Young Team To Camp - Suggestions?

I don't have any great advice but I can empathize with you. We are 5A and we have maybe two seniors on def. and 3 on offense. Our senior class is weak as well. All we are doing is going with what we got and hope that we can continue to get them to absorb coaching. There is some potential, but it has been a long offseason.

Just wanted to let you know you are not alone.

Funny thing is that we should still win 5 or 6 games. We have 3 division games that would be hard to win. 4 division games that we should win in spite our youth. A couple that are a toss up.

We are young but we have two or three special kids and good size on our line. Our Junior running back will certainly go Div 1 if he can qualify in the classroom. We have a returning LB / FB that led us in tackles last year as a Freshman. He's a monster 5'11" 215lbs (Bench 310, Squat 435, Cleans 285, 40yd 4.72) he anchors our defense and we would be shocked if he wasn't first team all elague based on what he did as a Freshman. Our Line is composed primarily of Sophmores, all but one of those boys exceed 250lbs and have pretty good feet. THey should be one of the best lines in the league next year.

So when you look at us athletically, we are in fairly good shape. THere just babies, with very little expereince at the Varsity level. I expect that we will get better and better as the season progress'.

THere is no incredible story on why we have a shortage of upper classman. Our incoming Senior Class is the least talented, least athletic class any of us have ever seen. There's not an impact kid we could get to turn out from the Senior Class, that isn't out. There are a few (3) incoming Juniors that could compete for spots but they have huge character issues (grades, drugs and alcohol). We don't recruit those types of kids, if they come to us and committ to getting there act together that's one thing, we never recruit them. Our expereince shows that they drag the team down and are normally very selfish players.

We will try to get favorable match ups early in camp. We know some of the bigger, better programs want to face us. Hopefully we can start slow and ease into facing some of the perienial state powers. We aren't expecting a lot from the boys. Minimize mistakes, hustle, get better every day. They will get there ass handed to them a couple teams and will have to chin up and take their medicine.

I have already warned then and told them that if they get knocked on their ass get up and smile, in another year they'll be the ones dishing it out. One thing to be certain Sophmores will become Juniors!

Hey man, just because they are young, dont let it worry ya. Just like Tiger said , alot of it depends on the staff and how they respond. I would worry too much, because it means that you will be in good shape for the next few years it looks like. I wouldnt be the least bit suprised if you guys do really well this year!