LaSalle Lions 1976

This is a cautionary tale about youth football. I'm not talking about the teaching of techniques. I'm talking about the "Lombardi's" of the coaching world and their mental capacity to hold their emotions back. I don't know how rare an occurrence this is. Not everything is taped or goes viral. The sad thing is not one parent came to the kids defense after the first hit.

I like this Have a question for flag football programs. How many can be on the field...it is 7on7 or some other number I was thinking the very first experience should be 5 on 5, less variables to teach kids, maybe the next year, go 7 on 7. All kids will be required to play at least 3 plays ate snapper, quarterback, skilled player.

The Texas School for the Deaf has qualified for a state championship. Good Luck to them A couple of comments: 1. They were able to transfer this season from 11 to a 6 man team due to COVID. Not possible in Indiana 2. Would any school ever think of using a bass drum on the sideline to call signals instead of verbally. Could cause problems early for defenses.

Clay won't drop sports, but consolidation may be in the offing. We shall see

I am a retired Special Ed teacher and coach. I never said he shouldn't go. Just finish out what you signed up for. I saw where he was assistant AD, that shouldn't effect the kids much. A classroom teacher is another matter.

So if Elkhart and Penn leave, where does that put the NIC? Adams, Clay, Riley, Washington, St. Joe, Marian, Jimtown, Bremen, Glenn, and New Prairie. The former Northern Star Conference teams Might want to go their separate ways, but not together. Marian and St. Joe would want to stay together. The South Bend schools......?

No. A person should live up to their obligations. That's good business.

So he ups and leaves while school is still going on? I find that unconscionable. Not living up to your teaching contract. I don't get it.

There is a 1A school in South Bend that will be a full IHSAA member next year. My wife was in the original first class and I taught there one year. almost 100% of students gets scholarships (yes more than 1) to attend college. Notre Dame gets it share, but they are from around the country. A friend of mine just found out that her son has a full 4 year ride to Boston College, and his brother got a 4 year ride to Lewis and Clark in Portland. Just think if you can make a basket or kick a soccer ball added to that, you can't tell me that would be a feeding ground for athletes in the area. They are considering adding rugby to the mix. Who know what might happen. Oh by the way, they are a Christian school that is about 75% Catholic.

I don't think the IB effects much because the enrollment is capped. Adams is the go to high school with almost 2000 students. It should be easy to take students to Riley.

OK...let me give this a whirl To qualify for the playoffs, a team must have 4 wins. The week that would have been the first round of the playoffs is now used for playoff organization. and a two round sectional, one round regional, semi-state, and finals. This will make a lot of games significant at the end of the season.

South Bend had a feasibility study done about their used of buildings. It was suggested that 5 to 8 buildings be eliminated. No one knows what buildings they suggested. The problem is when a building is eliminated, charters can buy them for a dollar. That would be a signifiant loss of revenue. My high school suggestion would be to combine Clay and Washington and locate them at Lasalle (former high school). Expand the Riley district into Adams. That would give South Bend 3 high schools with about 1600 students.

What about the Lutheran and Christian schools? They would be in the same boat. Pretty narrow thinking

I though football was the ultimate team game. Individual accolades (with the exception of scholarships) are nothing compared to team awards. Plus, this thread is not going to be on topic in less than a page.

I was teaching there when the new Ames was being built. It started out as a grass field installed by the Sodfather. The roots were over a foot long. It was beautiful

At the private/Christian school I taught at (Trinity at Greenlawn) we had a couple of Jewish families attend over the Yeshiva in town. They had to take Protestant Doctrine for their 9th grade Religion requirement.

We don't have CYO for our Catholic schools here in South Bend/Mishawaka. We have the Inner-City Catholic League (ICCL) In order to play you have to attend the school, not be a member of the parish. It looks like almost every grade school has it's own football team. Here we have only 4 teams. All schools are combined with at least one other school. There has been only one long term coach in the program. Most coaches leave when their child graduates. There wasn't a season this year, so the incoming freshman next will won't have played for two years. Not a recipe for success.

I find it hard to believe that posters can't stay on topic for more than a page. This was about Elkhart football. I guess no one wishes to talk about St. Joe Valley (South Bend-Mishawaka-Oscola-Elkhart) football.

If you look in the Unified Sports section, it has the rules for eligibility. A non diploma students has to make progress on their IEP goals to be eligible. A student on diploma track must follow eligibility rule like the regular ed students. I think that is what you were asking for.

I think this could be great equalizer. In the South Bend schools, about 15 to 18% of the student population has an IEP. There are different levels of written IEP's from a consult to 100% self contained classroom. There were/are some top athletes that have an IEP. That being said, the ISHAA has rules in place for students who aren't on diploma track. So I don't know how you would how you would adjust the numbers to get the right number of ineligible students.

Interesting. Would they take said student if they refused to attend Mass during school? Or not take the religious classes required. But they are a world class violinist or debater

It's South Bend St. Joe and Mishawaka Marian. They are close enough that one could attend either one. Just depends on where the parents went to school. Usually families don't go to the other school.

Great explanation. I do have a question. From what I see here, no student can leave their deanery to go to high school. That seems pretty restrictive. In South Bend/Mishawaka it is open enrollment between St. Joe and Marian. I believe there is not tuition difference with any students attending those schools. So the advantage to Indianapolis Catholic schools is much less that first thought. On a side note, you should be able to attend any school you want in the diocese.

You are describing the South Bend schools. I don't see them anywhere near a sectional let alone a State title. I don't hear any of us complaining.

I want to get on this P?P advantage for small schools. I'm going to talk to the rabbi at the Yeshiva and look to form a team. Championship is in the bag. Shalom