tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2790809561264810693.post7753928123183735745..comments2023-11-07T06:56:59.563-05:00Comments on Ann Arbor Schools Musings: Athletics in AAPS: Safety, Title IX, ProcessRuthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10531344380743742801noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2790809561264810693.post-53246480690032110952011-06-26T20:26:58.767-04:002011-06-26T20:26:58.767-04:00I can't believe these decisions were made with...I can't believe these decisions were made without and parental input. Participating in sports is extremely important for incoming Freshmen. It helps them in all aspects of their pschool career. I believe also that this is discrimination to those students who are not physically suited to be "Football Players", "Baseball players", etc. Just because Bowling, Lacrosse, etc. are not big money makers do not mean they are not just as important to those kids who want to participate in a team sport. It is damaging to their self esteem and possibly to how their high school career progresses. I am sure there are many other areas where money is spent needlessly and cuts could be made. Even if partial funding were cut, parents should be given the option of perhaps contributing a little more money and/or fundraising more. I would hope there are enough parents who feel as strongly as I do about this and that are willing to take a stand and try to work on a solution to this for their children.T Rhodesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2790809561264810693.post-36337255701727859922011-06-26T14:25:11.711-04:002011-06-26T14:25:11.711-04:00Just to clarify two points:
Freshmen will still b...Just to clarify two points:<br /><br />Freshmen will still be able to try out for teams--in fact some sports have only ever had JV and Varsity teams--but the freshmen will be competing against the 10th (and 11th) graders who typically play JV. With the advent of Skyline, the pool of student-athletes at Pioneer and Huron has shrunk, so there may be some right-sizing here; but it will also increase the level of competition and the number of "cuts" during certain sports tryouts. Basketball, which fields relatively small teams, comes to mind as a sport that will see more cuts. <br /><br />Also--I was privately sent a couple of comments that suggest that I can't expect the district to engage in "public decision-making." So just to be clear, I am not advocating "public decision-making," but rather a "public process." Since the district was working on the budget months ago, there was plenty of time for the Athletic Directors to pull together some meetings at every school to discuss cost-cutting scenarios and get feedback before making any decisions.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10531344380743742801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2790809561264810693.post-75964553608254886262011-06-26T10:24:09.134-04:002011-06-26T10:24:09.134-04:00Hopefully the Ann Arbor Rec Department can pick up...Hopefully the Ann Arbor Rec Department can pick up the slack and have teams for these freshman athletes.Sue in Italia/In the Land Of Cancerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11146373251097877539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2790809561264810693.post-51002622888837286022011-06-25T15:33:24.982-04:002011-06-25T15:33:24.982-04:00It makes me sad to see the freshman sports cut. I...It makes me sad to see the freshman sports cut. I hope they come back in some form such as a club. It is not a problem for the highly trained students who have participated in travel/private club sports. But for a lot of ordinary kids, they are able to at least make the freshman team and have a chance to play some sports at school. Pioneer sports are very competitive and lots of kids don't make the teams after their freshman or sophomore years. Cancelling freshman sports eliminates the opportunity for a lot of kids to get the coaching needed to get the skills to have a shot at JV and Varsity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2790809561264810693.post-85790567505546291192011-06-25T12:49:05.192-04:002011-06-25T12:49:05.192-04:00WHat I have a hard time with is the lack of outrag...WHat I have a hard time with is the lack of outrage with the A2 news censoring anything they disagree with. It has become widely known that the term removed for being "off topic" was always code for we disagree with this comment, and now they just hold them for "review" and they never show up if it makes a valid point. without cuss words, without racism, and without anything remotely considered mean. I have had people watching for my comments after we have discussed them and how they should be written. no luck. and you people wonder why our government has run amuck.....? and now that they are taking from our children you finally are outraged?Mr.Tibbsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2790809561264810693.post-12934750092622355092011-06-25T12:46:13.293-04:002011-06-25T12:46:13.293-04:00No one has ever been able produce an athletic depa...No one has ever been able produce an athletic department budget for Huron High School, including the costs and number of student athletes per team. I assume the same is true at Pioneer and Skyline. To make budget decisions without transparency is WRONG!JEdwardsA2https://www.blogger.com/profile/07510184090365429382noreply@blogger.com