New Transfer Rule Passed. Goes into effect 5/16/18

[donaldtrump]

The Donald loves this rule!!!!!!!The holdback and transfer epidemic was getting out of hand.....90% percent of this was over sports and everyone knows it.....Building travel teams....This is High School not College....The liberals keep saying it takes a village to raise your kid! lol...Well it finally took the OHSSA to step in and stop this nonsense...So to Ohio High School sports fans: "IT TAKES OHSSA TO RAISE YOUR KIDS"!

"I'M THE DONALD AND I APPROVE THIS MESSAGE"

[Orange and Brown]

We have a place for politics... Use it please.

[knightruner]

Good for the OHSAA! This, along with competitive balance being instituted, are two gigantic steps in the right direction.

Amen

[knightruner]

Why would private schools have lobbied for this? Transfer/sitting out rules apply to them as well.

How about everyone on here get real!!!! There are a few kids who transfer for bad situations/not right fit; but PRIMARILY it is because everyone thinks their kid is the star! their kid deserves a D1 scholarship and their only going to get it by going to blank school. How many kids do all of you see who have not transferred once, but twice because of playing time, differences with coaches, coaching changes?
You are treating these HIGH SCHOOL athletes as professional free agents, come on.
The mentality that they are only kids once and they should get to do what they want, what is fun and easy and blah, blah, blah is exactly what is wrong with the "entitlement society" today! That is NOT preparing kids for a job they hate but can't quit because they have to pay the bills, or having to live in a house they don't care for because it is not selling. Go ahead and coddle these kids and go out of your way to make sure they have all their hearts desire and I can assure you, you will be bailing them out and supporting them for years to come when things don't go their way in the REAL world.

This is SPOT ON! Best post I've seem in a while

Now that's hitting the nail right on the head...

[Mad-Dogg]

Good for the OHSAA! This, along with competitive balance being instituted, are two gigantic steps in the right direction.

Now they need to do something about the public and private schools. Private schools have no business playing public schools in the playoffs

[Mad-Dogg]

Private schools must have lobbied for this one. Didn’t get enough private championship games.

Couldn't agree more!!

Once again they slap the public schools and do NOTHING in regards to private schools. They can still bring in players at will


What a COS!!!!!

How exactly is this a “slap” to the public schools?

How is it not. A private school can recruit with no punishment. Yet if a kid transfers from a school to a different school they get penalized. That to me is a slap in the face

[Truth&fiction]

People will try and get around the penalty if possible . A couple questions #1 if a player has a relative in the transfer school district and they use that as the residence how or will that be checked out by OHSAA . #2 Say a player lives in one school district but their parent ownes a small pc of land with no physical address in another is the transfer allowed without penalty ? Now will the OHSAA realize the injustice in D1 In Basketball , Baseball, Softball ,Track and Field and some of the others. To much spread on enrollment in D1.

[Orange and Brown]

People will try and get around the penalty if possible . A couple questions #1 if a player has a relative in the transfer school district and they use that as the residence how or will that be checked out by OHSAA . #2 Say a player lives in one school district but their parent ownes a small pc of land with no physical address in another is the transfer allowed without penalty ? Now will the OHSAA realize the injustice in D1 In Basketball , Baseball, Softball ,Track and Field and some of the others. To much spread on enrollment in D1.

It has to be a valid address with Utilities in the parent/gaurdians name.
If a student moves in with a relative, just cause is supposed to be shown and that gaurdian has to go through the process of getting physical custody.

[formerfcfan]

Couldn't agree more!!

Once again they slap the public schools and do NOTHING in regards to private schools. They can still bring in players at will


What a COS!!!!!

How exactly is this a “slap” to the public schools?

How is it not. A private school can recruit with no punishment. Yet if a kid transfers from a school to a different school they get penalized. That to me is a slap in the face

What are you talking about? Recruiting under athletic pretenses is illegal for all schools.

[TVC]

Good for the OHSAA! This, along with competitive balance being instituted, are two gigantic steps in the right direction.

Now they need to do something about the public and private schools. Private schools have no business playing public schools in the playoffs

Agree
However, nothing will change cause the privates have the $ and control OHSAA

[WellstonLover]

How exactly is this a “slap” to the public schools?

How is it not. A private school can recruit with no punishment. Yet if a kid transfers from a school to a different school they get penalized. That to me is a slap in the face

What are you talking about? Recruiting under athletic pretenses is illegal for all schools.

It’s not illegal for Jackson apparently.

[Ironman92]

How is it not. A private school can recruit with no punishment. Yet if a kid transfers from a school to a different school they get penalized. That to me is a slap in the face

What are you talking about? Recruiting under athletic pretenses is illegal for all schools.

It’s not illegal for Jackson apparently.

How so? Let’s hear it. Put it on here. What has Jackson done that is illegal?

Does Wellston have any transfers from Vinton County? Has Wellston ever had a coach reprimanded by the OHSAA for recruiting violations? Has Jackson?

[WellstonLover]

What are you talking about? Recruiting under athletic pretenses is illegal for all schools.

It’s not illegal for Jackson apparently.

How so? Let’s hear it. Put it on here. What has Jackson done that is illegal?

Does Wellston have any transfers from Vinton County? Has Wellston ever had a coach reprimanded by the OHSAA for recruiting violations? Has Jackson?

Wellston transfers actually live in the district. Jackson’s transfers still live in Vinton County. Pretty clear cut. I’m not sure how else to say it. It’s cheating. Jackson may not be cheating, but they are turning a blind eye to the parents who are getting around the rules. I’m not sure how much more clear it can be.

[Ironman92]

It’s not illegal for Jackson apparently.

How so? Let’s hear it. Put it on here. What has Jackson done that is illegal?

Does Wellston have any transfers from Vinton County? Has Wellston ever had a coach reprimanded by the OHSAA for recruiting violations? Has Jackson?

Wellston transfers actually live in the district. Jackson’s transfers still live in Vinton County. Pretty clear cut. I’m not sure how else to say it. It’s cheating. Jackson may not be cheating, but they are turning a blind eye to the parents who are getting around the rules. I’m not sure how much more clear it can be.

If they aren’t living there during the season I guess we’ll just forfeit all wins.

[WellstonLover]

How so? Let’s hear it. Put it on here. What has Jackson done that is illegal?

Does Wellston have any transfers from Vinton County? Has Wellston ever had a coach reprimanded by the OHSAA for recruiting violations? Has Jackson?

Wellston transfers actually live in the district. Jackson’s transfers still live in Vinton County. Pretty clear cut. I’m not sure how else to say it. It’s cheating. Jackson may not be cheating, but they are turning a blind eye to the parents who are getting around the rules. I’m not sure how much more clear it can be.

If they aren’t living there during the season I guess we’ll just forfeit all wins.

The rule states that they must be living it the district for the transfer to be approved. They have been approved. They aren’t living there. The rules have already been broken!

[Ironman92]

Wellston transfers actually live in the district. Jackson’s transfers still live in Vinton County. Pretty clear cut. I’m not sure how else to say it. It’s cheating. Jackson may not be cheating, but they are turning a blind eye to the parents who are getting around the rules. I’m not sure how much more clear it can be.

If they aren’t living there during the season I guess we’ll just forfeit all wins.

The rule states that they must be living it the district for the transfer to be approved. They have been approved. They aren’t living there. The rules have already been broken!

I guess we’ll forfeit our summer league wins if true

If an AD and a principal make a home visit and are greeted at the door by the transfered kids....just not sure on what you are saying is Jackson recruitment

[E High]

Get over it people. Transfer rule is a joke. Just open it up to everyone. Don't really agree with that but it's high school sports and the honest will pay and the cheaters will win.

[Ed Ott]

Get over it people. Transfer rule is a joke. Just open it up to everyone. Don't really agree with that but it's high school sports and the honest will pay and the cheaters will win.

Sounds like a built in excuse and also diminishing from the good teams that are following all of the rules.

[greygoose]

It’s not illegal for Jackson apparently.

How so? Let’s hear it. Put it on here. What has Jackson done that is illegal?

Does Wellston have any transfers from Vinton County? Has Wellston ever had a coach reprimanded by the OHSAA for recruiting violations? Has Jackson?

Wellston transfers actually live in the district. Jackson’s transfers still live in Vinton County. Pretty clear cut. I’m not sure how else to say it. It’s cheating. Jackson may not be cheating, but they are turning a blind eye to the parents who are getting around the rules. I’m not sure how much more clear it can be.

You obviously have a TON of resentment issues. I mean if you have all this evidence Jackson is cheating then you should take to OHSAA and stop crying foul on a forum. I mean trying to say, "they're in district", if they're zoned for VC and go to Wellston then they're a transfer. I mean you want to see cheating just go to a Wellston home gone, man oh man will you see the homer rule in place. You simply just keep crying over the same thing, yeah you're a Wellston supporter and hate Jackson. Basically what you're spewing is borderline slander especially when you offer zero evidence to support your statement. I mean you're soooo far off topic you're not even addressing the rule but trying to bash an individual school. It's high school football and lower level at that, Wellston missing 1-2 athletes here and there isn't going to change the .500 ball club they typically are. I'm not a Jackson supporter either just trying to give you a little insight into how you're coming off right now and it's very petty.

[Mad-Dogg]

Good for the OHSAA! This, along with competitive balance being instituted, are two gigantic steps in the right direction.

Now they need to do something about the public and private schools. Private schools have no business playing public schools in the playoffs

Agree
However, nothing will change cause the privates have the $ and control OHSAA

sad but true