I went to a high school, where given the requirements (like must take 4 years of english, science, math etc) wouldn't have allowed for any of what you speak of. So wouldnt have worked for me. But theres nothing wrong with it per se, I just think it doesnt make a whole lot of sense (see post above for my opinion). Again I dont think it will be a big deal bc I think almost no one will do it (unless they need to academically).
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03-17-2021, 01:41 PM #11"I’m willing to sacrifice everything for this team. I’m going to dive for every loose ball, close out harder on every shot, block out for every rebound. I’m going to play harder than I’ve ever played. And I need you all to follow me." -MB '17
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03-17-2021, 01:46 PM #12
Imagine though, a junior who did really well, decides to repeat the junior year, but since they have already met the requirements, they take college courses through school instead or classes that will allow them to take Senior classes that provide college credit. They could really work this to their advantage and save massive $$ and time in college.
We've come a long way since my bench seat at the Fieldhouse!
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03-17-2021, 01:46 PM #13
I went to a high school in Kentucky where only freshmen and sophomores were allowed on JV teams. Juniors and seniors were varsity only. There was no academic reason for me to stay an extra year. Would have been a complete waste. But if a couple of players in the class ahead of me had decided to repeat their senior years, I absolutely would have lost MY senior season to the bench. So the junior class kids either have to spend an extra year they didn't want to spend in high school or risk losing a good chunk of their senior years to "repeaters". Again, someone gets screwed no matter what.
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03-17-2021, 01:48 PM #14
It about OPPORTUNITIES.....
The opportunities for a student that struggled with home based schooling to repeat the year with no stigma, and attend in-person classes.
The opportunities for a student athlete to compete in front of college coaches and possibly win a scholarship.
The opportunities for students that missed out on other extracurricular activities, that were completely cancelled, to participate in them.
I literally can’t see a downside to this....which is probably why it passed the State Senate 36-0 and the House 92-5.
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03-17-2021, 01:49 PM #15
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This is pretty dumb on so many levels
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03-17-2021, 01:53 PM #16
So you only earned your playing time because some seniors left? You couldn’t beat them out? Sorry about your luck friend, but that’s not getting screwed, that’s just getting beat out. Or are you telling me that if when you were a senior that if they had a junior that was better than you, he would have sat because you were a senior? That doesn’t sound very “fair” to him.
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03-17-2021, 01:57 PM #17
Academic reason are the only reason this makes any bit of sense whatsoever.
Any parent who let their kid repeat a year of high school bc they missed prom or senior skip day has a screw loose.
Also missing a year of your sport sucks (although didnt most sports play? They did in Ohio at least) but to repeat a whole year of school for some pipe dream of getting a scholarship to play sports in college is a little ridiculous. I know there is a small % of kids out there that probably missed out on showing enough for that scholarship, but that % is so miniscule. If you are really good enough the colleges would have seen you. If you arent or play a none revenue generating sport a lot of those you dont get much if any scholarship money anyway.
Again, I think its all a moot point anyway. The % of kids who do this is going to be incredibly small."I’m willing to sacrifice everything for this team. I’m going to dive for every loose ball, close out harder on every shot, block out for every rebound. I’m going to play harder than I’ve ever played. And I need you all to follow me." -MB '17
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03-17-2021, 01:57 PM #18
Yeah, it's getting beat out by a guy a year older, which tends to happen in high school (particularly when you go to a school with 1300 boys). And I'm sure if there was a junior better than me my senior year he would have started over me. Yes, it would have been getting screwed for me, and it would be getting screwed for a lot of current juniors as well.
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03-17-2021, 01:58 PM #19"I’m willing to sacrifice everything for this team. I’m going to dive for every loose ball, close out harder on every shot, block out for every rebound. I’m going to play harder than I’ve ever played. And I need you all to follow me." -MB '17
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03-17-2021, 02:00 PM #20
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