When will OHSAA come around to this?

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Rescission of "Loyalty" or "Outside Competition" rule.

http://www.piaa.org/Media/prsrel/83-PIAA-Bylaws-Notice of change to Outside Comp Rule _A692881_.pdf

Apparently our neighbors to the east have wised up and will now allow athletes to participate with their travel team while playing for their high school. It looks like swimming and comunist kickball were what put it over the top.

Maybe in 5-10 years OSHAA will see the light and do the same.

:'(

 

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We can only dream!!!!!! :-[ :-[ :-[

 

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Joe - you there?? It looks to me as if the wording allows each school to set its own rules to govern this. I'll bet MOST schools, if left up to them, will still prohibit players from playing both.

 

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I agree, It says to me that the school cannot be penalized, but allows for the school to restrict players at it's descretion.

I think that is more of a pain than having a blanket rule. Does this allow a principal to individually decide which kid can play and which can't? Wow, better not get on his/her bad side.

Doug
Breakers of Rocky River

 

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It may take a while for Joe to respond. ?He is boycotting the local gas prices and I believe I saw him on tv with a sign. ;D

 

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...but the reason given was that the majority of principals were automatically granting the waiver. Sounds like the school always had the ability to get around the rule, now they just have the ability to apply it in reverse.

 

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Heck, you'll just have to deal with a little ole' country lawyer's interpretation in Joe's absence. Seriously, the announcement clearly indicates that individual programs can choose to impose restrictions on "outside" participation.

 

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Yes, TheBearMay is right. In PA., schools used to be able to waive the rule, but we don't have that ability in Ohio.

This will eventually come to Ohio as the OHSAA continues to see athletes opt out of high school athletics in soccer, swimming, etc.. Other than practicing with travel teams on a Sunday, it would be pretty hard to do both high school and travel softball at the same time, anyway.

 

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JoeA, you coach both travel and high school softball teams so I'll ask you this question on the open forum:
If the young athlete is playing high school ball six days a week, doesn't she need that day of rest on Sunday instead of going to a 4-5-hour workout with her travel team?
Just for her own physical well-being?
Let alone her mental state of mind.
I have no problem in principle with the way the OHSAA's rule currently is stated -- it allows high school players to attend individual workouts (pitching, hitting) with outside personnel.
Heck, I think the Little League rules in place tend to lean far more toward a stupid dictatorship (Charlie Chaplin??) than the OHSAA.
Go hit for 20 minutes with your coach a couple times after your high school practice during the week and then rest on Sunday.
What's your verdict, Judge JoeA!!! (no relation to Judge Judy)