Hornetcoach

2 hours ago, Tippy said:

Indy Lutheran - Just how good is this team?  Lutheran beat Lapel 38-7, and that is better than Hamilton Heights did against Lapel.  HH is 5-0.  It sure looks like Lutheran is going to win 1a again, and I'm not sure Adams Central can put up much of a fight.  This is the year Lutheran should be playing West Lafayette instead of LCC.  OH MY!

They are VERY good!  They have size and skill.  I don't think they'll lose this year.

Ok, the offensive team completes a long pass, the receiver attempts to lateral downfield but it is forward making it an illegal forward pass.  The penalty says five yards from the spot and a loss of down, but the yardage, even after the assessment, is enough yardage for the first down.  What down is it?

This is a post I made a couple weeks ago and I feel it's appropriate here.  There is a huge difference between getting excited and celebrating with your teammates and trying to show up an opponent.  There is too much of the "hey look at me, look what I did" attitude instead of the focus being on the success of the team.  I know I'm "old school" and I am good with that.

Gritty, not pretty.  There are far too many people worrying about how cool they look and getting style points instead of getting gritty and doing whatever it takes to accomplish the task at hand without worrying one bit about what that looks like.  We have people spending more time and energy practicing their new celebration dances and hand shakes instead of using that time and energy refining their craft.  The best celebration and one of the best things about all of sports is turning and celebrating with the people you’ve put in the blood, sweat, and tears with.  Once people figure out it’s not about YOU as an individual, it’s about US as a team, they just improved immensely at any sport and as a part of any team they are a part of.  WE B4 ME!  I hope everyone has a great day!

I would love to hear this DC speak at the clinic this year.  We need all the help we can get. 😀

On 8/10/2022 at 3:47 PM, ragdoll said:

Any info on reason for venue change?

I believe it had something to do with still needing to pass inspection on some field construction or something like that.  

The Beech Grove / Indian Creek scrimmage that was originally scheduled to be at Indian Creek will now be played at Beech Grove

Coach Fisher is not only a great football coach, he's a great person.  The Warriors are lucky to have him leading a great program!

Whiteland - James Sleighter Field

Mr. Sleighter was a long time principal at Whiteland Community High School

There is truly only one person this move needs to be good for, and that is Coach West.  He has stated it is what's best for his family and that is really that is all that needs to be said.  He has proven that he is a great coach and a great motivator of young men.  FC, not only got a great coach, but also a great person who will get them competing at a high level in a short amount of time.  FC hit the jackpot with this hire.

Also something to think about, if you don't like the state of your program or how it's being ran, get involved and volunteer your time to be a part of the solution as opposed to part of the problem.  I don't know anything about this program but I guarantee these coaches spend a lot of time and effort away from their own families to try and instill, not only football lessons but , more importantly, life lessons into these young men.  Everyone who is not in the locker room and on the practice field wants to be critical of what's going on and they don't take the time to do anything about it, they just sit behind a computer screen and complain about how other people are doing things.  I'v been coaching a long time and have been a part of some pretty successful teams and I have also been a part of some not-so-successful teams, if you are only looking at the almighty win.  But, I will guarantee you one thing, these young men were better people because of it, and that I can live with.  So, you must first determine what success means, I truly believe learning respect, accountability, teamwork, discipline, and selflessness is far more important than any win you can put on a scoreboard.  Don't be an armchair quarterback, be a part of the solution or continue to be part of the problem, the choice is yours.

13 hours ago, Bobref said:

We're in complete agreement on everything except whether a compulsory handshake has anything to do with sportsmanship. I'm not against the handshake tradition because it causes trouble ... although it sometimes does. Kids are going to fight sometimes when emotions get high, that's just the reality of it. I'm against forcing people to shake hands with the opponent, because forcing someone to do it cheapens the value of that handshake.  As @Muda69 says in his posts: “No action can be virtuous unless it is freely chosen.” 

So, you do not force your children to say "please and thank you"?  You force them until they start doing it for themselves.  Kids only know what they're taught, and obviously some of them aren't being taught at home, so it is our job as coaches to teach and instill such character traits.  I realize there is a difference between little kids and high school students, however, they are still impressionable young people and need guidance and modeling how to do things the right way, sometimes we're the only positive lessons they get all day.

2 minutes ago, Bobref said:

I love the game ,too. But if you haven’t shown your opponent respect and good sportsmanship through 48 min. of battle, a compulsory ritualized handshake isn’t going to do it. No one is more pro-sportsmanship than I. But this is fake sportsmanship. If somebody rants to go across the field and congratulate an opponent, good for him. If he doesn’t, no reason he should be forced to.

It is not the end all be all show of sportsmanship, simply an extension of it.  I believe teaching and coaching sportsmanship and respect is one of, if not the, most important lessons we teach as coaches.  If we (they) are not doing that, it is a disservice to the young people they are coaching.  This doesn't sound like a handshake problem, this sounds like a coaching problem to me.  I think we both believe that teaching sportsmanship, as well as respect and accountability, should be non-negotiable in coaching.  Unfortunately, not everyone sees it that way.  

19 hours ago, Bobref said:

The handshake line serves no useful purpose. It has needed to go for quite awhile. I’m surprised this doesn’t happen more often.

 

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I could not disagree with your statement any more.  The post-game handshake is a way to show respect to someone you have been battling and leave it on the field.  It's such a teachable moment for the these young people.  It is a way for us to teach humbleness in victory and fortitude in defeat.  It takes character to do your best, fall short and congratulate your opponent with dignity and grace, even when you are disappointed and may not feel like it.  It is imperative that we don't keep skating around things simply because they're difficult.  After all, aren't the difficult times the times that teach the best life lessons?  Represent yourself, your family, your community, your school, and your coaching staff with dignity.  Just because a few idiots can't control themselves doesn't mean we take this out of the game, and all games.  If we are truly getting these young people ready for real life, it is so important that we teach them self-control and to learn through tough experiences.  I know I'm old-school and I'm good with that.  We must guide the person first, and the athlete second.  Just one man's humble opinion.  I LOVE THIS GAME!

Dropping a football program is not the answer and would be doing a disservice to these young men that have committed to a TEAM.  If these young men are learning discipline, respect, teamwork, and accountability, this football program is a success.  Some of these young men will not be taught these imperative life lessons anywhere else.  

Trent McCormick is a class act!

Monrovia is much improved and heading in the right direction for sure.  Their staff has them playing hard and getting after it!

2 minutes ago, Muda69 said:

Glad to know you are such a basketball fan, a true Hoosier.

 

😂  I'm a wrestler by trade, but do enjoy some good hoops.   

I am well aware that this is a troll situation.  However, just because there are not a high number of students in your school, doesn't mean you should not have the opportunity to learn the endless amounts of life lessons taught through the greatest game ever created.  If you're learning the important life lessons such as accountability, responsibility, work-ethic, teamwork, and discipline, the brand of football you're putting on the field is secondary to these ever so important lessons.  If these lessons are taught and followed through with, the wins and losses take care of themselves and society is better because of it because many of these young men are not taught these lessons anywhere else.  Just one man's humble opinion.

It was a bad situation for everyone.  We were there, warmed up and ready to go when they called the coaches to the middle of the field about 15 minutes before kickoff.  It was a crew.  Not sure how this happens without communication.

The refs confirmed three weeks ago.  Not assuming this, heard it directly from the Athletic Director on the field as we were trying to figure out what to do.  He also told me that he had confirmed with one of them last Monday.  How does one confirm and not show up?