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High School Ohio HS Spring Football Practice

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stowfan;1904892; said:
I have always been under the impression spring football practice would help out the quality of Ohio high school football. A link to an article in today's ABJ.


http://www.ohio.com/sports/high_school/119445844.html
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Ya, it might help out the quality of HS football in Ohio (even though it is a pretty high quality right now) but I'm glad the OHSAA voted it down! Having spring practice would kill baseball and track. A lot of football players either play baseball or participate in track in the spring, especially the good athletes. Being as important as football is at many schools, football coaches would "highly encourage" (read: in many cases require) their players to attend spring practice instead of either playing another sport or skipping their sport's practices and contests. Also, if the coaches proposal was accepted and spring practice would occur the last two weeks of May that would interfere with tournaments for both sports... the OHSAA doesn't like their tournaments to be interfered with.

Besides, why would the OHSAA allow and recognize out of season practices for one sport but not for any others? Garfield coach Bob Sax's argument "You can play basketball year-round. You can do about any sport out there year-round except football. They've got the most limitations on us" is disingenuous because the OHSAA doesn't allow year-round practices... they have specific start dates for practices and contests. While there are other structures for basketball (most notably AAU) they are not recognized, recommended, or in any way associated with the OHSAA (or any other state athletic association). If Sax doesn't think it's fair then he should start an AAU league for football... he's complaining to the wrong people.

And since I am a big track guy I'll briefly mention high school indoor track. The OHSAA does not recognize indoor track as a sport and is in no way involved with it with the exception of a few guidelines... some to help protect the schools and one in particular that restricts the track head coach from coaching athletes out-of-season (just like every other sport). Since indoor track is not recognized and all indoor meets occur before the official beginning of practice and meet participation a head track coach would get in trouble if he was found to be coaching his/her athletes for indoor track (though I'm sure, just like AAU basketball, it does happen).
 
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