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9zo, Not so much a comparison of Maricopa and Marion County, rather an illustration of the anthropological tendency of factionalism and localized retention of control (or perceived control) which is reinforced by the Tip O'Neill reference. He wasn't from either of the mentioned counties, rather he spoke to the nature of localized populations insofar as they relate to a certain "comfort" level with the way things are (with respect to their specific world-view)...

TTP, I've heard that the attempt to consolidate has happened a couple of times before, in fact, they even went so far as to poll for a name, colors, and mascot. I also heard the land along the west boundary of Hwy 28 just north of the Little Sequatchie was one of the previously proposed sites (as it served as leveled land and a convenient access point with a somewhat centralized location). The largest obstacle from such a proposal will be the perceived loss of "local control". During my service with M.C.S.O. (Maricopa County) I was a supervisor in the Contract Services Unit tasked with reaching out to smaller communities within the county to consolidate with M.C.S.O. to provide law enforcement services and disband their local police departments (often departments with a T.O. of 30 or fewer employees). We utilized the rationale of the Clark County (Nevada aka Las Vegas Metro) enabling legislation to serve as the statutory basis for a forward-looking model, and I visited King County (Seattle) Sheriff's Office to survey their internal operations and table of organization to determine the viability of the model. The economies of scale were absolutely conducive to fiscal savings and an enhancement of professionalized services (Helicopter, Lake Patrol, Dive Teams, Canine, Full-time SWAT, etc.) that the smaller jurisdictions (municipalities) could not afford. Ultimately, even with the popularity of my Sheriff (who is known globally) we could not pull it off due to the "local control" perception of the various smaller towns/cities whose populations ranged from approximately 5,300 to 117,000. It was a stark reminder of the genius of Thomas "Tip" O'neill's book entitled; "All Politics is Local: And other Rules of the Game"...

The Whitwell High School Football Program has an opening for a Defensive Coordinator who has at least three years experience on the Varsity High School level. The ideal candidate must be highly organized, self-motivated, present themselves in a professional manner, have good communication skills, and be able to convey during the interview process the systems they intend to use and related manual. There are currently no teaching positions available, but it is anticipated openings will occur during the Summer. If interested please send an email with attached resume’ to Head Coach R.C. Helton at the following email address: whitwellfootball@gmail.com You should include all of your teaching license/certification information and endorsements. You must currently have, or be able to obtain prior to July 11, 2016, a valid Tennessee Professional Teacher License.

Pirate Mike, There is a significant physiological load on athletes that you have to take into consideration. Specialization is a concern (see any of Dr. James Andrews discussions on the topic) and that can be problematic. One primary discussion regarding football is the active rest issue. Active rest varies, depending upon your own program's philosophy, but in reality its for what all of us know as "burnout". It's up to the coaching staff to monitor the player-personnel (and coaches) for signs of burnout. The immediate off-season for us is a time when I want our guys to rest and regenerate because once we start working, it is a grind. I actually had to back off a bit about mid-season because I have a tendency, when we are not experiencing the type of success that I believe we should be, to ramp up the intensity of our training and time spent in practice. The players plateau and no significant gains can be achieved when that occurs. The theoretical approach of the General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS) is to create some variation in the programming to offset that. Tuesdays are generally a very intense day for us (In addition to our practice periods we lift immediately after practice which adds approximately 50 minutes beyond our practice time) Our staff had a discussion mid-season and I modified our practice plan from a 154 minute plan to a 90 minute plan in order to "deload" some of the stressors. Our start in March is precipitated by two factors: 1) Half of our returnees are in other sports 2) When we do start, I want as many of our guys in the weight room working out together (we have a couple each year that play baseball). Note: Active rest does not imply being completely static. We want our guys active and engaging in various healthful activities that introduce mechanical variation (basketball, biking, tennis, jogging, etc.), but we do want them to regenerate from the extreme load that they've endured during the season. In that Basic Manual that I referenced to Possum, there is information regarding the Principle of Diminishing Returns on Page 9. In a nutshell, you can only train so long before you don't realize any gains. We begin on a 3 day a week cycle in March, Progress to 4 day a week during Summer (and we also integrate the agility and speed phase during this Mesocycle), and move to a frequency of 2 day a week lifts in-season. We also may have to monitor and adjust depending upon individual stressors or other variables that may impact the group. That's up to our staff to monitor and adjust if warranted. One other thing, testing should be a part of every strength and speed/conditioning program. This provides a measurable to assess gains and also allows your athletes to set goals and have specific landmarks of progression for the realization of those goals.

Coach, Stop by any time. The Mesocycle is a time period reference in the Strength Program. Usually, it is between 4 to 8 weeks (depending upon programming). The Microcycle is typically a week. The Macrocycle is, in our case, the Annual Plan (think Microeconomics and Macroeconomics). They are descriptors utilized in Periodization. Our program is written by Coach Mike Anderson-USAW-SPC, CSCS. The CSCS is what most Division I College programs consider the "Gold Standard" with respect to certification for Strength and Conditioning/Speed Personnel. Coach Anderson came to Whitwell last year and spoke at our Strength and Speed Clinic. He will be visiting again this December during Christmas Break. He tailored our program specifically to accommodate our schedule (including the two week dead period during the summer). Coach Anderson is very familiar with the way I organize our practices and the style of play as he was my Strength Coach in Phoenix. He has his Bachelor's in Kinesiology from Arizona State University and interned under Joe Micela and also studied under Joe Kenn. We collaborated on a system approach to create a model of efficiency for the weight room in his second year with our program in Phoenix. The result, was a template system that incorporates ground-based movements that utilize a total body approach, as opposed to a "heavy day" and a "light day" that also alternates Upper and Lower days. Instead, we utilize the total body approach so that each day there is a posterior chain activation in our plan. It is theoretically based upon the Joe Kenn tiered system model. Coach Anderson put together a lift video for our program. It can be viewed at R.C. Helton on you tube. It is about 45 minutes. If you get a chance to watch it, you will see it is very detailed with respect to teaching proper technique. When I spoke with Boyd Epley at the Glazier Clinic in Mesa, Az, he told me that the best measure for explosiveness of a Strength and Power Athlete was the Vertical Jump. That is one of the key measures that we look at when we re-test to see the specific athlete's progress. We had some significant gains last year. We started on March 2nd last year. One of our incoming Sophomores (Class of 2018) gained 6" on his vert in a 6 week Mesocycle. The average gain was 2.4" for that cycle. The NSCA has a Basic Manual (105 pages) that has some good information and provides some basic plans that are sound doctrine. If you join NSCA you will receive an electronic copy of it. They also have their Annual Conference this January in San Antonio (7-9th). They usually precede the AFCA and host in the same town each year. Since I am going to AFCA again this year, it's difficult to get more time off to attend the NSCA deal, but it has some excellent training and information if you have the time and $ to go. I prefer to do the AFCA because I make a lot of contacts to try and build my network to get my guys recruited (and also learn from the top coaches in the country). Last year, we had 7 players start both ways. We had 3 Freshmen start on Defense every game. One of those Freshmen started both ways on OL/DL. Most people would characterize us as a physical team. We had one minor injury all season (AC Joint separation) that occurred early in the 3rd Qtr. against SPHS. The player never told us about it until after the game, but his performance in the first half was in stark contrast in the second half. He's a tough kid and didn't want to come out of the game. He talked his Doctor into releasing him for the Sale Creek game the next week. I held him out and wouldn't let him dress. So, in theory, he was medically cleared, but it wouldn't have been the right thing for him, or for the team. He later scored all three TD's against Moore County in the playoffs. The only other injury all year was during Moore County (mild concussion) that prevented one of our OL from playing in the second round of the playoffs. I am not sure about the other teams in Tennessee, but I know our injuries were minimal within the context of the workload on our kids, and the style of ball we play. Usually, there is a correlation to the Strength Program with respect to injury mitigation. Obviously, we were fortunate this year, but we are going to stay with our program as it has proven fairly solid considering what we have to work with and our numbers we have in the program. We averaged 301 yards offense per game this past year. Considering we had a Sophomore at QB who replaced a QB that was very good and got a scholarship to play in college, we did pretty good. That's not a knock on our Sophomore. He got better each game this past year, but he didn't get a lot of reps as a Freshman (we don't have a JV Team because we have Freshmen and Sophomores who start and don't have enough Freshmen/Sophomores to safely field a JV Team) so the speed of the game was a big adjustment for him this year. We expect him to be a lot better this upcoming season. He got more confident as the season progressed. He works hard in the weight room, and he's coachable, he's extremely tough, and he's a great young man.

Correct, this year we will do baseline testing February 29th and March 1st. Then we get into our Base Hypertrophy Mesocycle.

We have 13 of our potential 26 returning players involved in Winter Sports. I am hoping the other 13 are involved in active rest. Our programming starts the week after Winter Sports are over.

Ok Gentlemen, the following is exactly what I wrote in the referenced post a couple of weeks ago: We were able to move the ball between the tackles against SP in the first half. We were not able to move the ball against CA between the tackles in either contest. We had one drive against CA's first team Defense in the first game that we were able to move the ball with our younger backs out of our Fly Series, but it ended around their 20 yard line. We made too many mistakes against CA in both games. They are a very good team. SP is a very good team. It should be a great game if both teams are firing on all cylinders. If SP can stop #1, they will win. That's not to say CA doesn't have other productive personnel, but rather how much of a weapon #1 is. I think the winner of this game goes to Cookeville. I don't think Harriman can match up with either one of them (unless they got new impact players this year that they didn't have on their roster last year). Harriman has some tough kids, but their style of play can't match up to CA or SP. Not sure about Greenback, but looking at their game against Oneida (and the score of the Oneida vs. Harriman game) I don't think Greenback will beat either one. 1-A SP and CA have a lot. Also, keep in mind CA will have 50+ on the sideline if depth becomes a factor and as many teams that they've blown out this year, those younger kids have gotten significant playing time throughout the season which should pay dividends in the playoffs. Crow, I still have a great deal of respect for Oneida. TL has a great defense and they are a physical football team. O&B, I haven't seen Greenback (as referenced in the previous post), but my appraisal was based upon the close game with Oneida (whose defense I had seen) and my knowledge of CA's #1. Nobody found a way to stop him all year, and I fully expect him to be playing on Saturdays. It looks like you all found a way to stop him. Just like I told Coach Grider, if you can stop #1, you win the game. My appraisal was based upon matchups. If you read the clarifier in the Harriman reference, you should note that the caveat is directly related to "unless they got new impact players this year that they didn't have on their roster last year". That was based upon the experience of having played them last year. Nowhere did I say I didn't have respect for Region 2. It's good to see Greenback (public school) playing for gold. I am very impressed with a team that held CA to 14 points. That is exceptional! Good luck to you guys in Cookeville. I am pulling for you. And hey, what do I know? I picked Michigan over OSU this past weekend...

Pirate Mike, Both teams are very good in their own way. Skill positions? SP has more of them with speed. If SP can get to the edge, they should be ok, but the CA Defense takes great pursuit angles and they have very good technique and do their job. They also have a good rotation on their D Line to keep their guys fresh. Each week is different for each team. I will tell you that #1 for CA is the BEST WR I have coached against since Javon Williams at Chandler High School (of course, his QB was Brett Hundley so the ball was usually on the mark). The Thompson kid makes plays and unless you have a player with the same height, speed and physical control of his body, he will make plays. He is a very dangerous return specialist also. CA has no weaknesses as they play fundamentally sound across the board on both sides of the ball. Don't buy into the hype that they are contact averse. Their players do not shy from contact. Coaching-wise, Coach Grider has a very experienced solid staff and it shows. They have gotten better each week this year and the speed they showed against MtP is going to be their greatest asset. If SP can throw the ball effectively against CA, it will help, but they have a good pass defense. Keep in mind, if you do throw it, make sure it isn't to #1's side. He can cover ground fast, has great reactions, and a large wingspan. SP has an expectation to win and that is something that's often overlooked because it has nothing to do with X's and O's and everything to do with mindset. CA has a staff that is well-prepared and their players communicate well on Defense. Special Teams, both teams are dangerous, but CA has a definite advantage with their Kicker #8. He is a weapon and can kick it into the end zone every single time if he wants to. He's also a weapon on offense and can return the ball. We were able to move the ball between the tackles against SP in the first half. We were not able to move the ball against CA between the tackles in either contest. We had one drive against CA's first team Defense in the first game that we were able to move the ball with our younger backs out of our Fly Series, but it ended around their 20 yard line. We made too many mistakes against CA in both games. They are a very good team. SP is a very good team. It should be a great game if both teams are firing on all cylinders. If SP can stop #1, they will win. That's not to say CA doesn't have other productive personnel, but rather how much of a weapon #1 is. I think the winner of this game goes to Cookeville. I don't think Harriman can match up with either one of them (unless they got new impact players this year that they didn't have on their roster last year). Harriman has some tough kids, but their style of play can't match up to CA or SP. Not sure about Greenback, but looking at their game against Oneida (and the score of the Oneida vs. Harriman game) I don't think Greenback will beat either one. 1-A SP and CA have a lot. Also, keep in mind CA will have 50+ on the sideline if depth becomes a factor and as many teams that they've blown out this year, those younger kids have gotten significant playing time throughout the season which should pay dividends in the playoffs.

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Pirate Mike, you can find his stats on Macks Preps (wrong spelling because of filter) Enter x where the cks is. He lit up Columbia Academy 12 Carries 174 Yards and 2 TD's. Coach Peek's D has more speed guys to deal with him though. No way MP's D stops Pitt.

If your favorite team isn't playing on Friday, we'd love to have you up here in Whitwell. It's our first Home Playoff Game since 2001. We expect it to be a lot of fun. Current Weather dot com 5 Day forecast for our Zip Code 37397, shows Scattered Thunderstorms in the morning and for Friday Night a low of 61 Degrees, winds light and variable, Chance of rain 100%. Rainfall near a half an inch. Make sure you bring your rain gear...

The KWN-TV Broadcast has been cancelled for tonight. During the discussions at the SVC Coaches Meeting, there was concern expressed regarding how many people could be filming from the Press Box and it was agreed that only the two teams representatives that were playing could be in the Press Box filming. We had intended for the Broadcast to show all of the Jamboree so that the kids from all the schools could get some extra exposure and also be able to have a nice memory of being on television. One of the coaches in the SVC did not feel the same way so the broadcast has been cancelled. Sorry folks...

Roy, No sir, we didn't pay them anything. I went through town with the tv station owner and talked to business owners and we got some of them to sponsor the programming. We have been working all Summer and all the way back in the Winter. I bet if you could get them Little Debbie people (Fudge Rounds) and the Red Bull folks to sponsor you a show, that Grider Man could get his boys on the tv too... We got our boys 40 new Riddell helmets, 40 new Riddell shoulder pads, and all new Nike cleats last year just through donations. Got another 32 sets of team cleats this year. We also got two of our boys recruited to play ball in college with scholarships, and another two as walk-ons with academic money last year. That's 4 out of 7 boys that were Seniors last year who will be playing football on Saturdays and getting a college education. Of course, I try to work real hard to get those college coaches to look at my boys. I don't want any extra money, and I won't take any extra either...I want all the extra money to go to our boys. We have a young team this year. 8 Seniors, 1 Junior, 10 Sophomores, and 10 Freshmen. Not all are healthy right now (in fact, that #33 that laid out that #1 last year is out for the season). So, everybody on our schedule should beat us by at least 6 touchdowns. That's ok though, we've been studying real hard and hoping to have some fun this year. We've got a new defensive coordinator and are still learning the defense, and another new coach from Dunlap. Just working hard and looking forward to having some fun this year. We've also been drinking a lot of chocolate milk after our workouts. We don't let our boys drink that Red Bull. We don't charge them for protein powder either or any of that mess...

BC, Yes, KWN-TV (Charter Cable Channel 195) will be following all of Whitwell Football's games this year. They will also be at the Jamboree tomorrow evening and that broadcast will begin at 11:00am (CST) on Saturday. It will also be shown again immediately following the first broadcast on Saturday with an additional airing on Sunday at 8:00am (CST).

Oneida 1) Classy Program with Classy Players and a Classy Coaching Staff. 2) A Community that is completely invested in their football program. 3) Excellent Facilities 4) We saw exactly what we expected to see from the best defense in 2A for Tennessee last year (insofar as that is measured by points allowed per game 8.41 ppg) 5) Our Players were able to gain an enlightened perspective as to their level of play and what it's going to take to move beyond the first round in the playoffs. 6) I firmly believe Oneida would beat most 2A Teams in the East this year. 7) We got our #### whipped! 8) This experience will hopefully be a catalyst for improvement. 9) BAM BAM is a tough running back, and I love tough running backs!

This already has happened in Tennessee. Brainerd used to be the Rebels, but that changed back in the 70's

PowerP, I can guarantee you this: While I am calling an offense, I will never call a double reverse pass. PurplePower, we will have our best 11 on the field because every opportunity we get to compete is a chance to get better and measure ourselves against the other teams. Since we consider MCHS one of the best teams in the state for 2-A we consider it a great opportunity to see where we are at as a team. Since we will be playing our best 11, we expect the same courtesy from whomever we play. We currently have 8 Seniors, 1 Junior, 9 Sophomores, and 13 Freshmen on our roster. If they all make it through Tiger Camp (which begins tomorrow) we will have a roster of 31 young men. To say we are young, might be an understatement. But as everyone well knows, 1 player can make a difference for a 1-A team. If that 1 player goes down with an injury, it can definitely be a challenge to replace them. Our immediate objective is to keep all of the young men who grow up in Whitwell and play in our youth leagues, to stay at Whitwell. We look forward to the Jamboree and the upcoming 2015 season. I believe this area of the country is one of the most special places for high school football. We hope to see you all at the games and if your favorite teams happen to be on a bye week, we invite all fans to come to see the Tigers. We have some hard working young men that love to play football.

Man!!! That sounds like the modern day version of the Four Horsemen. Y'all ought to be tough to handle. What offense are they running up there? I saw where you mentioned the QB reading.

Best backfield in 1A? I've heard UC has been a very tough running team too. Those must be some very impressive young men. Good luck to the Wildcats this year.

Thanks for those who expressed interest. The position has been filled. Coach David Wampler is our new Defensive Coordinator.