Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Private schools and sports academys competing
Is it fair that private schools are allowed to compete in BC school sports programs. Are the students at these academies missing out by not participating in the other sports offered or is this specialization beneficial? Private school have a different set of rules for training restrictions and catchment areas is it fair that they are allowed to compete in the public league.I'm coaching a rugby team currently and by the end of the season we will have caught up but currently the private school is fully functional and the kids are much further advanced in the game.Obviously practice has occurred during a different sport season.So if they are competing should they not play by the same rules?Anyone think including them is beneficial for public schools or are we only doing the private schools a favor?Anyone have an alternative?
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It is a very tough call. I think that they should be cause kids will get the same experience and a good competition. I don't believe that they should be segregated from other sports teams because we are trying to integrate students of all sorts. I coached a private school volleyball team and it was very hard because they were very weak and it was great to play against the public schools because it was a way for our team to learn and improve. Also, there isn't a big number of private schools on the island so traveling to play against other private schools would be a big cost. Although if private schools play in BC School Sports, they should have the same standards and regulations so that everyone is even.
ReplyDeleteI really don't have an issue with private schools competing against public schools.
ReplyDeleteWhile you list rugby as an example, and it's not difficult to know which school you refer to, that is probably the only example I can think of a private school in Victoria that dominates at a single sport. It's part of the culture of that school.
Aside from this example, for the most part, private schools in Victoria tend to be on par with public school teams. For some school sports, students have played for years on community teams. They would be good athletes regardless of which school they attended.
The question that this brings up for me are the rules for schools with "sports academies". For example, do the students in the Reynolds soccer academy get to play soccer on the school team? That would definitely put other schools at a disadvantage.