The way I read this a student basically gets one transfer without penalty, if done over the summer. However "subsequent eligibility" shall be determined by the bylaws which I intrpret to mean a student can't change schools summmer after freshmen year, summer after sohmore year, and summer after junior year and expect to play without penalty either his junior or senior year. I have no problem with it. Freedom of choice can't be a bad thing overall, let kids go where they think they'll be most happy. If getting to play a sport, as opposed to sitting on the bench, makes a kid happy why should we penalize that? Believe it or not, there are some bad coaches out there. Bad in the sense that they don't evaulate talent well or develop the talent they have very well. I don't buy the argument that kids should be forced to stick with their school because life's not fair, it's a good life lesson to deal with adversity, etc...BS!! You only to get one chance to go through high school and I don't see the jusitfication in penalizing a kid's eligibility for a year because he wants attend a different school.

I am almost positive, this bill will make student/athletes able to change school every summer. The phrase,"the school the students starts at", is meant as the the school the student starts at, the first day of school for that particular school year.

 

I say this because, unless I am mistaken, the student that spurred this bill transferred to a school following his junior year, and was ineligible his senior season of soccer.

 

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The way I read this a student basically gets one transfer without penalty, if done over the summer. However "subsequent eligibility" shall be determined by the bylaws which I intrpret to mean a student can't change schools summmer after freshmen year, summer after sohmore year, and summer after junior year and expect to play without penalty either his junior or senior year. I have no problem with it. Freedom of choice can't be a bad thing overall, let kids go where they think they'll be most happy. If getting to play a sport, as opposed to sitting on the bench, makes a kid happy why should we penalize that? Believe it or not, there are some bad coaches out there. Bad in the sense that they don't evaulate talent well or develop the talent they have very well. I don't buy the argument that kids should be forced to stick with their school because life's not fair, it's a good life lesson to deal with adversity, etc...BS!! You only to get one chance to go through high school and I don't see the jusitfication in penalizing a kid's eligibility for a year because he wants attend a different school.

 

I see your points and some are very true but somewhere a line must be drawn. As far as only one chance to go through high school then maybe we should just let them change whenever they find it necessary. In the summer, during the season, at the end of the year. I think this is a bad idea but again it is only my opinion. Time will tell if and when it passes.

The rules, administrative regulations, or bylaws governing residence and transfer shall allow a student to be eligible in the school in which he or she first enrolls each school year, or makes himself or herself a candidate for an athletic team by engaging in a practice prior to enrolling in any member school. The student shall be eligible as long as he or she remains enrolled in that school and meets all other eligibility requirements. Subsequent eligibility shall be determined and enforced through the organization's bylaws.

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Ram, you may be right. But the last sentence of the proposed rule states "Subsequent eligibility shall be determined and enforced through the organizaition's bylaws." What does that mean? I have no problem allowing a kid to transfer without penalty one time during his career.... but should a kid be allowed to attend and play sports at 4 different high schools?? That might promote recruiting.... Coach X, Boy it'd sure by nice if we had a good point guard to go with our 4 returning starters next year. Parent Z, Well heck, Billy Bob's boy is a real good point guard over at County, want me to ask his Daddy if he'd like to come play for us next year?

It also states that, "rules, administrative regulations, or bylaws governing residence and transfer shall allow a student to be eligible in the school in which he or she first enrolls each school year". So, this document would trump any other rule, regulation, or bylaw that requires residency.

 

So, to be honest, the only way we will know for sure, is if it is passed.

It also states that, "rules, administrative regulations, or bylaws governing residence and transfer shall allow a student to be eligible in the school in which he or she first enrolls each school year". So, this document would trump any other rule, regulation, or bylaw that requires residency.

 

So, to be honest, the only way we will know for sure, is if it is passed.

 

Ram, I think you're right on your intrepretation....I can't see it getting passed. Maybe they drafted it this broad hoping for a compromise bill that will give at least one transfer without penalty.

The KHSAA would have a hard time proving that recruiting took place. This would open the door for the "R" word to really take effect. Especially in counties where there is more than one school. I could see programs with large enough staffs "scouting" players from other teams JV and Frosh games and recruting those kids to come to their school. The ramifications of this are exponential. This obviously has nothing to do with academics, and that is the sad thing. This type of bill could push coaches out of our state and into other states where the kids don't run the program, because that is exactly what could happen. An example could be, a kid doesn't like all the lifting, running, and overall committment needed at "X" school. He and his buddies could go to another school just up the road that may win more games but they don't work nearly as hard. Just one situation out of many that could occur. What will this do to the small schools who struggle to get 30 kids out? I see this as the rich getting richer and poor getting poorer. You also now have parents calling the shots. IF Johnny doesn't get to play I am going to take him up the road (where will this end???). Just an outside opionion.

 

 

I don't think you are wrong at all about that; although, if I was a coach, kids with those types of parents are the very kids that I'd WANT to be leaving my program. If they stay, the parents become a cancer to the program, the players and the supporters. Better off that they leave and hopefully they go to a rival school so their cancer can affect someone else. Plus I also would not want a kid that wasn't willing to work so hard to be in my program. Bottom line: my program is a lot better than it was before. If the coach at the new school is willing to tolerate such a poor work ethic and willing to play a kid because of parental threats of "play my son or else" then that coach gets what he deserves.