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While the Ohio High School Athletic Association’s Competitive Balance Proposal was (thankfully) voted down by Ohio high school principals in May, 332-303, the issue remains a hot-button topic for discussion.
The ridiculously convulated formula would have enabled the OHSAA to use a formula to determine athletic count numbers used in assigning schools to divisions.
Really, though, separate postseason tournaments is the only way to ensure what amounts to at least close to fair and equitable contests.
While the OHSAA has not put that issue back on the table to be voted on by Ohio principals, at least it has admitted there is a problem and will continue to find a way to apply at least a Band-Aid to it.
OHSAA Commissioner Dan Ross issued a statement after the OHSAA’s Board of Directors June meeting Thursday that addresses the situation.
“This fall, the OHSAA will conduct a survey of our membership to gather feedback on the Competitive Balance issue,” he said. “The Competitive Balance Committee will then meet to study the survey results and determine if a new proposal should be forwarded to the Board of Directors for consideration of a new referendum issue next May.”
Ross admitted the OHSAA does not want to go down the road that would address the situation most directly.
“It remains the goal of the OHSAA to keep public and non-public schools together in the same tournaments,” he said. “The Competitive Balance Committee’s goal is to do that, but also to create a more balanced method for how schools are placed into divisions. We appreciate all of the feedback from our member schools thus far and expect to receive even more when the survey is completed.”
Other matters
Here are some other items of business addressed at the meeting Thursday:
n While attendance for the girls basketball state tournament remained nearly the same from the previous year (34,473 in 2011), the boys basketball state tournament attendance was down by 21,015 paid admissions (130,820 in 2010 compared to 109,805 in 2011).
This continues the trend of declining attendance at the boys basketball state tournament, which has fallen each year since attendance reached 175,399 in 2006. Of note, attendance peaked in 2003 with a paid total attendance of 192,880.
n By a 9-0 vote, the board passed a motion that beginning with the 2012-13 season, the total number of regular-season games permitted in ice hockey will be capped at 35 games, regardless of how many games are part of various regular-season tournaments.
n By a 5-4 vote, the board approved a proposal from the Ohio High School Swimming Coaches Association to modify the state tournament qualifying procedures so that in swimming events, each of the four district tournaments will have two automatic qualifiers to the state tournament, while the other 16 state qualifiers will be at-large selections from the remaining best times of all district competitors. This change will be in effect for the upcoming 2012 state tournament.
n With a 9-0 vote, the board approved the creation of a second division in girls and boys bowling beginning with the 2013-14 season if the number of participating teams still qualifies for a second division.
n By a pair of 9-0 votes, the board approved two proposals from the Ohio High School Bowling Coaches Association to take effect for the 2011-12 season. First, to allow coaching to begin a week earlier than previously published. Second, to eliminate scrimmages and increase the number of regular-season contests permitted from 22 to 24.
n By a 9-0 vote, the board denied a proposal from the Ohio High School Bowling Coaches Association to adopt a statewide coaches’ dress code. The Board said such a regulation should be a school-adopted rule.
McCormack is the sports editor of the Star Beacon. Reach him at donmac@suite224.net.
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