- Nov 10, 2015
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While we're on the subject of rules, one I've always wondered about is spring floors. Both sets of rules state it is illegal to compete or perform on spring floors. I don't understand how the EP's choose to overlook that rule but not the others, especially since most EP's are varsity and varsity is the one making the rule. Technically if a team competes on a spring floor and a girl gets injured, the coach could be sued for negligence. Since the rules clearly state no spring floors for competition or performance then there is no way that coach could win a lawsuit. Do coaches with spring floor teams just not realize this or do they not care?
I've noticed the rules have changed to allow spring floors at practice, where they used to say no there too. Maybe we're on our way to seeing the approval of spring for schools? Or maybe they just realized how hard a dead floor can be on your body 5 days a week.
One of our local middle schools registers ever year for a Jambrands competition and every year they come to her and tell her they cannot provide a non-spring floor. I don't see how they feel justified telling a coach she is going to have to compete in an environment that puts them all in legal hot water. She backs out of it every year.