If parents are seeking a better football situation, volleyball situation, baseball situation, softball situation etc. Why do the coaches need to come and "talk" to them about hardship opportunities to come to ooltewah. Yes I know our coaching situation hasn't been ideal but what coach wants to fight the battle of losing their best athletes right off the bat. Hunter middle won't even let central football coach come and talk to our zoned 8th grade athletes. FACT! And before you ask, yes ooltewah coach gets to come! To my understanding of the tssaa ruling on hardship is if a student gets a hardship and is out of zone of that school that student can only attend that school for educational purposes only,not athletics! As much as you want to sugar coat it, recruiting of 8th graders goes on at hunter middle by middle school coaches, school secretaries, and yes high school coaches! Same thing that happened at Bradley and its illegal