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Post by spsfan100 on Feb 21, 2019 21:30:04 GMT -6
Please. I went to public school.
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Post by spsfan100 on Feb 21, 2019 21:36:22 GMT -6
Different schools have different advantages as I have discussed. Put it this way. Nobody wants to go put a private school near Zachary High. Zachary High has a big advantage football wise because they are a good school with a top football program and it costs nothing to attend.
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Post by soccerfan583 on Feb 22, 2019 12:31:48 GMT -6
If you win state after a split and truly feel like a real state champion then I feel sorry for you. Coward's way out Why are you afraid to play by the same rules? If the select teams are that good then play with only the students who live in the public school district where your school is physically located.
I mean. If you really trying to do that Most private schools would have like nobody left. For the most part People go to private schools because the public schools near them aren’t up to the academic standards they wish to have
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Post by rlb2024 on Feb 22, 2019 13:12:46 GMT -6
Over 90 percent would be at Mandeville if St. Paul’s didn’t exist. How exactly could someone with a financial discount for private school have a financial advantage over free public school? And nobody is getting financial assistance to play soccer for St. Paul’s. I highly doubt it's 90 percent. Those things run in cycles, but the last year my son played at another district school SPS had six seniors that I know of that were on college rosters the following year. Four lived in the Lakeshore district, one in the Loranger district (Tangipahoa Parish), and one in the Mandeville district.
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Post by lovenorthshoresoccer on Feb 22, 2019 13:14:46 GMT -6
There is no way that select and non select schools can ever "play by the same rules." To attend a private school, you have to pay. To attend a public school you do not. There will always be people who will not or cannot attend a private school either because they are not willing to pay or are unable to pay. That fact limits the population that a private school can pull from. We always spend so much time discussing the so-called geographic boundaries that public schools are bound by when in fact those boundaries are no more or less limiting that the tuition dollars that private schools charge their students.
If you divide soccer as the other sports have been divided, the select schools will not change, their programs will not change, there will be no students who suddenly jump to non-select schools. You will simply have more state champions. Its time we all admit that is what this is truly about. It is interesting that no-one complained about the rules in the past when the non-select schools were dominating. With that in mind, I have no doubt that it will not be long after the split that the same complainers will complain about the unfairness of the non-select schools that are able to attract more club players.......
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Post by gallstar on Feb 22, 2019 16:40:56 GMT -6
There is no way that select and non select schools can ever "play by the same rules." To attend a private school, you have to pay. To attend a public school you do not. There will always be people who will not or cannot attend a private school either because they are not willing to pay or are unable to pay. That fact limits the population that a private school can pull from. We always spend so much time discussing the so-called geographic boundaries that public schools are bound by when in fact those boundaries are no more or less limiting that the tuition dollars that private schools charge their students. If you divide soccer as the other sports have been divided, the select schools will not change, their programs will not change, there will be no students who suddenly jump to non-select schools. You will simply have more state champions. Its time we all admit that is what this is truly about. It is interesting that no-one complained about the rules in the past when the non-select schools were dominating. With that in mind, I have no doubt that it will not be long after the split that the same complainers will complain about the unfairness of the non-select schools that are able to attract more club players....... just know this public school and I think I speak for all of St. Amant wants zero to do with a split. We love playing the best and thinking about new and innovative ways. No easy button wanted or needed.
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Post by sweepe on Feb 22, 2019 19:04:02 GMT -6
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Post by vistajay on Feb 22, 2019 19:26:24 GMT -6
That money will build a whole new admin wing for the school, completely rehab an old school building, and build a pedestrian bridge. A very small portion was used to renovate the basketball gym. Very little of it goes to athletics.
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Post by drogba on Feb 22, 2019 19:43:39 GMT -6
Yes in comparison with all buildings stadium lights being built for free
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Post by ramcountry on Feb 22, 2019 19:46:00 GMT -6
It’s 5 million dollars. There’s some cities in this state that operate on a smaller budget. To be naive to the issue at hand would be foolish! I ALWAYS will want to beat the best to be the best, but to NOT acknowledge the disparity between the two is turning a blind eye! IMO
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Post by tlabat on Feb 22, 2019 19:47:21 GMT -6
Pay more taxes and fund your school district. Then they can improve their facility.
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Post by sweepe on Feb 22, 2019 19:55:46 GMT -6
That money will build a whole new admin wing for the school, completely rehab an old school building, and build a pedestrian bridge. A very small portion was used to renovate the basketball gym. Very little of it goes to athletics. I don't have a gripe about how Benson Inc. gives away their money, after all they received that big corporate tax cut. Good for them and Jesuit. Jesuit is a New Orleans historical and cultural landmark. I'm sure the $5 million will free up other dedicated funds.
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Post by gallstar on Feb 22, 2019 21:27:30 GMT -6
I’m very happy to see the generosity and think it’s important for the private schools. My wife teaches at Ascension Catholic and they have a very small budget. It’s a nice gesture and should be celebrated.
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Post by footballfan on Feb 22, 2019 23:12:32 GMT -6
It is interesting that no-one complained about the rules in the past when the non-select schools were dominating. When was that? All I see for years and years is Jesuit and St Paul’s.
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Post by sonics3 on Feb 22, 2019 23:28:04 GMT -6
It is interesting that no-one complained about the rules in the past when the non-select schools were dominating. When was that? All I see for years and years is Jesuit and St Paul’s. It was like 25-30 years ago. You know, before the internet. But it’s all good. As people have pointed out recently, public schools have an advantage of a free education.
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Post by lovenorthshoresoccer on Feb 23, 2019 8:46:40 GMT -6
Our top performing public’s are also For the most part very good academic schools, giving parents real choices in areas like St. Tammany and Ascension, choices people can and do move to take advantage of which is a good thing.
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Post by firebruin on Feb 23, 2019 10:46:57 GMT -6
Hehe... I would be happy with some new soccer balls every year and a field that didn't flood for a week when it sprinkles. 😂😂😂😂
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Post by tlabat on Feb 23, 2019 11:20:16 GMT -6
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Post by Steven Gerrard on Feb 23, 2019 16:46:38 GMT -6
There is no way that select and non select schools can ever "play by the same rules." To attend a private school, you have to pay. To attend a public school you do not. There will always be people who will not or cannot attend a private school either because they are not willing to pay or are unable to pay. That fact limits the population that a private school can pull from. We always spend so much time discussing the so-called geographic boundaries that public schools are bound by when in fact those boundaries are no more or less limiting that the tuition dollars that private schools charge their students. If you divide soccer as the other sports have been divided, the select schools will not change, their programs will not change, there will be no students who suddenly jump to non-select schools. You will simply have more state champions. Its time we all admit that is what this is truly about. It is interesting that no-one complained about the rules in the past when the non-select schools were dominating. With that in mind, I have no doubt that it will not be long after the split that the same complainers will complain about the unfairness of the non-select schools that are able to attract more club players....... So, you really think that lack of funding would keep a star athlete from attending a private school and playing a sport at that school? Man, do I have a deal for you on a bridge. It is located in Brooklyn, but it is a great deal ...
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Post by lovenorthshoresoccer on Feb 25, 2019 9:39:30 GMT -6
There is no way that select and non select schools can ever "play by the same rules." To attend a private school, you have to pay. To attend a public school you do not. There will always be people who will not or cannot attend a private school either because they are not willing to pay or are unable to pay. That fact limits the population that a private school can pull from. We always spend so much time discussing the so-called geographic boundaries that public schools are bound by when in fact those boundaries are no more or less limiting that the tuition dollars that private schools charge their students. If you divide soccer as the other sports have been divided, the select schools will not change, their programs will not change, there will be no students who suddenly jump to non-select schools. You will simply have more state champions. Its time we all admit that is what this is truly about. It is interesting that no-one complained about the rules in the past when the non-select schools were dominating. With that in mind, I have no doubt that it will not be long after the split that the same complainers will complain about the unfairness of the non-select schools that are able to attract more club players....... So, you really think that lack of funding would keep a star athlete from attending a private school and playing a sport at that school? Man, do I have a deal for you on a bridge. It is located in Brooklyn, but it is a great deal ... If we were talking about football, baseball, basketball, maybe not, soccer absolutely. Because of the interest this board generates among the soccer faithful, we tend to overestimate our importance in the world of high school athletics. I am comfortable in suggesting, there are no soccer scholarship players out there in the world of Louisiana high school athletics. But on a different more positive note, maybe we are looking at this wrong. Maybe the answer lies in more club players available at every level. The success of the 70433 zip code might provide a model in that this zip code hosts very competitive club teams outside of the big 5 soccer clubs that LSA protects from competition. With Slidell and Covington and Madisonville soccer clubs all providing competitive alternatives to MSC we have expanded the number of top level club players to spread around our area high school teams. This is not a knock on LSA or any of the big 5, just a suggestion that competition is never a bad thing. Rather than PDL, lets go back to straight promotion/regulation and make sure every group has the opportunity to compete against the best to be the best.
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