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Option enrollment is a state legislated item. It was done to give parents more of a "voice" in their child's "education". In reality it was done as a reaction to Covid response being different in school districts. Not to be political, but this was a Republican sponsored and supported state bill.
Their improvement comes in practice where they get to play against the best kids in the state. The MS offense is certainly getting more out of going against the MS defense and vice versa, than they are by playing games. As, I believe, @ShortSideOption said, it's the sport you practice the most and play the least. I think the kids at MS are being better prepared for college football by where they are, then being concerned with competitive games.
You have to be accepted in option enrollment. You aren't just allowed to attend because you want to change schools. The Millard School District has to accept you in and then you have to be accepted into your high school of choice. There are no guarantess. However, I'm sure one's athletic prowess gives you a substantial advantage.
I'm not trying to downplay the HS basketball playing time issues, but if your kid is relying on his high school playing time to receive college attention you're not doing the right things with spring/summer ball. The reality is that spring/summer is more important for college recruiting purposes than high school.
Well, the kids that are seniors on this Millard South team were with the Jr Patriots roughly a decade ago, so that legislative bill isn't why all this is happening. Millard South just is taking it to another level. Shoot, Larry Martin won state titles at Omaha North in 2013/2014 while he had a board in his office of the best 7th/8th graders to recruit. Huffman at Bell West won state titles in 2016 and 2019 recruiting kids way outside Bellevue to come play for him. What's happening isn't really that legislative bill related, or Covid related.
Possibly but comparing scores. Lakeview 21-MM 7. Wahoo 62- MM 21. And those 21 came against 2nd and 3rd teamers. Will be interesting to see unfold.
I agree, and that's inevitably the route we are taking now. We will have to take the recruiting process into our own hands. However, in this case, same HS coaches coach the summer league, so basically same players, and the politics impact the summer league more than the HS one, because that's where financial influence plays a part more. But I'm fooling myself if I think what happens on the HS team isn't affected by the summer team when it's the same kids/coaches. I'ts not the end of the world, I know.
NFL guys are going to find a way regardless of where they’re at generally.
There were some modifictions made after COVID, but option enrollment has been around since 1989.
Haha I laughed as I typed Dak. The rest of the post was serious though. Dak is the highest paid QB in the NFL so there's a decent signal that he's probably top 10 at least.
100%. And as someone who played with someone listed above who’s now in the league I can confidently say no amount of “politics” will ever keep a player with that trajectory off the field at the high school level. Even high schoolers with a D2 level trajectory won’t not be kept off the field by “politics”, they just are that much better than everyone else.
I totally see where you're coming from. Some of them will for sure. Especially the Myles Garretts and Micah Parsons.
True, but I don’t think where he played at HS had that much to do with it TBH. There are obviously all sorts of diamond in the rough stories, but those are a small minority.
Because people who live in wealthier districts want their taxes going to local schools so their kids get a great education close to home and their property values stay high. The drivers for the system have nothing to do with school sports.
