Jags52 346 Report Share Posted July 2, 2021 5 minutes ago, Hokiebird7 said: So what happened I must have missed this if you fail out of the test the give you. you must sit X amount of games before stepping back on the field so you play and spring sport and sit those games instead of football season. Or that is how I understand it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigWinners 1,643 Report Share Posted July 2, 2021 That's so shitty and a sleazy move. If they are being punished, make them sit out a game in a sport that play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigWinners 1,643 Report Share Posted July 2, 2021 10 hours ago, Jags52 said: if you fail out of the test the give you. you must sit X amount of games before stepping back on the field so you play and spring sport and sit those games instead of football season. Or that is how I understand it Disgraceful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gridiron60 2,555 Report Share Posted July 3, 2021 22 hours ago, Blue72 said: That’s not why he had to play lol I don’t think Bradshaw actually played a soccer game and he didn’t have to. He practiced & didn’t like it is my understanding. He sat out the football game; when Graham played Union in the playoffs. Real Sasquatch 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gridiron60 2,555 Report Share Posted July 3, 2021 1 hour ago, BigWinners said: That's so shitty and a sleazy move. If they are being punished, make them sit out a game in a sport that play. Bradshaw did sit out a game in football. It was the playoff game against Union. Mountain Football, Real Sasquatch and BigWinners 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigWinners 1,643 Report Share Posted July 3, 2021 19 hours ago, Gridiron60 said: I don’t think Bradshaw actually played a soccer game and he didn’t have to. He practiced & didn’t like it is my understanding. He sat out the football game; when Graham played Union in the playoffs. Ah okay I gotcha. That makes way more sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue72 2 Report Share Posted July 6, 2021 On 7/3/2021 at 3:33 PM, BigWinners said: Ah okay I gotcha. That makes way more sense. Yes and then he had to sit out 1 soccer game, it’s a two game suspension Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jollay, living rent free 120 Report Share Posted July 6, 2021 On 7/2/2021 at 7:27 PM, BigWinners said: That's so shitty and a sleazy move. If they are being punished, make them sit out a game in a sport that play. i agree, if you fail a test during a certain season you should be forced to sit out games for that season. its a bad look for the vhsl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EH31 2,518 Report Share Posted July 6, 2021 3 hours ago, GDUB said: i agree, if you fail a test during a certain season you should be forced to sit out games for that season. its a bad look for the vhsl. Is it a VHSL rule or a Tazewell County rule? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jags52 346 Report Share Posted July 6, 2021 44 minutes ago, EH31 said: Is it a VHSL rule or a Tazewell County rule? drug testing is a school system thing it has nothing to do with the VHSL. I know Tazewell and Smyth have drug testing I dont know who else in the area does. Most of the test are carried out by a 3rd party group and they are random. I do not know what the exact punishments are as far as a positive test goes but from what I have heard It kind of like a COVID test you have to have a negative test before you come back. I could be wrong but I feel like I've heard that before. I think Tazewell county also test for nicotine which is a little much IMO. At the end of the day I think they kids should just take the advise of Stephen A Smith and "STAY OFF THE DAMN WEEEEEEEEEEEEEDDD" Real Sasquatch 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mountain Football 1,532 Report Share Posted July 6, 2021 Tazewell County tests for nicotine. I like how people from areas that do no testing at all beat their drums about kids and punishment for those that actually do test. Let's be honest how many kids back in the day smoked cigarettes, dipped, chewed, or smoked weed? Several. Just because its been 40 years since some of us were in school doesn't mean we were all in Sunday school acting like little angels. It doesn't matter if its Graham, Richlands, or a Christian school kids are going to be kids. cityofRaven, Deleted Account and Real Sasquatch 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jags52 346 Report Share Posted July 6, 2021 30 minutes ago, Mountain Football said: Tazewell County tests for nicotine. I like how people from areas that do no testing at all beat their drums about kids and punishment for those that actually do test. Let's be honest how many kids back in the day smoked cigarettes, dipped, chewed, or smoked weed? Several. Just because its been 40 years since some of us were in school doesn't mean we were all in Sunday school acting like little angels. It doesn't matter if its Graham, Richlands, or a Christian school kids are going to be kids. I honestly think the nicotine is complete BS. Especially when the age for tobacco use to be 18 and a high school senior could be of age and still get popped for a drug test even though its legal. But if they rules are such that you letting your team down for partaking in tobacco then you got the rest of your life to do that or just dont do it in season. It going to happen I dont think anyone thinks it doesnt but if I was the head of a program and would mention that every day just to make sure the kids know what they are risking. I also dont think weed or anything harder than that has any place in high school sports I know that a hot take for some people but thats just how I feel about that situation Mountain Football and Real Sasquatch 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted Account 5,203 Report Share Posted July 6, 2021 2 hours ago, Mountain Football said: Tazewell County tests for nicotine. I like how people from areas that do no testing at all beat their drums about kids and punishment for those that actually do test. Let's be honest how many kids back in the day smoked cigarettes, dipped, chewed, or smoked weed? Several. Just because its been 40 years since some of us were in school doesn't mean we were all in Sunday school acting like little angels. It doesn't matter if its Graham, Richlands, or a Christian school kids are going to be kids. This website is the pinnacle for remembering things the way they never were. I played baseball around the turn of the millennium, and I was one of 4 players on the team that DIDN’T dip or chew. Mountain Football 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Real Sasquatch 1,865 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2021 2 hours ago, Jags52 said: drug testing is a school system thing it has nothing to do with the VHSL. I know Tazewell and Smyth have drug testing I dont know who else in the area does. Most of the test are carried out by a 3rd party group and they are random. I do not know what the exact punishments are as far as a positive test goes but from what I have heard It kind of like a COVID test you have to have a negative test before you come back. I could be wrong but I feel like I've heard that before. I think Tazewell county also test for nicotine which is a little much IMO. At the end of the day I think they kids should just take the advise of Stephen A Smith and "STAY OFF THE DAMN WEEEEEEEEEEEEEDDD" "random". Lmao. Mountain Football 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigWinners 1,643 Report Share Posted July 6, 2021 3 hours ago, Mountain Football said: Tazewell County tests for nicotine. I like how people from areas that do no testing at all beat their drums about kids and punishment for those that actually do test. Let's be honest how many kids back in the day smoked cigarettes, dipped, chewed, or smoked weed? Several. Just because its been 40 years since some of us were in school doesn't mean we were all in Sunday school acting like little angels. It doesn't matter if its Graham, Richlands, or a Christian school kids are going to be kids. Who s pretending otherwise? The bullshit comes in when kids start "playing" other sports to avoid a punishment. It's ridiculous to test HS kids and not test for PEDs, but I don't think they should be tested at all. A waste of money that would be spent better elsewhere. But, if you know the rules, have been made aware of them, can't figure out a way to beat the test and get caught, picking up a new sport just to avoid punishment is lame. That makes it all a farce. Just stop testing. Real Sasquatch and Jags52 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mountain Football 1,532 Report Share Posted July 6, 2021 1 hour ago, BigWinners said: A waste of money that would be spent better elsewhere. My thoughts exactly. If they are going to test then it should be a vhsl thing and not a county by county basis. Someone with more knowledge of the testing may be able to answer if Tazewell County tests for PEDs or not. From my understanding and I may be completely wrong on this. In Tazewell County it seems the tests are "random" and they are conducted towards the end of the season. Normally playoff time. So if Student A fails the test and his/her team doesn't make the playoffs then Student A elects to play Underwater Basket Weaving so they don't have to sit out their preferred sport. I totally understand that's skirting the rules. BigWinners 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigWinners 1,643 Report Share Posted July 6, 2021 19 minutes ago, Mountain Football said: My thoughts exactly. If they are going to test then it should be a vhsl thing and not a county by county basis. Someone with more knowledge of the testing may be able to answer if Tazewell County tests for PEDs or not. From my understanding and I may be completely wrong on this. In Tazewell County it seems the tests are "random" and they are conducted towards the end of the season. Normally playoff time. So if Student A fails the test and his/her team doesn't make the playoffs then Student A elects to play Underwater Basket Weaving so they don't have to sit out their preferred sport. I totally understand that's skirting the rules. Agreed. If it's not a VHSL rule, then Tazwell County is just creating problems out of thin air. They seem, to me, to be trying to have their cake and eat it too by testing these kids for stuff like bud or nicotine but allowing them to skirt around the rules by not mandating they miss all games in the sport which they were tested. It's ridiculous to me to test HS kids on a random basis anyway, it's costly when there are MUCH better ways to spend that money, it's a competitive disadvantage and I'm not sure I would like a school system drug testing my kids for privacy reasons. These aren't grown men, these are teenagers who should not be treated as professional athletes. If they get arrested, suspend them. Fail a class, suspend them. Get into a fight or trouble in school, suspend them. But drug testing randomly just leaves a bad taste in my mouth for some reason. Real Sasquatch 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1inStripes 932 Report Share Posted July 7, 2021 19 hours ago, BigWinners said: Agreed. If it's not a VHSL rule, then Tazwell County is just creating problems out of thin air. They seem, to me, to be trying to have their cake and eat it too by testing these kids for stuff like bud or nicotine but allowing them to skirt around the rules by not mandating they miss all games in the sport which they were tested. If you are ejected for in a game that ends your season, you can serve your suspension in another sport, so that should be the case for this as well IMO. At E&H a DE was ejected in their last game in 98. He was on the baseball team for a short period of time in the springs so he wouldn't miss any time in the fall of 99. Real Sasquatch 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Real Sasquatch 1,865 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2021 That policy definitely needs re-examined. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hokiebird7 1,416 Report Share Posted July 7, 2021 31 minutes ago, 1inStripes said: If you are ejected for in a game that ends your season, you can serve your suspension in another sport, so that should be the case for this as well IMO. At E&H a DE was ejected in their last game in 98. He was on the baseball team for a short period of time in the springs so he wouldn't miss any time in the fall of 99. Stupid rule IMO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1inStripes 932 Report Share Posted July 7, 2021 The reason it is there is because if someone is a SR in their last game plays another sport they can still enforce a penalty on the player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Bluefield researcher 1,195 Report Share Posted July 8, 2021 13 hours ago, trublue said: #wvprepfb MetroNews HS Sports @MetroNewsPrep The 2021 H.S. football season begins in 8 weeks. Here's a primer with offseason news & notes around the state: wvmetronews.com/2021/07/05/h-s-football-notebook-setting-the-scene-for-the-2021-season/… Completely useless because they ignore out of state games. cityofRaven 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Real Sasquatch 1,865 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2021 Bluefield won the Concord 7 pn 7 today. Very athletic team. Lineplay will be key. If they have decent lineplay, they will be very, very hard to beat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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