Tssaa Question?

[BA1]

The son or daughter of a teacher or coach doesn't seem to have any problem changing schools and being eligible, if their parent changes jobs, ie; schools. LOL

[speedkills9]

Generally, when this transfer issue is discussed most people automatically think that private schools are going to raid the public schools to get their better players. However, high tutition costs at many private schools squelch that approach real fast. Please don't be fooled by anyone that responds by saying "yeah, but private schools give out scholarships", there is very, very little scholarship money that ever finds it's way to softball players.

 

My complaint is just the opposite. What about private school players that want to transfer to a public school - why should they be penalized more than public school to public school transfers?

 

The ultimate trump card is that little word "hardship". I may be wrong here, but I do not think the TSSAA elgibility documentation defines exactly what would be considered a hardship, but rather looks at each case independently. You can see how that might affect "who" is penalized and who is not.

[cbg]

It is probably time for the TSSAA to change their rules regarding hardship transfers. The rules for the most part were established 30-40 years ago when most all students lived with their mother & father under the same roof and we had very few private schools. With 50% of the people being divorced today kids are being jerked from one parents home to the other parents home and having to change schools in the process. We also have tough financial times ahead of us and people are loosing their jobs along with their ability to pay private school tuition. An example of this is both parents are working and grossing 75,000.00 each year and sending Jim Bob and Mary Beth to a private school and everything is great on Monday. On Friday big old dad gets caught in down sizing and looses his 50,000 per year job and can only find a job that pays 25,000 and is not able to pay the tuition anymore. Jim Bob and Mary Beth must now transfer to the local public school but are not eligible to participate in athletics. This is crazy!!!! What the TSSAA should do is allow every student athlete 1 free transfer without any questions being ask to the school of their choice. After the 1 free transfer the student/athlete would have to sit out one year if they transfered an additional time.

[KCHSCoach]

Actually if she did not play for her private or public school for a year (lets say her jr year) then transfered.....she should be good to go (it is a year from the last time she competed for her original school)

[cbg]

kchscoach,

 

Let's not dance around the fact that the transfer rule is antiquated and should be changed to reflect today's times in society.

[KCHSCoach]

What's the problem, you get one change of custady between parents automatically, and what is wrong about not competing for a year rule, and if the kid moved he is go to go.....how would you want to change it, personally I think a kid should go to any school they choose and who is to say the reasons why, no one recruits anyway?