High School Sports Thread

[AltoonaFish]

I hope that isn't varsity pay. Most schools are paying $240+ for two Friday night football games.

At least in my area, most schools don’t have curtain raisers any more and if they do, there are two separate crews.

For a single varsity game is usually 140-150. CIML being more.

I would love to have curtain raisers as there seems to be much more travel involved for football than baseball.

 

[wxman1]

At least in my area, most schools don’t have curtain raisers any more and if they do, there are two separate crews.

For a single varsity game is usually 140-150. CIML being more.

I would love to have curtain raisers as there seems to be much more travel involved for football than baseball.

It varies and yeah they are getting fewer every year. Our crew is largely willing to do both for goodwill/get the games played and for the money. Some crews are not willing to do both for various reasons (age/fitness, demanding varsity pay for both games). Pay does vary greatly between schools and conferences. Some that you would think should have no issue paying well don't. I have been paid more at a 7th grade game at CR Taft than I have a JV game at Prairie.

 

[washedup82]

At least in my area, most schools don’t have curtain raisers any more and if they do, there are two separate crews.

For a single varsity game is usually 140-150. CIML being more.

I would love to have curtain raisers as there seems to be much more travel involved for football than baseball.

Most schools have gone away from curtain raisers. Part of it could be related to participation numbers. However, even before numbers issues, it was a financial reason. Play lower level games on Mondays and/or Thursday with varsity games on Fridays. That way you collect two admissions instead of one.

 

[theshadow]

Accept my apologies if this has been discussed here but I’m very disappointed in our State Legislature and the IaHSAA for allowing 8th graders to be eligible to play High School football.

Legislature, yes. IHSAA, no.
Every sport will be a local decision.

There are already several 8-player teams and a couple of 11-player that called off their varsity season, and I wouldn't be surprised if that count goes up between now and mid-August.

 

[CloneJD]

Accept my apologies if this has been discussed here but I’m very disappointed in our State Legislature and the IaHSAA for allowing 8th graders to be eligible to play High School football. There will be small 8 man schools that should combine with other programs that will now have small kids on the field against far bigger and faster upper class men. Hopefully I’m misinformed on this subject. If it is true, there should be a weight minimum included.

25 states allow it. Talk to your school board if you don’t want them participating.

 

[ISUTex]

They should've added that "If any football program puts an 8th grader on the field on a Friday night, they must shut their program down, or combine with another school the following season."

 

[1SEIACLONE]

They should've added that "If any football program puts an 8th grader on the field on a Friday night, they must shut their program down, or combine with another school the following season."

Easy to say that from sitting in front of a screen, but for a lot of these small towns, sharing or combining
sports they see as the first stop toward consolation of the district. Now I am not saying that should not happen, but for many, they are going to do everything in their power to make sure that school can continue as long as possible.
The state has been trying to kill off small districts for a couple of decades with mixed results. Maybe they should have used some of that money going to private schools to encourage smaller public schools to merge.

 

[swiacy]

I was told decades ago by one of the smallest public schools that when the State finally forced closure that they would just become private. At the time, private meant becoming a religious based parochial school but now it is relatively easy to become a private entity. The advantage with public tax dollars headed that way along with less State oversight, I would think that would be an option. Small towns have a very strong desire to keep their school which is understandably hard for Metro residents to grasp.

 

[swiacy]

I was told decades ago by one of the smallest public schools that when the State finally forced closure that they would just become private. At the time, private meant becoming a religious based parochial school but now it is relatively easy to become a private entity. The advantage with public tax dollars headed that way along with less State oversight, I would think that would be an option. Small towns have a very strong desire to keep their school

 

[mkadl]

Easy to say that from sitting in front of a screen, but for a lot of these small towns, sharing or combining
sports they see as the first stop toward consolation of the district. Now I am not saying that should not happen, but for many, they are going to do everything in their power to make sure that school can continue as long as possible.
The state has been trying to kill off small districts for a couple of decades with mixed results. Maybe they should have used some of that money going to private schools to encourage smaller public schools to merge.

If I posted something like that I would have been roasted and told thanks for sending this thread to the cellar.

 

[Three4Cy]

Accept my apologies if this has been discussed here but I’m very disappointed in our State Legislature and the IaHSAA for allowing 8th graders to be eligible to play High School football. There will be small 8 man schools that should combine with other programs that will now have small kids on the field against far bigger and faster upper class men. Hopefully I’m misinformed on this subject. If it is true, there should be a weight minimum included.

It's appears like a last ditch effort for many of the small schools to stay afloat and field teams because they don't want to merge/consolidate. I could be off-target, but how many 8th graders are going to be playing varsity sports at 4A/5A schools compared to 1A/2A?

 

[CloneJD]

It's appears like a last ditch effort for many of the small schools to stay afloat and field teams because they don't want to merge/consolidate. I could be off-target, but how many 8th graders are going to be playing varsity sports at 4A/5A schools compared to 1A/2A?

Yes it was for the smaller schools but preventing district consolidation isn’t the goal. It’s to help smaller schools field lower level teams.

Consolidation comes about because of economics, not whether you can field a jv 8 man team.