Proposal 9
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Does title 9 set how many teams can be in a class? I know class 4 was 559- 990, but if you go by no school could be double that means 1112 could be the max enrollment number. Does that seem fair to have a school of 559 student competing against 1112?
This was a point I made in a previous discussion. I don't know about right now, but I did some math a couple years ago and there was only one classification where the largest was more than 2x the size of the smallest- which was class 2 and it wasn't over by much. The classifications were actually pretty balanced especially when compared against neighboring states like Oklahoma, Kansas and Arkansas.
People on this board often reference class 4 saying the largest are too big for the smallest but mathematically speaking if we are only looking at the ratio there is nothing wrong with that class. I actually think the new system could make class 4 worse in an effort to balance out the ratio of lower classes where a fewer number of students has a much larger impact to the ratio.
Does anybody have the size of the schools that were in semi finalist the last 10 years in Class 4? That would be a better predictor to see if they are divided up equally. I do think a school like with enrollment of 559 are at a disadvantage of those with an enrollment over 1000. I would also argue that those in class 1 and two could be in the same boat. I see it even in the youth programs. Towns like Webb, Neosho, and CJ can field youth leagues with 32-50 kids per grade and they are bumping that 1000 ratio. Towns like Monett we get maybe 19-30 kids out and we are down around the 500-600 range. It makes a difference when you have that many more athletes coming out in Youth and high school. I would think in class 2 200 kids competing with 400 also makes a difference.
