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Central Section Football / Re: Future of the TRAC

Last post by izne1home - Today at 10:19:54 AM

This is a tough one, because I think there is a place for transfers. Like most things in todays society unfortunately we have overcorrected. I believe that kids should get to transfer without consequence if its a true and legitimate reason.

Easier said than done.  Rules create exceptions.  Over time, the exceptions consume the rule. 

The only way this works is to have objective standards with zero discretion at the CIF.  You either check the boxes, or you don't.

As soon as you start looking at individual cases, hardships, legitimacy, etc..., things get fuzzy. We need to remove all subjectivity and restore sanity.

Back when we all used to live on the same planet and exercised common sense, these things were not problems.  But in an age where there are no absolutes, and we cannot even agree on the definition of a woman, there is no room for subjectivity, especially when we are allowing a 16-year-old kid (and their obsessed fathers) to make such fundamental decisions.

While we're at it, I think we should raise the legal voting age to 21 and require some competency test. 

#2

Central Section Football / Re: Central Section Coaching O...

Last post by ironman45 - Yesterday at 03:50:38 PM

just saw the Farmersville job is posted on edjoin....any news on that??

#3

Central Section Football / Re: Future of the TRAC

Last post by Cristobal - Yesterday at 12:22:21 PM

This is a tough one, because I think there is a place for transfers. Like most things in todays society unfortunately we have overcorrected. I believe that kids should get to transfer without consequence if its a true and legitimate reason.

I agree

#4

Central Section Football / Re: Future of the TRAC

Last post by CleverUserName - Yesterday at 11:52:50 AM

But isn't it only 2 or 3 select roles, like school psychologist or something like that?

They are locked in on the psychs...still trying to organize for the teachers is my understanding

#5

Central Section Football / Re: Future of the TRAC

Last post by Timmy Winn - Yesterday at 11:49:31 AM

Actually, the Union in CUSD is moving forward..there are 2 other representative groups vying for a say as well...but those 2 groups are non-union.  My friends in the mighty cusd say it's a cluster, but the union is...well...unionizing.

But isn't it only 2 or 3 select roles, like school psychologist or something like that?

#6

Central Section Football / Re: Future of the TRAC

Last post by Timmy Winn - Yesterday at 11:48:07 AM

I would say its a combo of #1, see all the JD Salles comments in Baseball section and we all remember the Austin Kemp text messages that went viral a few years ago. The other not listed is the wacky Mom's and Dad's that think there kid is going D1 and is 5' 10". Look back at a great kid like Fortenberry who was suppose to go to CE but left and went to Central and then SJM and then CW. No disrespect but he probably works at Dick's also, why?

LOL. Those wacky moms and dads convincing their mediocre kids that they are better than they are and paying people top dollar to tell them that they're a D1 prospect. You're talking about Buchanan right??

#7

Central Section Football / Re: Future of the TRAC

Last post by CleverUserName - Yesterday at 11:42:22 AM

Teachers tried to create a union a few years back. It stalled.

Actually, the Union in CUSD is moving forward..there are 2 other representative groups vying for a say as well...but those 2 groups are non-union.  My friends in the mighty cusd say it's a cluster, but the union is...well...unionizing.

#8

Central Section Football / Re: Future of the TRAC

Last post by TeddyKGB - Yesterday at 10:58:44 AM

If only we could go back to old days when you couldn't transfer and this would all have been avoided. There are too many names to count of kids who went here or there because they have parents that want assurances. Most of those names never even sniffed a D1 roster as a result. Stay home, work hard and maybe stop listening to your parents lol

This is a tough one, because I think there is a place for transfers. Like most things in todays society unfortunately we have overcorrected. I believe that kids should get to transfer without consequence if its a true and legitimate reason.

#9

Central Section Football / Re: Future of the TRAC

Last post by Cristobal - Yesterday at 10:44:16 AM

We might want to stop and define "recruiting" in the context of high school athletes.

It is somewhere between:
1.  actively reaching out to a targeted player (or group, e.g. o-linemen) and facilitating the CIF process,
2.  to posting 'now hiring' signs,
3.  to just having so much mojo that you've created a vacuum and players just show up. 

I would say its a combo of #1, see all the JD Salles comments in Baseball section and we all remember the Austin Kemp text messages that went viral a few years ago. The other not listed is the wacky Mom's and Dad's that think there kid is going D1 and is 5' 10". Look back at a great kid like Fortenberry who was suppose to go to CE but left and went to Central and then SJM and then CW. No disrespect but he probably works at Dick's also, why?

#10

Central Section Football / Re: Future of the TRAC

Last post by Cristobal - Yesterday at 10:38:35 AM

If only we could go back to old days when you couldn't transfer and this would all have been avoided. There are too many names to count of kids who went here or there because they have parents that want assurances. Most of those names never even sniffed a D1 roster as a result. Stay home, work hard and maybe stop listening to your parents lol