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Florida governor wants to cut HS football funding
Posted on 3/18/11 at 11:57 pm
Posted on 3/18/11 at 11:57 pm
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As part of Governor Rick Scott's proposed budget cuts, after-school sports for middle school and high school may lose state funding. For many, eliminating high school football has raised the most concern.
The budget cuts are part of Florida Gov. Rick Scott's plan to reduce state spending by $4.6 billion from its current $71 billion budget, which was announced last month.
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Posted on 3/19/11 at 12:02 am to TDawg1313
I don't really have a problem with cutting funding, that is a pretty broad swath. I don't see why some money can't come from private sources.
Our HS baseball team was pretty much self funded, except the coach. The football teams here in Juneau are self funded and not a part of the HS, though they play for the HS.
Our HS baseball team was pretty much self funded, except the coach. The football teams here in Juneau are self funded and not a part of the HS, though they play for the HS.
Posted on 3/19/11 at 12:44 am to TDawg1313
That's what alumni and fundraising are for. The alumni donate, and the players and coaches do various things to raise money for their football program.
Posted on 3/19/11 at 12:49 am to TheBob
Agreed, but I'm not so sure every single school will be able to pull that off.
Posted on 3/19/11 at 2:37 am to TDawg1313
Catholic schools sports, at least at the schools I know of around here, are all pay to play and self funded.
Posted on 3/19/11 at 4:26 am to TDawg1313
He wants to slash education spending in general.
If cutting some sport spending means that we arent cutting back as much on student's facilities, technology or teachers...I dont mind so much.
Privately funded HS age Football Leagues seems like it could take off. The issue becomes how privatized would you want it to be? A seperate entity from schools altogether or a parent organization the distributes money among schools and handles fundraising etc.
I think a risk you'd take is kids would be vulnerable to being corrupted by gifts, etc. similar to the troubles that AAU basketball faces.
If cutting some sport spending means that we arent cutting back as much on student's facilities, technology or teachers...I dont mind so much.
Privately funded HS age Football Leagues seems like it could take off. The issue becomes how privatized would you want it to be? A seperate entity from schools altogether or a parent organization the distributes money among schools and handles fundraising etc.
I think a risk you'd take is kids would be vulnerable to being corrupted by gifts, etc. similar to the troubles that AAU basketball faces.
Posted on 3/19/11 at 8:20 am to TDawg1313
he is under a law to balance the states budget, i dont like this either, but he is forced to cut state spending....
Posted on 3/19/11 at 12:42 pm to TDawg1313
I can see this leading to an increase in those 7 on 7 tournaments that are causing so many problems with "street agents". their popularity is already on the rise and I'd hate to see them become as prominent as aau basketball. if hs programs cannot continue to provide the current quality of coaching, equipment, and promotion of star players to colleges due to budget cuts, these private tournaments will happily replace them, especially in a talent rich state like FL.
Posted on 3/19/11 at 1:10 pm to xavierTIGER
The wealthy areas will be more than fine. This will hurt the less wealthy areas, but I'm sure some of the wealthy areas will pony up some money to help out the smaller, poor schools. A lot of those schools do have some alumni in the pros so maybe they'll throw down some duckies to help their high school alma maters out. Nothing but positives can come out of it. Florida gets a balanced budget (or close to it), the high school kids get to keep playing sports, and the pro athletes get some hella good PR.
Posted on 3/19/11 at 1:47 pm to kattywampus26
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He has to slash education spending in general.
Fixed it for you.
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