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Amen to that! All this "coersion" talk makes this topic sound like mafia activity instead of high school baseball. Geez. Lighten up Francis.

It's not the two teams decision. It should require DISTRICT approval. If the other teams in the district have no problem, then move it. The district schedule is approved by each teams Superintendent in advance, any changes should require their approval as well. UIL Policy: Schedules Athletic schedules will not be considered official until approved by the superintendent of the member school district. I totally agree. It should have to go through a district committee. Two coaches shouldn't have the total authority on changing the district schedule. Too many questions come up when you have that kind of leeway. What if Nederland wanted to move their game up just like Vidor and LCM did yet the other team did not want to? Is that fair? This kind of freedom allows the possibility of coercion. That's why you see the collegiate and pro level never do this. If they get a rainout, then they adjust their schedules accordingly afterward. It is only the fair way. I understand when coaches want to move their games up to avoid weather, but it should be all the games moved or none at all. With the weather we get around here, there is no guarantee that you'll get the rain or bad weather. This is only a district play problem, this should not be considered in non-district play. As someone pointed out earlier in this thread, Vidor and Nederland did this very thing last year to avoid a rainout on their scheduled game date and no one got their feathers ruffled. Now suddenly it is an issue? They aren't moving games around because of a wild hair to do so, these coaches see a problem brewing later in the week due to the weather and did what was best for their programs. I feel certain if it were possible for Nederland to do the same thing they would have with no questions asked, just like they did last year. I am also certain that both coaches had to agree on this before this could be possible. Bottom line is, the district committee ruled in favor of letting these teams play and they did. It is all said and done, time for the whiners to move on....

You contradict yourself in this paragraph. You said you feel coaches have their pitching rotations set by the time district rolls around, you then question why Vidor's ace didn't pitch against LCM. Look at Vidor's schedule: PNG, LCM, Nederland. So, it seems to make sense to me that you'd want to improve your odds of winning two out of three. Pitching your ace on what would be (in a perfect weather world) on Fridays to cover two of these three teams is the best decision.

No kidding! Whatever they are paying this guy, it is tooooo much. Waddell did not throw one pitch. Brown started and Thompson finished on the mound for the Bears.

We can always count on you, "UT" to put a negative spin on a great game. I was glad to see the Bears play some great defense. I would venture to say Hicks is probably the best pitcher they have seen (maybe even the best they will see) all season. Nothing to hang their heads about. This was a great game to watch, congrats to the Cards on this hard fought win.

very well said, Elhector.

No respect for High School coaches is a two way street...in today's world there is a lot more knowledge of the sport fundamentals and a lot more of daddy's money spent on professional lessons than ever before. So where does a high school coach hibernate during the summer? Theres is no question that select or tournament baseball, basketball has evolved and developed better athletes than "most" high school programs. A lot of high school coaches are stuck in the sixties and will not accept the fact that daddy's money provides them with some of their best talent. Some kids will develop bad habits during the high school season and some stay away from high school sports altogether. Did your high school coach have it right way back then? probably not, how many coaches know how to teach pitching and will you turn your high school coach loose on your boy.....? I agree with you. High school athletics is a two-way sport. I believe coaches need to make more of an effort to get to summer games of their athletes. Better yet, go to the younger age leagues and begin creating the "culture" for your program by sharing knowledge or plays, in the case of football and basketball, with the coaches so the kids coming into high school have been introduced to the "system". BUT, we have big problem. As was pointed out above, many coaches are teachers first, coaches second. If they tried to live off their coaching pay, and not their teacher pay, they would starve. These professional lessons that Daddy's money pays for are being instructed by coaches who focus solely on coaching. Some of whom make upwards of $40-50,000 per year as professional coaches. Unfortunately, many schools and districts cannot afford a pure coach for every sport, whose only focus is coaching their team. Therefore, we have to live with the system we currently have (coaches who are teachers first). Until the economics improve in these school systems, we will have to understand that comparisons made between "professional coaches" and school-paid coaches are unfair comparisons. Sometimes I wonder if the frustration some feel about their coaches is because they are used to their money "buying" playing time for kids in youth athletics. When kids get to high school, they realize money can't buy playing time as easily as it used to. Wow. I think the writer of this excellent article had many SETX posters in mind, like the two quoted above. Something you "Daddies dishing out the money" for private lessons need to remember about some of the so called "professional private coaches" out there is that many of these coaches are not coaching in the school systems because they aren't willing to work for the chicken feed teachers are paid. As a parent, I have respect for the high school coach because I know they are in it for the love of the game and the kids that play it. Many private coaches will tell you whatever you want to hear about your golden child, as long as you keep bringing him and paying for those pricey lessons. Many don't hesitate to tell you the high school coach doesn't know what he is talking about, "your boy is the best there is, that'll be $50 please". IMO private lessons and select ball is a double edged sword. It is great to want to improve on your skills beyond what you can get in high school athletics, but I have seen all of this specializing transform players and parents. Total lack of respect for the coaches that have put years of blood sweat and tears into very successful programs in our area are constantly being second guessed and bashed on public forums such as these while many private coaches are deemed "guru" simply because you are writing them a check. I'd love to compare resumes of some of our great local high school coaches with any of the private ones out there...just like the successful teams they create, I think their knowledge of the game and the lessons they can provide our kids would be hard to beat.

I enjoyed this post, very good observation of two very different former AD's for LCM. Hopefully the search committee will keep the positive attributes of one of the last two AD's in mind while narrowing down their applicants...

Opinion noted allstate. Mine is that I disagree with you. I hear this group has really matured as of late. I think "WE'RE IN GOOD HANDS" The Bears have finished in 4th once in last twenty years and you think this team with this many returners is the next? I don't think so. If you are correct what a great year for that to happen. Four teams go to the playoffs. Great timing Bears! Good luck Great post, Bearbacker.

Don't see that happening in our area, but Montgomery High School's head baseball coach is now their AD. Other areas do that.

Other players or cloeron, johnson, brown, berry, geez the whole baseball team. These kids all played in junoir high and set all kinds of records now they dont play. When the new ad comes in the first thing i would do is tell griff to stop discouraging kids to play football so they can just focus on football. I played baseball for Coach Griff at another school and he never discouraged us from playing football....Griff is a great man, educator, and coach. Here we go again. Typical BS. When one major boys sport isn't winning it must be the fault of the one that is. I have followed the LCM baseball program for many years, lots of quality athletes on the team played football as well. It does seem like some of the names mentioned could help football, ever occur to you they don't want to play for THAT coach? Leave Griff out of it and keep praying the rumors are true....maybe a brighter future in football is around the corner.

Our hearts are broken for the Bryant family, they are all in our prayers.

;D Best one yet! That is great!

well sneaky snake..you finally found the website again.. and you sure know alot of info... ol sneaky snake I think sneaky snake's "props" are miplaced. Props to the players and LCM community for standing up and voicing their wishes to play this game. The players should have had the opportunity to voice their opinion before the "cluster" decision was made to begin with. Good luck to both teams.

Well there are a few more tropical systems working. If he does the "hurricane dance" enough, maybe he can manage to cancel some tough district match ups.