The most significant movement from both sides yesterday concerns penalties for athletes who change from one school system to another – say, being an a public school through 8th grade, then going to a private school for ninth grade.

 

Public schools wanted a two-year ban on any sports for such athletes. Non-public schools favored a one-year ban, for varsity sports only.

 

The compromise: Such athletes would have to sit out one year of any sports, followed by one year of varsity sports. In effect, they would not be eligible for varsity play until they became high school juniors.

 

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Will kids that attend a private grade school and then attend a public high school have to follow this proposal as well?

Will kids that attend a private grade school and then attend a public high school have to follow this proposal as well?

 

 

I wonder also. If it doesn't go both ways, then it shouldn't be a deal.....Also I am still waiting for the question of employees of school district and their children. Will they be able to do what they have done for years and play anywhere they want or will they to be subject to this rule.......

I simply don't like this rule ... in any shape or form. There are any number of legitimate situations where (and reasons for) a student's family feels his or her educational best interests are best served by a change in school system when that student begins attending high school, and the KHSAA has no business legislating against such moves.

Thank goodness the worst seems to be over. For now at least. The compromise seems ok to me on face value without any time to think on it at least.

I simply don't like this rule ... in any shape or form. There are any number of legitimate situations where (and reasons for) a student's family feels his or her educational best interests are best served by a change in school system when that student begins attending high school, and the KHSAA has no business legislating against such moves.

They still can but it gives the kid one year to get used to the new setting and establish good study habits and then a year of JV. I mean seriously how many times are Sophmores a crucial part of the Varsity squad anyway? There really is no reason for parents or a kid that is really going for educational reasons to get to upset.

Will kids that attend a private grade school and then attend a public high school have to follow this proposal as well?

 

If so then Manual, Male, and Butler will not like this proposal. The Catholic HS lose several students to these three schools.

Private school representatives must be alert. They better take nothing for granted. They better not trust anyone representing the public schools in regard to fair treatment. If they do, all private schools will be shafted. It is time for hard, demanding negotiation and not for turning the other cheek.

Thank goodness the worst seems to be over. For now at least. The compromise seems ok to me on face value without any time to think on it at least.

How can this okay with you? The way the rule is written it would seem that no student at Manual can compete in sports until they are a junior. Officially we have no feeder schools and are probably the single largest public recourse of private middle schoolers in the state. I'm sure with the feeder school situation Manual will be given some sort of exemption, but this compromise disproprtionally effects Manual in a negative way.

How can this okay with you? The way the rule is written it would seem that no student at Manual can compete in sports until they are a junior. Officially we have no feeder schools and are probably the single largest public recourse of private middle schoolers in the state. I'm sure with the feeder school situation Manual will be given some sort of exemption, but this compromise disproprtionally effects Manual in a negative way.

NO it doesn't we aren't a private school it doesn't effect Manual that much. We do have a number former private schoolers but not that many that play sports and even then the ones that do don't normally play that much till they are juniors anyway so what is the big deal? And really it won't be a big deal for the private schools either. Basically it is the status quo except the kids have to think twice about where they really want to be, they have to really want to go to that school to sit out a year, but as far as on the field results, it will not change the status quo very much in my opinion. Thus it is how I figured this would all end out. A 800 pound gorilla in the room to force the small changes, but in the end the status quo. Kentucky politics at it's finest.

They still can but it gives the kid one year to get used to the new setting and establish good study habits and then a year of JV. I mean seriously how many times are Sophmores a crucial part of the Varsity squad anyway? There really is no reason for parents or a kid that is really going for educational reasons to get to upset.

 

Sophomores may not be impact players in varsity football, but they are in other sports. Freshmen as well. The whole thing is foolish to me and does not help kids. The goal of the KHSAA is to INCREASE participation in high school athletics.

Sophomores may not be impact players in varsity football, but they are in other sports. Freshmen as well. The whole thing is foolish to me and does not help kids. The goal of the KHSAA is to INCREASE participation in high school athletics.

Missions statements are pretty aren't they, but they don't pay the bills.

NO it doesn't we aren't a private school it doesn't effect Manual that much. We do have a number former private schoolers but not that many that play sports and even then the ones that do don't normally play that much till they are juniors anyway so what is the big deal?

First of all I think the compromise is bad all around.

 

Secondly while I hope you are right, that it wouldn't apply to us, I think the private schools are giving up way to much if this is a one way deal.

 

Thirdly, if you knew you couldn't participate in freshman ball don't you think that might effect your decision on where to go to school? In my eyes this would do more to make people make athletic based decisions rather than academic decisions on where they go to school.

First of all I think the compromise is bad all around.

 

Secondly while I hope you are right, that it wouldn't apply to us, I think the private schools are giving up way to much if this is a one way deal.

 

Thirdly, if you knew you couldn't participate in freshman ball don't you think that might effect your decision on where to go to school? In my eyes this would do more to make people make athletic based decisions rather than academic decisions on where they go to school.

 

This deal does cut both ways. 7th grader attends private school decides to come to Manual as a freshman, can not participate in varsity athletics for half of their high school career.

 

You seem to be only thinking of football. Your girls basketball team has 2 seniors, 2 juniors, 6 sophomores and 3 freshmen on the roster.

Your baseball team is loaded with freshmen and sophomores.