The NSAA met yesterday to discuss ideas on reclassification options for the 2018 cycle. Any ideas? After looking at our 2014-2015 numbers, it looks like our state is evenly split at about 100 for 9-10-11 enrollment. That means most of our schools are smaller enrollment and are going to have very different ideas about classification than our biggest schools which compromise the two smallest classes.
280 schools
A&B 60 schools
C1,C2,D1,D2,D3(Six man) 220 schools
Issues on the table:
The large discrepancy between the enrollment at the bottom of a class and the top
Teams that want to play up a class
Teams that are playing down to 8 man with c2 enrollments
Teams that are having to forfeit games which hurt their opponent, and take away opportunities for kids to play.
Playoff points system that is keeping good teams out of the playoffs and rewarding teams with easier schedules
Constant consolidation and coops changing the number of teams in the smaller classes.
The committee has their work cut out for them, but I've seen some good proposals.
NSAA Classification Enrollment for 2014-2015 school year
http://nsaahome.org/textfile/fbl/fbclass.pdf
280 schools
A&B 60 schools
C1,C2,D1,D2,D3(Six man) 220 schools
Issues on the table:
The large discrepancy between the enrollment at the bottom of a class and the top
Teams that want to play up a class
Teams that are playing down to 8 man with c2 enrollments
Teams that are having to forfeit games which hurt their opponent, and take away opportunities for kids to play.
Playoff points system that is keeping good teams out of the playoffs and rewarding teams with easier schedules
Constant consolidation and coops changing the number of teams in the smaller classes.
The committee has their work cut out for them, but I've seen some good proposals.
NSAA Classification Enrollment for 2014-2015 school year
http://nsaahome.org/textfile/fbl/fbclass.pdf