How many A teams would decide to go 8 man in new formula?

[troutstamp1]

Allot of talk about this new socioeconomic formula and it having a major effect on the smaller classes especially the bottom of class A and top of 8 man. With the sample the state sent out of what it would look like based on last years beds their were like 20 to 25 class A teams that could be 8 man in the new formula. My question is how many do you actually think would move to 8 man given the choice between 11 and 8 player, I personally don't think as many as people might think. In that sample that was sent they had West Hancock, St Ansger, Columbus, East Buc, Lynville and a few others that were not only A playoff teams but deep playoff teams that could go 8 man but I don't see any of them doing it at least in the next rotation. The team it probably does help the most is a school like Postville who has been in 1A and not remotely competitive would drop all the way to 8 player because they have 100% FRL. Will be interesting once new bed numbers are posted but I think what you will see for the next cycle is they lower the 8 man cap from 120 to a hard 110 or 112 for the next 2 years while they try this then quite possibly after this rotation going with 2 classes of 8 man and moving the cap back up.

 

[PNation]

Like I have said they need to make the cap be the total number of kids not the free and reduced number for the next two years as they figure this out.

 

[Beaverball14]

Allot of talk about this new socioeconomic formula and it having a major effect on the smaller classes especially the bottom of class A and top of 8 man. With the sample the state sent out of what it would look like based on last years beds there were like 20 to 25 class A teams that could be 8 man in the new formula. My question is how many do you actually think would move to 8 man given the choice between 11 and 8 player, I personally don't think as many as people might think. In that sample that was sent they had West Hancock, St Ansger, Columbus, East Buc, Lynville and a few others that were not only A playoff teams but deep playoff teams that could go 8 man but I don't see any of them doing it at least in the next rotation. The team it probably does help the most is a school like Postville who has been in 1A and not remotely competitive would drop all the way to 8 player because they have 100% FRL. Will be interesting once new bed numbers are posted but I think what you will see for the next cycle is they lower the 8 man cap from 120 to a hard 110 or 112 for the next 2 years while they try this then quite possibly after this rotation going with 2 classes of 8 man and moving the cap back up.

Is there a link where the example of the adjusted beds from the last cycle can be found? I’d be interested in taking a look for myself.

 

[troutstamp1]

It was sent to all schools by the IHSAA