[jbwill2]

I totally disagree with the rule for what it's worth. I believe that with only 4 years to participate in high school sports, if a kid or his parents are dissatisfied with a coach (for any one of numerous reasons; some valid and some invalid) the kid should be able to freely transfer to a school with a coach the player and parents approve of. But the rule is what the schools voted on and approved so that's what the KHSAA staff and Board have to follow (even if the staff and Board may disagree with the rule). I fully realize that there will be those people that think a kid should be forced to stay at a school and play for a coach the player disapproves of because that will teach him a lesson in life. I get that. But in my opinion it's not the job of the KHSAA rule system to teach the kid that lesson; it's the job of his parents and if his parents want to allow the kid to transfer for a silly or stupid reason, so be it and shame on the parents.

Amen! Kids have parents/legal guardians whose job is to look after their child's interests and act accordingly. Unless the State can make a case the kid's parents are neglecting the child in making decisions about where he/she goes to school from year to year, then it should be the parent's right to take their kid wherever they want to go and expect he/she can fully participate in all the school's available activities.

If the kid's parents feel their son's best interests are served by having him change schools SOLELY for football, then so be it. Some people (including the former KHSAA commissioner, apparently) feel this is not a legitimate reason for changing schools. Interestingly, participation in organized school athletics is considered a protective factor for a child (with regard to decreasing the risk of that child engaging in illegal behavior and abusing illicit drugs/alcohol later on). So, the issue of participation in school sports is no minor matter, and if the kid's parents feel he can get more out of his athletic participation at one school than another, then have at it!