I found this interesting item in the Daily Breeze preps blog, anchored by veteran preps writer Tony Ciniglio. Click here to check out his well-informed blog.
This story comes from The Associated Press in Albany, N.Y.
Here’s a new play call courtesy of the recession: shorter seasons for high school athletes.
The group that oversees public high school athletics in New York state recently
approved shaved-down schedules next school year as a cost-cutting measure, the
latest to take the step nationwide.
Cuts vary by sport in New York: Baseball teams that play 24 regular-season games
will go to 20, football teams will go from 10 games to 9 or 8, depending on regional
officials.
The New York State Public High School Athletic Association says the shorter
schedules allow schools to cut budgets without cutting programs. Critics — including
coaches and kids — claim the new policy unfairly targets student athletes.
