Interesting rumor for High School!

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A friend of mine who is a Teacher told me that OHSAA is seriously considering switching spring and fall seasons. This would put softball season in August - September or around there. I was just interested in what everyone thought about this. I think it would be great takes us out of snow/rain season and travel ball could start earlier for the older girl's. just my thoughts.

 

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That's been the rumor for quite a few years, I think it would seriously hurt Softball with Vball and sokker being played in the fall. I also think with decrease in high school players I think it would have a negative impact on travel ball.

 

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my dd team played the a big tourney in south carolina last june. In talking to people there the state of georgia has high school softball in the fall. They start travel in february. there was one team from georgia that was like 50-4 for their travel season in june. we have played on like 2-3 tourneys. fyi

 

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I've not heard that this was actually being considered, though I know the discussion has come up here before. Jaquardan, are you saying they would just move softball to fall, or would they switch out an indoor sport like volleyball to the spring? I hear what you are saying Uber re: possible negative impact, and the conflict this would cause for some girls. On the other hand, softball loses today to la*****e and track. And most of the girls I know who were serious volleyball or so***r players, didn't play travel softball anyhow. But if the travel season could start in say late April, that would make for a nice long season for the girls who do play and continue right through to the end of the high school season in probably early October. Weather is definitely better in September than it is late March/early April.

 

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I think it would be awesome. I believe the kids would like it better as well.

 

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What Buckeye Family stated would make sense. Travel teams start really early and the girls would be more prepared for their summer games than coming off of high school ball. Your high school just may show more promise because of just coming off travel ball... :cap: Idk, but it may be a decent spring this year since we've had what winter is suppose to be, cold, dreary, snow and ice....

 

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I've not heard that this was actually being considered, though I know the discussion has come up here before. Jaquardan, are you saying they would just move softball to fall, or would they switch out an indoor sport like volleyball to the spring? I hear what you are saying Uber re: possible negative impact, and the conflict this would cause for some girls. On the other hand, softball loses today to la*****e and track. And most of the girls I know who were serious volleyball or so***r players, didn't play travel softball anyhow. But if the travel season could start in say late April, that would make for a nice long season for the girls who do play and continue right through to the end of the high school season in probably early October. Weather is definitely better in September than it is late March/early April.

Coach, my experience has been different many of the top travel players play so ccer or Volleyball, the would probably have to move so ccer to spring. The other thing, look how many high school games get canceled and rescheduled in April and early may due to the weather, I'm not sure we would get that many more travel games in. Just IMO, I could be wrong, this wouldn't be the first time lol.

 

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My kid is softball and volleyball - - if they flipped those seasons I would love it. It makes great sense to us - -- last year I was SOOOO cold during the softball games and SOOOO boiling hot during the volleyball games!

 

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oops, there's another thing to consider, it would also benefit OHSAA, it would keep their employees employed because they would have to rewrite all their rules, majority of them could be erased because it wouldn't apply if they had high school ball in the fall. Well, unless they're trying to be rid of travel ball players, then in that case, there would be more silly rules regarding your travel team interactions ....;&

 

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Uber: Even if you didn't get as many travel games in, you could be conditioning/practicing with your team, possibly do indoor facility games/tournaments. S o c c e r is perfect for spring because those kids play in anything and most of the time, you can sit in your vehicle and watch those games, not so easy to sit in the vehicle to watch a softball game unless you don't care of taking a chance to get a ball to the windshield. I just get so annoyed wondering if some poor girls bat is going to go flying because it broke on a cold day....plus I don't handle cold weather too well, and it's a hoot seeing everyone bundle up in their uniform, with two or three other layers of sweatshirts on their bodies.

 

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Interesting but how is it going to work? Volleyball is an indoor sport and that would be an easy flip. What are you going to do about s****r? Are you going to flip it as well? If it is ok to flip s****r and say it can be played in the spring then why isn’t it ok to play softball in the spring? Same weather same concerns same issues and both sports are played outside. Or are you going to have s****r and softball in the same season? I see that hurting both sports.

 

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So ccer parents and players are both used to inclement conditions. I saw my sister's family sit through many seasons of hot and cold and wet and dry.

Also, so ccer players stay a lot warmer running up and down and up and up and down and up and down.... Their legs won't break from kicking a ball while cold either.

 

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I hear how much better the weather is in the fall than the spring this is simple not true. Ask your buddies that play fall s*****r how often they are standing around in their shirt sleeves. By moving, you trade awful weather at the beginning of the season for awful weather at the end. Be prepared for your state finals to be canceled on a regular basis, perhaps you could move them indoors..... Are you prepared to have your finals in the Spano Dome?

 

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Here's the Columbus average weather table:

US Geography / US Weather / Ohio Weather / Columbus


Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Avg. High 34? 38? 50? 62? 72? 80? 84? 82? 76? 64? 51? 38?
Avg. Low 18? 21? 31? 40? 50? 58? 62? 60? 54? 42? 34? 24?
Mean 26? 30? 41? 51? 61? 68? 74? 72? 66? 54? 44? 32?
Avg. Precip
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2.3 in 2.3 in 3.3 in 3.3 in 3.9 in 4.0 in 4.3 in 3.7 in 3.0 in 2.3 in 3.3 in 2.9 in

I can't get it to format - so here's the link

http://countrystudies.us/united-states/weather/ohio/columbus.htm

 

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It will never happen in this state, because it will increase costs to schools who can't afford it already. Example soker coach and softball coach do coach other sports, so now they conflict and school has to hire coaches. 1/2 the soker girls and boys run track. So do you think they move track to fall? No way!

 

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Track would definitely pose a conflict. April is much worse than October, but I willingly sit and freeze to see softball!

 

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Softball is tied to baseball, the boys would have to choose between baseball and football...so it will never happen, regardless of volleyball, sokker or any other girls' sports...

 

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Uber, definitely respect your opinion! Depends somewhat on what they do with other sports. We lose some good players today with the current spring alternatives. Definitely some pro's and con's. The high school season would need to start at the end of August, which would still put the tournaments running throughout the month of October, and there would be some risks with weather especially at the end of the month. I don't think I buy that it would cost the schools more ... I guess there would be an adjustment for a few schools. I'm a bit skeptical though if this is really being considered anyhow.

 

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I think part of the question that has to be examined is the fact that when the ****** gods decided to take on football and compete with that sport for attendance, they made a mistake. If you move ****** to the spring, that frees up full attendance for football, which is, typically, the #1 sport in the school.

while the fall gets cooler, the precip is typically lower. They can play in cool weather, just not wet weather.

Another point to consider is that from a HS Coaches perspective, he gets girls in the fall that have been playing for 4-6 months in travel ball. No rust.

So, ****** to spring alleviates primary competition for Football, Softball in fall creates a better situation for the coaches.

Some interesting things to talk about anyway.

 

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Call me a skeptic but that will never happen. I think it would be better for softball with a few exceptions. It would be great to extend the travel season into spring for the school ball kids. Also it would eliminate the issue of starting a travel season after players spend 2.5 months with their school ball coach. IF, this was to happen the tryout season for tryouts would have to be altered from it's current state. One positive would be that Colleges could then scout players in travel and school ball if the season was moved.

I am all for it but do not think OHSAA will change anytime soon if ever.