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It may help to go to some coaches clinics. I know our head coach and the school pay for the coaches to attend various clinics, normally one per yer. We have went to the Big East clinic, the Tennessee one, and one associated with Nike last year. You will learn trust me. I have been coaching for over 17 years and I always can take something from clinics and out it to good use. Also, form and earlier thread... beethoven suggested volunteering your time. Look for some high schools and just ask. You will have to work your way up, but everyone who is anything in this field has done just that.

How will the new classification work for Cocke County? Hopefully it will give them a chance to win more games and build more confidence with the kids in the program. I hope Cocke Co. will get on track. Word is that they lose a ton of seniors off of the team. I hear that one football senior is happy to be back in basketball and his father agrees. They said it will be very hard for the football program next year, so hopefully the coaches can get more people out and also keep them involved and fired up. I also want to thank "WPFAST" for taking the time to answer some of my questions and rumors that I have heard. I am sure there are more sides to the story. WPFAST, thank you again for the information you personally sent to me. We will definately use the workouts and suggestiuons in our offseason programs. The plyometric section and speed workouts are phenomial! You seem to be a class act and thanks again for helping our program. I simply cannot understand why Cocke County High School and even the school board would not want someone with your professional experience involved or even to be used as an advisor. That is what I cannot understand. If your ever up near Chattanooga, please come see us and thanks for taking your time to help!

Wow, great insight. I knew something was up when I read those Cocke County Plain Talk articles about the school board meetings, parent committee, and your position. Hey, by the way, can you fly up from Florida to train our athletes? I can see if we can put something together for you if you do the clinic stuff. We were going to get BFS to do something like that, but we had some people get hurt from the box squatting stuff they were doing. Thanks for your insight and information. One of the Newport players' parents told me you would be a great person to speak with on this topic and he said you cared about a lot about the kids you worked with. Good luck!

Thanks so much for responding! I don't know if you remember the Crumptons from Columbus High in FL, but they had some fantastic things to say about you and some of the work you did for their boys when you were at the Scout camp in Boca Raton a few years ago. You sound like you know a lot of whats been going on in the Newport area and you seem to care. Good information and its also what I hear from that area... Sounds like more people need to buy in the system. It also seems like something is holding the program back. Im still surprised that more Newport fans and players have not commented on this topic. I hope the Morristown East game this week is not going to get out of hand.

40-8 this week and Morristown West comes to town? Anyone think that the Trojans can put up 70? 80? /blink.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":blink:" border="0" alt="blink.gif" />

So I take it when November rolls around... Cosby is in the playoffs and Cocke County is turning in equipment! Seems like Newport's finest wear blue and black, not red and black! Congrats and good luck! /thumb[1].gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":thumb:" border="0" alt="thumb[1].gif" />

Congrats to the Eagles with a not only a huge win, but to show that they are 2 legit to quit! Hampton up 16-0 and got wore out after that. Must have been a great game. /flower.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":flower:" border="0" alt="flower.gif" />

Thanks for the update. I think I have asked enough questions in regard to this topic. I am done commenting on it, just like the program itself, it's worthless. If the administration is standing in the way of this game agaisnt cosby... shame on them! I saw where CCHS lost tonight to the 1-6 team in the conference. If Cherokee is able to put away Boone... then trouble awaits next week. Sadly, seems like the Fighting Cocks are doomed to 0-10. How can they even say they can in a game in the next few years after graduating many seniors. OUCH!

I figured that more people would have chimed in. Cocke County is playing David Crockett this week. 0-6 vs. 1-6.......... sounds like a powder-puff game. Is this Cocke County's best chance to win yet or will they go down again. Word I hear out of Newport is that they are doomed. I guess someone would have to look up records and compare to see if this CCHS program is the worst in the state. I still cannot understand on how the other school Cosby is so good and Newport just stinks.... locals... care to chime in???

Sounds like the making of a great series IMO. So why not play all the games at Cocke County? I mean I know you lose the "home field" basis of it, but if you guys are as strong against them as stated, then it would be funny if you got them year in and year out. What about playing at neutral sites? There are probably not any near you guys. Or maybe play games like some colleges do where you have some 3 to 1's.... I dunno. Sounds like you would get more fans at either site if you played the actual game then other games anyways. I say play the game and sell tickets in advance! That way your season ticket pakages would go up for people wanting the one big game only. You could technically sell-out all your "season tickets".... has Cosby ever done that before? I know Cocke County hasn't!

Oh in no way am I trying to set up anything or anyone. I mean a lot of schools play each other that are close. Look around the state. With CCHS being in the shape that they are in, seems that playing a game to where you can draw a big gate... especially with a "backyard battle" ring to it would be great for both schools. I am a complete outsider that has family near Newport. Just some of the things I hear up there, even though thay are silly, just do not make sense. What are these old reasons you speak of and why would those reasons prevent a "Civil War" type game from going on now. looks like you people up there are missing the boat, especially when you do not play them in other sports.... thats just silly.

/roflol.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":roflol:" border="0" alt="roflol.gif" /> (Jim Mora voice)- UH, playoff's??? You kidding me..... Playoffs? The meth lab trailer bowl? ..... j/k Unfortunately these schools get laughed at due to the expense of uncontrollable stuff. I played against CCHS in 1987 and even though my team won the game, it was one of the hardest hitting agressive games I played in that year. Thats what I will always remember about Cocke County.... physical team that will hit you and no it seems that those days will never be back. It's hard to see a program that I once respected go down the tubes... and for what and why?

Well your both in Cocke Co, so it;s close enough... but I can tell you do not want to be associated in that same breath. Do you think Cosby could beat Cocke County High School? WHy do you guys not play? Kind of stupid if you ask me.... I was wondering the same thing earlier on why CCHS would travel all of the way to Walker Valley to get whipped rather than save money and play a team in their own back yard. My bro-in-law says the CCHS administration is the key and doesn't want to be embarrased by a lower level school. He (bro-in-law) also says Cosby would and could beat CCHS in basketball. Anyways.......... you guys have a game against Hampton... good luck and thanks for the comments!

WOW, it must be something then... I posted a question on the 4A board asking if CCHS was the wost program in the state and asked why Cosby is traditionally better. Sorry, but I work in a larger school system and when you compare 1A and 4A together in the same city, the 4A group is better. Looking at past records, both schools have been up and down and had something like 1-9 seasons........ Cosby has rebounded more than CCHS making playoffs and Cocke County has remained in the 1-9 bubble and is expected to go 0-10 this year. So the outlook should say that Cosby has more football talent or gets the better talent in Newport?

I forgot to add 1 more question... With Cocke County being a 4A school.... their enrollment is close to 1,400 kids.... thats mind blowing when you hear that the school can barely get 30 kids to come out for football. Just wanted to get more of the numbers out there. Also, does the school board not compare or care about athletics at the school or is it a Cosby/Cocke County civil war?