It can work in a lot of different ways for promotion/relegation. If we agree to promotion/relegation, we then can talk about the system of doing it.
The easiest way I think is that if we have two different district champs, than you both move up. If you are district champs both years and the team with the next best district record moves up as well. The two teams with the worst district record move down. Now that is the easiest way of doing it, but not my preferred way.
My much more complicated way of doing it, but I think more accurate:
1) Cap student population at 2500 (so even if you have 3000) we are going to register you at 2500.
2) Rank schools according to population (just as FHSAA does now).
3) Pull out 1A and 2A schools as this will not affect them.
4) Add 100 students for every round that you compete in for the past 10 years.
5) Subtract 100 students for every year that you do not compete in the playoffs.
6) 10 years ago, only 10% of the change affects your new population number, 9 years ago 20%, 8 years ago 30%, until last year it is 100%. So if you played in the state championship 10 years ago (that would be a population of 500 * 10% or only 50 students added).
7) Re-rank schools.
8) A school like Trinity Christian would have go from 3A to 6A. A school like Charlotte would move from 6A to 8A (but barely).
In doing this, you are recognizing 1) school size is a dominant factor in playing 2) past success also plays a role in how competitive you could be.
The first year it would be a big shock to the system with teams moving up and down, but after that it would more gradual. A team like Forest Hills would move down from being a large 7A to being a medium 6A, but many of the better 6A teams have move up. Many of the better 5A and 4A teams now are in 6A. Forest Hills should be more competitive. Would Forest Hills ever move down to 3A under the complicated system? No. But it creates a more competitive atmosphere.
The easiest way I think is that if we have two different district champs, than you both move up. If you are district champs both years and the team with the next best district record moves up as well. The two teams with the worst district record move down. Now that is the easiest way of doing it, but not my preferred way.
My much more complicated way of doing it, but I think more accurate:
1) Cap student population at 2500 (so even if you have 3000) we are going to register you at 2500.
2) Rank schools according to population (just as FHSAA does now).
3) Pull out 1A and 2A schools as this will not affect them.
4) Add 100 students for every round that you compete in for the past 10 years.
5) Subtract 100 students for every year that you do not compete in the playoffs.
6) 10 years ago, only 10% of the change affects your new population number, 9 years ago 20%, 8 years ago 30%, until last year it is 100%. So if you played in the state championship 10 years ago (that would be a population of 500 * 10% or only 50 students added).
7) Re-rank schools.
8) A school like Trinity Christian would have go from 3A to 6A. A school like Charlotte would move from 6A to 8A (but barely).
In doing this, you are recognizing 1) school size is a dominant factor in playing 2) past success also plays a role in how competitive you could be.
The first year it would be a big shock to the system with teams moving up and down, but after that it would more gradual. A team like Forest Hills would move down from being a large 7A to being a medium 6A, but many of the better 6A teams have move up. Many of the better 5A and 4A teams now are in 6A. Forest Hills should be more competitive. Would Forest Hills ever move down to 3A under the complicated system? No. But it creates a more competitive atmosphere.