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H-F wins 19-1.

It's Bridge City     Silsbee     Hamshire-Fannett

Still no word on the bracket for the Kirbyville Tournament this weekend? [font=Comic Sans MS][/font]

H-F 7 H-J 6

anyone know what WOS's record is? and congrats to tommy wendling great hit

What exactly are you trying to say Booger?

Neither were what I was saying.  However, I have supported every AD and will continue to do so with any future AD because to do otherwise would cause damage to the program and ultimately the students are the losers when that happens.  My concern has and always will be the welfare of the students and I firmly believe if everyone involved actually put the students' welfare first the rest would resolve itself.

Don Price

faith - (n) 1.Confident belief in the truth, value, or trustworthiness of a person, idea, or thing.

I agree BHeagle, but right now the AD is expected to do everything, including team laundry, mow the field, maintain the field, mark the field, etc.  As long as he's bogged down with those things, he'll never be able to concentrate on the things he really needs to do.  In talking to numerous ADs at other schools, HF seems to require things that are usually handled by maintenance crews or other staff.

[quote name="Dav-J" post="782498" timestamp="1269638413"] [quote author=True Blue Mom link=topic=67443.msg782463#msg782463 date=1269632759] Yes, HF does play 7 man ball in the summer.  They also have strength and training camps, and yes, mine has participated in both.  Since you're a realist, maybe you can understand the reality of what it does to heart and desire to give it your all ( especially if you do have talent and a high desire to win) when everyone has given up on you and the team.  It's hard enough to go out week after week and not win, but when you don't have any support behind you it's disheartening.  I believe some of those numbers would go up if being a part of the team was something to be proud of rather than something to be laughed at.  For someone who is supposed to know so much about sports, you don't seem to understand the players.  I'd take a group of average athletes with heart and determination up against a talented team with no fire or heart anyday of the week.  Jeez, even the guy from EC gets it. [/quote] ;D ;D ;D That is good ole momma wisdom there. Now get off the computer, chunk the Wii in the garbage, and get outside and work on your game. "If Momma ain't happy, ain't nobody happy" [/quote]

Yes, HF does play 7 man ball in the summer.  They also have strength and training camps, and yes, mine has participated in both.  Since you're a realist, maybe you can understand the reality of what it does to heart and desire to give it your all ( especially if you do have talent and a high desire to win) when everyone has given up on you and the team.  It's hard enough to go out week after week and not win, but when you don't have any support behind you it's disheartening.  I believe some of those numbers would go up if being a part of the team was something to be proud of rather than something to be laughed at.  For someone who is supposed to know so much about sports, you don't seem to understand the players.  I'd take a group of average athletes with heart and determination up against a talented team with no fire or heart anyday of the week.  Jeez, even the guy from EC gets it.

Dove, among the many obstacles HF has to overcome, it's attitudes like yours that contribute to the problem.  Believing that you can win goes a long way in getting there, and when players hear people say it's hopeless for the next couple of years, why would they want to play.  Guess we're just supposed to give up til the stars arrive in a few years. ;) We've got to think like winners to be winners.  There are the resources to turn things around, but the time to start is now. 

[quote name="BLUEDOVE3" post="781727" timestamp="1269526364"] Da Dove know football talent too. Talent is talent. Talent rise no matter whose coaching. There is a difference between talent and being athletic.  It's easy to blame a coach when talent or athletes don't work to be the best. [/quote]Talent is different from athletic ability, however, there is talent at other grade levels.  If you have read my posts, I've never placed all or the majority of the responsibility (and I use the word responsibility because it's not blame - everyone has to step up and own their part)  on coaches.  I've maintained that there are multiple problems, but coaching does figure in the mix.  And yes, coaching can keep even real talent from coming through.  Not enough time or space on this to explain all the ways it does, but it certainly does, and if you know as much about sports as you maintain and have played for enough coaches, you'll know there is truth in what I say. 

[quote name="BLUEDOVE3" post="781637" timestamp="1269493808"] [quote author=horndawg link=topic=67443.msg781635#msg781635 date=1269491888] [quote author=fisherking link=topic=67443.msg781631#msg781631 date=1269489489] [quote author=True Blue Mom link=topic=67443.msg781330#msg781330 date=1269448366] And a great coach is adept at realistically assessing the strengths and weaknesses of the players and opponents then capitalizing on them.   Not so great coaches try to put a square peg in a round hole and wonder why it doesn't work. [/quote] Well what do you do if you have no pegs square or round but still alot of holes to fill?? [/quote] Duct tape: fixes all of life's little problems, especially small holes. [/quote]Ain't enough duct tape to fix the holes in football for a few years They have enough pegs to fill the holes.  Shocking as it may be, Dove, all the talent didn't just land in the current 7th and 8th grade levels.  ;D I'm not saying there isn't talent in those grades, but they certainly don't have a monopoly on it.  [/quote]

[quote name="adminbaberuth" post="781459" timestamp="1269461055"] [b]Orangefield vs West Orange-Stark[/b] Probable Starters: Anderson (WOS), Statum (OF) Both teams come into this 1st district game on a positive note. Our #4 ranked team in Orangefield is led by A&M signee Jace Statum and UT signee and possible draftee in MLB in Jacob Felts. Not surprising to most folks is the play of Quinton Evans who has been on a hitting terror for the whole year along with Sr 1B Chase Angelle. #10 WOS has proven they are playoff contender as Jordan Darnall has been clutch in game winning homers and pitched well. This team will compete with the Bobcats as Turley and Sparrow round out a core of quality players. [b]Hamshire-Fannett vs Bridge City[/b] Probable Starters: Johnson (HF) Hicks (BC) BC our # 4 ranked team has re-loaded and led my 3 seniors, Robertson, Hicks and Rhodes. The Cards will start 4 sophmores, don't let that fool you as they have proven themselves. Forrest Zoch has pitched well and look for big things from soph catcher Matt Menard. Hamshire-Fannett has the nucleus of a playoff team in Kyle Markum, All-State players in Logan Johnson and Jake Minaldi. Hearing good things from a soph pitcher in Tommy Wendel. With Johnson on the mound the Horns will be tough to match up with. Who do you have in these matchups?   It's sophomore pitcher Tommy [i]Wendling[/i]. :) [/quote]

And a great coach is adept at realistically assessing the strengths and weaknesses of the players and opponents then capitalizing on them.  Not so great coaches try to put a square peg in a round hole and wonder why it doesn't work.

HF's Minaldi also homered in the Liberty game.

Any info on how the HF and Waller game is going?

GOOD LUCK TO HF TONIGHT! 

Winning records are great, but I doubt if many of these on this list understand what an AD at HF really does - since other ADs aren't usually expected to do the same - HF ADs are expected to do the team laundry, mow the grass on the fields, fertilize, mark the fields, and lots of other chores that are handled by maintenance personnel at other schools.  These tasks take away from the time that could be spent doing actual AD duties.  There are a lot of dynamics at HF that must be considered.  Winning coaches from bigger schools don't always understand the challenges of a smaller school where good athletes are expected to play multiple sports and the conflicts that arise in doing so.  The challenges associated with being the smaller school in a tough district are also different than being in a large school.  I'm not saying someone  doesn't have these qualifications, but simply looking at their record on the surface is not sufficient.  Mehaffey has been in a similar situation as at HF and has shown success.  He also understands everything an AD is expected to do at HF and has established a good rapport with parents and players.  Of course, he doesn't list being the Strongest or Greatest Athlete in History or purport to be the World's Toughest Man so he might be facing a bit of a challenge for this position. ;D

[quote name="fb4ever" post="779957" timestamp="1269204053"] Anyone know the name of the applicants ? If so , please post! [/quote]The names of the applicants are considered a matter of public record and you can call administration to request them.  They can then give them to you, tell you they don't have them, or tell you they have them but don't want to give them to you.  If they choose the third option and you continue your request, they must ask the attorney general for a ruling and give a reason not to give you the names.  This process takes 4-6 weeks, and by then the hiring should be done.  II don't know if anyone has or wishes to actually request the names, just explaining what the process is. 

3A?

If you can make a starter sit out the first quarter or half because they missed practice because they were sick, you can certainly make them sit out because they missed practice for fun. 

Why can't a coach make consequences for going on spring break?  I realize the ultimate decision belongs to the parents, but if there are consequences for the athlete the parent either has to be willing to accept those and pay the price or make other arrangements for vacation.