I have tried to avoid this topic because I realize that regardless to what side you stand on this subject, it is a highly emotional hot topic. Blogs all over the area talk about this subject and can never get enough of it. The WIAA spends 15 pages in its 2008-2009 hand book dedicated to the eligibility of student athlete's. Most of those pages, focus on transfers. It seems everyone has an opinion, (a strong opinion) one way or another. Usually because some how or another it has directly effected them.
There is no doubt about a couple of points. Student athletes transferring from one school to another for the sake of sports, happens. The governing body of high school sports in Washington {WIAA} wants to control it, if not outlaw it all together. "Allow it only under special circumstances". Parents wanting the best for their child, exposure and or athletic development, want to take advantage of schools with traditionally better programs and coaching and want to get there child into that program. Coaches, administrators and even the students understand the importance and benefits of having a winning program. The merits of is this right or wrong can be argued forever.
I decided to open this forum to that conversation. Please feel free to ad you comments below on how you feel about this hot topic. Are you 'for' letting kids transfer to what ever school they want, to pursue their athletic success. Or are you 'against', coaches stock piling talent from other areas in pursuit of team success. It becomes that simple. Should a good athlete have the right to go where he wants to give him or her the best chance for atlethic success, or should a coach have the right to pick and choose from kids out of his school zone, to make his team successful. Think hard on it before you comment. Don't just think about how it affects you now, but if you where on the other side how it would effect you then.
I look forward to your comments. I hope to have many.
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This so called “Hot Topic” has been beat to death on the 6A form (at least by 2 or 3 poster) all off-season. The governing bodies of high school sports (In Oregon -OSAA and Washington - WIAA) have no plans to challenge any moves unless there are clear violations in residency requirements.
Bottom line (and the reason this is a shallow subject), like it or not, as long as the family moves into the district boundary of a school, a student may switch schools every year or semester. There are even special one time exemptions for in season moves. The reasons/motives of the family’s relocation are not relevant.
“Transfer” actually only refers to a student who does not live in the attendance boundary of the school they attend. There are rules governing the eligibility of out of boundary transfer students.
This is America and if nutcase parents want move around to suit their little darlings basketball fantasies, so be it. And for the 1 in 1000 case where there is significant value to being at a different school, then it might even be warranted.
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