OSSAA Under Scrutiny For New Sport: Playing Politics
Oklahoma athletics association struggles at politics
By Nolan Clay
The association that regulates high school athletics hires lobbyists and gives out plenty of free playoff tickets to legislators.
It also, from time to time, issues “alerts” to school administrators, asking them to contact their state representatives or senators immediately.
Those are the ways the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association has inserted itself into state politics.
Lately, that hasn’t worked out too well for the group.
OSSAA is under fire at the Capitol because fed-up legislators say they have heard too many complaints from offended student-athletes’ parents and from angry coaches.