TSSAA Rules

[Eaglehorn]

Again, I disagree with these rules, but I do understand them. It's amazing at how many people do not understand the TSSAA rules. My biggest complaint is that one month is not enough time to get a team properly ready for opening day. It may be if you have a team that's been well coached for several years. A team like that may be fine, but a rebuilding program needs much more time. Freshman and sophomores that come from poor middle school programs (and poor Little League programs) need much more than a month to work on their swing technique, defensive fundamentals, and knowledge, in preparation for a season.

[ksgovols]

Again, I disagree with these rules, but I do understand them. It's amazing at how many people do not understand the TSSAA rules. My biggest complaint is that one month is not enough time to get a team properly ready for opening day. It may be if you have a team that's been well coached for several years. A team like that may be fine, but a rebuilding program needs much more time. Freshman and sophomores that come from poor middle school programs (and poor Little League programs) need much more than a month to work on their swing technique, defensive fundamentals, and knowledge, in preparation for a season.

 

Yep. And the basketball tournaments drag out all the way to opening day of baseball season. It's about a 6 week baseball season after the month of practice, then basketball gets them again in June and football wants them in July. Baseball is the red headed step child in this.

[rcpatriot]

All the sports overlap in to each others season, cutting other actually dates, except those that are considered fall sports. Making it virtually impossible for most average athletes to excel as a dual sport athlete, thus requiring most to drop a sport or 2 to concentrate on being an excellent athlete in one.

 

Official football practice begins Aug 01 and ends around Thanksgiving week. Overlapping in to the winter sports by almost a month.

 

Official basketball practice begins Nov 01 and ends around Mid March. Overlapping in to the spring sports by almost a month.

 

Official baseball practice begins Mid February and ends around Mid/End of May. Overlapping graduation.

 

What's the solution?

[formerbobcat]

All the sports overlap in to each others season, cutting other actually dates, except those that are considered fall sports. Making it virtually impossible for most average athletes to excel as a dual sport athlete, thus requiring most to drop a sport or 2 to concentrate on being an excellent athlete in one.

 

Official football practice begins Aug 01 and ends around Thanksgiving week. Overlapping in to the winter sports by almost a month.

 

Official basketball practice begins Nov 01 and ends around Mid March. Overlapping in to the spring sports by almost a month.

 

Official baseball practice begins Mid February and ends around Mid/End of May. Overlapping graduation.

 

What's the solution?

The problem or no problem lies with the school's principal or athletic director, whichever they have. There are some kids that are capable of playing 3 sports and contributing to each team. For instance if a kid plays baseball and basketball, in some situations the kid is pulled in 2 different directions by both coaches. Basketball coach wants him to play AAU BB in summer and got to BB camps with team in summer. Baseball coach wants player to play summer baseball and in some cases play only summer baseball for school team. Then football coach wants baseball player that has a better chance to play baseball after hs than football after hs to quit his summer team and start his running and conditioning with the other players. Baseball player then decides he will not play football anymore. There,are your summer conflicts. That happens a lot to guys that are multi-sport high school athletes but don't actually get to have that experience because of coaches thinking their sport is more important than others instead of looking at each individual's situation. Some schools would not encourage a Mookie Betts to be on the bowling team and play basketball. TSSAA ain't perfect but the coaches make it tough on players and sometimes that Principal or AD needs to have a better pulse on the situation.