HS sports should be modernized, not turned into free market | Opinion
TN's new one-time transfer rule brings clarity to high school sports, but some argue for more extreme changes, like open recruiting.
Cameron Smith is right that high school sports aren't what they used to be . That hasn't been the case for a long time. The notion that everything operates as it did decades ago – when student-athletes played for their zoned schools, opportunities were equitably allocated and external influences were negligible – no longer prevails.
Opinion: A solution for TSSAA recruitment worries, ban on merit aid Things have changed in college sports. Things have changed in club sports. Families have different ideas about growth, exposure and chance.
High school sports are right in the middle of all that. But understanding that change is one thing. Deciding to tear down the whole structure as a result is an entirely different thing.
The new one-time transfer rule brings clarity to a muddied system Before the most recent change to the rules, the TSSAA transfer system was based on a framework that most people understood, even if they didn't always agree. If a student-athlete changed schools, they were not eligible to compete the next year unless they met a certain exception, which usually meant moving to a new home. As time went on, more exceptions were added to account for real-life circumstances.
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