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Post by run2daylight on Oct 19, 2007 21:45:57 GMT -6
I am in my first year as head coach at a small school that had its best season ever last year finishing 15-1 and 2nd in the state. Coach left for a larger school and to add to massive graduation losses (1st team all state QB and LB) the team's leading tackler transferred with the coach. All that aside we have a real nice young core of kids that are really starting to grow up. We are 3-5 right now and playing our best football of the year with 2 winnable games left. I am looking for advice on how to handle a senior returning starter that has been plagued by eligibility issues. He played for us tonight but will be ineligible again next week. I have tried everything from making him stay after school to making to him bring his books to my office to study with me after practice. He is a big body at 6'4 and 300 lbs. Moves well and makes a big impact on D when he is there. Problem is he leaves his teammates hanging from week to week. Any ideas on how to handle the last 2 weeks of his season. He is out this coming week, so if he is eligible for the last week of the season (away game) do I let him play or do I go with the young guys who will be replacing him next season?
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Post by kylem56 on Oct 19, 2007 23:02:49 GMT -6
maybe not start him but let him play i f he earns it that week of practice
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Post by Deleted on Oct 19, 2007 23:40:52 GMT -6
I feel if you (or the school) hasn't kicked him off the team for grades yet, not playing him the last game won't do him or the team any good. Yeah, I wouldn't start him either, but I would play him if he gets the grades.
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Post by coachbdud on Oct 20, 2007 22:50:27 GMT -6
how does his eligibilty keep changing?? In CA they either have grades for the quarter or they dont
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Post by midlineqb on Oct 20, 2007 23:05:00 GMT -6
In Kansas some schools are on weekly eligibility. It sounds like that is what run2daylight's school is on.
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Post by wildcat on Oct 21, 2007 5:54:48 GMT -6
I would be a lot more worried about this kid during the winter and the spring. What happens to him when he doesn't have football to look forward to? I would be talking to the basketball and wrestling coaches right now and telling this kid and his folks he has really needs to go out for one or the other. Otherwise, you might not have him next year.
What is his deal? Is he a special ed kid or is he just lazy and doesn't do his homework?
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Post by run2daylight on Oct 21, 2007 11:59:55 GMT -6
Our eligibility is PA goes from week to week. I've told him several times that he needs to get straightened out just so he can graduate. I'm genuinely worried about him not being able to walk across that stage this spring. He's not special ed, he's just plain lazy and has an excuse for everything.
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