The often-controversial nature of the CHSAA transfer system is getting tested more with each passing year. ⁠ ⁠ Since the CHSAA bylaws on transfers changed in 2018, the number of student-athletes switching schools has nearly doubled. That has exposed more families, programs and schools to a system that often operates subjectively in gray areas, attempting to balance fairness to individual athletes with the greater good of Colorado high school sports.⁠ ⁠ Coaches and athletic directors expressed concerns about this balancing act as CHSAA attempts to keep student-athletes from program-jumping to powerhouse teams, while simultaneously recognizing that there are non-athletically motivated reasons to change schools. Colorado’s issues mirror a national trend seen in other high school associations and in the NCAA, and some coaches and ADs believe a one-time free transfer could be a Band-Aid solution.⁠ ⁠ The system has its critics, with some arguing that it’s too harsh in some cases and is explo...