Unfair Domination of Private Schools in Athletics
Athletics are a big part of every school in the United States. From public schools who get the kids that live in that area to the private schools who are allowed to recruit students on scholarship, these competitions are not always fair. Coco Lovely, a senior on the varsity basketball team at Palo Alto High School, has experienced the unfairness of recruiting throughout her high school career. “They are able to get the best athletes from their area which makes them better than all the other public schools in the area,” Lovely said. “There were a few girls in the Class of 2018 who were supposed to come to Palo Alto and play basketball, but they were recruited by Pinewood, so they went there instead.” …show more content…
Johnson at Ball State University brings forth the evidence of the private school domination. For example, from 1997-2013 they have kept a record for each class, 1A, 2A, 3A, and 4A of what type of school the state champion was. In class 1A, the number of public school state champions was 9, and in private there was 7. However, in class 2A, public schools only had 6 state champion teams, and private lead the way with 10. In class 3A, arguably the most competitive class in the state, had 3 public school state champions, and private schools dominated with 13 state champion teams. Lastly, in class 4A, public schools with only 6 champions were outshined by private schools with 10. This only being one example of the many different sporting events that private schools …show more content…
Teams with recurring success in the state tournament will move up a class to create more competition for them. Athletic teams can earn one point for a sectional championship, two points for a regional championship, three points for a semi-state championship, and four points for a state championship. six or more points are accumulated by a team during a two-year period, they will move up one class. The TSF was created as a possible solution, but yet private schools seem to still be advancing in the state tournament more often than public
Athletics are a big part of every school in the United States. From public schools who get the kids that live in that area to the private schools who are allowed to recruit students on scholarship, these competitions are not always fair. Coco Lovely, a senior on the varsity basketball team at Palo Alto High School, has experienced the unfairness of recruiting throughout her high school career. “They are able to get the best athletes from their area which makes them better than all the other public schools in the area,” Lovely said. “There were a few girls in the Class of 2018 who were supposed to come to Palo Alto and play basketball, but they were recruited by Pinewood, so they went there instead.” …show more content…
Johnson at Ball State University brings forth the evidence of the private school domination. For example, from 1997-2013 they have kept a record for each class, 1A, 2A, 3A, and 4A of what type of school the state champion was. In class 1A, the number of public school state champions was 9, and in private there was 7. However, in class 2A, public schools only had 6 state champion teams, and private lead the way with 10. In class 3A, arguably the most competitive class in the state, had 3 public school state champions, and private schools dominated with 13 state champion teams. Lastly, in class 4A, public schools with only 6 champions were outshined by private schools with 10. This only being one example of the many different sporting events that private schools …show more content…
Teams with recurring success in the state tournament will move up a class to create more competition for them. Athletic teams can earn one point for a sectional championship, two points for a regional championship, three points for a semi-state championship, and four points for a state championship. six or more points are accumulated by a team during a two-year period, they will move up one class. The TSF was created as a possible solution, but yet private schools seem to still be advancing in the state tournament more often than public