larry
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How big an advantage is it that private schools can require students to be involved in extracurricular activities?
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QUOTE(cbg @ May 25 2007 - 10:05 AM) 826466840[/snapback]When people leave Davidson or Shelby County schools it's not only for academics it's also due to their fear that the schools are not safe. The gangs are running the public schools in all large metropolitian areas (police officers will tell you this) and just look at what took place at the Whites Creek graduation last evening where they had two gun fights with one 15 year old child being shot in the arm. Would you want to teach in that enviroment or have your child attend one of those schools? Yes, MP will have it's problems but it will not have the safety problems of the urban schools.
You miss the point mphstiger is making. All you are saying is true which gives the privates an advantage, regardless of how that advantage comes about.
It also means that you run from the problem by taking the better kids out of the schools that need them the most and then point a finger at the public schools.
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QUOTE(bmoy @ May 24 2007 - 09:43 PM) 826466475[/snapback]This is so exciting. To be able to give God the glory for the success of both schools is amazing. To be able to comeback through the losers bracket both teams. And for JCS to do so in such dominating fashion. Coach Coop talked about before the game that sometimes God puts you behind so that He can show how powerful he is.
BTW, who is this?
That is quite an insult. Surprising for a 'christian".
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It rewards the families who want their kids to experience something besides drag bunts and sacrifice flies 12 months a year and forces fathers to be fathers instead of turning their klids over to coaches to raise for them. Fishing and bird hunting sounds like a fine start to me.
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That's a lot of teams at $150 per team. Time for a CoachT Plus membership, maybe, for $12, to show a little appreciation.
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As an old-timer I remember going to the state, picking up a program, and looking through the lineups at all of the 6-10, 6-9, 6-8 guys. It seemed like every team had one and some had several. Where are they these days?
This would have been back when there were schools like Chattanooga Riverside, Pearl, Cameron, as well as Melrose, Science Hill, etc.
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QUOTE(coacht @ Mar 18 2007 - 01:28 PM) 826416284[/snapback]All of those are girl's state tourney games. There are pictures from 5 boys games and 9 girls games. Is counting a problem for you?
counting is not a problem...lack of any riverdale games who oh by the way won...thats a problem /mad.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":angry:" border="0" alt="mad.gif" /> but your site you get to pick just like any other publication..sensorship at its best...print or pictures only of who you want too. well enjoy them and congrats to those teams that made coachts list of most important to take pictures of. /tongue.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":P" border="0" alt="tongue.gif" />
You and that nonathlete up there may be the most selfish, ungrateful fans I have run across in awhile.
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Surely if you can advertise your tournament on here and charge $175 a team you can afford $12 for a Plus membership.
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QUOTE(ELA @ Feb 28 2007 - 11:40 AM) 826393230[/snapback]Good post beet! This is just another example of how the far right attacks people for no reason other than political gain. The Republicans love to dig up dirt on any honest man or woman and they have no shame in how they use it to attack them or their agenda.
Do you and beet use carpools?
Those of us complaining don't think there is a global-warming problem. So, why would we carpool or take the train? You are welcome to it.
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If you have been watching 4AAA very long, remember how the game always was about Insell, not the girls, which is exactly the way he wanted it. That is how it looked tonight with Riverdale's coach. It was about his ego, not the players. And I wasn't even there to watch that game, I was there to watch Shelbyville, not Riverdale.
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Just got in from Siegel. What a contrast in coaches in the two games. Burkey up by 40, playing everybody he has, Lincoln County scores the last 17-18 points of the game, and Shelbyville wins by 22. Riverdale up by 25, pressing in the 4th quarter with Lanning rolling over an ankle and the other guard banging up a shoulder, and the starters in with less than 2 minutes to go. I thought Riverdale had a chance to win state but if they do it will be in spite of that coach, not because of him. Coach Burkey and Coach Scott sure won the "class" contest. I thought I was watching an Insell in maroon and white for a minute.
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Often people who are arrogant are not aware of their own behavior or don't want to recognize they are arrogant. A person can be arrogant but not show it externally to others due to his thoughts, actions and emotions.
A strongly arrogant person will usually try to downplay other people's achievements or ideas in order to make himself appear better. Arrogant people will even ignore or downplay good ideas from others, as they cannot accept that others might have better ideas than themselves. This makes reasonable communication difficult and arguments impossible to resolve fairly as the arrogant person will not accept the other person's point of view, no matter how logical/intuitive or correct it is, because the arrogant person is really having an emotional argument about his own arrogance.
Arrogance is an unpleasant unloving experience for people interacting with someone who has an arrogant personality. Most people do not like or enjoy being with excessively arrogant people which makes the arrogant person unpopular. Arrogant people do not notice this problem or cannot change their behavior because their personality/ego enjoys being arrogant much more than being liked by or having a respectful, loving and accepting attitude towards other people.
Arrogant people are often unable to realize they are not as good as they assume they are or have problems recognizing their own self limitations. Arrogant people are usually over competitive and don't know when to quit.
Often arrogant people can be overbearing and try to coerce/force people into doing what they don't want to do with little regard for the other person's feelings or the group's best interest.
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QUOTE(sportsguy22 @ Feb 19 2007 - 09:42 PM) 826380122[/snapback]With all due respect to the Lawrence County team and its fans, I truly believe the District 8-AAA Championship game tonight was a perfect example of complete overconfidence and lack of respect. After the Lady 'Cats won at Shelbyville, you would have thought they had won the State already by some of the posts on here. I just don't believe the Shelbyville program was shown much respect at all and it played itself out this evening. The Eaglettes just drilled them and it just goes to show that the best teams always rise to the top in tournament time and that is the most important thing with as many games as there are in a season. From my years of watching high school basketball, overconfidence plays a huge factor when it comes to crunch time and Lawrence County felt as if they could just walk out and beat the Eaglettes yet again. Shelbyville has too much pride for that and they are just too tough when it gets to February and March! It's all about peaking at the right time and the Eaglettes do that better than anyone year in and year out. Best of luck to both teams in region play...Lawrence County has a tough game at home against Siegel in the opening round (that could go either way) and then a possible semifinal matchup with the very hot Riverdale Lady Warriors and senior standout Anne Marie Lanning...Shelbyville should have a fairly easy road to the region final since their bracket is much easier. It's looking like a Riverdale-Shelbyville rematch and showdown in the finals, one which I know the Eaglettes will be fired up about. If Riverdale is overconfident like Lawrence County, they will be in trouble. It should be a good one, though, because the loser will likely have to travel to Cleveland for a very difficult matchup in the sectional. The region final could be a game for the ages!
Still bothers you that Lawrence COunty won on your floor, huh.
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QUOTE(ELA @ Feb 14 2007 - 10:58 AM) 826371479[/snapback]
Good point and I see where you are headed with this question.
We know he had at least one and tested it. It has been confirmed by the Russians, Chinese, Japanese, and our own scientists who monitor the atmosphere and geosphere for such activity.
The big difference between this situation and Iraq is as follows:
1. The IAEA and most nations of the world acknowledge that North Korea has a wepaons program and has produced nuclear materials.
2. N Korea openly acknowledges they are a nuclear power.
3. THe US CIA and State Department now list them as a nuclear state
Iraq did not fit into all three of these groups. In fact, the inspectors said they did not have any new evidence of Iraq being back on track toward becoming a nuclear state. As it turns out, Germany, France, and Russia were correct, in that, Iraq had not attempted to restart their nuclear programs. We were flat out wrong.
If you follow the Libby trial you will see that our government KNEW ALL ALONG that this was the case and we went to war anyway.
I really don't see the difference. We knew Saddam had them and needed no acknowledgement from anyone. After all, he used them! If Kim says he has destroyed is nuclear weapons, will you believe him? And, what if you are wrong. Will that mean you lied?
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How do we know he has any nukes, for sure? If we are forced to go after him and he doesn't have any nukes, or we don't find them, will that mean that you were lied to about our reason for attacking? Will you then criticize the president for lying to you?
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Before I respond, I want to reiterate that I do think that there is an advantage with privates vs. single A schools. (an opinion that I have stated before) Private schools are located in large cities, with a broader populace to choose from, and with the mindset that (especially in soccer) you will find more students who play club soccer year round in the big cities, than you will in the more rural areas. I would say that if you looked at almost all of the private school teams, you will find that a high percentage of them play club soccer. I would imagine (but haven't researched or have facts to back it up) that it isn't the case in single A public schools.
I have never claimed to have taken some "bad news bears" and won anything. There has been some incredible talent at CAK. Would I win at a single A public? I don't know. I do know that I would put the same effort into coaching there as I do here. I have coached everything from NCAA division 2 to AAA boys and girls soccer, all the way down to middle school. I have won some big ones, and have had my share of horrible losses (shoot, we used to get beat by 8-10 goals by Farragut every year).
I personally think that a split is coming. There is a huge disparity of private vs. public champions in boys soccer. I think the main reasons are what I stated in the first paragraph.
We have lost to single A public schools, and have only squeaked by on several (Alcoa soccer gave us an incredible game in the region semis last season). Alcoa has a great coach, that is dedicated to the game, and has worked hard on developing a program that is having some great success. He took a team that had never won a district championship to region semis in the boys and sectionals in the girls 2 years ago.
I also am very grateful for the "advantage" of being able to openly share my faith with my players. I know many public coaches that would love that "freedom". That is one advantage, that I am sad to say, will never be equal.
Thanks. Good luck this spring.
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QUOTE(chattaboogieboy @ Feb 9 2007 - 10:12 AM) 826364903[/snapback]
you need a dictionary...i'm not excercising intolerance man, i'm excercising a lack of understanding, which i was hoping to get from tiger...you could say i'm ignorant to his level of reasoning, but not intolerant. intolerant would indicate that i cared nothing about what he had to say and pushed him to the side based on my own personal opinions/beliefs. can i get someone else to talk to please?
Keep spewing.
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QUOTE(chattaboogieboy @ Feb 9 2007 - 09:53 AM) 826364878[/snapback]
i just don't understand why folks are so intolerant to something they can't understand. because you or your children can't be included in a private school atmosphere then your immediate reaction is to run the other way and scream SPLIT...the posts speak for themselves
I just don't understand why folks are so intolerant to something they can't understand. the posts speak for themselves
I read it. So, using that analogy, you are done. Bye.
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What you have just described is an advantage for 1A private schools that are urban. That is exactlywhat mphs tiger has been saying all along. And, if there was a 1A public school in Nashville, for example, it still couldn't compete becaus eit would be zoned, a concept private shools can't grasp. Thanks