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Overheard a conversation between two high school basketball players (not from Daily News area) discussing how they would handle the summer practices. Both apparently also play baseball and it seems that while the basketball coach didn't say it outright he implied (or at least they inferred) that the number of team's "get togethers" this summer will be increased and might overlap some baseball workouts/games.
Both players were wondering if they would have to choose between the two.
Now that coaches have pretty much unrestricted contact opportunities in coaching their athletes, is the plight of these two athletes going to become the norm. Most coaches talk about sharing their athletes with other sports, but some of that charitable attitude may have been because the rule limited the amount of time and when they could coach their athletes.
With the restrictions lifted, it will be easier to place more demands on the athletes' time.
The newly adjusted "association" rule: Good idea, or bad idea?
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Roger Murray is the prep sports editor for the Whittier Daily News.
Let's not forget that high school sports is suppose to be a fun experience for the students. Let's not make it an ego boost for the coaches to impose more control over the students. Playing multiple sports is good for the students and coaches and AD's should not be allowed by the administration to take that away from the students. Coaches proceed with the students best interest not your.
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The newly adjusted "association" rule
The only adjustment to this rule is football can now do what basketball, baseball, waterpolo, and softball have been doing for years. Practicing all year long in so called clubs. That asst. coaches ran.
Good or bad idea. Good idea CIF could not enforce the old rule thats why the change.
coaches talk about sharing with other sports. Some do and some thats what it is talk. I know of a basketball coach at one of the area high schools. That told a # of kids and my son was one of them, that if they joined football they would not start on his team during basketball season, and now I hear he has been the AD at the school for two or three years.