futbolking 766 Report Share Posted July 23, 2016 Equipment handout for most teams is early next week. Some teams are starting on the 28th. Some teams are starting on August 1st with their first official practice. Post numbers here. How many are practicing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EH31 2,514 Report Share Posted July 29, 2016 Is graham starting Monday? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan4VT 4,546 Report Share Posted July 29, 2016 Richlands at 65. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swvafbrespect 65 Report Share Posted July 29, 2016 Abingdon 86 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futbolking 766 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2016 Is graham starting Monday? Yes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leatherhead Larry 530 Report Share Posted July 29, 2016 Yes Why? Graham will be a couple days behind everyone else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan4VT 4,546 Report Share Posted July 29, 2016 Abingdon 86 Is that including middle school numbers or just high school? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swva_fan 91 Report Share Posted July 29, 2016 Why? Graham will be a couple days behind everyone else. Even starting Monday, they will still have time to get in all their practices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Widespread_Panic 197 Report Share Posted July 29, 2016 This is fun to talk about but at the end of the day numbers don't matter. Tom Turner won state championships with 30 players. old_school_blue 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old_school_blue 247 Report Share Posted July 29, 2016 This is fun to talk about but at the end of the day numbers don't matter. Tom Turner won state championships with 30 players. Sadly, there are no more Tom Turners anymore. cityofRaven 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trublue 939 Report Share Posted July 29, 2016 Interesting storyline on Wilson Memorial and their numbers of players...following is an excerpt : Major said 28 varsity players, plus a few jayvee players, were out Thursday for the first two-a-day practice of the summer. The bulk of the jayvee players will report next week Unfortunately for Major, he didn't see 11 players who played last season and were expected to return this year. "We didn't have a lot of guys return this year, " said Major. "Our numbers are down." For the rest of the story...see link below http://www.newsleader.com/story/sports/high-school/2016/07/28/some-surprises-high-school-football-practice-begins/87660836/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mountain Football 1,532 Report Share Posted July 30, 2016 I don't know how many Graham is expecting to come out. I know our MS team is probably about half of what it was to begin with last year. 17 or 18 kids right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Widespread_Panic 197 Report Share Posted July 30, 2016 Sadly, there are no more Tom Turners anymore. Amen. It will be interesting to see what happens to numbers in the next 3-5 years with the population decline combined with parent concerns over the safety of football due to concussions. I could foresee some schools having problems fielding a football team. Mountain Football 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futbolking 766 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2016 Why? Graham will be a couple days behind everyone else.All teams are limited to the same number of practices. It won't matter. These kids have been going hard all summer long. SeveralAre doing stuff on their own time,even... when the coaches aren't here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futbolking 766 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2016 I don't know how many Graham is expecting to come out. I know our MS team is probably about half of what it was to begin with last year. 17 or 18 kids right now.Have they found a coach? That may have something to do with it. They need consistency with their coaches. I was disappointed when Reese wasn't selected. For varsity, I would guess around 45 -50. We will find out on Monday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mountain Football 1,532 Report Share Posted July 30, 2016 Have they found a coach? That may have something to do with it. They need consistency with their coaches. I was disappointed when Reese wasn't selected. For varsity, I would guess around 45 -50. We will find out on Monday. Jason Roberts was selected to be the middle school coach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futbolking 766 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2016 Jason Roberts was selected to be the middle school coach. May I ask, who is Jason Roberts? I don't keep up much with the middle school lately. I hope they get more kids out to play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leatherhead Larry 530 Report Share Posted July 30, 2016 All teams are limited to the same number of practices. It won't matter. These kids have been going hard all summer long. Several Are doing stuff on their own time,even... when the coaches aren't here. They'll be a day short, unless they practice M-F until the season starts and then they'll have to practice on a Saturday one week to even get the maximum of 20. Its possible, but they'll wear those kids out with just 1 day of rest between after 6 practices then going into another 5. But maybe Graham is going for the minimum of 15 practices. *shrugs* Leatherhead Larry 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futbolking 766 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2016 They'll be a day short, unless they practice M-F until the season starts and then they'll have to practice on a Saturday one week to even get the maximum of 20. Its possible, but they'll wear those kids out with just 1 day of rest between after 6 practices then going into another 5. But maybe Graham is going for the minimum of 15 practices. *shrugs* Graham is not going for the minimum anything this season. These guys have worked harder then any Graham team in a number of years. . . They definitely won't be worn out. This is one of the fittest and most athletic teams Graham has ever had. Their biggest issue will be line play and fundamentals on defense. They may struggle against bigger, more physical teams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mountain Football 1,532 Report Share Posted July 30, 2016 May I ask, who is Jason Roberts? I don't keep up much with the middle school lately. I hope they get more kids out to play. From my understanding he coached Smurf football a couple years and was an assistant at the Peewee level last year. That's all I know about him. I'm not convinced the MS is doing Tony any favors getting these kids ready for HS. GHS89 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futbolking 766 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2016 From my understanding he coached Smurf football a couple years and was an assistant at the Peewee level last year. That's all I know about him. I'm not convinced the MS is doing Tony any favors getting these kids ready for HS. I hear you. Some of the high school coaches may have to reach out to the middle school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futbolking 766 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2016 Counted about 30 when I went by the High School today for Graham. Of course, there may have been others in the weight room or doing something else. Anybody know how many are out for Graham? Numbers have been down for a while, was hoping to see them come up a little. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trublue 939 Report Share Posted August 1, 2016 Brian Woodson â€@bdtwoodson 5h5 hours ago Graham begins second of 2 practices today in what will be two weeks of 2-a-days. Season opens with Beavers on Aug 26 pic.twitter.com/SpyoALi4Md great state Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trublue 939 Report Share Posted August 1, 2016 Brian Woodson Retweeted 102.3 The Ticket â€@ESPNRadio1023 7h7 hours ago PikeView returns eight starters on offense and eight on defense this season. #wvprepfb great state Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMan 3,569 Report Share Posted August 2, 2016 Counted about 30 when I went by the High School today for Graham. Of course, there may have been others in the weight room or doing something else. Anybody know how many are out for Graham? Numbers have been down for a while, was hoping to see them come up a little. Graham had 46 out but was told that number will likely settle around 40... futbolking 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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