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What I cannot seem to understand is this; most of the people locally that complain about private schools and their success on the playing field are fans of Boardman, Canfield, Fitch, and Poland. Do the folks in Canfield realize this plan would force them to play Mooney in the Division 2 playoffs? Do the folks in Poland realize this plan would force them to play Ursuline in the Division 3 playoffs?
As far as I am concerned, this blatantly unfair plan will do nothing to appease the disgruntled anti-private school crowd in Ohio. In my eyes, the multiplier effect would push for further private school domination of the top four divisions in Ohio HS football. The only divisions that I believe would truly be effected would be down in Division V and Division VI where there would be a very small number of private schools to compete in the playoffs.
Dayton Chaminade-Julienne Head Coach Jim Place, who has coached at both public and private schools said this in 2005 of the public school administrators pushing for the multiplier plan, "They don't get it,we win because of discipline."
If the OHSAA considers such a plan, expect an onslaught of lawsuits for this discriminatory plan against private schools across Ohio. Jim Place said it best, private schools win because of discipline. I witnessed that first hand at Ursuline. The coaches preached discipline each and every week before we went out their to take on the competition. A team that is disciplined and well coached more often than not triumphs teams that may have better athletes or more players. We witnessed that in the Division 1 State Championship game this past year when Hilliard Davidson defeated Cleveland Glenville, a school loaded with Division 1 college recruits.
A word of advice to the OHSAA; if you truly want a "fair playing field", don't use discrimination to reach your objective. It is wrong on so many levels and is a slap in the face to the hard work, time, and effort the players and coaches of private schools put in each and every year.
| January 03, 2010
The Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) is planning on reviewing a plan to tack on an enrollment multiplier to private schools across Ohio due to their annual success on the football field. The plan would call for a 1.5 multiplier that would be multiplied by the private schools male enrollment to boost their standing by 1-2 divisions. What that would mean for our local Catholic Schools is this: Mooney would compete in Division 2, while Ursuline would compete in Division 3.What I cannot seem to understand is this; most of the people locally that complain about private schools and their success on the playing field are fans of Boardman, Canfield, Fitch, and Poland. Do the folks in Canfield realize this plan would force them to play Mooney in the Division 2 playoffs? Do the folks in Poland realize this plan would force them to play Ursuline in the Division 3 playoffs?
As far as I am concerned, this blatantly unfair plan will do nothing to appease the disgruntled anti-private school crowd in Ohio. In my eyes, the multiplier effect would push for further private school domination of the top four divisions in Ohio HS football. The only divisions that I believe would truly be effected would be down in Division V and Division VI where there would be a very small number of private schools to compete in the playoffs.
Dayton Chaminade-Julienne Head Coach Jim Place, who has coached at both public and private schools said this in 2005 of the public school administrators pushing for the multiplier plan, "They don't get it,we win because of discipline."
If the OHSAA considers such a plan, expect an onslaught of lawsuits for this discriminatory plan against private schools across Ohio. Jim Place said it best, private schools win because of discipline. I witnessed that first hand at Ursuline. The coaches preached discipline each and every week before we went out their to take on the competition. A team that is disciplined and well coached more often than not triumphs teams that may have better athletes or more players. We witnessed that in the Division 1 State Championship game this past year when Hilliard Davidson defeated Cleveland Glenville, a school loaded with Division 1 college recruits.
A word of advice to the OHSAA; if you truly want a "fair playing field", don't use discrimination to reach your objective. It is wrong on so many levels and is a slap in the face to the hard work, time, and effort the players and coaches of private schools put in each and every year.
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|119.30.35.xxx |2010-02-01 09:07:38 chuckieHow do you think liberty got good recently? Same with howland and warren harding.
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Chuckie, Liberty was good because they had a good group of kids from squidgets on up. Their best player, Kiki Willis (sp), went to Mooney to play soccer. They all went to Liberty from the start. However, public schools do recruit. I know first hand.