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The article I read states that next yr their BEDS will be around 95 kids.How can Audubon drop down? They are not below the 115 BEDS number to be in 8-Man. Are their projections below the 115?
Not LTlions1, but yes School Board approved last week.
Play JV and JH together. It can be done. A few extra miles to get your kids at a more competitive level is the correct decision. Beds # and # of athletes that they will have over the next several years are the 2 most important factors to the decision. Travel would be one of the next few I guess.
I know it's western Iowa where everyone has dropped but how has Audubon fallen that much, I believe at one time they were maybe as big as a 3A school. The population of the town is like 2300, I just don't get the small enrollment. They're facilities will be the best of any 8 man team, that's for sure.
WACO did make the move to 8 man as well it was approved by their board as wellIf I was a WACO parent/school board member I'd want to push it off longer, they were 3-6 this year, the next closest 8 player team if Winfield doesn't go down is Lone Tree at 40, next 45 to English Valley, 55 to Tri-County, 75 Twin Cedars, 80 Moravia, 85 to HLV. 70 Cedar Valley. Too far for many JH or JV games. By comparison ours is 60, 40, 20 & 15 and play the close ones twice a season.
Travel would be even worst for Winfield.
Anybody have thoughts that the association should remove the fixed 115 number and treat "A" like 1a, 2a & 3a, and take the next 56 teams?
I kind of think the whole purpose of 8 player game is getting lost with teams with rosters of 30-40 playing it.
I think I understand the thinking of changing A to say 9 players, takes 2 less players, maybe more competitive balance. So not picking on anybody just taking 2 A's that came to mind. Take 2 guards out of BGM and GMG, would it really change the game at all? Just 4-8 kids not getting to play as much.
There will always be 9-0 and 0-9 and the rest in the middle. When 6-3 A teams with 30+ roster drop down it just makes it worse for both classes. Same goes for 8 player team with 30+ roster than only have 1 maybe 2 competitive regular season games a year and stays down, both classes would be more balanced if they moved up.