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  1. What year did your kids quit? Did they make it to atleast their 10th grade year? Ive personaly seen many "studs" in middle school never make it in highschool because 1. Playing against better competition 2. Parents let them quit before they have a chance to even learn the system and earn a right to play. The easy scape goat for this is always "politics". As for the parents who have the kid who can knock the "star" player on his butt (not only talking about you here) many times the parent only sees that play in practice but in between plays while your talking to your friends, you never see the coach have to line your son up in the right spot everytime, or see the coach explain to him that even though that was a great hit, he was susposed to be running somewhere else and that if he hadnt made that great hit it would have been a touchdown because he screwed up. Having coached a little myself i can say that as many posters on here have. Great talent doesnt always play and may give the appearance of favoratism but almost always its for reasons like i just mentioned. If I could just walk onto the field with your great sons and say "line up here and when you get the ball run here" then like in little league and middle school, "everyone could play"
  2. If you havent noticed Bearden, the team you guys beat last year, hasnt just been a barn burner the last few years either. There hasnt been any changes there either. So dont say its just cause your in South Knox.
  3. As a former HS coach and College player ill tell you. 4.5 40's are good for any position in Highschool and a TRUE 4.5 is even better. I would guess the average college prospect lineman (250 + pounds) is going to run in the 4.8 -5.05) of course there will be better times and worse times than that. The average college prospect at reciever, rb, db, and lb All grouped the same cause regardless of size will be about the same will range from 4.5 to 4.6 obviously some will be faster and some will be slower. As far as Highschool kids running sub 4.5 40's (legit) i havent seen it. (coached a rb who also won GA 5a 100 m in track and he only ran a 4.52 40. As 40 times go, in general they are considered a tool to evaluate players speed. BUT it is not always a good tool. How many times have you ever seen a lineman run 40 yards straight in a game. or for that much how often does a rb break a 40+yard run. There are many things that a college coach looks at besides 40 time. I will admit that 40 time does catch their eye, but only if its extreem. such as a 4.3 or a 5.6. just out of curiosity, who knows what Jerry Rices' or steve largent's was? http://pages.prodigy.net/seangates31/RiceFacts.htm
  4. if you want some real good information go to post #825438613 there is some valualble stuff through out that board.
  5. Fan support is good here in Tn for the most part but like Tx and Pa. go to South GA and you'll see some real fan support. I just wish East tn (especially the Knox area) would put more support in to it from the admin. of the school point.
  6. 5-5 or maybe 6-4 but a definate improvement..
  7. The biggest problem you will come into if you allow school systems to decide and AD's approve transfers (without a valid move). Any coach worth anything is not going to let his AD approve a transfer of a student who is anygood at all. Therefore the only kids who will be allowed to transfer are the ones who arent 1st or potentially 1st string down the road material. Then after the transfer you run into the same problem. The parent is mad cause their son/daughter is not playing and then what? transfer back?
  8. bdog3741

    2A Gold Ball

    Alcoa 2004 state champs Alcoa 2005 state champs good luck guys
  9. Congrats to the Rebels. Sure did hate to see those THS fans whose been on here all year talkin and screamin for ya. Guess they got what they wanted.
  10. Im suprised myself to see Fulton make it this far. Congratulations guys on a great season. Bring home the Gold again next week.
  11. James "choo choo" Parker South Doyle from about 89-92 Very tuff and would have been much better but had no supporting cast around him or any blockers for that much. Signed at MTSU
  12. For a team like Bearden who is fixing to spend well over $5 gran to bring in a group for the next 7-8 months, what would you and ghost recomend? Is the 3 people fort sanders sends going to be good enough for about 50-70 kids or is there a better solution to this. ( besides bringing in 10 trainers)? Do you feel that our program will benifiit from bringing these guys in?
  13. that was recomended to the coach tonight but he was not interested in it.
  14. Beardens site www.beardenfootball.com
  15. Bearden is taking bids to have a strength and conditioning coaches come in and do our spring weight lifting and conditioning. Right now Fort sanders west has put in a bid and we are waiting on another company to submit another. Either way come jan 1 our coaches will not be conducting our strength and conditioning program all the way till camp. After reading everything that Grey Ghost has written im starting to believe this will be a good thing for our program.
  16. Da%$... Im guessing your very educated in this area. Thanks, one question however. As a highschool coach, where could you go to get this kind of information? is there a clinic, class or what? Is this something every staff should or could have information to easily? once again thanks
  17. Who runs Hillwood's conditioning program? Coaches?
  18. bdog3741

    Bearden

    If your comparing us to db your right. we dont have the talent to beat them. Compare us to Karns, Campbell Co. South Doyle, Sevier Co this year, we are compatable with them. I realize that Jv isnt varsity but when the varsity now was jv they didnt lose but 1 game in 2 years i believe and none season before last. These kids are still here so there must be some talent somewhere. Like i said aleast better than 1-9
  19. I agree on all parts with you. anyone else have an opinion?
  20. bdog3741

    Bearden

    The Head coach asked the booster club to pay for speed training in the summer. He wanted the booster to pay for it last year but he tried to "sign up" (for lack of a better term to) to late. As for the parents, when we see kids laying around (litteraly) waiting on their turn to do sprints, Kids throwing helments, coaches telling kids to do something or their will be sprints and then not following through with it untill the last 2 weeks of the season, even though telling them every week, and numerous other things obivious to any one who can atleast tell who the qb is on the field, as parents we feel that there is something wrong with the program. Yes it is the players doing several of these things but isnt the coaches susposed to be in control over them? and if so shouldnt they take control of this situatuion? Then as parents we try to talk to coach about different things and get told "wait here ill be back in a minute" and he never returns. Then try to email Principle to talk and response we get is a survey. Your right there is a lack of guts somewhere from the staff on up the line. The booster club (speakin for myself) dont want to call plays or run the program, we want someone even if it is the present guy, to take charge and run this program and have some character and lead our kids not just let them do what they want. If someone would do that we may not win 10 games but we'll sure win more than 1.
  21. Just saw the Rams are coming to TSSAA next year after about 3 years of a program. Hope Coach Estep can get you guys up for the challenge. Good luck next year. Anyone seen them play yet? How they going to compete in region 1 1a
  22. bdog3741

    Bearden

    Now with that i can agree with you on. That is one of my arguements is that if we keep at 1-9 there will be very few kids stay around. If were at .500 and close in the games we lose or even go 6 or 7 wins then you start to get the kids to come out and stay out.
  23. bdog3741

    Bearden

    May not have any state championships or many region/distric champs but when we have a jv team that didnt lose the previous 2 years and then when they hit varsity they go 1-9 something is missing. Not saying that Bearden should be 10-0 but should atleast be .500. Besides if the only way someone can whine is if they have state championships thats gona mean that very few people can ever complain if their team does bad. If you'll go to http://www.tssaa.org/schdir/records/GetTheRecord.cfm youll see that most teams in the state dont have a state championship. 2000 Division 1, 2nd Round Playoffs, Class 5A 1999 Division 1, 1st Round Playoffs, Class 5A 1997 Class AAA, First Round State Playoff, Team Runner-up 1997 Division 1, 1st Round Playoffs, Class 5A 1996 Region Class 5A Runner-up 1995 2nd Round, Champions, Class 5A 1995 1st Round Champions, 5A 1995 Region, Class 5A, 4th 1990 District Champions, Class AAA and no this isnt a great history but its alot better than 1-9
  24. Who does your teams speed training during the off season. Your coaches or do they bring in outside "expert" instructors? Can anyone tell a difference in their program if they have done it both ways? Does 4 or 5 weeks in the summer really make enough difference that its worth the 3-5000 dollars it cost for an entire team? Give all the feed back you can.
  25. bdog3741

    Bearden

    To night at the booster club meeting lets adress that. If the booster club wants to go on with business as usuall lets adress that also. We are at a point where if we have to many more seasons like this you will be exactly right, especially if everyone sees noone doing anything to change what is going on here. Ill be at the meeting tonight and Im going to voice my opinion about all of this. I sure could use some support. Be there if you can.
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