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.
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