WingTguy

Indian, Thanks for coming up and supporting your team. We had hoped your experience was a great one and worth the trip to Woodbury, and especially how well you support your fellow Region members by traveling for your team. I guess you left out somewhere in your post about saying how well your team played and what a great atmosphere it was for fans and players on both sides. I am sorry you did not enjoy your "Bush League" experience last night. I hope you and your team have a great season and the best to your players and coaches.

I doubt they would do away with the programs. These counties are dealing with so much from the top down that they are not putting a priority on hiring a new coach. People who do not know football think you can come straight in and change everything overnight. If they hire a solid coach it will take years to right the ship.

All quiet in Cannon! Anybody heard any news?

Matt Cagle. I think.

It could be a while since the county is looking for new director. The former director of schools made all hiring decisions so I am not sure who will be conducting the interview process. You would think that the AD or principal would be leading this, but it also depends on what jobs will be open so far to bring in someone. As of right now there are no teaching slots open at the high school unless someone leaves.

This is exactly the thing that parents and community need to stand up for. There was something like 150 players and parents at the school board meeting a few weeks ago because they wanted change. If enough people get together and support it then it will be successful.

You are right Wingman! That is why it is important for this hire to be made with the intentions of building a program. It will be a process and years in the making. If someone is going to dedicate their life to doing it right then they need to be compensated for it.

This is a great start. Having the foundations laid is so important to making a program successful. I know that the Mustangs Football Program helped several young men become successful football players. I also liked the football leagues that were formed around 2004-2005 that played each other. This gave the opportunity for a lot of kids to get playing experience and fed the Mustangs (Now Junior Lions) with experienced players. Keep up the good work coach, it will pay off down the road.

The County Wide team is not supported the way it should be, just like some middle school teams are not supported. Since Cannon has no money to build a new Middle School, lets please move past the idea of a Middle School. It would cost $15 million plus to build one, I base this off the cost of one being built in RCS. See reference: http://www.dnj.com/story/news/2016/07/19/board-approves-funding-rocky-fork-ms-construction/87289016/ I figure that a MS in Cannon could probably get done for half as much as RCS. Plus, you would have to build athletic fields and facilities to go along with this. This does not include buying the land and finishing the building. Enough? Money would be better spent updating facilities, turf field so all could play on the surface (County teams, Junior leagues, 9th, JV, and Varsity) Weight Room Coach ( For all sports) Weight Room addition Competitive Salaries for coaches and teachers. Investment in programs for kids. Transportation for county wide teams (Football) Paid Coaches for County Wide Teams.

Your right. The program is in shambles. The one thing you have to do is get the pay competitive to bring in top quality coach and assistant. 12 month contract will make it better, but more would be needed. Next Priority is the weight room.

I would put out feelers to Rutherford County to see if a young up and coming coaching was ready to take over a program. You would have to increase their pay.

Where is coach Herron going? He has done a pretty good job at Upperman.

Work with what you have. Form a committee (coaches, parents, administration) to interview the top 3 to 4 applicants who are selected by the AD and Principal. If the AD has no say in the process, then the AD is a not a true leadership position. Hire someone who is hungry and wants to make a statement. Don't just pick someone who makes a lot of empty promises, but uses words like "hard work, commitment, dedication, will to learn." What Woodbury needs is a coach that can run a weight room, coach his butt off, and command the respect of his players. You will start to win games with that attitude, but it takes years to build a whole team on those principals.

I do. I know several people who would take that job in a heartbeat if the district would make it competitive to other systems.

Yes and no. Sometimes you get a hungry up and coming coach, or a coach who has already been around and just wants to make a difference. A successful coach gives up a huge part of their time to make a team better and they have to face everything the world throws at them just like everyone else, but the difference is that they are evaluated each Friday night for everyone to see. That is fine until you start looking at their paycheck and realize that their paycheck is dismal compared to those who are working with less qualifications and never have to share what they scored on their last evaluation. You are so right, you get what you pay for, but their has to be some want to by the community and the coach to make it better.