I do know this much. No amount of complaining on an internet message board will help the situation. Each member of the school board has an email address. Not all of them will reply to you but there are a couple that will. Our youth football program numbers are down and part of that blame is on basketball. Not saying it as a negative. Just shows the great job our basketball coach has done over the years. Throw in the social media sensation we had the past few years on top of that.
One of the things I try to do is talk to parents in my community about bringing their kids out to play football for our little league and travel ball program. Once in awhile I get one talked into it. For the most part parents I've talked to would rather their kids play any sport besides football no matter how much the child wants to play.
Union's offense seemed really simple. Same plays over and over but GC could not stop them. Score was much closer than the game. I was surprised to see GC throw some T in the play calling. Moved the ball much better than I thought they would on Union's defense until they would eventually stall or turn it over.
I like teams that run more than one formation. I think GC run the I, T, and some shotgun against PV in 03. GC also came out in the single wing after halftime against Norton in 03.
The spread seems to work well around here but when a team from this area makes a deep run in the playoffs it seems like old school does much better.
The football Gods have decided I should go to this game, a hurricane has pretty much cancelled my beach trip, soooo , Union wins 32-14, oh by the way we seen two young QBs last night for Union, the future is very bright Andy Jones, Brody Gibson was whipping that ball around , Bailey Turner is throwing the ball great too 5 wide come Friday night , stack the box and we will go over top
You will get to see the fun after all. Loud music while Union in the huddle and announcer telling where the Union ball carrier is on the field to help their defense.
You may disagree with my opinion, however your argument cements that you agree that there needs some new leadership within the little league program as a whole. Correct?
I should have worded it better. I disagree on your opinion of travel ball. I agree with the rest. I think little league and travel should be run by a board of little league coaches and everything voted on.
Little league didn't get cut short so travel ball could start. Little league got cut short dhe to numbers the Redskins had. The Redskins only had 6 players to compete on their varsity squad. They tried to play anyway with the JV moving up but they were getting murdered out there. One ended up moving to Rye Cove and the parents didn't want their smaller kids playing up against the bigger Varsity kids. That ended up bringing their Varsity season to an end and also causing little league to end a week earlier than it should have.
Got to disagree. Travel ball does not get extra emphasis. Numbers are down in both. Most of the youth coaches I have talked to said they can tell a huge difference in the kids that play both little league and travel than the ones that play little league only. I think both can serve a great purpose with better organisation. The two are played too close together. The other teams in the travel league end their little league seasons when we begin ours. They end up with several weeks to prepare their travel teams where we are scrambling to get teams, jerseys, and practice in a weeks time. I think what would help getting interest up in little league and travel would be the head coach, players, and youth coaches visiting the elementary schools and get these kids interested in playing. All that happens right now is them sending signup forms to the schools.
And you will NEVER convince me that this is the result of a lack of talent. #68, #75, & #55 are all region caliber players.
We need 55 back at full back. What little he run the ball against GW in the scrimmage was for good gains. I really wish we would line up in the T or I with him at fb.
This game has become a decent rivalry. Should have won it the last two years. Won't surprise me if it ends up coming down to the last play. South's defense doesn't seem great this year but neither is GCs offense. Would be nice to see the Devils come out in the T in this game.
Definitely showed some improvement before imploding at the end of the 2nd. Would have been a much tighter game if not for all the turnovers from that point on. Looked much better under center tonight that in the shotgun last week and preseason.
What is wrong with gc?..read not one,but two letters to the editor in Kingsport Times the past week and that is a big reason we are down like we are. You are only as strong as your leaders. You got the super’s wife being rude to a 91 year old who been buying season tickets since 1963 and then you got fat man coming out to yell at him. All the while principal lane sits in his office and don’t have a care in the world. He don’t care about gc football, as a matter of fact his Nickelsville roots are probably glad gc failing. Need some changes up and down and it won’t get any better until school board has some changes. Even then, there is no guarantees.
“God created idiots, then he created the school board”, Mark Twain
I haven't heard about any of this. I don't think it is Mr. Lane not having a care. I think he is more scared than anything. The high school is one of the situations that needs to be fixed by the school board. That's why all but about two of them need to be replaced come November 2019. Can you view the letter to the editor online? Guess I'll go find out.
Your posts are always great! You have such overwhelming knowledge of every situation. Let me get this straight, because guys that coach aren’t from GC, they can’t coach. Harry Fry was from Lee County? I believe that is correct. Nick Colobro wasn’t from GC either. A few years ago, you said that Houseright didn’t need the job. Then you said he needed a chance. Make up your mind. How do you know that the guys coaching now don’t try to instill discipline? How do you know Coach doesn’t watch film or work at all? It is easy to sit in mommy’s basement and criticize. Maybe you should apply for the job, since you played there. I guess that an “outsider” took the job to completely “ruin” the program. I very seriously doubt that too.
I would bet that you were an all state performer? Hahaha! Nope! I would go out on a limb and say you weren’t even an all district performer. You have made the comment that you don’t go to games any longer either. You know for someone that bleeds blue, you sure do nothing but run everything into the ground. I saw where you criticized the basketball coach last year too. I guess you got tired of taking mommy to the games with you.
Just come on up to wine and cheese country on Friday. I’m sure you can find some place good to eat that your mom would like.
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I do know this much. No amount of complaining on an internet message board will help the situation. Each member of the school board has an email address. Not all of them will reply to you but there are a couple that will. Our youth football program numbers are down and part of that blame is on basketball. Not saying it as a negative. Just shows the great job our basketball coach has done over the years. Throw in the social media sensation we had the past few years on top of that.
One of the things I try to do is talk to parents in my community about bringing their kids out to play football for our little league and travel ball program. Once in awhile I get one talked into it. For the most part parents I've talked to would rather their kids play any sport besides football no matter how much the child wants to play.