The Schwab wrote:Very familiar with the sweet 16, it's definitely the way to go. I see a lot of SD basketball throughout the season and they do a lot of things I like (power points, no charge circle, don't have to play everyone in your region etc...)
B Historian wrote:The Schwab wrote:Very familiar with the sweet 16, it's definitely the way to go. I see a lot of SD basketball throughout the season and they do a lot of things I like (power points, no charge circle, don't have to play everyone in your region etc...)
I think it would work really well in a 3-class system in ND, especially for the middle class.
The problem right now in our 2-class system is that it would make it even harder for many schools to have a shot at making the State B.
B Historian wrote:
The problem right now in our 2-class system is that it would make it even harder for many schools to have a shot at making the State B.
maddog1971 wrote:I like the plan and I would vote for it... but Can you image the backlash you would get when the East side of the state has 6 out of the 8 teams.... That will not fly. They might be a region that brings 3 or 4 teams... image the backlash from that.
B-oldtimer wrote:... I remember quote in Grand Forks Herald when Grafton one of the larger class b schools were class A there numbers were down so bad they couldn't get kids to compete against these larger schools because they didn't think they could win. The funny thing here is these same schools forget its no different with small schools now competing against there larger class b schools. This is why i have lost intensity of interest in class b sports because this issue had not been addressed . I also think this has happened state wide for large number of people but nothing has been done about it and now i don't think it will ever be done because nobody wants to take risk financially for the needs of smaller because they do not out weigh needs of the large and system it supports.
NDNative wrote:
I remember when Grafton was Class A. The male enrollment gap between them and other Class A schools was far greater than what the gap between them (Grafton) and other Class B schools currently is . Also, unlike the majority of Class B schools, Grafton has a hockey program that draws a number of their athletes from basketball. Prior to the mid or late 80s, Grafton had enough male athletes to support and be fairly successful in both sports. By the early 90s however, their enrollment dropped significantly with most of their athletes being in the school's hockey program while the basketball program was in the tank and having to be rebuilt. Their basketball program was so bad it wouldn't have mattered what class they were in. Now they're having success in basketball while their hockey program struggles.
Sportsrube wrote:I have been in favor of a 3 class system for some time now, but I wonder how many people would forget about the 3 class system if the NDHSAA passed a by-law that said any school without a defined district boundary must compete at the highest level. Personally I would like to see both a 3 class system and the no defined district boundary by-law, but I just wonder how many actually want a 3 class system and how many just want the privates out of Class B.
ND Basketball Fan wrote:Why is there so much animosity towards the Private Schools? They are in bigger cities but the cost to attend limits the number of kids who will/would attend these schools. OG is 10k a year. I hear all the time about Privates recruiting - simply not true. The bigger concern is schools like Four Winds (great program and coach) but who knows how old those kids are. With open enrollment, you see kids jumping to schools to play with kids that they play AAU ball with over the summer. Happens all the time, especially in other states like MN. I'm not apposed to the 3 class system, but do get frustrated with the talk about Privates and how the smaller schools don't have a chance to compete. At the end of the day, you do need #'s but more importantly you need to have a strong program that starts developing these kids at a young age. Just my opinion.
Flip wrote:ND Basketball Fan wrote:Why is there so much animosity towards the Private Schools? They are in bigger cities but the cost to attend limits the number of kids who will/would attend these schools. OG is 10k a year. I hear all the time about Privates recruiting - simply not true. The bigger concern is schools like Four Winds (great program and coach) but who knows how old those kids are. With open enrollment, you see kids jumping to schools to play with kids that they play AAU ball with over the summer. Happens all the time, especially in other states like MN. I'm not apposed to the 3 class system, but do get frustrated with the talk about Privates and how the smaller schools don't have a chance to compete. At the end of the day, you do need #'s but more importantly you need to have a strong program that starts developing these kids at a young age. Just my opinion.
Quite the ignorant post.
ND Basketball Fan wrote:Flip wrote:ND Basketball Fan wrote:Why is there so much animosity towards the Private Schools? They are in bigger cities but the cost to attend limits the number of kids who will/would attend these schools. OG is 10k a year. I hear all the time about Privates recruiting - simply not true. The bigger concern is schools like Four Winds (great program and coach) but who knows how old those kids are. With open enrollment, you see kids jumping to schools to play with kids that they play AAU ball with over the summer. Happens all the time, especially in other states like MN. I'm not apposed to the 3 class system, but do get frustrated with the talk about Privates and how the smaller schools don't have a chance to compete. At the end of the day, you do need #'s but more importantly you need to have a strong program that starts developing these kids at a young age. Just my opinion.
Quite the ignorant post.
Why exactly is it ignorant?
ND Basketball Fan wrote:Why is there so much animosity towards the Private Schools? They are in bigger cities but the cost to attend limits the number of kids who will/would attend these schools. OG is 10k a year. I hear all the time about Privates recruiting - simply not true. The bigger concern is schools like Four Winds (great program and coach) but who knows how old those kids are. With open enrollment, you see kids jumping to schools to play with kids that they play AAU ball with over the summer. Happens all the time, especially in other states like MN. I'm not apposed to the 3 class system, but do get frustrated with the talk about Privates and how the smaller schools don't have a chance to compete. At the end of the day, you do need #'s but more importantly you need to have a strong program that starts developing these kids at a young age. Just my opinion.
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