That's not against the rules either. Open enrollment is allowed. It's the transfer rule you are talking about...

 

This puts the KHSAA in a precarious place, either do away with the transfer rule all together or make it mandatory no matter what the reason, you sit out a year, no appeals, no questions asked everyone plays on an even plane. Because of what high school basketball has become of because of college recruiting pressures and AAU traveling teams and the blue chip and elite camps, young men and women are getting some good and some not so good advice from people who are not family and school officials. These kids from smaller schools or rural areas are being told to go to bigger schools that are historically state contenders year in and year out to get your name out there, get a chance to win a championship or a Mr. Basketball and also keep playing with some of your summer team friends. This is a problem that is going to increase if something isn't done one way or the other. Personally I favor sitting out a year, like the NCAA, but if the KHSAA rules would do away with the transfer rule all together so be it. You would have parents transfereing their kids because little Jimmy doesn't like the coach, or doesn't get to play as much or whatever reasons that have been listed on here a hundred times over.

Barber will not see the floor with the varsity team this year and maybe not next.

 

 

I have talked to Robbie's dad. He understands what he is walking into and he is prepared to work his butt off and earn anything he can get, beginning with simply trying to earn a spot on the varsity team.

I have talked to Robbie's dad. He understands what he is walking into and he is prepared to work his butt off and earn anything he can get, beginning with simply trying to earn a spot on the varsity team.

I wonder if he'd be happy with playing JV? Considering the fact that they are loaded, I'll be curious to see how being a starter somewhere else the season before and perhaps on the JV the next season plays out. Not necessarily for the player, who by all accounts is a quality kid. Sometimes parents aren't too understanding. I wish him the best. Perhaps laying down the orange ball to chase the small white one is the best route.

This puts the KHSAA in a precarious place, either do away with the transfer rule all together or make it mandatory no matter what the reason, you sit out a year, no appeals, no questions asked everyone plays on an even plane. Because of what high school basketball has become of because of college recruiting pressures and AAU traveling teams and the blue chip and elite camps, young men and women are getting some good and some not so good advice from people who are not family and school officials. These kids from smaller schools or rural areas are being told to go to bigger schools that are historically state contenders year in and year out to get your name out there, get a chance to win a championship or a Mr. Basketball and also keep playing with some of your summer team friends. This is a problem that is going to increase if something isn't done one way or the other. Personally I favor sitting out a year, like the NCAA, but if the KHSAA rules would do away with the transfer rule all together so be it. You would have parents transfereing their kids because little Jimmy doesn't like the coach, or doesn't get to play as much or whatever reasons that have been listed on here a hundred times over.

 

You are forgetting some big facts in your "theory": there was a bona fide change of residence in the Euton case and some compelling personal issues in the Jackson case. The KHSAA has approved transfers in the past when there were similar circumstances. Let's not interpret these two rulings as the barn doors opening for kids to go where ever they want; when ever they want. Such would be a great over reaction to the two rulings.

You are forgetting some big facts in your "theory": there was a bona fide change of residence in the Euton case and some compelling personal issues in the Jackson case. The KHSAA has approved transfers in the past when there were similar circumstances. Let's not interpret these two rulings as the barn doors opening for kids to go where ever they want; when ever they want. Such would be a great over reaction to the two rulings.

 

I'm not saying that Euton and Jackson aren't legitimate transfers, but we are on a slippery slope here because everyone who wants a transfer feels it is for a legitimate reason in their(parents & player) own minds regardless of what the KHSAA says and when was the last time the KHSAA ruled against a top player in the state or program in the state transfering. They've investigated, held meetings, ect. and in the end the transfer holds up and the kids get to play and the school benefits from having the better player on their team. This situation would have best been served if the parents had kept their mouths closed to the press and public and just transfered and let ther KHSAA make their rulings and let all of us on the web sites express our opinoins. Like I said before, the problem is only going to get worse as time goes by and smaller or less successfull schools that lose really good players on regular basis year in and year out will demand that the KHSAA go to a mandatory sit-out a year rule.

when was the last time the KHSAA ruled against a top player in the state or program in the state transfering.

 

Mike Mitchell...

This puts the KHSAA in a precarious place, either do away with the transfer rule all together or make it mandatory no matter what the reason, you sit out a year, no appeals, no questions asked everyone plays on an even plane. Because of what high school basketball has become of because of college recruiting pressures and AAU traveling teams and the blue chip and elite camps, young men and women are getting some good and some not so good advice from people who are not family and school officials. These kids from smaller schools or rural areas are being told to go to bigger schools that are historically state contenders year in and year out to get your name out there, get a chance to win a championship or a Mr. Basketball and also keep playing with some of your summer team friends. This is a problem that is going to increase if something isn't done one way or the other. Personally I favor sitting out a year, like the NCAA, but if the KHSAA rules would do away with the transfer rule all together so be it. You would have parents transfereing their kids because little Jimmy doesn't like the coach, or doesn't get to play as much or whatever reasons that have been listed on here a hundred times over.

 

However, unlike the NCAA where you have 5 years to play 4 the high school elgibility clock is 4 years from the date you enroll as a freshmen.

However, unlike the NCAA where you have 5 years to play 4 the high school elgibility clock is 4 years from the date you enroll as a freshmen.

 

True, but you also have some parents holding their kids back a year on purpose so when they get to high school they will be a year older and more developed to take advantage of other kids who weren't held back. Most of the time the kids were held back at an early grade level, but I have heard of parents keeping a child back in the 6th through 8th grade level. So in theory they got a fifth year of eligibility and if the player was good enough the coaches on all levels knew what was happening also.

Seems we've left the path. Let's get back to Euton and Jackson and the ruling.

Seems we've left the path. Let's get back to Euton and Jackson and the ruling.

 

Sorry! By the way, who is Mike Mitchell and where did he play?

Sorry! By the way, who is Mike Mitchell and where did he play?

Mike Mitchell was a football player at Covington Catholic and Highlands. He played for CovCath in 2003, then transferred to Highlands.

 

I don't want to get into all the ins and outs of the case, but the KHSAA ruled him ineligible. The Mitchells got a court order permitting him to play, but the order was overturned the week of the state championship game. Mitchell didn't play in the state final, which was won by Highlands.

Mike Mitchell was a football player at Covington Catholic and Highlands. He played for CovCath in 2003, then transferred to Highlands.

 

I don't want to get into all the ins and outs of the case, but the KHSAA ruled him ineligible. The Mitchells got a court order permitting him to play, but the order was overturned the week of the state championship game. Mitchell didn't play in the state final, which was won by Highlands.

Thanks for the info. :thumb:

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Well what was the reasons for Jackson's transfer? If Euton had not left Rose Hill would Jackson still had left?

Would we all think it is due justice if they were at one of the private schools? I totally agree with everyone that these two young men should be allowed to play. I am just curious if we all would be feeling the same if it was a private school instead of a public.

 

I'm guessing many in Central KY and throughout the state equate Scott County to a private school.

So 4 out of 5 of Scott County's starters could be transfers potentially?