August 24, 200719 yr What middle school teams are playing basketball already? My team won't start practicing until volleyball is over.
August 24, 200719 yr most of the Kentucky schools are playing right now Not in the western part of the state.
August 24, 200719 yr I haven't heard of any of the Northern Kentucky teams playing either. Like I mentioned earlier, right now the concentration is on volleyball.
August 24, 200719 yr Author Sorry maybe it is just our area that plays right now. Rose Hill , Wurtland Verity , Mckell Fallsburg , Lawrence Boyd , Raceland East Carter , Sheldon Clark West Carter , Fairview, Elliot,, Lewis, These are just some of the teams that I know are playing right now I am sure their are more.
August 25, 200719 yr Sorry maybe it is just our area that plays right now. Rose Hill , Wurtland Verity , Mckell Fallsburg , Lawrence Boyd , Raceland East Carter , Sheldon Clark West Carter , Fairview, Elliot,, Lewis, These are just some of the teams that I know are playing right now I am sure their are more. Interesting...Now I'm curious. Do these schools not have volleyball programs or do they have enough girls to field both a basketball and volleyball team? Do these schools play basketball in fall and winter leagues?
August 25, 200719 yr Author They play volleyball at the same time. I guess some small schools may have girls that try to play both but it would be hard to do. I believe they do this with the girls because of gym time.
August 25, 200719 yr Our conferance has always started this early. Bracken,Augusta,St.Pat,Flemingsburg,and Nicholas. Sorry if I may have missed a school.
August 25, 200719 yr They play volleyball at the same time. I guess some small schools may have girls that try to play both but it would be hard to do. I believe they do this with the girls because of gym time. If that is the reason better be careful with Title IX. In Michigan I believe it was ruled that they (Girls) should not have to play "off-season" because of too crowded gym schedules.
August 26, 200719 yr They play volleyball at the same time. I guess some small schools may have girls that try to play both but it would be hard to do. I believe they do this with the girls because of gym time. If it's set up this way because of gym time, then the girls are getting shafted. Most schools give their girls an opportunity to develop in both basketball and volleyball, but if both seasons are going on at once, girls will likely have to choose. Doesn't seem too fair to me. I can't believe parents aren't complaining about this setup. Middle school should be a time where students have the chance to develop the fundamentals of sports necessary to be successful in high school. I would think that splitting the talent like this in middle school would undoubtedly affect the quality of the high school's volleyball and basketball programs later on. I may be wrong, and please correct me if I am, but isn't that region notorious for sending some of the weakest teams to the sweet sixteen volleyball tournaments every year? What sport is offered to girls during the winter?
August 26, 200719 yr Author Are we talking about HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL or 7th & 8th grade MIDDLE SCHOOL BASKETBALL.
August 26, 200719 yr Are we talking about HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL or 7th & 8th grade MIDDLE SCHOOL BASKETBALL. Sorry. Seems like there's not much discussion about middle school basketball right now, since apparently only one area of the state is currently playing. Just thought I'd put my two cents in about why I think it's ludicrous to make middle school girls choose between volleyball and basketball. It's kind of like making middle school boys choose between football and basketball. I don't foresee that ever happening though.
August 26, 200719 yr Author Just curios but isnt golf going on right now, and doesnt tennis play while another sport is going on, and what about track. Now that we got this out of the way does anyone know how any of the teams are doing right now that are playing.
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