Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Valley City: if you can't win te game change the rules

Here's a story from the radio station in Valley City where now that the 3 class system vote didn't go their way, Valley City is looking to change the requirements from 325-400.

How about Al Cruchet and the Valley City coaches and players spend more time practicing and less time at the steps of the NDHSAA?

By Steve Phillips

June 23

The North Dakota High School Activities Association has a Board of Directors meeting at their Valley City office today. At 2pm, Valley City Activities Director Al Cruchet and several others will present their case in an effort to get the Board to create a Division of various sports based on enrollment. The Valley City people will try to convince the Board that the current enrollment of 325 is outdated and should be changed to 400 students. Due to by-laws, the NDHSAA can not just go to a 3 class system without getting every member of the state to vote yes on such a move. By appealing to the Board however, a Division for sports could be established, much like the current system in place for football. Parents, players and coaches are expected to speak for Valley City.


The part about players, coaches speaking. I'd ask why they don't get Jeff Boschee or Nate Keller to speak?

Tuesday, June 17, 2008

NDHSAA takes a step forward

I've been critical of NDHSAA, the board and the ND schools and athletic directors for years. As per usual they seem to be stuck in the 'was' and not the 'is' (borrowed for The Herd on ESPN radio)

But from the file of it's about time, they are looking to change all District/Regional Class B basketball tournaments to single elimination. What took you so long? But congratulations on pulling the trigger.

The old way of a team losing a game in Districts and still moving through regionals and into state rewards failure. Don't believe it happens. Off hand I know Regent did that this year. Lost round 1 or 2 in District but still made state. And I think there were others.

more from Greg DeVillers after the jump

Tuesday, June 3, 2008

breathe in....exhale

Thankfully there's a little bit of time from June until around August when the fall sports practices heat up. Literally. I'm a Legion baseball fan. But only as a spectator. I refuse to write about baseball, as it's the only pure outlet which remains. And the expansion of High School baseball is eroding that to. High School baseball has already began to wear out players. Can you blame them?

With school being out for a few day's or weeks depending on the town your in, Legion season has already begun. I refuse to sit down and research this. But take about 20 some odd games in HS add in 50 legion games and by the time July 4th rolls around most HS baseball players in the Legion program are begging for football to begin. It's to bad, and not the kids fault in my eyes.

I'd be curious to hear what a parent or coach thinks about this, but seriously is it for the good of the kids?