Schools would have the chance to attach consequences for missing school. Or better yet reward those who don't miss.
Most importantly the school could rent out facilities and not be paying for uniforms, coaches, transportation and officials. I think that would make a difference. Also there would be no need for eligibility issues.ÂÂ
Tiger Pride wrote:First Basketball, baseball and football as club sports.
How do you think baseball got started as a high school sport?
Basketball has so many traveling teams and tournaments before and after the regular season I don't think this would be a stretch at all.
Football, you got me on this one, with the only comparative marker being hockey. Which is run to a certain extent at a club level already. So I don't think that the club idea is that far fetched in these areas.
School time, I will use the month of April, and just using meets that the Bismarck schools would be going to there are four days in which students will miss classes from about 1:30 on. They miss a day of school in April. I agree not really a major issue.
Who decides eligibility? That would be a question for member teams to consider. I can imagine a board more like a park board than the NDHSAA. The reason I say this is that NDHSAA is made up of superintendents and ADs. Supers really have more important things to consider and AD's would be out of the picture.
I would agree with scruffy, as to missing the good old days of class B. This also lends itself to the idea of comparing this to intramurals.
Think about this for just a second, How many teams were there in 1970 playing basketball? How about 1980? 90? 00? Now as the number of teams has dropped so has the number of kids playing sports. Yes I want more kids to play sports. Do I want it to be a joke, heck NO.
As to the statements about those liking club sports being those who aren't good , don't like losing, and don't think competetion is a good thing. i think the opposite is true. (I was fortunate enough to play HS-FB BB and run track, I also competed in Legion baseball, the only one that I didn't get to go to state in was BB, I also played college sports) Find me one person who does like losing and you then have found a loser. My kid isn't old enough to talk so I am not worried about that yet.
What I am worried about is that they aren't going to have the same opportunities that I had to compete. I din't say win i said compete. How many kids get a chance to play four sports?
Wow I am full of hot air. I could argue this point on numerous levels.
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