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Congrats!!!  Were there any honorable mentions this year?

[quote name="Horns93" post="1408889" timestamp="1369810223"] [quote author=Socrates link=topic=111095.msg1408549#msg1408549 date=1369670338] I don't have a dog in this fight, but I will tell you that a lot of the coaches from the district were surprised that the H-F assistant baseball coach didn't get a shot at the head job. [/quote] I am sure their time will come. Was he/she the JV coach this year? [/quote]No [b]not [/b] the JV coach.  I am sure most are surprised the assistant varsity coach (Keeney) didn't get a shot. This man knows baseball!!!!

[quote name="baseballfreak" post="785032" timestamp="1270133388"] My opinion-  You don't get "bigger, faster, stronger"  by just shooting free throws.  Parents that don't want their kids in the weight room don't understand what it takes to be a top notch athlete.  If  I didn't trust the coaches in my kid's school any more than some of these parents appear to, I wouldn't allow them to be in the program.  I certainly wouldn't put them in a Little Dribbler, Pee Wee, or Little League program with "dad coaches" who haven't had any training in kineseology or first aid,  or have studied the methods that are tried and true.  Coaches don't do what they do because they just love being told they are wrong.  They want to help kids improve.  I have to believe they are going to look out for my kid's best interest, physically.  But they are also going to look out for the best interest of the program.  Sometimes that may require a sacrifice of what I want personally. [/quote]You hit the nail on the head "If I didn't trust the coaches in my kid's school"-----that's the issue more than the program itself.

[quote name="Glad19" post="785009" timestamp="1270129488"] See my point? [/quote]Why even make a point........word is you've already made the decision to go!  What do you know, you do make decisions for your son  ;D

[quote name="Penny" post="785019" timestamp="1270130751"] [quote author=4wd link=topic=67983.msg785002#msg785002 date=1270128358] [quote author=Glad19 link=topic=67983.msg784764#msg784764 date=1270067535] Had an HF coach tell me yesterday that he had recently received several notes from Jr. high parents telling him that they didn't want their kid lifting weights because "they felt" like it would adversely effect them in baseball and basketball. Keep in mind that the Jr. high just started a new weight program about a month ago. This is HF's problem. Any positive step in the right direction is met with adversity. As long as these parents know more than the coaches this program doesn't have a prayer. [/quote] Parents do know "their child" more than a coach.  If you felt something was not in your son's best interest you would make the decision for him instead of leaving it up to a coach.  I would bet money you have already done this during some point of your son's athletic career. [/quote] You absolutely have the right and obligation to make those decisions.... but they come with consequences.  That consequence may mean not being a part of the program.  Doesn't mean you're wrong, you just can't be a part of something if you "choose" not to be a part of it.  Before making that decision, make sure you understand what you are doing. [/quote]I agree.

[quote name="Glad19" post="784764" timestamp="1270067535"] Had an HF coach tell me yesterday that he had recently received several notes from Jr. high parents telling him that they didn't want their kid lifting weights because "they felt" like it would adversely effect them in baseball and basketball. Keep in mind that the Jr. high just started a new weight program about a month ago. This is HF's problem. Any positive step in the right direction is met with adversity. As long as these parents know more than the coaches this program doesn't have a prayer. [/quote] Parents do know "their child" more than a coach.  If you felt something was not in your son's best interest you would make the decision for him instead of leaving it up to a coach.  I would bet money you have already done this during some point of your son's athletic career.

[quote name="postup" post="742463" timestamp="1263265889"] Dove is not going to have the team he thinks he will by the time these boys reach high school.  This group is losing 2 key players for sure and a possible 4 more.  HF seems to have a problem getting the talented players (of all sports) to commit to their high school. [/quote]Does this include Dove's 2?  ;)

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