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The only entity in the world I’d want to run anything involving my kids less than the LHSAA may be the Louisiana legislature!

That said, I’m torn on this one. While I don’t want Wild West recruiting I also know that the LHSAA and its member schools have screwed the pooch with archaic, anti student rules for a very long time. Guess we’ll see where it goes

We have given athletic departments far too much power over academic institutions. I’m starting to think the European model of not having athletics at schools beyond club level teams is the right way to go

If school A reports a violation by school B…..
Both school A & B should be investigated for violations.
Keep it a level playing field.

Your idea is dumb.

So just because a school is select, they shouldn’t be able to point out that a non-select school is playing with kids that shoudn’t be there?

Sounds like that school needs to be select too.

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so say you live in Kenner but work in Chalmette and want your kid to go to Chalmette high....you file out of zone and its granted....he is full eligible. Then going into his junior year...you get a huge promotion at work and can afford for him to go to Jesuit and they accept him. He transfers and is eligible immediately.

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You give these pie in the sky examples but that probably represents less than 5% of actual situations.

It opens the door for nefarious recruiting situations for coaches/parents/kids to do shady shite.

It is fricking highschool sports, not professional. Whatever happened to playing for your school with your friends. figs like you who live their life through youth sports are the problem.

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You give these pie in the sky examples but that probably represents less than 5% of actual situations.

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i was just giving an example explaining how it works

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It opens the door for nefarious recruiting situations for coaches/parents/kids to do shady shite.

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ok well then change my example to Jesuit recruits him to go there and he is eligible immediately I dont give a frick

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It is fricking highschool sports, not professional.

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exactly so why are you trying to control other families and tell them what is best for them and their kid

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Whatever happened to playing for your school with your friends.

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what if all their friends go to another school? again why do you care and why do you want to control everyone like you know best.

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figs like you who live their life through youth sports are the problem.

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yea i live through youth sports

you literally think because we talk about subjects on here people live only for that. dumbass




let me give you a better example that is more likely to happen....the back up Qb who is a junior at West Monroe but sitting behind someone in his own class....they transfer to an Oak Grove or Sterlington to become the starter

the rule would hurt a school like Barbe or sam houston in baseball because if a kid isnt starting going into junior year...they are going to leave. it will kill depth but it will help the small schools....that is far far far more likely than true recruiting because those schools are mainly getting the best players to move to that district anyways.

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This is what I have a problem with. I'm not trying to control anyone, I just want everyone to play by the rules.

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the rule is changing like or not because this is all part of the push from the state for full school choice.

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If you choose to go to public school, then live somewhere you want your kids to go. Don't live in one area then try to put them in school somewhere else because sports. This culture of "my kid and his highschool athletic career are the most important thing" is insane.

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it isnt the most important thing. but you realize they could be doing it for academics too? many times kids want to go to the better school but cant because they dont want to lose eligibility for athletics

and again...HS is a 1 time thing. let them go where they feel is best

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Previously you say to poor performing schools. "Do better." That sounds great and all but what can a parent do to make a public school better in the limited window his kids will be there. The parents should have made the decision to live in the district they wanted their kids to go to. And if they can't do that, then too bad. The kid should stay and play in his district.

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again....you hold the school accountable through the school board

and you realize school zones change right?

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We have already seen what free transfers have done to college sports,

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what has it done that is so bad? what...they can transfer just like regular students can?

you and I as traditionalist may not like it. but taking emotion out of it, its allowed way more teams to compete, its allowed kids to move for more playing time. The only thing that could be an issue is the buying of players but that will not be an issue at HS level, nobody cares enough to stroke a 50k check for a kid to come to a school

and the college game is more popular that ever before according to ratings

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it will trickle down to highschool

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what will? allowing way way more schools to be competitive than were before? again...lets take barbe baseball for example...last year they had I think 4 guys who didnt play but are playing in juco right now...do you think those kids would have liked to have the ability to transfer to a St Louis or a Westlake or a Grand lake etc....yea they would have. You will see a lot more kids leave the big schools because they are not starting than you will see the big schools snatching the 1 good kid from a small school.

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This culture of doing whatever you can for your kids to maximize highschool playing time is ridiculous. You are teaching your kids horrible values and priorities.

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i agree somewhat but again....I dont know each families specific reasoning for each so let them go where they feel is best

but also I understand a kid gets 1 shot at this...1. so why are we forcing archaic rules on them because "thats how its always been done?"



in the end...doesnt matter what you or I think. the freshman eligibility rule has already passed and 1 time transfer is coming, like it or not.

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but also I understand a kid gets 1 shot at this...1. so why are we forcing archaic rules on them because "thats how its always been done?"

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Because it is more than about 1 kids experience. High School athletics are about building a program and biding your time and earning your shot. 1 time transfer goes against all of that. Sorry you didn't get to play in HS. If coach would have just given you a chance y'all would have won state right?

Louisiana legislators getting involved in this won’t end well

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Because it is more than about 1 kids experience. High School athletics are about building a program and biding your time and earning your shot. 1 time transfer goes against all of that. Sorry you didn't get to play in HS. If coach would have just given you a chance y'all would have won state right?

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trust me I played. this isnt about me nor my kids.

none and i mean absolutely none of this affects me at all

your reasoning is 1 kid should absolutely hate his high school experience or at the very least, not do what he feels is best for him and his future....because he needs to sacrifice for the good of the program and the other kids? Would you do that with your job? someone offers you a better job...are you going to just pass it up because of some loyalty to your co-workers?


many of yall are way way too emotional about this, caught up in "the way its always been done" or "fairness" instead of letting the kid and family choose.

guess you hate school choice too right? how dare someone try to go to a better academic school?

and again...how can yall not see this is all part of clearing the path for full on school choice? and how can other states manage to have these rules in place and everything be fine...but little ole Louisiana cant do it?