1993: Another proposal for separate playoffs for private and public schools was voted down.
2011: The term Competitive Balance was introduced by the OHSAA and was defeated 332-303 in a vote by association members. Criteria was boundary, tradition and socioeconomic factors.
2012: Essentially the same criteria and this time it failed by a greater 339-301 margin. Tradition, counting against programs that had established winning programs, continued to be a major hurdle.
2013: The proposal was tweaked to factor in students who resided outside a school district and like the other votes was defeated 327-308. This replaced a proposal to separate public and private schools in all sports.
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2014: This version finally passed 411-323 and was to have started last fall. However, incomplete and untested software necessitated a delay that ultimately coincided with the new two-year cycle of student enrollment that will be announced this spring.
2017: The OHSAA announced last week dates for implementing fall, winter and spring sports divisional breakdowns for the 2017-18 school year. Previously, it was thought that wouldn't be announced until after those seasons had begun.
“That was a great step by the OHSAA,” Ohio High School Football Coaches Association President Matt Dennison said. “We were worried about finding out in Week 2 what region and division you’re in.”
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