Column: Can CIF committees reshape the future of prep sports?
LA TimesIt’s time for fine-tuning, creativity and some commonsense solutions. The California Interscholastic Federation, which governs high school sports in the state, is holding a series of Zoom meetings next week with stakeholders entitled, “The CIF Commission for Strategic Priorities.” Seven committees will begin the process of offering ideas, solutions and recommendations over issues involving athletic trainers, championship events/competitive equity, equity, mental/physical health of student athletes, officials, sportsmanship/fan behavior/discriminatory acts, and transfer eligibility/appeals. In Texas, where public schools have the most powerful voice and transferring for athletic reasons is not allowed, there’s talk of major changes after reaching 15,000 transfers in a year. The 10 section commissioners in California mostly offer the same comment that “only 2%” of high school students transfer or “98% of students don’t transfer.” Now that statewide transfers have exceeded 17,000 for the first time, they’re feeling some heat. It’s going to keep growing, and no one wants high school sports to become similar to AAU sports, where teams change weekly.
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