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Post by fantom on Jul 21, 2013 21:06:13 GMT -6
This summer baseball is legion, not school ball. This is a tough one for me, because if they play well, then the following week they would have another one which would result in additional 2-4 practices missed on game week. The hard part for me is then where does it stop? What if a bball kid then wants to go to a camp at some time. These kids would ALL be contributors though for us and we are a school of 1000 students but 2 are our QB's. For those of you who are against this, let me put you in this scenario: 5 yrs ago I was coaching in NC. We had a boy who was playing in the AFLAC All-American games, one at Dodger Stadium and the other at Wrigley. He was going to miss the first week of practice. According to some of you, he should be kicked off for missing 3 practices right? We as coaches were going to punish him for being an excellent athlete? No way. Too much today of specializing and wanting the kids to ourselves. Let them play everything, and if something overlaps a few days or something, so be it. The odds of us on here winning a state championship are miniscule. Let them enjoy being kids and playing sorts year round. I get it that when the state says it starts, its mandatory. But in certain cases, you gotta be reasonable. They had a chance to play everything when they played their HS baseball schedule. This situation is in no way similar to your kid's. And, when you say that the chances of us on this board winning a state championship, speak for yourself.
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Post by CoachHess on Jul 21, 2013 21:15:12 GMT -6
For those of you who are against this, let me put you in this scenario: 5 yrs ago I was coaching in NC. We had a boy who was playing in the AFLAC All-American games, one at Dodger Stadium and the other at Wrigley. He was going to miss the first week of practice. According to some of you, he should be kicked off for missing 3 practices right? We as coaches were going to punish him for being an excellent athlete? No way. Too much today of specializing and wanting the kids to ourselves. Let them play everything, and if something overlaps a few days or something, so be it. The odds of us on here winning a state championship are miniscule. Let them enjoy being kids and playing sorts year round. I get it that when the state says it starts, its mandatory. But in certain cases, you gotta be reasonable. They had a chance to play everything when they played their HS baseball schedule. This situation is in no way similar to your kid's. And, when you say that the chances of us on this board winning a state championship, speak for yourself. 36,000 members on the site. If each state has 10 state champions, 50 states....do the math. So you would punish the kid for playing legion ball?? The situation is different I admit, but the premise is the same. The kid is being successful in another sport, and you will lose him for a week or so of practice. I'm sure by the end of the season you will have him in great shape for your state title run. So what's the big deal? Make your rules and stand firm with them, but certain cases deserve special consideration.
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Post by fantom on Jul 21, 2013 21:27:25 GMT -6
They had a chance to play everything when they played their HS baseball schedule. This situation is in no way similar to your kid's. And, when you say that the chances of us on this board winning a state championship, speak for yourself. 36,000 members on the site. If each state has 10 state champions, 50 states....do the math. So you would punish the kid for playing legion ball?? The situation is different I admit, but the premise is the same. The kid is being successful in another sport, and you will lose him for a week or so of practice. I'm sure by the end of the season you will have him in great shape for your state title run. So what's the big deal? Make your rules and stand firm with them, but certain cases deserve special consideration. The OP said that they'll miss as many as 2 GAMES.
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Post by CoachHess on Jul 21, 2013 21:33:16 GMT -6
I don't know Coach. I understand where you and everyone else is coming from on all levels. Maybe those two games he misses play a part in a playoff appearance or not? Who knows. If you know he is going to miss those games, work his backup to be ready to help you win. I just don't like the premise of punishing kids for playing legion ball and being successful at it.
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Post by fantom on Jul 21, 2013 21:40:09 GMT -6
I don't know Coach. I understand where you and everyone else is coming from on all levels. Maybe those two games he misses play a part in a playoff appearance or not? Who knows. If you know he is going to miss those games, work his backup to be ready to help you win. I just don't like the premise of punishing kids for playing legion ball and being successful at it. I like kids playing different sports but sooner or later they have to make a choice whether they're going to be on the football team or not.
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Post by CoachHess on Jul 21, 2013 21:47:27 GMT -6
I don't know Coach. I understand where you and everyone else is coming from on all levels. Maybe those two games he misses play a part in a playoff appearance or not? Who knows. If you know he is going to miss those games, work his backup to be ready to help you win. I just don't like the premise of punishing kids for playing legion ball and being successful at it. I like kids playing different sports but sooner or later they have to make a choice whether they're going to be on the football team or not. That much I cannot argue. Say the kid in question is a top flight amateur pitcher, and his legion season will help his showcase his skills against the best competition around. He is slated to be your backup QB, not your stud. He is much better than your #3 QB, and should anything happen to #1, you would feel pretty good about him playing. Would you still have the same feeling? I'm assuming you would, basing it on the stud and the turd gets treated the same.
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Post by fantom on Jul 21, 2013 22:01:00 GMT -6
I like kids playing different sports but sooner or later they have to make a choice whether they're going to be on the football team or not. That much I cannot argue. Say the kid in question is a top flight amateur pitcher, and his legion season will help his showcase his skills against the best competition around. He is slated to be your backup QB, not your stud. He is much better than your #3 QB, and should anything happen to #1, you would feel pretty good about him playing. Would you still have the same feeling? I'm assuming you would, basing it on the stud and the turd gets treated the same. coachhuey.com/thread/60259/question-compromise
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Post by coachd5085 on Jul 22, 2013 0:58:21 GMT -6
The OP said that they'll miss as many as 2 GAMES. If you kick him off the team, he will miss ALL of the games...
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