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Post by 50blitz on Mar 30, 2020 22:13:06 GMT -6
How would things change with 3 weeks (possibly of 2-a-days)to play a game-no 7 on 7,no summer workouts, like back in the old days? More focus on conditioning, simpler schemes, surely using Hudl over the summer. What else??
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Post by mrjvi on Mar 31, 2020 6:31:27 GMT -6
I still need to be convinced that those in charge are thinking of all of our best interests. Maybe I have cautious skepticism. Probably because I'm oldish.
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Post by wingtol on Mar 31, 2020 7:03:41 GMT -6
Just read that Great Britain was implementing 6-months worth of precautions... I know that their climate is different, etc...but that would put us through the end of September. I'm retired now, but just can't help thinking about the local team here in town. They're likely going to be the best team ever fielded by the high school - with a real shot at a state title - and may not even get to play a game. It's a shame... but what can you do? Maybe they'll consider doing a shorten season? Just league games + playoffs? One can hope right Every where is different with set ups too. We have 9 league games this season, teams in bigger classes have 3. Independent games are all scheduled different week etc...it's either have a season or no season really. Heck our state association just said yesterday the winter playoffs are still "on hold" for now, should have been done 10 days ago according to original schedule they can't even get their act together for that let alone plan a modified fall season! |
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Post by coachd5085 on Mar 31, 2020 7:45:12 GMT -6
I still need to be convinced that those in charge are thinking of all of our best interests. Maybe I have cautious skepticism. Probably because I'm oldish. . With regards to...? |
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Post by mrjvi on Mar 31, 2020 9:16:53 GMT -6
That's easy. First off, I'm a Trump fan. Many of the people near him and on the other political side make me question if their motives are pure. Sorry for the politics and that will be it for me on any more politics. It was just a comment on the handling of the crisis and that obviously affects us. Back to Football.
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Post by s73 on Mar 31, 2020 10:29:49 GMT -6
Perhaps, but I think the issue here is ease of contagion. It is said to be much more contagious than most other corona type viruses with a much higher fatality rate. I think these are the major issues. I don't believe the world would be choosing to shut itself down & commit economic suicide if the experts in the filed didn't feel the alternative was much worse. The world doesn't get to choose that. The bosses do. And the bosses get to choose the experts too. Time will tell I guess. |
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Post by 42falcon on Mar 31, 2020 19:36:47 GMT -6
Take this for what it is worth I have no idea what it is like in many of your states let alone the hot spot areas of your country. I'm in Canada and I am not sure we even have a fall season of any sport. Put it this way things are so far gone that I went to the bank to withdraw cash and the doors were closed with a sign: "We are open however in order to serve customers please email XXXXX to make an appointment and we will be happy to assist you". I do not see our officials loosening if anything we are tightening up more and more.
I obviously want a football season, yes we have not had the time we normally get with the players right now and into the spring. But I am still holding out hope. I think first though there needs to be signs things have improved ie: we get to a point where there are no new cases for a period of consecutive weeks. Only then can we start to envision how things get opened up again, that includes schools.
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Post by carookie on Mar 31, 2020 19:41:33 GMT -6
Just read that Great Britain was implementing 6-months worth of precautions... I know that their climate is different, etc...but that would put us through the end of September. I'm retired now, but just can't help thinking about the local team here in town. They're likely going to be the best team ever fielded by the high school - with a real shot at a state title - and may not even get to play a game. It's a shame... but what can you do? I think this is the issue many people are having here. I have no doubt that this is serious, and that we need to be cautious. But there seems to be a challenge among various leaders as to who can shut down things the furthest down the calendar; and to some of us, it plays as 'Covid-19 Virtue Signaling'. As if someone earns some extra cache, and can brag that they really-really respected the virus and were on top of things, because they decided in March that we should shut down until September. Once again, this isn't to say we shouldnt be distancing, or taking the virus seriously. Its just to write that there seems to be no advantage to implementing a 6 month plans as a whole, when six 1 month plans would accomplish the same thing. Modeling and projections are changing all the time; a week ago my county was to have hundreds dead by now according to the modeling...we are at a dozen. I am happy for this, but hope we don't rush to long term decisions when we can just continue to adjust with a fluid situation. |
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Post by coachwoodall on Mar 31, 2020 19:54:55 GMT -6
I'm definitely older than dirt - I remember having "captain's practice" about two weeks before (actual) two-a-days and that was it. I do think we were in better shape than today's youth as we went outside more than this generation does. I remember the football coaches getting us jobs in the summer detasseling corn for the local farmers to get us acclimated to the heat/humidity. I was a three-sport athlete and I've said before I don't know if I would have been in today's setup. The demands/requests that all sports coaches put on their athletes in their off-season has gotten out of hand. If you go to football camp the basketball coached is peeved if you miss a weekend tournament. If you play summer baseball the football coach is mad when you miss 7-on-7. And I remember school and games starting after Labor Day and having eight-game seasons. After the eight games you were done. No playoffs and that was OK. The teams that were good knew it and the teams that were not as good knew it too. AMEN. I wonder often if we just played the season and then had a 'bowl game' like NJ how much fun that would be. |
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Post by wingtol on Mar 31, 2020 20:24:18 GMT -6
Just read that Great Britain was implementing 6-months worth of precautions... I know that their climate is different, etc...but that would put us through the end of September. I'm retired now, but just can't help thinking about the local team here in town. They're likely going to be the best team ever fielded by the high school - with a real shot at a state title - and may not even get to play a game. It's a shame... but what can you do? I think this is the issue many people are having here. I have no doubt that this is serious, and that we need to be cautious. But there seems to be a challenge among various leaders as to who can shut down things the furthest down the calendar; and to some of us, it plays as 'Covid-19 Virtue Signaling'. As if someone earns some extra cache, and can brag that they really-really respected the virus and were on top of things, because they decided in March that we should shut down until September. Once again, this isn't to say we shouldnt be distancing, or taking the virus seriously. Its just to write that there seems to be no advantage to implementing a 6 month plans as a whole, when six 1 month plans would accomplish the same thing. Modeling and projections are changing all the time; a week ago my county was to have hundreds dead by now according to the modeling...we are at a dozen. I am happy for this, but hope we don't rush to long term decisions when we can just continue to adjust with a fluid situation. Give it a few more weeks until bills start coming due and people run out of money, you’ll start to see some walking back on some of these restrictions is my prediction. |
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Post by coachd5085 on Apr 1, 2020 6:15:08 GMT -6
I think this is the issue many people are having here. I have no doubt that this is serious, and that we need to be cautious. But there seems to be a challenge among various leaders as to who can shut down things the furthest down the calendar; and to some of us, it plays as 'Covid-19 Virtue Signaling'. As if someone earns some extra cache, and can brag that they really-really respected the virus and were on top of things, because they decided in March that we should shut down until September. Once again, this isn't to say we shouldnt be distancing, or taking the virus seriously. Its just to write that there seems to be no advantage to implementing a 6 month plans as a whole, when six 1 month plans would accomplish the same thing. Modeling and projections are changing all the time; a week ago my county was to have hundreds dead by now according to the modeling...we are at a dozen. I am happy for this, but hope we don't rush to long term decisions when we can just continue to adjust with a fluid situation. Give it a few more weeks until bills start coming due and people run out of money, you’ll start to see some walking back on some of these restrictions is my prediction. Part of Great Britain’s new response is that their original response was to do nothing. Their Prime Minister and parliament felt that their citizens could not handle such strict self discipline and therefore they did not enact those measures. They were going to try and ride it out, hoping that everyone would simply get a herd immunity after getting the virus Two weeks ago they had about 500 cases and 10 deaths. They currently have over 25,000 cases and 1800 deaths. Particularly troublesome for the Brits is their “closed case” data. Of the fapproximately 1900 first cases that have been closed, only 137 recovered. The rest died |
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Post by irishdog on Apr 1, 2020 7:10:17 GMT -6
Coming from a football background, and a 45+ year career spent teaching and coaching young people to follow the rules, stay strong, persevere, have patience, stay positive, and have faith when faced with adversity maybe it's time we do the same for many adults in this country to do the same. We say that the kids have changed over the years, and now, during this crisis it has been clearly exposed that many adults are the reason for those changes. Without leaving the wrong impression this virus has taken a heavy toll on all of us, and has caused us to lose loved ones. Trying times are still ahead, but maybe this crisis will leave us with one positive outcome that parents have had to truly experience first-hand what teachers and coaches have had to go through every day. Maybe when this is all over parents and adults in general will have a better appreciation for the career we have chosen, support us, treat us as the professionals we are, and let us do our jobs without the incessant interference and complaining that has added to the already difficult jobs we face.
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