High School Split Playoffs..No More

[barchief]

West Monroe is not a rural school. West Monroe is the affluent part of Monroe that is on the west side of the Ouchita River. They constantly bring in kids from Neville, Ouchita High and neighboring schools. They were one the schools that held back lots of 8th graders so that they would be one year older than football players in the same grade. Their facilities are among the best in the state.

Regardless of how they do it, it is still considered a rural area... West Monroe only has a population of 13,000 people... Monroe itself has less than 50,000 people.. that is considered rural.. it's definitely not urban by any stretch..

[CajunRed]

West Monroe out recruits ULM.

[barchief]

West Monroe, Neville and Bastrop have recruited better than any of the Nola private schools ever has. I'd throw in Zachary for the Batin Rouge Metro area as well.

It's absolutely ridiculous to think that this is a public/private issue. You public school folks are absolutely delusional.

Which public school folks are you referring to??

There are two public school camps....

#1... those that think that it should be split

#2... those like me that think that public schools can compete with the private schools.

[barisaxman]

This just came out from SportsNOLA--Good read!!

http://sportsnola.com/time-public-pr...e-hopes-unity/

[Cajun90]

This just came out from SportsNOLA--Good read!!

http://sportsnola.com/time-public-pr...e-hopes-unity/

From the article: " Others have proposed breaking into divisions, rather than classes. The concept of a “progressive” system whereby a school that has a consistent, sustained level of success would have to move up a class."

I stated it earlier in this thread. What in the world is wrong with a promotion/relegation concept?? Can anyone explain why this wouldn't work? It is used widely in one fashion or another in club sports. Soccer in particular utilizes it from youth level all the way to the Premier League.

[CajunJack55]

From the article: " Others have proposed breaking into divisions, rather than classes. The concept of a “progressive” system whereby a school that has a consistent, sustained level of success would have to move up a class."

I stated it earlier in this thread. What in the world is wrong with a promotion/relegation concept?? Can anyone explain why this wouldn't work? It is used widely in one fashion or another in club sports. Soccer in particular utilizes it from youth level all the way to the Premier League.

Well..mostly because of this: "In 2016, we live in a state where principals have chosen a path which sends a message to its students that we cannot work together and compete together, which, unfortunately, is a reflection of our society as a whole. Rather than giving up ideals and seeking realistic, middle ground, compromises, the preponderance of principals chose to further separate themselves from their brethren, telling them to take their proverbial ball and go home or wherever they want to go, perhaps into their own, different organization."

Sounds like Washington...

[Boomer]

Well..mostly because of this: "In 2016, we live in a state where principals have chosen a path which sends a message to its students that we cannot work together and compete together, which, unfortunately, is a reflection of our society as a whole. Rather than giving up ideals and seeking realistic, middle ground, compromises, the preponderance of principals chose to further separate themselves from their brethren, telling them to take their proverbial ball and go home or wherever they want to go, perhaps into their own, different organization."

Sounds like Washington...

---What I was told is coming---Clear break in all sports between Private and public---Complete total recruiting of all kids and at earlier years with feeder schools (sometimes the same school campus)

the better Black athletes leaving the public schools as their programs go down with less money for their athletics programs

I am thinking of the scheduling and how that would work---Who would be in the district say with Gueydan??? Or say a St Louis HS in LC who would be in the district?? It is a mess and wondering what the final outcome will be

can Houston Cajun maybe tell us about the Texas situation!!!

[CajunJack55]

---What I was told is coming---Clear break in all sports between Private and public---Complete total recruiting of all kids and at earlier years with feeder schools (sometimes the same school campus)

the better Black athletes leaving the public schools as their programs go down with less money for their athletics programs

I am thinking of the scheduling and how that would work---Who would be in the district say with Gueydan??? Or say a St Louis HS in LC who would be in the district?? It is a mess and wondering what the final outcome will be

can Houston Cajun maybe tell us about the Texas situation!!!

This would be the biggest obstacle for an all out split, especially in North Louisiana where there aren't as many private schools as in the Lafayette and NOLA areas. It would be very tough to fill out that schedule.

In Texas most of the private schools are in the urban areas but even they also have to schedule public schools for non-district games so scheduling between them is not a problem. They have more than enough public and enough private so that the split- playoff system works, Louisiana just simply does not have enough schools. Louisiana will never be able to completely split.

[RiverRanchMan]

Well..mostly because of this: "In 2016, we live in a state where principals have chosen a path which sends a message to its students that we cannot work together and compete together, which, unfortunately, is a reflection of our society as a whole.

Actually, the Public school principals are products of the government and have been conditioned by our socialist education system to make everyone equal. For the most part, that's their mentality. As a country, we are going down a road of less accountability where somebody else always to blame. We now see the government trying to expand employment laws to accommodate mediocrity ( See $15 minimum wage).

[Duggie35]

I wish someone would publish a list of the schools that voted on this issue and how they voted.

[CajunNation]

A total split will kill public school system athletics.

The solution is to go back to a complete union. Then, either leave it like that or follow the Alabama model like Stevie P was touting. The private enrollment is multiplied x 1.5

[jumboragncajun]

Or.....public schools can just improve their education so that there is no advantage to going to a private school.