply how they acquire and retain their students. He is correct on the main point of his article though. We have to understand those differences better and be willing to compromise if there is any hope of saving the LHSAA.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2016 9:56:43 GMT -6
Sir im sure your opinion is valued in your little circles. Walk a mile in mine, or other public school coaches shoes and see if its "made up". Just like Jim Mora said, "Ya think ya know, but ya dont know. And ya never will." Some of you guys can spin it any way you like it. Ive been in both sectors for a few years now, and the disparity between the two is laughable. From the schools you are talking about I'm assuming you are in Lafayette parish. Am I correct that Lafayette has open enrollment and students can choose to attend any school they wish as freshmen? For free? Sure, they can also choose to attend TC or STM, but those darn sure aren't free. Who has the advantage? Are public schools in certain areas of the state so bad that parents pay thousands of dollars for something they could get for free? I think that answer is a resounding yes. Obviously it's not the case everywhere, but in many areas it is - especially in the larger population centers. So it's the private schools that are doing wrong because they have a superior academic product that parents choose to pay for...unreal. It's kind of like the political landscape nowadays. It's business owners' and rich people's fault that some people drop out of school and are only qualified to work minimum wage jobs - or no job at all. Lafayette parish has academy's so that the band kid and artist can go to a certain program. Which is a lottery program, not selected for athletics purposes. -Also, if you think stm and tch has a tougher curriculum than Laf high then this argument is over. Its not even close! I know the teacher at all 3 schools. TBH, ever since common core came out the "rich" have been dodging public school ed like the plague. They know there "affluent" child doesnt stand a chance in honors classrooms in laf parish. Thats straight form the horses mouth. Those arent my words.
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Post by btown on Apr 14, 2016 9:59:03 GMT -6
There is more to the competitive advantages/disadvantages between schools than simply how they acquire and retain their students. He is correct on the main point of his article though. We have to understand those differences better and be willing to compromise if there is any hope of saving the LHSAA. I have been in favor of the split because it was the best idea out there. I am not saying it is the best idea. But the person that wrote the aricle needs to run LHSAA. That was what we needed out of Bonine when he said give me a year to look at everything. That is one of the best articles I have seen when it comes to the split. I agree that there are different types of private schools and different types of public schools. Parents are drawn to private school, for the most part, because of the enviroment. Parents want their kids in schools that have good discipline. If you look at the good privates I bet you find a high level of discipline. Same thing as in public, if you look at the real good publics you will see a high level of discipline in the school. But I still think there is advantage when you have a open attendance zone. So if you ask me if it is a simple split of private and public I would say no. There are some private schools that do not belong on the select side and there are some public schools that do not belong on the non select side. So how do you get a balance that everyone can live with? It takes two thing common sense and a understanding that it is about the kids. There still needs to be a division more than just classification. I have a problem with success factors. Yes, there are programs that go on a run for a few years. It will come to a end and normally it is about the time a succes factor kicks end. There has to be away to evaluate a schools talent coming up. Multipliers-If LHSAA was enforcing rules concerning transfers and out of zone players no need for multipliers. I still think it comes to a committee looking at a team and saying yes you are a 3A school by size but you belong in 4A and put them there.
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Post by btown on Apr 14, 2016 10:08:58 GMT -6
I still think to fix the issues you need to go to the root. The root of the split is in 2A, my opinion. The privates dominates in 2A and it spreads from there. If they, LHSAA, would go class by class to solve the issues maybe everyone will be happy in the end.
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Post by laprepfb on Apr 14, 2016 10:13:40 GMT -6
From the schools you are talking about I'm assuming you are in Lafayette parish. Am I correct that Lafayette has open enrollment and students can choose to attend any school they wish as freshmen? For free? Sure, they can also choose to attend TC or STM, but those darn sure aren't free. Who has the advantage? Are public schools in certain areas of the state so bad that parents pay thousands of dollars for something they could get for free? I think that answer is a resounding yes. Obviously it's not the case everywhere, but in many areas it is - especially in the larger population centers. So it's the private schools that are doing wrong because they have a superior academic product that parents choose to pay for...unreal. It's kind of like the political landscape nowadays. It's business owners' and rich people's fault that some people drop out of school and are only qualified to work minimum wage jobs - or no job at all. Lafayette parish has academy's so that the band kid and artist can go to a certain program. Which is a lottery program, not selected for athletics purposes. -Also, if you think stm and tch has a tougher curriculum than Laf high then this argument is over. Its not even close! I know the teacher at all 3 schools. TBH, ever since common core came out the "rich" have been dodging public school ed like the plague. They know there "affluent" child doesnt stand a chance in honors classrooms in laf parish. Thats straight form the horses mouth. Those arent my words. Just looked up the average ACT scores of the three we are talking about: STM 27.5 LHS 26 TC 26 So it appears it is indeed close. Let's see what happens with LHS's now that the state is making everybody take it. I'd imagine that before they had to give it to everyone that a much higher percentage of private school students took it than did publics.
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Post by Raven on Apr 14, 2016 10:43:01 GMT -6
There is more to the competitive advantages/disadvantages between schools than simply how they acquire and retain their students. He is correct on the main point of his article though. We have to understand those differences better and be willing to compromise if there is any hope of saving the LHSAA. I have been in favor of the split because it was the best idea out there. I am not saying it is the best idea. But the person that wrote the aricle needs to run LHSAA. That was what we needed out of Bonine when he said give me a year to look at everything. That is one of the best articles I have seen when it comes to the split. I agree that there are different types of private schools and different types of public schools. Parents are drawn to private school, for the most part, because of the enviroment. Parents want their kids in schools that have good discipline. If you look at the good privates I bet you find a high level of discipline. Same thing as in public, if you look at the real good publics you will see a high level of discipline in the school. But I still think there is advantage when you have a open attendance zone. So if you ask me if it is a simple split of private and public I would say no. There are some private schools that do not belong on the select side and there are some public schools that do not belong on the non select side. So how do you get a balance that everyone can live with? It takes two thing common sense and a understanding that it is about the kids. There still needs to be a division more than just classification. I have a problem with success factors. Yes, there are programs that go on a run for a few years. It will come to a end and normally it is about the time a succes factor kicks end. There has to be away to evaluate a schools talent coming up. Multipliers-If LHSAA was enforcing rules concerning transfers and out of zone players no need for multipliers. I still think it comes to a committee looking at a team and saying yes you are a 3A school by size but you belong in 4A and put them there. btown, we agree on some things. it is at least a place to start looking. I have used multipliers and success factors as examples of ways to modify enrollment simply because they are quantifiable. Another way would be athletic budget. You could also include tuition assistance for athletes in the budget computations for private schools as a way to move them up or down in comparison to other schools within their classification. I would not have a problem with a committee who's job it was to move teams up or down in classification, but I would preface that by saying that there must be certain standards that they use and not have it come down to a "gut feeling". There has to be some method or formula used or else the classification process would be complete chaos every two years. Not that it isn't already. If it comes down to a vote of said committee, there stands the chance that personal politics and/or monetary compensation or other favors being tossed around to help convince members to vote one way or the other. That's one of the reasons I think there should be some formula for adjusting enrollment. It would be more transparent and easier to track.
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Post by btown on Apr 14, 2016 11:24:11 GMT -6
I have been in favor of the split because it was the best idea out there. I am not saying it is the best idea. But the person that wrote the aricle needs to run LHSAA. That was what we needed out of Bonine when he said give me a year to look at everything. That is one of the best articles I have seen when it comes to the split. I agree that there are different types of private schools and different types of public schools. Parents are drawn to private school, for the most part, because of the enviroment. Parents want their kids in schools that have good discipline. If you look at the good privates I bet you find a high level of discipline. Same thing as in public, if you look at the real good publics you will see a high level of discipline in the school. But I still think there is advantage when you have a open attendance zone. So if you ask me if it is a simple split of private and public I would say no. There are some private schools that do not belong on the select side and there are some public schools that do not belong on the non select side. So how do you get a balance that everyone can live with? It takes two thing common sense and a understanding that it is about the kids. There still needs to be a division more than just classification. I have a problem with success factors. Yes, there are programs that go on a run for a few years. It will come to a end and normally it is about the time a succes factor kicks end. There has to be away to evaluate a schools talent coming up. Multipliers-If LHSAA was enforcing rules concerning transfers and out of zone players no need for multipliers. I still think it comes to a committee looking at a team and saying yes you are a 3A school by size but you belong in 4A and put them there. btown, we agree on some things. it is at least a place to start looking. I have used multipliers and success factors as examples of ways to modify enrollment simply because they are quantifiable. Another way would be athletic budget. You could also include tuition assistance for athletes in the budget computations for private schools as a way to move them up or down in comparison to other schools within their classification. I would not have a problem with a committee who's job it was to move teams up or down in classification, but I would preface that by saying that there must be certain standards that they use and not have it come down to a "gut feeling". There has to be some method or formula used or else the classification process would be complete chaos every two years. Not that it isn't already. If it comes down to a vote of said committee, there stands the chance that personal politics and/or monetary compensation or other favors being tossed around to help convince members to vote one way or the other. That's one of the reasons I think there should be some formula for adjusting enrollment. It would be more transparent and easier to track. There are programs that you do not need a gut feeling, you can look at them perform on the field, evaluate their talent coming up and come to a decision that this team does not belong in the classification they are in. Same thing if going down, there are programs that need to be pushed down so that they can grow and compete.
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Post by Raven on Apr 14, 2016 11:36:43 GMT -6
btown, we agree on some things. it is at least a place to start looking. I have used multipliers and success factors as examples of ways to modify enrollment simply because they are quantifiable. Another way would be athletic budget. You could also include tuition assistance for athletes in the budget computations for private schools as a way to move them up or down in comparison to other schools within their classification. I would not have a problem with a committee who's job it was to move teams up or down in classification, but I would preface that by saying that there must be certain standards that they use and not have it come down to a "gut feeling". There has to be some method or formula used or else the classification process would be complete chaos every two years. Not that it isn't already. If it comes down to a vote of said committee, there stands the chance that personal politics and/or monetary compensation or other favors being tossed around to help convince members to vote one way or the other. That's one of the reasons I think there should be some formula for adjusting enrollment. It would be more transparent and easier to track. There are programs that you do not need a gut feeling, you can look at them perform on the field, evaluate their talent coming up and come to a decision that this team does not belong in the classification they are in. Same thing if going down, there are programs that need to be pushed down so that they can grow and compete. Again we agree. I would still like to see some kind measurable qualifications on which to base these decisions.
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Post by btown on Apr 14, 2016 11:44:09 GMT -6
There are programs that you do not need a gut feeling, you can look at them perform on the field, evaluate their talent coming up and come to a decision that this team does not belong in the classification they are in. Same thing if going down, there are programs that need to be pushed down so that they can grow and compete. Again we agree. I would still like to see some kind measurable qualifications on which to base these decisions. In Football I would start with number of kids on team along with number of kids per class. I would also like to see if a high school has kids from their middle school playing high school sports that student population counts towards their enrollment numbers. How big of a advantage is it to have a kid get 5 to 6 years of high school sports.
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Post by Raven on Apr 14, 2016 11:50:01 GMT -6
I guess that would depend on if the school were capable of fielding a team without dressing out 8th graders. I know White Castle and East Iberville both had 8th graders getting playing time last season. but that was out of necessity and not because the players were just that good.
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Post by btown on Apr 14, 2016 11:53:57 GMT -6
I guess that would depend on if the school were capable of fielding a team without dressing out 8th graders. I know White Castle and East Iberville both had 8th graders getting playing time last season. but that was out of necessity and not because the players were just that good. That is where that common sense has to come in.
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Post by caldwellsports on Apr 14, 2016 15:10:44 GMT -6
Just for clarification, Caldwell Parish High School is NOT planning to leave the LHSAA. These comments are not true. Just wanted to set the record straight.
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Post by btown on Apr 14, 2016 18:55:23 GMT -6
Just for clarification, Caldwell Parish High School is NOT planning to leave the LHSAA. These comments are not true. Just wanted to set the record straight. Good deal.
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Post by pioneerforlife on Apr 14, 2016 20:31:04 GMT -6
I still think to fix the issues you need to go to the root. The root of the split is in 2A, my opinion. The privates dominates in 2A and it spreads from there. If they, LHSAA, would go class by class to solve the issues maybe everyone will be happy in the end. I guess the publics need to work harder and coach better in 2A. Thats just my opinion.
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Post by btown on Apr 15, 2016 6:43:27 GMT -6
I still think to fix the issues you need to go to the root. The root of the split is in 2A, my opinion. The privates dominates in 2A and it spreads from there. If they, LHSAA, would go class by class to solve the issues maybe everyone will be happy in the end. I guess the publics need to work harder and coach better in 2A. Thats just my opinion. Ok, another one with blinders on. Coach better, great soluation.
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