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I believe what he is saying is that it is making the coaching profession look bad. High school coaches that are teachers are involved in school and around kids day in and day out. They are trained to handle kids properly and are on the same schedules. “Coaches” outside of this parameter are not around kids year long. Also, parents think that if they are sending kids to personal trainers and position like coaches that they know more than their own high school coaches. Well high school coaches aren’t usually going to be giving personal lessons. They have multiple kids to coach. They have to teach in the class room. They aren’t accepting extra payments because they are trying to get their own team better.

Typically: Classifications 1st, then Sectionals next I believe the next executive IHSAA meeting is February 20th, so that would be the earliest that release is my guess

Great points here! Just to piggy back off of this, a lot of these personal trainers are coaching things that we as coaches will never coach due to the system we use. An example, if you are a running back, your personal trainer might be working with you on cuts, balance, acceleration, footwork, agility, and other things of that nature. In our offense, the first thing we learn as HB is how to block. If you can't block in our offense, i don't care how good you look with the ball in your hands, you can't play HB for us. You could be a great Kick Returner or Punt Returner for us, but HB is out of the question if you can't block. Probably not something you hear typically when talking about running back or half back position.

That's my big take away. Five years ago I would argue that football was the last "pure" sport. Travel teams have destroyed Little League baseball and AAU basketball has killed fundamentals and skill development. At least football didn't have that. Can't say that anymore with these Pylon travel tournaments and 7v7 leagues that feature non-educator coaches. I can't stand it.

Indiana receivers 3 of the top 10…

Educator as in a mindset, not degree or credential. And echo pretty much what @Indiana Fan said.

About the only two national championship teams I put on a pedestal higher than any others is the '01 Hurricanes and '19 LSU team. Those two were, in my humble opinion, on a different level from other national champions. All other national champions, like you said, who cares where you rank, you are a national champion.

AAU/travel ball has now entered the football ranks.

Sounds like some government school consolidation is in order for Jasper and Starke counties. There are eight school corporations between the two counties, more efficiency is needed.

7 on 7 coaches and some trainers are putting a bad name and takin away from the traditional high school teachers / coaches. They are fooling parents. This incident is an absolute disgrace to youth sports and the game of high school football. These “coaches” need to be punished.

Why do so many others care what RCHS is doing?