OHSAA overboard on being big brother?

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I don't know if this is old news or not but I heard on the radio today that the OHSAA wil be mandating sportsmanship classes for parents before their kids will be allowed to compete starting this fall. Do they honestly think a class wil convert the few jerks who get out of control to be nice and responsible? I have better things to do with my time thank you and by the way, gun control also works and I have swampland in Florida for sale for those who are interested. > > >

 

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At our fall coaches meeting, my AD said that if a parent or guardian did not show up to the parent's meeting then the athlete would not be allowed to participate until they had met with him personally. The OHSAA can't regulate when school teams begin practice legally and whether or not a team has 16 pitchers and catchers in February and yet they're going to monitor this?

 

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I havn't had a good laugh lately and this certainly is a joke.

 

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Our Athletic Dept. has put these on for the past 7-8 years. Every player and parent MUST attend and sign before player is released to play.

It covers the following
1. PTP fees
2.OHSAA rules of the fan
3.OHSAA rules of the athlete
4.Athletic Dept rules for GPA, Alcohol/Drugs
5.OCC rules

They have meetings for Fall/Winter/Spring. You only have to attend one, so if you kid plays in the Fall you have to go to that one. If they don't play till spring, then you don't have to go till then.

It's not a bad idea. That way when you sign your name to the release sheet, player AND Parent knows the rules. Never seen a parent banned or escorted out of a game yet for breaking any of the rules. BUT, I seen players NOT allowed to play until they went through the meeting.

 

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Does not seem like such a joke to me. The way some parents act now a days anything could help. If this helps one parent a team then I could see where life could be a little easier at the ball diamond.

It is sad that this does have to be done but when adults don't act like adults what else can you do?

By the way it sounds like each athletic department is going to be the enforcer on this.

 

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hey bucketjockeye, your H.S has that many catchers and pitchers also! and don't forget conditioning!

 

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Does not seem like such a joke to me. The way some parents act now a days anything could help. If this helps one parent a team then I could see where life could be a little easier at the ball diamond.

It is sad that this does have to be done but when adults don't act like adults what else can you do?

By the way it sounds like each athletic department is going to be the enforcer on this.

Each athletic dept has always been able to enforce this if they chose to do so. The fact the OHSAA is requiring this is taking this out of control agency to another level. I would assume that this "rule" was created during the annual OHSAA "Hawaiian conference".

Enough

 

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This is verbatim from the memo to school Supt's, principals & AD's from OHSAA Commish dated May 25, 2007. Sounds to me like this is info that should have been discussdd in years past but never was.


MANDATORY PRESEASON MEETINGS AND REVIEW OF OHSAA BYLAWS

Beginning with the 2007-08 school year, it is now a requirement for schools to conduct preseason meetings for their coaching staffs, student-athletes, parents and booster members. This is the perfect opportunity to not only share the expectations for the upcoming season (training/conditioning/practice regulations; coach?s philosophy; sportsmanship; review the purposes and values of educational athletics), but to also review both the OHSAA and school eligibility requirements. The OHSAA eligibility requirements are outlined in the 2007-08 edition of the OHSAA eligibility brochure entitled ?Your Athletic Eligibility? which were recently mailed to the membership and are to be distributed to all student-athletes. In addition a DVD and a suggested script will be sent to your school this summer. You are requested to show this DVD to all attendees at your preseason meetings.
A key eligibility issue to review with your student-athletes, coaches, guidance counselors and other staff members is that students should meet with the principal or athletic administrator every time when they have a question regarding athletic eligibility or whenever they change their course schedule or drop a course. The latter is especially important since we often find students who make a change and are told by school personnel that they have met school standards, but they ultimately lose their athletic eligibility because they do not meet OHSAA standards. The OHSAA administrative staff is always available to school officials should there be additional questions.

 

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According to the memo in the post above this one, the schools must hold the meeting. I don't see any rule requiring schools to force a parent to be in attendance.

 

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Got me to look to see in the OHSAA rules on line had changed . I Agree with Joe A, I don't see a change.

 

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We've had parent meetings for a number of years and they have been fairly well attended. They are an excellent tool for the school to discuss many things including sportsmanship, school rules and team rules. But to imply that a parent must be in attendance?

Now that I read the post above, maybe an attendence requirement is not in there. I'll have to check with my AD.

 

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Unless you happen to be waaay over to the left politically speaking I think most people know you can't "legislate" resopnsibillity into anyone. If attending one class cures someone of their behavioral problems which they most likely have had for years then lets cure all of society by mandating a class for every behavioral problem known. Really people, lets just stick to the old plan of banning someone from games who can't keep it together or removing their kid from the team as the last resort.

 

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I agree it is silly for a mandate to be made, but obviously the theory of banning these parents is not working. These classes or meetings are for instructional purposes and just maybe it may help resolve some problems. I would hope that most people are open minded enough to realize this.

I think that having the athletic departments have these meetings is great idea and let them handle the policy how they see fit. The OHSAA should not and probably can not regulate this but they can ask that the sportsmanship issue is addressed.

Hopefully this thought pattern does not put me way left politically.