OK. Then let me throw another wrinkle in the situation.

 

What if the one or two players were seniors that have already graduated and technically no longer a member of that high school?

 

Mods - I am not being specific. However, I suspect some of the NKY posters might know which program I am referencing without me saying anything that could get me banned for life. If so, please PM me with how you believe it doesn't qualify as a violation.

 

Does your AARP card work in the all women's club? No, because you're not a member of the women's club; the same way graduated seniors are no longer members of the KHSAA...

Does your AARP card work in the all women's club? No, because you're not a member of the women's club; the same way graduated seniors are no longer members of the KHSAA...

 

Cute. :lol:

Do you coach?

 

And quit with the "make sacrifice" stuff. Every family already makes sacrifices for their child to play high school sports.

 

Do you?

 

And obvioulsy some families are willing to make more scarafices then others.

 

Again, high school sports are not mandatory. No one is telling you that you can't take your vacation whenever you want.

Do you?

 

And obvioulsy some families are willing to make more scarafices then others.

 

Again, high school sports are not mandatory. No one is telling you that you can't take your vacation whenever you want.

 

You sure about that?

You sure about that?

 

Absolutely, they are just saying that if you take it at a time other then the dead period you won't be allowed on the team. It then becomes a choice, which is more important vacation or team committment.

I believe and caution I use the word believe here, but a loophole around this is that MS athletes as long as they have not played HS sports, are covered by the dead period.

 

I believe and I caution I use the word believe here, the HS coach could work with MS athletes as long as no school funds or equipment or facilities are being used.

 

 

 

 

 

To further this discussion on the dead period, my understanding, no athletic funds can be used during this time. Meaning no checks written out of athletic accounts.

In the three years my son played at Trinity, I can honestly say it never occurred to me to question when we took vacation. We simply found out when the dead period was, and that's when we scheduled it. :lol:

In the three years my son played at Trinity, I can honestly say it never occurred to me to question when we took vacation. We simply found out when the dead period was, and that's when we scheduled it. :lol:

 

And now you know it was the same time every single year.

 

It is when a lot of coaches schedule their vacations too.

In the three years my son played at Trinity, I can honestly say it never occurred to me to question when we took vacation. We simply found out when the dead period was, and that's when we scheduled it. :lol:

 

I had a harder time for some reason, and we only had a 5 day vaca that we used to look at colleges. I could only get off the first week of dead period. I have to put in my vaca request one year ahead of time, then it goes by seniority, where I have maybe 15 folks ahead of me. Two employees off per week max, 16th in seniority, dead period in middle of summer, you do the math. Although this was my first vaca in many years, so I'll take it. :thumb:

 

Plus, we only had two weeks of training before dead period, and one week after, then we have tryouts. It's hard to get any continuity with our schedule this year. Last year was better.

 

I vote for maybe it week to week, though it won't change and I won't lose sleep over it. The KY Derby moves dates every year, and we all seem to know when it will be every year - "The 1st Saturday in May".

I vote for maybe it week to week, though it won't change and I won't lose sleep over it. The KY Derby moves dates every year, and we all seem to know when it will be every year - "The 1st Saturday in May".

 

This just in. The KHSAA has voted to have the Commonwealth change Thanksgiving to be a fixed date. Apparently, they had too many coaches who couldn't figure it out.

 

(Not a shot at coaches, rather, a shot at the KHSAA)

I had a harder time for some reason, and we only had a 5 day vaca that we used to look at colleges. I could only get off the first week of dead period. I have to put in my vaca request one year ahead of time, then it goes by seniority, where I have maybe 15 folks ahead of me. Two employees off per week max, 16th in seniority, dead period in middle of summer, you do the math. Although this was my first vaca in many years, so I'll take it. :thumb:

 

Plus, we only had two weeks of training before dead period, and one week after, then we have tryouts. It's hard to get any continuity with our schedule this year. Last year was better.

 

I vote for maybe it week to week, though it won't change and I won't lose sleep over it. The KY Derby moves dates every year, and we all seem to know when it will be every year - "The 1st Saturday in May".

 

I probably should have mentioned that we never went anywhere on vacation. :lol: I also don't have to go through all those hoops like you for vacation time.

This just in. The KHSAA has voted to have the Commonwealth change Thanksgiving to be a fixed date. Apparently, they had too many coaches who couldn't figure it out.

 

(Not a shot at coaches, rather, a shot at the KHSAA)

 

The KHSAA is the member schools. So if you aren't shooting at the coaches, are you shooting at their administrators who voted?

The KHSAA is the member schools. So if you aren't shooting at the coaches, are you shooting at their administrators who voted?

 

If the shoe fits....

I think the dead period should be a month long.

 

I agree 100%. Kids who are 2 or 3 sport athletes definately need the extra time off. Although it is amazing to me how many kids spend the dead period at camps, working out with personal trainers and with AAU teams instead of taking a break.

I probably should have mentioned that we never went anywhere on vacation. :lol: I also don't have to go through all those hoops like you for vacation time.

 

Actually our vacation was looking at colleges. Does that even count?!?

 

I agree 100%. Kids who are 2 or 3 sport athletes definately need the extra time off. Although it is amazing to me how many kids spend the dead period at camps, working out with personal trainers and with AAU teams instead of taking a break.

 

In principle I agree. But seriously, I tried to limit my kids sports time once, cutting some club stuff out. It didn't work. She would just go out back in the yard, and put the time in there. She's just not the "hang out, chill out" kind of kid. She hangs out with teammates usually. She chooses sports over guys right now, though that may change any day. I honestly felt guilty trying to force her to do "nothing", which only made her miserable.