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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Drastic, but create one big league amongst the WCAC, IAC and MAC.

24 schools combined in those 3 leagues. Have 3 tiers of 8 with schools being in different tiers depending on sport. Example: St Albans in top tier for XC, Tennis and Soccer, but middle tier for lacrosse, basketball and football. Schools like Gonzaga & St. Johns may end up top tier for most if not all sports, but the competition would be strong b/c they'd play strongest league teams in each sport.  Gonzaga vs Prep in soccer, baseball, lacrosse, swimming, etc... but different tiers for football.

Keep historical rivalries going + take advantage of geographical proximity when possible.

All leagues have significant disparity depending on sport - w/ this many teams across 3 tiers, much easier to create parity & good competition.

[b]School heads and AD's wouldn't consider[/b], but it seems like a reasonable approach.  [/quote]

So given schools wouldn't consider this revolutionary approach, then what's your point?

Is there any other league in any sport that has adopted this model? Sounds like a multi-sport version of English soccer.[/quote]

Not a revolutionary approach. My point - it's an option that could makes sense and lead to good competition for the student athletes in each sport and allow for the retention of long standing rivalries (important to students and alums). It's not an earth shattering idea and just b/c it's unlikely school leadership would consider it doesn't mean it's not worth discussing - this is DCUM after all.

Just b/c school leaders prefer to stay in their comfort zone doesn't mean that's what's best for their students/athletes.  And this approach exists all over the place at the HS level - locally, on the girls side, the ISL has added schools over time and teams play in AA or AAA in different sports depending on how competitive they are in each.

Schools are constantly changing causing shifts in the dynamics in athletic leagues. When the IAC was formed, Bullis + Episcopal were all-boys and had a similar student population to the other IAC schools.  They went coed + Prep added 25 kids per class going from 400 total students to 500 and now there is more disparity in the # of available athletes which impacts competitiveness.... This whole discussion board is about what the IAC and MAC can do to address their issues and improve and WCAC has been mentioned throughout - not a big leap to look at a scenario that might make sense for everyone involved while also acknowledging that many AD's are leery of change b/c it requires extra time and effort.   [/quote]

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