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Baby steps. Start small, with your school, like many others suggested. We draw students from several area schools and ALL are huge into football, basketball, etc. It's like nothing else exists. Yet when some students from one school approached their principal about recognizing it as a varsity sport, it was approved immediately. This will be a good 'dry run' for you and give you confidence.

I always tell my students that you'd be surprised what the 'adult world' will do for you if you just ask. Ask nice, back it up with facts, project confidence, be persistent and you'll get results.

Maybe you should take a poll of how many schools already have this in place. I'm sure that would go a long way in convincing the state to consider your request.

Good luck and let us know if we can help.