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Re: Moving Championships back
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Originally Posted by Citrus Dad
A later end to the season is not such a crazy idea--can we say "spring sports?" Almost every high school in the US has state championship events i late May and early June. (I think Texas may be an exception with mid-May championships, but Texas can just decide to secede if this is a problem ;^)). All of those athletes are studying for final exams (and the distance runners and swimmers have GPAs that are just as good).
As for FRC state champs, don't you think that they'd just swap the dates to early May or late April instead to fill the void?
As for post-school championships, there are many national sports championships held in June and July. But there may be a problem with schools covering team expenses. On the other hand, how many FRC programs are formally embedded into schools the same way that sports teams are? In my experience, they run like clubs, and many musical and performing arts clubs have summer tours.
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I meant robotics state champs (MO, MN, OH, CT, maybe Texas next year), but other sports is a good point. While with most spring sports in Texas the state champs are the 2nd and 3rd week of May, baseball and softball are after the school year ended. Seniors on those teams were able to travel and compete.
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Last edited by Harrison.Smith : 15-08-2016 at 22:11.
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