cafedcrusader

I've watched SHHS play evry game that norris pitched. He was never lifted early to protect against a loss.

coach EDWrds mDE good decision. norris on3 dAYS rest for the 3rd time in a row was not a good choice. SH pitched and hit well enough to win. Defense let them down. having Norris on full rest the next day was critical. Coach knows someone else has to pitch effectively to win it all.

I think Coach Overbay has proven that he knows how to coach. The defense was very good last year even when having to stay on the field way to much. NOt giving him credit for that is inaccurate.

I would like to see them simplify things on offense and use the extra practie time on making sure they do the little things right. I'm afraid that SS may be trying to outscheme people rather than out execute them.

IMO the best they looked was when Norris was QB and Kinley could be moved around. I don't think #12 is the best QB. A good arm but not the answer to run the team.

Toppers roll 11-1. Mckinney throws a 2 hitter. Toppers score 5 in the first and never look back.

I hope D-B thnks every game is over when they are down 5 in the late innings. The steal of home is a solid play. Ever heard of pitching from the stretch?

ss better listen to his assistants. IMO 2 assistants held character and team attitude in a high position. Did anyone notice that after the CC meltdown that a couple of those juniors that look like tarzan and play like jane did not play much vs Karns, one of them actually switched positions. IMO that switch came because one assistant coach refused to play the kid with the lousy attitude and work ethic.

good post it's not just coaching

I hope that the team can finish well, but we do have to factor in that what success we did have moving the ball last Friday was against a team that had lost 7 straight games. I don't think that the QB change will be a cure all. This team has bigger problems than that.

/thumb[1].gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":thumb:" border="0" alt="thumb[1].gif" /> I agree with you. We do need to stop relying on talent and potential only. Potential gets coaches fired. If a player is playing well, the word potential doesn't come up he's called a stud. When a player is not doing his job, the coach has to talk about his potential. SHHS has a handful of players with superior talent. The problem is that they choose not to take advantage of that talent. These players don't know what it is like to work hard, never had to because of their superior athletic ability. Now that it's time to show what there made of, they don't know how, or don't think they should have to. When you see the majority of players working hard in practice and during the game, it is frustrating that these players with "superior athletic ability" are on the field during game time as much as they are. Competition can be a great motivator. If you take 2 of the "superior athletes" and make them compete for the same position, the player who wants to play, will work hard to earn that position. Put the other on the bench. It doesn't matter what your talent level is if your attitude is of "me me me" rather than team. We have players that obviously don't put worth effort physically, but the attitudes of a few are what is detrimental to the whole team. When coach smith took this positon, I'm sure he heard about the "talent" at SHHS, but I bet he did not have an idea of the ATTITUDES he would have to deal with. Do I agree with every decision that ss has made? no. But, as SHHS supporters, does it help the situation to criticize. If the players have to hear this from every avenue, it will effect their perspective. If your told you can't will over and over, you won't win. Maybe at this point, winning a game isn't really winning at all. Maybe winning at this point would be to achieve team unity.

There are no perfect situations. All coaches make questionable decisions, all players make mistakes. We Jc parents must get some perspective on this athletic situation at SHHS. Hold our own children accountable for their actions on and off the field. Treat players, coaches, referees, and each other with respect. We can learn and become better people through all kinds of less than perfect situations. Parents must model appropriate behavior. Then demand their kids do the same. What are we hoping for for our kids? NFL, NBA, MLB? I haven't seen dozens and dozens of pro's at SHHS. We should help our sons learn lessons about success, failure, discipline, work ethic, etc. We better hope SHHS parents get the message or we will see the same thing in basketball season... or maybe we already saw it in bball last year.