Wayne,
I agree that it is the function of the League to govern and provide guidelines. As I said, when it comes to league competition, that's the whole point of being part of an organization. For invitational tournaments, though...seems a little more flexibility could be used. As Backscreen17 pointed out, if "schools may play non-member private schools, parochial schools and preparatory
schools...teams such as college freshman, alumni or textile teams" (SCHSL Constitution, Article VIII, Section 2) as regular-season games, how are we protecting the integrity of competition by excluding home school teams?
Are the home schools considered public schools? In that case, they would be considered non-member public schools, which the League Constitution explicitly forbids. However, the Constitution has not changed recently, to my knowledge...if PAC and others like them were allowed to compete in invitationals previously, they were either approved by the League in violation of the Constitution before, or letting them play is not in violation of the Constitution now.
Which is it?
Last edited by Coach Chass; 11/07/12 09:16 PM.
