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The Survey Says . . .

December 04, 2009

Results of the 2009 Update Meeting Opinion Poll indicate attendees prefer the status quo over any “tweaks” in basketball seasons, but prefer a later start for spring sports.

  • 71.7% of 709 respondents oppose reversing the current basketball schedule to have the boys season start and end one week before the girls season.
  • 76.3% of 709 respondents oppose lengthening the one-week offset of girls and boys seasons to two, three or four weeks.
  • 69.3% of 709 respondents favor a one-week delay for the start of spring sports practices.

Survey participants consist primarily of athletic directors, then principals, then superintendents and a handful of other constituents.  Results provide guidance to the Representative Council but are not “binding” in the way all-school mailed ballots might be viewed.

Click here for the complete survey results.

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Jack Roberts

Jack Roberts has been at the helm of the MHSAA as its Executive Director since 1986, implementing programs and overseeing tournament administration and regulations for the Association which boasts 1,600 member schools, 13,000 registered officials and 13,000 head coaches.

During the last 38 years, Roberts has spoken to educator and athletic groups, business leaders and civic groups in more than 40 states and five Canadian provinces as one of the nation's most articulate advocates for school sports.

Roberts has served on several national association boards and is board president for the Refugee Development Center, and chair elect for the board of directors of the Michigan Society of Association Executives.

He is a 1970 graduate of Dartmouth College, where he was a three-year starter for the Ivy League's winningest football team during that span.

His wife, Peggy is coordinator of the Power of We Consortium. They are passionate world travelers and have two grown sons: John, who is pursuing a doctoral degree in education policy at Harvard; and Luke, who - with his wife, Alison - are teaching in China.