neilwrong1

Hendersonville has a solid program yr in and yr out, no matter the talent. If you think you can do a better job coaching in a tough region, then apply for a job and see how you handle backstabbing parents. Hatfield is one of the best around, and most parents my age are very appreciative of a man trying his best to teach morals to the players. So many now are so worried about winning to keep their jobs that they turn a blind eye on a player's behavior.

By the way hvillelegend, if you don't mind me asking what yr did you play at Hendy? My son was on the OHS team of 98.

I was not trying to stab in the back when this started. I can understand the morals and all the other stuff that builds good character for these kids. It was just intended to create a discussion as to what I saw, and have seen at these games.

It's one thing to mold these kid to become men, and it's another to coach the game of football. A game we all love or we wouldn't be here right now.

Maybe it's all in the players i don't know them. But for you guys to start blasting off like this - tells me I'm not the only one to see this because you guys are so defensive.

You can't tell me that this team that I have witnessed on the field for 3 games this year doesn't have talent. I saw talent that was not used as well as heard parents and fans asking about other talent not even on the field. So maybe he is a good coach, I don't know, but you also have to be a motivator and get the players to believe and follow and from what i've seen It's Not Happening.

 

Maybe that's because of coaching or lack of good leadership (both players and coaches). Everyone on that team needs to do a good ole fashion gut check and look in the mirror ask some questions. Ride your horses and treat them right and they will follow.

Oh by the way everyone deserves a little criticism. If taken the right way it makes us better. So take that chip off your shoulder and be open to opinions.

Hatfield has been doing the same thing for over a decade now and look where it's got him: 2 State Championship appearances, several region titles, with just one losing season(2005). Correct me if I"m wrong but I believe he's the winningest head coach in HHS history. The players respect him as well as the school.

 

Talent wise, HHS is far from the top, but somehow they are always sneaking into the playoffs with a winning record. Coach Hat doesn't deserve this kind of criticism.

You can't tell me that this team that I have witnessed on the field for 3 games this year doesn't have talent. I saw talent that was not used as well as heard parents and fans asking about other talent not even on the field. So maybe he is a good coach, I don't know, but you also have to be a motivator and get the players to believe and follow and from what i've seen It's Not Happening.

Maybe that's because of coaching or lack of good leadership (both players and coaches). Everyone on that team needs to do a good ole fashion gut check and look in the mirror ask some questions. Ride your horses and treat them right and they will follow.

Am I the only person that went to the Gallatin and Hendersonville football game that thinks Hendersonville got out played and out coached. What a horrible defensive game plan - granted they got out played, but to never see any adjustments or anything is just unbelievable.

This is not the only game for Hendersonville that I have seen this year that leads me to say they have a great deal of talent but lack coaching. Example = the Station Camp game on TV - What a coaching blunder to give the ball back to SC with that much time left on the clock.

Example 2 - The Beech game - It seemed as if after the first half they couldn't adjust to what beech threw at them.

I know sometimes the kids just don't respond but it seems this coaching staff has a hard time even playing the best players. How can it be 3rd down and 3 or 4 and the Roper kid not be on the field. I've also heard the have another kid on the team that has eat up the JV defenses he's faced but can't get on the field for the varsity.

Maybe I don't know the whole story for the Commando team but it seems to be unjust what is going on with that team.