Loss of Games Due to Budgets?

[Adam]

Not a loss of games, per se, but a loss of officiating slots. Metro JV games were doing 3 whistle for the last few years. This year, they're going back to 2 at that level for budget reasons.

[SAK]

This is very troubling but what can the schools do. I would support the pay to play system. I think that the schools should not go without sports. What does it say about our priorities. Sports are good for students on several different levels from being a part of a team to the physical workout they provide.

Its very sad that districts are being forced to abolish teams and for others whole programs.

[truerookie]

So due to budget cuts. What will the price be for two v three whistle?

[JMUplayer]

They have already whacked the 8th grade/freshman games here in western VA.

[Mark Padgett]

Our local kids rec league is experiencing just the opposite. At the end of last season, we realized we made a decent profit. Since we're a non-profit, that's not what we're supposed to do. So, this season, we're dropping registration fees and actually increasing the number of games! If we still have some "extra" money at the end of this season, we'll donate it to the local HS basketball program.

Maybe we should be running the country.

[grunewar]

Originally Posted by JMUplayer

They have already whacked the 8th grade/freshman games here in western VA.

Maybe some of the AAU and Rec Leagues will see growth as some of the school level players look for a place to play.......