MarshallCounty

Just now, temptation said:

Some coaches fake it better than others and while all of us on this board seem to share one thing in common (our love of football), in my experience football coaches are some of the most difficult to work with when it comes to multi-sport athletes.

Hang out with a few basketball coaches and see if that changes your opinion.  Actually I don't think it is one sport more selfish than the other, it comes down to the individual head coaches.

1 minute ago, Muda69 said:

Covid devastated the Cub Scout Pack (elementary school) side of scouting.   Troops faired a little better,  but now face the reality that not many Cub Scouts will be moving over to Boy Scouts in the following years.    

I know. It stinks.  I don't know if there is even a problem or a solution.  It's just something that I've noticed and discussed with people the last few years.  

Just now, Muda69 said:

What if a kid is involved with a club/activity not associated with the government schools?  4-H? Scouting?  Club sports?  Martial Arts?  There are more options out there than ever before.

Even some those are down in numbers. Look at scouts.  Major problems with enrollment, my sons local scouts disbanded.

I'm fine with ESports because at least kids are involved in a club/actvity. 

14 hours ago, PDB26 said:

Bowling Alone is a book published in 2000 about the decline of bowling leagues and what the author thinks that means for American society at large. I never read it, but I think the decline of bowling leagues, from what I remember and probably in response to this book, was a widely interpreted to mean that Americans were becoming more insular. Certainly, there would be other factors at play, but do a quick search on the book and you can find the publisher's page that describes what the author attempts to show. 

There is no reason to think that other community activities or school extracurriculars--even those for the most vibrant of us all--would be immune to some sort of larger and pervasive societal malady of indifference, the struggle with the demands of modern life or a disinterest or inability to seek connection with others...in person.

This is the best comment so far.  I think society as a whole has changed interests and have found other things to occupy our time.

Even in rural communities, the number of kids working on farms is way down.  Talk to farmers, they have went to big round bails for hay because they can not get teens to bail hay.  

I am participation drops in rural schools in a number of activities. So I don't know if the 1 high school community argument holds water.  Statistically speaking as well, teen age participation in the labor market is at an all time low.  Less high school kids work an after school job than previous generations.

15 minutes ago, temptation said:

And Covid has only contributed.

True

1 hour ago, PDB26 said:

Bowling Alone is a book published in 2000 about the decline of bowling leagues and what the author thinks that means for American society at large. I never read it, but I think the decline of bowling leagues, from what I remember and probably in response to this book, was a widely interpreted to mean that Americans were becoming more insular. Certainly, there would be other factors at play, but do a quick search on the book and you can find the publisher's page that describes what the author attempts to show. 

There is no reason to think that other community activities or school extracurriculars--even those for the most vibrant of us all--would be immune to some sort of larger and pervasive societal malady of indifference, the struggle with the demands of modern life or a disinterest or inability to seek connection with others...in person.

I would hear stories about my grandparents being apart of bowling leagues, lodges, women’s clubs, and many social clubs. I was talking about this the other day with a friend how are generation is not involved in social outings like past generations. 

You’re absolutely right, we are definitely more insular.

I live in SE Indiana and work with four schools.  I also keep tabs with former teachers and friends I worked with in Northern Indiana.  A general pattern that seems to be developing in a malaise or apathy from student bodies.  Numbers in many extracurriculars are down.  A few students at most places seem to be doing the heavy lifting of keeping clubs and activities going.  Not all this is on the students either.  Teachers aren't as involved as a result of workloads.  Parents are overworked and don't seem to push students into sports or clubs. I am sure this is a great sociology case study into this somewhere.  What can be done  to turn this around?  Those schools that aren't experiencing this, what is the secret.

Is there a training facility/football club in the Michiana that is like what Fort Wayne has with AWP and some of the other places in Indianapolis for Michiana athletes.  As a region football and other sports have seem to be sliding compared to the other areas of the state.  

Bremen is on a lose one win one streak to start the season. It is time for the Lions to lose one once again.  Jimtown has Bremen's number even when Bremen may have had the better team in games the last few years, Jimtown always wins.  Jimtown 35 Bremen 22

Elkhart wins this one but I think it will be close 27-22.

Glenn should handle Knox, but I don't know what happened to the Falcons last weak. 34-20

New Prairie isn't going to lose 2 in a row, right?  35-17

Adams and Marian is gonna be interesting.  Marian seems to be starting to click.  Knights over Eagles 35-30

Washington

Mattawan

Bremen beat Triton 35-7. Trojans committed 7 turnovers. The game was a lot closer than that, turnovers set Bremen up with short drives. I like that big running back from Triton, that kid was a stud. He reminded somewhat of Zander Horvath from Marian who is now at Purdue. Coach Younis has a good club, they will be a tough match up in their sectional.

Jimtown 21- Glenn 0

Bremen 35 Triton 7

Bremen should have a full roster this week for the first time, and Coach Leeper should be back from quarantine for the first time in 2 weeks.  

Did anyone mention how out of state games don’t get factored in.

Somewhere I went had good pork burgers, maybe Prairie Heights?

Matt Kopsea from RRSN preditions.

Matt's Matchups

Bremen is dealing with a round of quarantines with some of its players. Not sure how many are out, I know of 2.

Good article on Penn in the South Bend Tribune today. 

SB Tribune

I haven't seen Penn in person, but watching highlights from there games, I am shocked at how small they are.  Past Penn teams where massive in size and towered over opponents.

Hammond Central over Clay

Elkhart over Morton

Jimtown right? Have to find some offense

Glenn over the Indians

Lowell over NP

Bremen pulls it out- Lions get two solid player back from Covid

Cathedra

Adams

Washington

Cathedral -48.5 vs Penn

Thumbs up to LaVille, played extremely short handed due to Covid issues against a fiesty Triton team and pulled it out 7-0 in OT.