There's a good reason why the state of Connecticut instituted a ban on HS coaches involvement with any for profit organization that has players form their district on the roster. It reeks of impropriety and is a form of coercion that victimizes children and their parents. Perceived or actual.
Many LI school districts have followed CT's lead and frankly the state of NY should do the same.
Kids are not pawns for coaches monetary gain and most AD's don't want to make trouble for their coaches.
Comparing the CT situation to LI is like apples and oranges when you consider the numbers involved - were NY to institute a similar ban, the shakeup to the entire lacrosse community would be monumental and throw it into chaos for at least a few years! The sheer number of school coaches that are involved with clubs, both due to the number of schools AND the number of clubs, has no comparison in CT. I suspect the few districts that have self-implemented such bans had no such conflicts with their existing players and coaches, and they did so to prevent any in the future. Good for them as it was not disruptive - but many other districts would find that they have countless 'conflicts' and it would force either 1. players to change clubs for no other reason, or 2. coaches to leave current clubs they are affiliated with for no other reason, or 3. coaches leaving their school's program for no other reason. 2 and 3 is the referred to chaos, with 3 being unacceptable to many schools where they have good coaching in place.
I disagree. One simple solution is that HS coaches involved with the numerous club teams cannot coach HS age club players. There are many clubs with teams with player grades from 3rd grade to 7th grade that the HS coaches can coach. There is no doubt that the potential for conflict is there for HS aged players and enough examples/problems that the CT rule is one that NYS should look at.
You're missing the point - if any coach is already in place in both a HS school and a club, and you implement the rule, only two variables exist to change: the coach or the players. From the school's perspective, the players aren't/can't change schools, the coach can stop coaching the club that their HS players are part of and they continue to coach at the HS, or the coach can leave their HS coaching position and continue to coach in travel. I am not sure what clubs you are familiar with, but most clubs already have coaches that are already coaching certain age groups, either consistently or moving along with certain ages/grades (these are usually fathers/mothers, but not always). A coach cannot simply decide to no longer coach one age (HS) and move to another within that org - it may or may not work within that club. For that matter, there are coaches that prefer or may only be suited to coach HS-aged SAs. As a result, implementation will be volatile to the coaching ranks - it's not a question.
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