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.
Thankfully it has not had a negative impact on any of my children but the is no question that there is a conflict of interest.
Potential for conflict of interest - just because a coach may be involved with SAs both in the school and with a club does not mean it translates into an actual issue.
I don't think anyone can actually defend this practice, it's obscene at many levels. The truth of the matter is other than SA and a handful of schools most HS AD's could don't care about anything, especially winning, as long as it doesn't negatively impact them directly
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