DougS

these players have put in the work to be ranked with others their age. The challenge becomes when the 6ft, 7th grader does not grow another inch. Now as a high school player, they go from being the tallest and most talented on the court to being just another good player. this is why any basketball player should work on ball handling and mid-range shooting more than working on post moves or 3-pt shooting. the same saying goes today as it was years ago.... 15ft jumper is worth 15 million dollars

with the rugby style punters becoming more popular, what is rule about hitting the punter when he starts his "run" to punt,

Just in case folks didnt see other post, game 6 - Harding vs Northpoint is at Harding Academy

Harding vs Northpoint game is at Harding and can be heard on Sports56 AM 560

i guess coaching depends on the super stars on the other side of the net. Coaching is strategy, making small adjustments and maybe an actual set play when you need a point. If the other players got out of the way, who set her the ball? If the superstar hits every position and there are players on the other side of the net that can block and dig, she may hit 45%. If the players on the other side have some talent and are coached, they can make it hard for the superstar to get the ball, especially when her teammates just get out of the way...

yep, what he said...

unless you lose 3 times to a college team, a 3 loss DII-A high school team is never better than a 1 loss BGA or a 1 loss Davidson Academy

how can a 3 loss Lausanne be rated ahead of a 1 loss BGA, DA or USJ. And how is FRA (7-0) behind Harding (6-1)?

use this link. Select Division II http://tssaa.org/schools/classification/

even in the NFL, at least 2 or 3 huddle on a penalty unless it is offside or procedure...

i assume this is only for AA

need-based does not necessarily mean low income. Debt ratio is also part of the consideration. rent, credit cards, cell phone, cable, etc does not factor in. if a family makes 45,000 a year and lives in an apartment, car is paid off and does not have any debt other than rent, credit cards, etc. , they may not qualify for any need assistance. if a family makes 100,000 and has a 2500 month mortgage, 2 car payments = 1000, they may actually qualify for assistance. You do understand that no money is actually received; no check is written then signed back over to the school. most schools have endowments where the "assistance" comes from. most schools give out very little need assistance and the vast majority of the assistance goes to non athletes. The Arts department students get more than football and basketball students.

we all have our own opinions. I just happen to disagree with yours. comparing not filling out a team survey of a high school football to the SEC media day is a little far fetched. As full disclaimer, I have not seen this magazine in Memphis and have never read it but i will look for it the next time I go to Wal-Mart, Kroger or Target. If you can provide me a store where i can buy it, i will. I looked at the website and there are no stored listed in Memphis area with the closest being Jackson. I believe that only those with a vested interest, either friendship, investor or ego, think coaches are clowns for not filling out a survey about their team. changing subjects just a little.... Maybe one of their grad asst coaches may look at it. Has jones or saban ever publicly or privately said they have read this book? Film or live games is what coaches look at. They make "listen" to the recommendations from a highly touted high school coach, but to to think a SEC head coach reads a book composed of comments from high school coaches who may or may not ever played college football or from the player's parents is hard to believe.

it was in the article the other day. i looked for it but cant find it. it was from one of the links on CoachT's home page. Funny how the bank just added the exact amount to the account. I need to use that bank.

From the posts ad nauseam about unfair actions, CPA is the most cited. Good reasons or sour grapes, it does not really matter; its always about unfair advantages. However, there are more ways to level the playing field than just barring private schools to DI and banishing them to DII. Removing the grey areas in some of the rules and writing them in black and white is a better way to start than just banishing all 25 schools because of the actions of a few (< 10). And the most important part of the rules will be ENFORCING them. TSSAA has the chance of tweaking the rules and then enforcing them. If they fail to enforce them, shame on them and a full and out-right boycott of all member schools would be necessary.

very good ...

i thought the complaint was the 25 had an unfair advantage. I think changing the rules to "take away" the unfair advantages should satisfy the complaint. And also may stop the public schools from getting caught in recruiting violations as well.

they are going to tweak the rules on financial aid to siblings, work study for students and jobs for family members. Then, if schools want to continue as they do now, they will have to move to DII. If they want to stay in DI, they will change their school policy on such things. I am curious to see the new rules on recruiting. And if some folks were in charge, I guess i could not wear my private school shirt when i go watch my friend's 6th grader play public school basketball because I would be recruiting. I do not remember who wrote this and do not really want to troll past posts in other boards, so if you feel me wearing a t-shirt is recruiting, sorry to offend you. Just remember, you cant wear your school's shirt when you go watch another school play either.

+100

i am glad she chose Illi for academics as much as she chose for bball. She is a very nice, smart young lady. Much continued success to her.

Tim Harris - Memphis Catholic - Green Bay Packers

just read the article on home page. some info fro the Tennis coach in AL. http://www.timesdaily.com/sports/high_school/brooks/unfair-advantage-public-vs-private-debate-rages-on/article_9dce82a3-29bd-570e-b98b-2637cc79fc39.html " Deshler’s Jana Killen, who coaches girls basketball, tennis and volleyball, said she would be in favor of adopting a separate league for public and private schools in the playoffs. Since 2000, private schools have obliterated public schools in girls tennis, winning 46 of a possible 48 state championships from Class 1A-5A. UMS-Wright has won seven state titles in a row in Class 4A, while a public school hasn’t won in that classification since 1996. It doesn’t get easier in the boys division, as private schools have won 37 of 40 state championship in Class 1A-4A since 1996. Deshler finished the 2015 season with in second place with what Killen called her best overall girls team in 15 years. “We would’ve won tennis this year if UMS-Wright wasn’t in there,†Killen said. She said the money metropolitan private schools have makes a difference since their training is superior, which creates an unbalanced field, even with the multiplier. “I think that they have (access to) private trainers a whole lot more than public schools do,†Killen said. “A lot of these kids get private lessons and get instruction year-around, and in our case, a lot of kids can’t afford it or don’t have the time to do that. There’s not that many around here like there are in the bigger areas. If you let your kid go three times a week (to private lessons), they charge about $60 an hour and most kids can’t afford that around here." so it not about recruiting or giving financial aid, its about private school kids having more money so they can afford private lessons. That is her reason for the split. I have been in gyms all over Memphis and there are more public school students with "private" training than private school kids. The students (and parents) that want to get better, find the way, time and money for the extra training. split will happen, but dont use "my kids are poor and dont have time or money" to train to get better as an excuse.

Very Good Post

the buses that bring the athletes to Mitchell only go in a very defined route that covers specific streets. And the specific streets are not defined by the athlete that lives on it. The students that live outside the zoned streets for Mitchell get to school the same way students get to SP: driven to school by someone other than the yellow school buses.

And buses in Memphis only run for the specific school they are assigned. If students whats to go to Arlington and lives in Whitehaven, the student must provide transportation. That's about 25 miles. A bus is not driving from Arlington to Whitehaven to pick up students no matter what kind of athlete the student is. The principle at each school has the final decision on whether a student from out of their zone can attend. And, Yes, athletic ability does have influence on the decision but from the principles I know, they are more concerned with over-crowding and their graduation rates than winning State.