jlt
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Post by jlt on May 25, 2008 8:30:29 GMT -6
As a non US national could someone please explain the differences between 2A-3A etc.
I think its to do with the school sizes. Does it go up yo 8/9A?
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Post by wingtol on May 25, 2008 8:37:39 GMT -6
Well it is different in each state there is no national standard if that is what you are asking. Not all states use 1A 2A and so on. I know in Ohio they have Division 1 Division 2 as there class system in PA we use 1A to 4A all based on male enrollement. Hope that is what you were asking.
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jlt
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Post by jlt on May 25, 2008 9:55:57 GMT -6
So how do you determine the state champ?
Surely would have 1a,2a,3a etc champ ?
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Post by coachd5085 on May 25, 2008 11:24:23 GMT -6
jlt--
In the US each state has its own organization made up of all the member schools that governs high school sports (some states might have more than one) Each state makes up their own classification system, and their own rules as to game schedules and championships. Most states do divide schools by enrollment size, and then have separate championships for each division.
There is no uniformity nationwide as to the classifications. In Louisiana, there are 5 classifications for football, 5A being the biggest and 1A the smallest. I am pretty sure Alabama has 6 classifications. So there is no real way to compare across state lines.
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Post by phantom on May 25, 2008 13:06:55 GMT -6
Virginia has a strange classification system. We have three classifications-A, AA, and AAA, with AAA the largest. For football only, though, they divide each classification in half and have a seperate playoff for each. Division 1 is the smallest and Division 6 is the largest. We're a 5.
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Post by nickknx865 on May 25, 2008 16:57:02 GMT -6
Well, in Tennessee, it's pretty much the same in the D1(public school division), using 1-5A, as most other states. However, we have D-2(private school division) and it has an A and AA division.
Another thing about Tennessee is the 1.8 multiplier rule for private schools. If a private school wants to enter D-1, thier classification is determined by thier attendance multiplied by 1.8
In my area, Knoxville Catholic(3A- 535 students) and Grace Christian(1A- enrollment around 200) are the only two private school to have entered the D-1 ranks. Catholic went 10-0 this year, but lost in the second round. Grace Christian went to the playoffs for the first time this year, and were knocked out in the 1st round
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Post by spartancoach on May 27, 2008 14:26:02 GMT -6
NJ has to be the most screwed up. We have 22 "State Champs" each year. That is, 4 school sizes (Group 1-4) in 4 different geographic areas, plus parochial schools (4 sizes) and prep schools (I believe 2 classifications). It is quite a mess.
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Post by cqmiller on May 27, 2008 14:44:28 GMT -6
In Utah, they have 5 state-champions each year
1A, 2A, 3A, 4A, 5A - With 5A being the biggest schools (2500+ in 3 grades)
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Post by deaux68 on May 27, 2008 15:12:07 GMT -6
Alabama has 6 classifications with the private schools' students counting 1.5 I'm pretty sure. There is also a private school classification, AISA, that has two divisions.
I think the largest school in Alabama is around 2300 students though. Which screws some of us in the 6A classification. Since there are only a handful of schools at the 1800 to 2000 mark then some of us are focred to compete with them. For instance my school has just over 1000 kids but our first round game was against a school with over 1500.
Anybody else face this problem?
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Post by coachbdud on May 27, 2008 15:17:13 GMT -6
in CA it was 1A 2A 3A and 4A with 4 A being the biggest
now they changed it it is now broken up into divisions 1 2 3 4 and 5 with 1 being the biggest
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Post by Coach Huey on May 27, 2008 18:40:47 GMT -6
in CA it was 1A 2A 3A and 4A with 4 A being the biggest now they changed it it is now broken up into divisions 1 2 3 4 and 5 with 1 being the biggest Is that the same for all sections? Do the sectional winners play other sectional champions? |
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Post by schultbear74 on May 27, 2008 19:22:29 GMT -6
I coached in Indiana who have 5A's
Then I coached in Kansas who have 6A's
and now I'm in Kentucky with 6A's
They are all a lot of fun.
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jlt
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Post by jlt on May 28, 2008 1:55:12 GMT -6
What about Texas and Florida?
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Post by nickknx865 on May 29, 2008 11:20:49 GMT -6
Texas has a 1-5A system too, but I think 4A and 5A are divided into divisions 1 and 2. And TAPPS is the private school association in Texas.
Florida has a 1-6A system, but 1A, 2A, and 3A are divided into divisions 1 and 2. I'm pretty sure they have a seperate private school system too
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Post by phantom on May 29, 2008 11:41:57 GMT -6
Virginia has a strange classification system. We have three classifications-A, AA, and AAA, with AAA the largest. For football only, though, they divide each classification in half and have a seperate playoff for each. Division 1 is the smallest and Division 6 is the largest. We're a 5. I forgot to mention that private schools are completely separate. |
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