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Ames activities director recommends moving high school athletics to Little Hawkeye Conference
Summary
Ames High activities director Lyle Feders recommended the board consider leaving the Iowa Alliance and joining the Little Hawkeye Conference, citing increased participation, competitive balance and middle-school level offerings. No formal board action was taken; staff said a recommendation will be brought to the April meeting.
Ames High activities director Lyle Feders recommended the Ames Community School District pursue membership in the Little Hawkeye Conference and leave the Iowa Alliance, saying the move would better match opponents by size and increase lower-level and middle-school opportunities for student participation.
Feders told the school board that participation in athletics and activities has increased across recent years and that some programs are pushing coach-to-player ratios as high as 1-to-40. He said the district is seeing strains on assistant-coach staffing and rising costs for officiating and equipment. “We would be bringing a recommendation to the board in the April board meeting to act on moving away from the alliance and aligning with the Little Hawkeye Conference,” Feders said.
Feders outlined several reasons for the recommendation: higher participation rates and competitive…
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