Blake: Which way, NCHSAA? The two routes for realignment coming up
Realignment is a fascinating high school sports topic in North Carolina because it’s tied to so many other things.
What classification you’re in determines who is likely to be in a conference with you. Who’s in a conference with you determines your schedule, your gate money, your playoff chances, the rivalries your students experience, how much class time they’ll have to miss, and it locks you into that for four years (except in rare cases).
If my instincts are right, the general consensus among coaches and athletic directors across the state is that they want the following items from the next N.C. High School Athletic Association realignment:
- More classifications (already taken care of for 2025 and beyond!)
- Keep travel down for conferences
- Have fewer split conferences
The problem with this list is it’s impossible to check all three boxes.
Source: highschoolot.com