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Here’s your chance - and don’t say you weren’t given ample opportunity.

Sports injuries. Yes, you name it.  Or how about the question of whether to play a game with an injury, even the elightest one?

Well, we’ll try deal with that and more on the HIGH SCHOOL SHOW this Sunday, April 26th - a one hour program starting at 9:00am.

And forget your OHIP card. You won’t need it.

We’ll have a doctor in the house. Make that four doctors in studio.  A chiropractor, a dentist, an opthamologist and a chirropodist. Not sure what those titles mean - tune in.

Lots to talk about. Lots to learn - and it’s free. Heck, it might even save you a great deal of aggravation and pain. Ouch, I don’t like that word.

I find it interesting that, just about one hour after today’s HIGH SCHOOL SHOW, I’ve received so much reaction - by e-mail and voice mail - for the wrong reasons. Let me explain.

On the show, a pot pourri of things. We had information about a weekend football camp in May with in-studio guest Nick Burns. Also, Peter Morris spoke about the football Bowl games back at the Rogers Centre.  Rugby player Jason Durst, from St. Andrew’s, talked about the National invitational tournament going on. Former teacher and hockey coach Al Rose offered opinions about school hockey and his new venture as a poet and author. Teacher and coach Adil Askari helped us learn about the booming sport of school cricket in Toronto and sprinter Dushane Farrier was sincere and straightforward about grades, his future and helping others at his school.

Bit of everything. Right?

The people who e-mailed or called,  and there were nine in 53 minutes after the show on a Sunday, all had complaints and beefs. Not one had anything complimentary - even a mention that we had a diverse group of topics and guests or a show on school sports. Come on folks, easy now.

They took issue with - facts. That I mentioned a coach was killed in a car accident. It happened. News, yes.  We wanted to draw attention to this great guy. They complained about reference to two rugby players from Uxbridge injured in a game. It happened. They complained that too much emphasis was put on a 19-year old helping troubled kids when more should have been stressed about sports. And yes, they complained why no mention was made of high school baseball.

Nothing more for me to say.

Interesting happenings today on the high school front.

In a surprise announcement, the Toronto District School Board will allow swimming pools to stay open - but with no water.

In regions like Durham, schools that offer special credit courses in sports - to attract elite athletes - no longer have to hide that fact.

OFSAA has decided that Eastern Commerce, which this year won the boys’ and girls’ provincial basketball championships, is forbidden from competing for gold medals.

As well, all schools that only win a handful of games, regardless of the sport, will now be eligible to compete at OFSAA - and for a new provincial medal. Colour still to be determined. Reason: more teams competing, more entry fees.

And the highly controversial provincial transfer rule, which continues to have loopholes, has now been fixed. Just one tube of glue was needed.

New sports scheduled to debut in the fall for schools, outside of Toronto only, ball-room dancing in the fall, poker in the winter and horse-show throwing in the spring. Of course, they need to go through the standard OFSAA Festival format.

School sports coaches will be mandated to take certified coaching courses so the majority of those now offering their voluntary services, will catch up with the minority who actually know what they’re doing.

Calm down folks. Today is April 1. Ah, April Fool’s Day.