I can't read the article because I don't have a subscription, but is there that much demand for boys volleyball in Nebraska?
Boys Volleyball
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The article says they are at the very, very beginning stages of exploring it. I don't think any surveys or anything have been done yet. The article does mention that 36 states currently sanction varsity boys volleyball, with Minnesota and Missouri the most recent states to add it. It would be a spring sport.
Current NSAA sport offerings by season and gender
Fall
Boys (3)- Football, Cross Country, Tennis
Girls (4)- Volleyball, Softball, Cross Country, Golf
Winter
Boys (4)- Basketball, Wrestling, Swim/Dive, Bowling
Girls (4)- Basketball, Wrestling, Swim/Dive, Bowling
Spring
Boys (4)- Baseball, Soccer, Track/Field, Golf
Girls (3)- Soccer, Track/Field, Tennis
Adding boys volleyball in the spring wouldn't make a lot of sense to me. Add it in the fall so it aligns with girls volleyball (just like basketball, soccer, wrestling, track/field). It would also put 4 sport offerings in all 3 seasons. Spring is already the most compact season on the calendar. Adding another sport into that mix is a poor idea in my opinion.
Fall
Boys (3)- Football, Cross Country, Tennis
Girls (4)- Volleyball, Softball, Cross Country, Golf
Winter
Boys (4)- Basketball, Wrestling, Swim/Dive, Bowling
Girls (4)- Basketball, Wrestling, Swim/Dive, Bowling
Spring
Boys (4)- Baseball, Soccer, Track/Field, Golf
Girls (3)- Soccer, Track/Field, Tennis
Adding boys volleyball in the spring wouldn't make a lot of sense to me. Add it in the fall so it aligns with girls volleyball (just like basketball, soccer, wrestling, track/field). It would also put 4 sport offerings in all 3 seasons. Spring is already the most compact season on the calendar. Adding another sport into that mix is a poor idea in my opinion.
Lacrosse & Boy's Volleyball should remain club sports. I would also throw Hockey in to the same conversation. I understand it could be more of a Metro/Class A activity, but it would put pressure on smaller schools to co-op or create teams to provide those opportunities to keep kids in their building. I'd imagine that most schools are not on board with adding these sports to the budget. Not everything NEEDS to be an NSAA sanctioned activity.
Are we going to sanction Sand Volleyball for the spring too?
Are we going to sanction Sand Volleyball for the spring too?
Per the article in the original post, the reasoning for placing boys vb in the spring is so as not to conflict with the girls game. There are no issues with court availability and the assumption is alot of these teams would have the girls coaches also coach the boys teams.
I'm not sure I understand the logic in the article, specifically with courts.
Courts shouldn't be an issue in the fall. If schools have enough courts for both boys and girls basketball to play in the same season I can't imagine they would have trouble housing boys and girls volleyball in the same season. I would guess that the schools that are large enough to have boys volleyball as an NSAA sport would also be schools with 2 gyms. I don't know the numbers for sure, but isn't it a fair guess to say 9 out of 10 class A and B schools have 2 gymnasiums?
The coaching aspect is interesting. Boys/Girls Golf and Boys/Girls Tennis are split in seasons, likely so schools can use the same coaches (as the article states). Boys/Girls track, boys/girls swim-dive, and boys/girls wrestling are all in the same season and many schools have the same staff coaching boys and girls simultaneously. A lot easier to do with sports that have an individual aspect like those. Basketball and Soccer (team sports) also operate in the same season but have staffs unique to the boys and girls. Volleyball seems to be more in line with basketball and soccer than it does with golf, tennis, swim/dive, wrestling, and track in that it is a team sport.
If schools are worried about staffing the boys volleyball teams they could probably just pick the loudest parents out of the crowd and hire them. They seem to know everything!
Participation issues across the board in this state and people want to add a sport. Probably start out as only Class A but agree it would trickle down like everything does. This makes zero sense to me
Putting it in the fall would make it a nonstarter for a lot of smaller schools that are already struggling to fill out the football team. Schools would also have to think about Title IX implications of adding another boys sport.
Maybe I'm wrong, but I can't see this getting much traction outside of maybe Lincoln and Omaha.
Maybe I'm wrong, but I can't see this getting much traction outside of maybe Lincoln and Omaha.