Danny, Bite Me....
The Dutch Fork girls team did nothing wrong....but a coach screwed up....why punish the girls.
The facts are....Arroyo is old enough he couldn't even play u18 club. I would say the extra year probably helped him. It really sucks that academically he struggles, but that doesn't make it right for him to get extra time at the varsity level.
I agree it is a shame for him this year, but if he is good enough to play D1 soccer, he will be there.
By the way, if his grades suck so bad, how is he going to college anyway. If he is struggling to make the grades, he ain't going D1 anyway. If the schools were looking at him last year, I am sure that the schools he is qualified for are still interested.
Going back to the DF girls, rules are rules, sometimes they stink (unless you are Summerville), sometimes they are great.
The bottom line. You are allowed 8 CONTINUOUS semesters once you enter the 9th grade....I see nowhere that there is a hardship rule. I see a lot of instances where an injury could be seen as a way to hold a kid back. If they let him play and don't let the DF girls go to the playoffs, I see a SCHSL that has no place in high school sports.
Either uphold the rules or don't. Then SCHSL already has a black eye in my mind over the Summerville decision. Lets see how bad they get now.
I do believe that Nathan is a good kid, but 8 semesters is 8 semesters.
What if my kid gets hurt and I apply for a hardship....
Give me a break....
Maybe he wouldn't have led the state in scoring if he wasn't already senior age already....who knows.
Everybody always wants to follow the rules until it applies to them, then all goes out the window.
Bottom line.....The DF girls team is full of great kids and they got screwed because of a stupid decision by the coach....How is that different. The girls get hurt, he gets hurt.
I don't like the high school league either, but they are only choice we have.
Either we live by their decisions or we get rid of them. How do we get rid of them. I thought it would get better after Ronnie M. left, but the Summerville decision leaves me numb....lets all revolt....hahahahahah.
The Ad's and the SCHSL run it all. Fair or not, they make the rules.