Private schools have an extremely unfair advantage against public schools in high school sports. There are many reasons why this is unfair; one being that private schools can recruit. They also have a larger pool to pick from and can hand pick their team, while public schools are limited to the people willing to try out, and kids that go to a private school can focus on one sport because of the amount of talent recruited for other sports. While kids in a public school have to play other sports just to have enough players for that sport. That is why public and private high schools should have to play in separate state tournaments. Most private schools build their sport programs from recruiting players. Most to all private schools are successful every year. Constantly being competitive and winning makes it a good spot for a kid to move into a good situation. Private schools have kids moving in from all over the state. Kids that go to private schools do not have to live in a certain area. They could live 30 minutes from one private school and attend that school over another they live right …show more content…
Public school coaches say the rise of private schools have diminished talent bases, making it harder to find depth on a team. Private schools with high enrollments should find depth.
Students and parents relevant to this common debate see two sides of the problem. The arguments vary depending on what side of the argument you are on. Some believe the amount of money being spent for sports in private schools should be limited, but limiting the money spent is not possible when the parents are willing to pay. In January of 2010, Ohio made a proposal to change how schools are assigned to divisions was put up for a vote by the school administrators. The proposal was voted down by a margin of just 29 votes (52 percent to 48 percent) (Max