Bluebird 17 Report Share Posted September 14, 2022 https://www.maxpreps.com/m/league/default.aspx?leagueid=3c30ae65-87b5-477c-b7b3-80f5aafeca02&ssid=66439386-7bb5-42f6-9628-ea444a3a2d59 They currently have 8 man football in Virginia but not in the southwestern part of Virginia. If there was 8 man football in southwest Virginia they would need at least 6 to 8 teams in the area to make it work. Could this be done? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redtiger 1,742 Report Share Posted September 14, 2022 Its been something I think a lot of programs could benefit from, most of the Cumberland and Black Diamond teams would be good fits. With the impending consolidation of Buchanan Co idk if there would be enough programs willing to participate. IF it was done I think it would have to be SWVA/EKY/SWV in a regional group. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixcat 2,921 Report Share Posted September 14, 2022 Galax has been doing 8-man football through the Recreation Department for well over a decade. It's been tremendous in keeping kids involved longer. We have less kids quitting before high school. Mountain Football 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tornado99 345 Report Share Posted September 14, 2022 19 minutes ago, sixcat said: Galax has been doing 8-man football through the Recreation Department for well over a decade. It's been tremendous in keeping kids involved longer. We have less kids quitting before high school. Is this exclusive or in addition to 11-man? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixcat 2,921 Report Share Posted September 14, 2022 1 minute ago, tornado99 said: Is this exclusive or in addition to 11-man? Exclusive. Galax hasn't played 11-man football at the recreation level since the year Dixon took over the varsity program in 2010. He was a part of the group that helped develop and put this model into play through the recreation department. With 8-man football, Galax Recreation Department can place no more than 10 or 11 players on each team. If a team is shorthanded for whatever reason, they can always borrow from the other team since it's all played in-house. Everyone gets ample playing time. We never see a dozen kids buried on the bench of a roster full of 25 kids. We have offered both Carroll and Grayson to join our "league" numerous times but they continue to make fun of us for playing 8-man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liam McPoyle 1,863 Report Share Posted September 14, 2022 IMO, it's unlikely to happen unless VHSL takes the lead. This isn't wealthy NOVA schools and parents that have the clout, time, and resources to advocate VHSL to sanction, for example, lacrosse. The small schools that are struggling to field a team are not in a position to develop and organize a new interscholastic sports league. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tornado99 345 Report Share Posted September 14, 2022 35 minutes ago, sixcat said: Exclusive. Galax hasn't played 11-man football at the recreation level since the year Dixon took over the varsity program in 2010. He was a part of the group that helped develop and put this model into play through the recreation department. With 8-man football, Galax Recreation Department can place no more than 10 or 11 players on each team. If a team is shorthanded for whatever reason, they can always borrow from the other team since it's all played in-house. Everyone gets ample playing time. We never see a dozen kids buried on the bench of a roster full of 25 kids. We have offered both Carroll and Grayson to join our "league" numerous times but they continue to make fun of us for playing 8-man. That’s great. My biggest criticism of 11-man youth football (unless you have the numbers for several teams of smaller roster sizes) is the tendency for the late bloomers and mediocre role players to be eliminated prior to development. I have observed that your second stringers are covered up already by your starters (justifiably) even if the drop off is ever so slight. More reps plus and unforeseen growth spurt could make those second stringers starters later if they don’t walk away due to lack of playing time. This is not a slight to feeder programs, but a good argument for the 8-man game. sixcat, redtiger and Gridiron60 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf1207 239 Report Share Posted September 15, 2022 7 hours ago, sixcat said: Exclusive. Galax hasn't played 11-man football at the recreation level since the year Dixon took over the varsity program in 2010. He was a part of the group that helped develop and put this model into play through the recreation department. With 8-man football, Galax Recreation Department can place no more than 10 or 11 players on each team. If a team is shorthanded for whatever reason, they can always borrow from the other team since it's all played in-house. Everyone gets ample playing time. We never see a dozen kids buried on the bench of a roster full of 25 kids. We have offered both Carroll and Grayson to join our "league" numerous times but they continue to make fun of us for playing 8-man. Galax has been to nearly every state title game since they played Clintwood in 2011. Instead of making fun, they might want to figure out what Galax is doing right. We can talk about Graham, RV, Union, Richlands, and all the rest, but Galax has been the best program in the boards coverage area for well over a decade now. SWVAgridiron, redtiger, EH31 and 2 others 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluebird 17 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2022 Last night I went and saw an 8 man football game and its a pretty good game to watch and worth the admission $5. All they need is for one team in southwest virginia to take an interest in 8 man football and I feel other teams will join. The closest 8 man football team to southwest virginia is in Lynchburg which is too far away from southwest Virginia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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