CovCath (all boys school) will play Highlands tonight at home in basketball.

 

In an effort to comply with Title IX, 9th region schools are having the Boys teams play home games on non prime-time nights like Mondays and Wednesdays in the month of January while their Girls teams play on Fridays.

 

Tonight the following 9th region Girls will be in action:

 

Dixie at Conner

Ludlow at Dayton

St. Henry at Holmes

Newport at Lloyd

NCC at Sacred Heart

Boone Co. at Scott

Villa at Calvary Christian

 

The only 9th Region Boys game scheduled is Highlands at CovCath.

 

Should CovCath follow the other schools in the 9th region and not schedule games on Fridays in January? Or since they are an all-boys school should they be allowed to schedule games whenever they normally would?

 

Your thoughts?

Title IX does not apply to an all boys school. Even if they were not all boys, they can schedule games whenever they want to, as long as the percentage of prime time and non prime time games follow the percentages set forth by the KHSAA.

Title IX does not apply to an all boys school. Even if they were not all boys, they can schedule games whenever they want to, as long as the percentage of prime time and non prime time games follow the percentages set forth by the KHSAA.

 

I know Title IX does not apply to an all-boys school.

 

But given that CovCath is a member of the 9th region whose other schools are trying to comply with Title IX is CovCath hampering the efforts of those other schools (to highlight Girls games) by scheduling one of their biggest home games of the year on a Friday night when they will be the only Boys game?

 

Or is what other schools are doing in their region of no concern to them because they are an all-boys school and they are proceeding as they normally would.

 

Also, this (non Title IX problems) was listed as an advantage of private schools during Prop 20? Is it an advantage?

I think it violates the spirit of Title 9 and considering the majority of public schools want to kick the private schools out you would think those same private schools would not do this.

I know Title IX does not apply to an all-boys school.

 

But given that CovCath is a member of the 9th region whose other schools are trying to comply with Title IX is CovCath hampering the efforts of those other schools (to highlight Girls games) by scheduling one of their biggest home games of the year on a Friday night when they will be the only Boys game?

 

Or is what other schools are doing in their region of no concern to them because they are an all-boys school and they are proceeding as they normally would.

 

Also, this (non Title IX problems) was listed as an advantage of private schools during Prop 20? Is it an advantage?

I don't think CovCath should have to worry about it.

 

I do think it is an advantage but how many all-boys schools in the state are there? CovCath, St. X. Is Trinity all-boys?

 

As far as the guidelines on %'s, they simply, girls and boys, have to be within a 10% difference of each other. We had to redo our schedule to GET WITHIN that %.

I don't think CovCath should have to worry about it.

 

Sure they should because of the bigger picture. The public schools WILL use this example as another reason the private schools should be own their own.

 

Actions speak louder than words.

CovCath owes no more consideration to the area public schools than those public schools extend to CovCath. If the public schools use such a petty matter as "ammunition" in their fight against the private schools, it should indicate to all that the gunpowder of the publics is quite wet.

Maybe this would all be settled if KY went to the schedules that other states have during basketball season. Have the Varsity girls and Varsity boys games on the same nights and the JV girls and guys on another night. Pretty simple solution. The percentages would exactly equal and there would be no schedule jockeying to get the "right" percentage.

Sure they should because of the bigger picture. The public schools WILL use this example as another reason the private schools should be own their own.

 

Actions speak louder than words.

How does that affect Notre Dame and what they should be able to do?

I think it violates the spirit of Title 9 and considering the majority of public schools want to kick the private schools out you would think those same private schools would not do this.

 

How does it violate the spirit of Title IX? Title IX deals with equal opportunity for girls and those schools with girls are getting that. They get to play on the "prime" night. The only way I can see where you can make this big leap is if you truly believe that fans attending tonight's CCH-HHS game would have attended a girls game if CCH-HHS boys were not playing tonight. I find that hard to believe.

 

Secondly, on the big list of things that the public schools are complaining about when it comes to private schools, this would have to be very low considering there are 3 all boys schools in the state.

How does that affect Notre Dame and what they should be able to do?

 

What does CCH have to do with NDA?

Maybe this would all be settled if KY went to the schedules that other states have during basketball season. Have the Varsity girls and Varsity boys games on the same nights and the JV girls and guys on another night. Pretty simple solution. The percentages would exactly equal and there would be no schedule jockeying to get the "right" percentage.

Terrible, terrible, terrible solution.

 

For a GOOD % of the schools, players play both JV and V.

 

So they are out on a Monday night for a JV game, out on Tuesday night for a V game, practice on Wednesday, out on Thursday night for a JV game, out on a Friday night for a V game.

 

1 night of practice per week and 1 weekend practice is not the way for a young JV player to improve.

What does CCH have to do with NDA?

Nothing.

 

But if CCH needs to consider Title IX when scheduling even though they have no schools, Notre Dame should have to consider what the girls public schools have to do for the boys public schools teams as far as scheduling.

 

Title IX cuts both ways. If CCH has to follow some guidelines, than Notre Dame should have to follow them too.

Maybe this would all be settled if KY went to the schedules that other states have during basketball season. Have the Varsity girls and Varsity boys games on the same nights and the JV girls and guys on another night. Pretty simple solution. The percentages would exactly equal and there would be no schedule jockeying to get the "right" percentage.

 

The one problem that solution can cause is that many KY teams have players dressing both JV and Varsity (Boys and Girls). So if the JV girls have a game on Monday and Wednesday and the Varsity has a game on Tuesday and Friday that could be four games for a player. Plus it would effect practices.

 

In larger schools or larger states with larger rosters it makes sense but for some KY schools it would not be good for students.

Neither CovCath nor NDA should have to cater to the demands of Title IX. Why must the male or female private school always be required to adjust how it operates just to "accommodate" the public schools? Possibly the publics should divide into male and female schools. Silly? Of course. But just as reasonable.