So I know that most of my readers/listeners are from Ohio and its neighboring states. As far as I know, all of our great states have three high school sports seasons - - Fall, Winter, and Spring. I am going to speak of what I know from now on, which is Ohio High School sports.
The great debate that is arising is how we can make spring sports more fair to the athletes playing them. Think of this: football season is 10 games in 10 weeks. Basketball season is 20 games in 12 weeks. Baseball and softball make kids play roughly 25 games in 6 weeks. That hardly seems fair, or right, or whatever. No wonder why the amount of injuries is growing...
Anyways... the great solution, according to some, is to move the "spring" seasons back. In Iowa, for instance, the baseball and softball State Championships are played on the 4th of July, well after graduation day. Heck, the season doesn't even start until May, which in the case of Shelby County League schools, is just 3 weeks from the last day of school!
All this leads me to a question that I genuinely would LOVE to see answers to. I personally have an opinion on this matter, but I'll hold off until another blog. My goal is to compile multiple opinions from you, the readers/listeners, and then see what the general opinion is.
Answer these questions:
Would you play for your respected school for over a month after you graduated high school?
What ideas do YOU have to solve the situation?
Is it even a situation worth solving?
Leave a comment on the blog, email me (at kylerludlow@me.com), or leave a comment on the Facebook post.
I think the concept is good. 26 games in 3 weeks isn't great on the school work either. It will just be very hard to put into practice. Many kids have to work in the summers and they will probably be unable to participate full time. Those that just like the sport and aren't die hard about it wont want to play through half their summer. It is a good idea, just extremely hard to execute.
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