Just saw where the TSSAA is voting on spring practice

[The Drunken Sailor]

And whether or not to keep it.  Why would you vote NOT to have it?  

 

Discuss.

[orngnblk]

2 minutes ago, The Drunken Sailor said:

And whether or not to keep it.  Why would you vote NOT to have it?  

 

Discuss.

We havent had it in two years.

[sportman]

I for one would be in favor of not having it. Really, what can be taught in those few days. Just change it to where teams can start a couple weeks earlier to start the season so they can get in shape for the up coming season. 

[TigerNation]

10 minutes ago, orngnblk said:

We havent had it in two years.

We ended ours early last Spring, but I wouldn't want them to vote to take it away. Those ten practices can be very important to new coaches or young teams. Besides, some teams will just do it regardless.

[H2Oman]

Stupidest thing I have ever heard of. 

[Southtowner]

If you took away Spring practice what would you take away when schools violate TSSAA rules? 

[GHSblackhelmet]

They need to keep it in my opinion. It will impact the larger schools more than us small ones. At Greenback we have a hard time getting one in between basketball and baseball due to most of the athletes play multiple sports.  We are fortunate to have been good in them so we are in the playoffs and it runs into the next season usually. When I played we couldn't start basketball season until football was over because the whole basketball team played football. We would miss a few games each year, now we have enough that don't play football that the season can start and football players join in later. Our baseball program is rolling now and they are in the cages when January rolls around its really hard to fit spring practice in when you are focused on a state run in baseball.

[ZEBRA35]

Makes zero sense to have spring football. All it does is get your baseball players hurt. Coach held the starters out of spring football so they didnt get hurt for baseball.

[Charger64]

Doesn't baseball and softball get 10 days in the fall....

[GBKEES]

1 hour ago, TigerNation said:

We ended ours early last Spring, but I wouldn't want them to vote to take it away. Those ten practices can be very important to new coaches or young teams. Besides, some teams will just do it regardless.

Good point!  Very important for a new coach to get an ideal of what he's got.  They need to let the individual schools determine whether they need it or not.

[GBKEES]

10 minutes ago, ZEBRA35 said:

Makes zero sense to have spring football. All it does is get your baseball players hurt. Coach held the starters out of spring football so they didnt get hurt for baseball.

Our baseball players never participated in spring practice until baseball season was over.

[ZEBRA35]

4 minutes ago, GBKEES said:

Our baseball players never participated in spring practice until baseball season was over.

When the majority of your baseball players play football and start on both teams doesnt make sense to do spring football when your main football players wont be participating