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I freaking HATE football sometimes!!!
Locust Fork
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Its the most aggravating bunch of mess to deal with.....I get so tired of it. We have a pitiful Varsity team and a decent JV team...then the middle school is pretty good. The coach started asking the younger boys to move up. I told my son to say "no" if he was asked. My thinking is that my son should be one of the KEY PLAYERS on the younger team....this should be his time to "shine" on the middle school team. Plus, I don't want my 14 yr old on the field with 12th grade boys. These guys are MONSTERS on some of these teams.
Next year he should be one of the new guys on the JV team and the year after he should be one of the more seasoned players on THAT team... so on....
Well, since we have a slew of MORONS in Locust Fork...when the coach was asking kids to move up they JUMPED on it. You have all of these goober parents running around actually bragging that their child is on the "Varsity" football team. This shouldn't affect my son, but it is. They have him down as a defensive end. He doesn't want to be a defensive end. He wants to get the ball....just ONCE....why can't he get the dang ball???!!!
Its looking like all the coach cares about is that Varsity team. He has his numbers buffed up by putting all of the bodies on the team that he can get his hands on.....and since they could care less about the middle school team they are giving the positions to the boys that have moved up. My son is BETTER than a lot of these kids, but because I didn't play along with this stupid mess he will be left out.
Are any of you coaches???? Do you guys with kids all deal with this same mess???
Next year he should be one of the new guys on the JV team and the year after he should be one of the more seasoned players on THAT team... so on....
Well, since we have a slew of MORONS in Locust Fork...when the coach was asking kids to move up they JUMPED on it. You have all of these goober parents running around actually bragging that their child is on the "Varsity" football team. This shouldn't affect my son, but it is. They have him down as a defensive end. He doesn't want to be a defensive end. He wants to get the ball....just ONCE....why can't he get the dang ball???!!!
Its looking like all the coach cares about is that Varsity team. He has his numbers buffed up by putting all of the bodies on the team that he can get his hands on.....and since they could care less about the middle school team they are giving the positions to the boys that have moved up. My son is BETTER than a lot of these kids, but because I didn't play along with this stupid mess he will be left out.
Are any of you coaches???? Do you guys with kids all deal with this same mess???
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Just curious.
l hate football too. Remember too, those "Monsters" are also chasing after our daughters. [:0]
Now my tummy is upset....[:(]
Nobody came to our games, nobody cared. It was a great life lesson.
It was all up to you, no favorites. Shoot to win.
Funny thing was, the individual sports (rifle, tennis, golf) produced some league champs.
The "organized" sports (baseball, basketball, football) all sucked when I was there.
That pleased me to no end[:)]
Everybody is VARSITY.....
There is no second, third or fourth string...
Try it if you want a real workout....
And no. I was never in band or football.
Kids were.
Most coaches do not like to have players tell them no, especially when they are offering them a move up.
why can't he get the dang ball???!!!
because he doesnt play a position where he "gets the ball"
quote:Originally posted by Locust Fork
My son is BETTER than a lot of these kids
just about every parent says that. maybe its true in your case, maybe its not. not only am i not a football scout, im also not local to you so i have to take your word for it. either way, every kid cant play every position in every game.
He could get seriously hurt.
My middle brother started lifting heavy weights way, way too soon.
According to his dentist he was supposed to end up in the 6'4"-6'5" range but he's only 5'10".
I don't know how accurate those dentist's predictions are but he was lifting some serious weight in middle school....just because he could.
Hunt, fish, climb, hike or lower yourself to the level of your worst team mate.
According to his dentist
really?? come on, from a dentist?
I think what the coach of your sons team is doing,(just speculating) is getting younger kids from the middle school to practice with his team. Maybe some of the younger boys are better than the junior/senior boys and coach wants to push them in practice to better his team. I'm guessing the kids that show potential are getting the JV spots. In his eyes the younger kids that have the courage, &/or ones that are allowed(in your case), and can cut the mustard with the older boys will be shown favor when it's time to make the roster.
I don't like the idea of what the coach is doing but he needs to field a decent team. He could be getting pressure, and the ok, from school board or similar place.
I am not just looking at things as Liam's mother....he really is one of the better player. He will get a 1st string spot and he will KILL at it, but its not what he wants. My son is 6' tall 165 lbs runs the 40 in 5 seconds. The boy that got the spot he wants hasn't EVER played ball before....we haven't even gotten to the real practices yet. All they have done is work out.
Why I said "no" to moving up.....first off I was under the impression that if you move up you couldn't play down on the lower team. I guess that isn't the case??? The 13/14 yr old boys that have gone to the varsity team ARE supposed to start hitting drills tomorrow morning. I don't care what rewards there are....I don't want my son going up against boys that are 4 years older than him.
Maybe I am wrong....maybe it will all work out. I could be all "ruffled" over nothing. I just hate it because I kept telling my son "daddy ball" is over now that you have moved into playing for the school....but its not looking good for now.
This is our coach's first year with this school. He may be just plugging names in according to what people are telling him and he will figure it all out for himself once they actually get to play.
Even though some of us younger students practiced with the "varsity" my coaches always made sure in practice that we were never total out matched to where we would get hurt. I bet your sons coach has the good sense to do the same.
One small tip I can offer to your son, NEVER try to spear someone with your head or helmet. Always keep your head up when in full contact practice with someone, and especially when tackling someone weighing more. I learned the hard way ,and had a few times I thought my neck was injured.[B)]
Hope it all works out for him this season[^]
quote:Originally posted by swampgut
According to his dentist
really?? come on, from a dentist?
Enlighten yourself before you speak.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1052755
quote:Originally posted by KEVD18
quote:Originally posted by swampgut
According to his dentist
really?? come on, from a dentist?
Enlighten yourself before you speak.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1052755
ok, first of all, that study was on girls. Second of all, it studied a whole 56 individuals. Yeah that's relevant.
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Thank goodness you don't live in Texas! Texas cheerleader moms murder the other cheerleaders and the soccermoms plot to kill the football players....
I couldn't handle any more drama than this little twisted town. Locust Fork is the very worst for this kind of mess.
quote:Originally posted by swampgut
quote:Originally posted by KEVD18
quote:Originally posted by swampgut
According to his dentist
really?? come on, from a dentist?
Enlighten yourself before you speak.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1052755
ok, first of all, that study was on girls. Second of all, it studied a whole 56 individuals. Yeah that's relevant.
You're right.
Women are a different species.
And.....I didn't pull out of my * that a dentist told my mother and brother that he would likely be 6'4".
Whether the dentist knew what he was doing or not is anybody's guess but there clearly is some science behind such predictions.
quote:Originally posted by Mr. Perfect
quote:Originally posted by swampgut
quote:Originally posted by KEVD18
quote:Originally posted by swampgut
According to his dentist
really?? come on, from a dentist?
Enlighten yourself before you speak.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1052755
ok, first of all, that study was on girls. Second of all, it studied a whole 56 individuals. Yeah that's relevant.
You're right.
Women are a different species.
And.....I didn't pull out of my * that a dentist told my mother and brother that he would likely be 6'4".
Whether the dentist knew what he was doing or not is anybody's guess but there clearly is some science behind such predictions.
Probably the same dentist that wanted you to strip down before he administered the gas... I read about that in the paper, I believe he got 35 years for that...
One paper on a sample of 56 girls from 1975 does not a scientific fact make. And since no dentist I have ever heard of reviews height weight charts with parents (but all the pediatricians I've seen did) I'm just going to have to leave this here and see what it detects.....
I coached for 15 years and can tell you one thing, The coaches must think highly of your son. I put my best players at defensive end to handle the pass rush and to cover the tight ends. This position usally goes to the fastest, strongest and most talented kids on the team.My son hated it because he couldnt run the ball, He played center on offence, but he was the most skilled player at that position. Every kid at that age wants the ball but it just cant be that way. Tell him to stick it out and he should be honored to be picked for that position. John
It does help a LOT to hear this.....thank you SO MUCH for making me feel better. Its just me being his mother and not knowing how the new coach will handle things that has me flustered. I know they do appreciate him. The coach has said several times that he is very impressed with Liam. I just now learned about the various positions that people are saying they have and it was looking like Liam wasn't even getting to try out for the spot he would like.
Oh, the drama I told my kid to quit the football team. He was no good to begin with, why he went out for football was beyond me. He did as I asked joined the band as a drummer and the year he graduated he won the state high school drum championship.
The band is something I do miss from back when I was in school. The kids that can really play drums are SO MUCH fun to watch. We played one school last year where the drummer on the opposing team was the center of the attention for the whole game...on BOTH sides of the field.
It should still be that way. Otherwise, what's to stop a coach from running in his varsity team on the JV any time he needs a touchdown or to stop the other team.
I don't know if Liam is ready for varsity, but some fourteen year olds are. Some fourteen year olds are as big and fast as they are ever going to be. If they don't have real competition on the JV they should move up.
Running practice with varsity against JV is good for the JV but will destroy the varsity.
Our school's program got messed up because we played a different county last year. We are in Blount County and we played Cullman County schools last year. This year we are only playing Blount County. We don't have many games available for the JV team so they just combined the JV and Varsity from the start. The JV boys will still play their games on Thursday and will be on Varsity on Friday.
This is where it gets ridiculous....SOME of the Middle school kids were ALSO asked to move up. So we will have games with these boys on Tuesday night and then some of these boys will be on the field for Fridays game too. Some of these boys may never get to play on Friday, but it really is frustrating trying to keep up with what is going on here.
Things must have changed a lot since I played high school ball. When I played you were either varsity or JV. You couldn't be both.
It should still be that way. Otherwise, what's to stop a coach from running in his varsity team on the JV any time he needs a touchdown or to stop the other team.
I don't know if Liam is ready for varsity, but some fourteen year olds are. Some fourteen year olds are as big and fast as they are ever going to be. If they don't have real competition on the JV they should move up.
Running practice with varsity against JV is good for the JV but will destroy the varsity.
My daughter was a "floater" last year for soccer. She got to start all the JV games and usually played most of the second half in the Varsity game. then since the JV season ended before the Varsity, she got to play the last few Varsity games and in the playoffs. Best of both worlds. There were a couple of freshmen girls that made the Varsity team outright, but rode the bench most of the time. She earned a Varsity letter and a starting spot for this spring!
Clouder..
quote:Originally posted by swampgut
quote:Originally posted by Mr. Perfect
quote:Originally posted by swampgut
quote:Originally posted by KEVD18
quote:Originally posted by swampgut
According to his dentist
really?? come on, from a dentist?
Enlighten yourself before you speak.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1052755
ok, first of all, that study was on girls. Second of all, it studied a whole 56 individuals. Yeah that's relevant.
You're right.
Women are a different species.
And.....I didn't pull out of my * that a dentist told my mother and brother that he would likely be 6'4".
Whether the dentist knew what he was doing or not is anybody's guess but there clearly is some science behind such predictions.
Probably the same dentist that wanted you to strip down before he administered the gas... I read about that in the paper, I believe he got 35 years for that...
One paper on a sample of 56 girls from 1975 does not a scientific fact make. And since no dentist I have ever heard of reviews height weight charts with parents (but all the pediatricians I've seen did) I'm just going to have to leave this here and see what it detects.....
Here ya go.....
http://askville.amazon.com/estimate-born-baby’s-adult-height/AnswerViewer.do?requestId=18750124
I know I'm going to sound like a "dutch" uncle, but really, Kasey, you need to focus on the most important aspect of the sport; teaching teamwork. How many games have you watched where the final outcome was decided on the last play at the goal line by a defensive back coming around the end or up the middle to flatten a runner? That's a team working together to make sure that defensive back got to where the team needed him to be.
Clouder..
I'm trying to be better and not be so quick to fuss at everyone or jump to conclusions so quickly, but its a work in progress. A friend of mine posted on facebook that we all have two wolves at war inside us...one wolf is kind, generous and peaceful and the other is mean, spiteful, and horrible. Whichever wolf you feed is the one that grows. I posted that it was a smart way to look at things and I would try to feed the right wolf. Within 26 minutes I came back to her post and said this is HARDER than I thought because I had already called someone named "Larissa" a moron for some other post on facebook.