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Post by kevinspradlin on Nov 18, 2008 14:32:51 GMT -5
Should postseason awards in high school sports be designated onto to seniors?
One obvious benefit is it gives an athlete another feather in their cap to impress a college. A clear drawback is that that athlete might not be the most deserving.
Thoughts? Anecdotes?
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Post by frojoe23 on Nov 18, 2008 14:56:03 GMT -5
I don't think that the seniors should get the awards if they don't deserve them. However, I like that the Area Student-Athlete of the Year goes to a senior. The only problem is that this award should be more based on a body of work over four years than just the senior year. What if a kid is a three-time state champ and then gets injured during his/her senior year and can no longer compete? That all but eliminates them from Student-Athlete of the year.
So, if the award is going to a senior, it should be based on four years, not only one. A team MVP should be based on only that one season and go to anybody regardless of what class they are in.
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Post by kevinspradlin on Nov 18, 2008 16:24:16 GMT -5
So ... a senior who has run just one season is eliminated from a team's postseason awards? I'm just playing Devil's advocate here. I don't have a dog in the fight either way.
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Post by frojoe23 on Nov 19, 2008 8:55:45 GMT -5
Not totally...that senior could win season MVP or whatever. And there could be a circumstance where that kid ends up as like a national champ - in that case, the accomplishments for one year would possibly entitle them to the award for four years of accomplishments.
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Post by burgrunner on Nov 19, 2008 10:41:32 GMT -5
If indeed the award is for Student Athlete of the Year, it should go to the student who had the best year, regardless of grade. However, if it is a close call, I believe that mitigating factors should come into play such as their career body of work. All things being equal, a senior should receive an award before an underclassman.
On this note, I would like to see another award added specifically for a senior. This would have to go to a member of that years graduating class and account for their entire career. The biggest problem with awards, probably here, there, and everywhere, are the politics involved. Many times, the most deserving do not receive them.
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Post by kevinspradlin on Nov 19, 2008 11:09:31 GMT -5
Agreed. But I've heard scuttlebutt that some coaches reserve end-of-year awards for just seniors, just because their seniors - regardless of FR, SO, or JRs or might have performed better. I'm not in agreement with that.
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