I have chosen to compare the rules governing the transfer of Oklahoma State high school athletes with that of NSAA. Oklahoma is one of the states with strict rules regarding the transfer of high school athletes in the US. NSAA rules are weaker compared to those of Oklahoma State. NSAA rules focus on the parental consent, registration deadlines, and age, as some of the details considered (Labecki & Dearing, 2015). Oklahoma considers many strict rules including the performance of the students in the previous and current semesters. For example, when a student failed one subject of the required four solid subjects, he/she will not be eligible to transfer (FOX 5 Atlanta, 2016a). NSAA rules are based on the athletic performance unlike those of Oklahoma, which are based on the student class performance as well as athletic performance.
Moreover, Oklahoma State finds it easy to enforce clauses on class performance. Students are required to have attained certain grades in the previous and current semesters for them to be eligible for transfers. The responsible experts and professionals can access the student performance from the school without straining and determine whether the student can be eligible to transfer as high school athlete (Associated Press, 2010). It is difficult for the responsible staff to enforce rules that involve the parents and other stakeholders outside the school, as they should discuss with them before determining whether the student is eligible to transfer (FOX 5 Atlanta, 2016b: Washington v. Indiana High School Athletic Ass'n ).
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State associations should regulate the transfer among the high school student-athletes. The regulation will enable the students to balance between the athletic and class performance. The balance will be achieved when the students are required to have higher performance in class before being allowed to transfer and perform in other schools (Labecki & Dearing, 2015). Lack of such regulations will encourage the students to transfer to other schools due to poor class performance, but they can perform well in athletics. Additionally, the rule of age limit allows the students as well as the parents to be responsible for any eventuality when performing in the new destination (NFHS.org, 2017).
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Associated Press. (2010). Star athlete at Permian HS really 22. Kwese ESPN . Retrieved on Mar. 25 2018 from http://kwese.espn.com/college-sports/highschool/news/story?id=5182279
FOX 5 Atlanta (2016a). I-Team: High School Athlete Address fraud in GA schools "out of control." YouTube . Retrieved on Mar. 25 2018 from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6khjy11qmM
FOX 5 Atlanta (2016b). I-Team: Should High School Coaches Have Veto Over Transfers? YouTube . Retrieved on Mar. 25 2018 from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qpleZ5q4XY
Labecki, W. & Dearing, R. (2015). Challenges Facing Transfer Rules: NFHS Summer Conference 2015
NFHS.org. (2017). 2016-17 High School Athletics Participation Survey. NFHS.org . Retrieved on Mar. 25 2018 from http://www.nfhs.org/ParticipationStatistics/PDF/2016-17_Participation_Survey_Results.pdf
Washington v. Indiana High School Athletic Ass'n , 181 F. 3d 840 - Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit 1999. Retrieved on Mar. 25 2018 from https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=2631816366354168991&hl=en&as_sdt=6,28
