Bluedove- the longhorns and their 2012 state title

[stevenash]

The Beaumont Enterprise suggests/implies that the Longhorns will be participating in a true Universal Off Season  program this coming year.  Does that have any impact on your prognostication for a relatively imminent state BBALL title for the H-F?

[Wildcatter]

Just goes to show why the AD position should be separate position.  Football coaches are out for one sport and that is their own.  They have no regard for whether a basketball team wins or loses, nor do they really care.  Pretty patheic no matter what team it happens to.

[stevenash]

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Just goes to show why the AD position should be separate position.  Football coaches are out for one sport and that is their own.  They have no regard for whether a basketball team wins or loses, nor do they really care.  Pretty patheic no matter what team it happens to.
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Astute observation.  However, they will always tell you it is only being done to make the players bigger, stronger, and faster.

[Wildcatter]

Just don't see how grass drills help your jumper? 

[AggiesAreWe]

I can speak for Silsbee's AD in that he wants all the school's sports to succeed. McGallion knows what kind of success the basketball program at Silsbee has had for many decades. He is not going to do anything to jeopardize that success.

I think it's not fair to be lumping every AD into your assessments of how school athletics are run.

[DP#1FAN]

agreed

[Wildcatter]

I agree with you about established programs, but how are the other schools going to get better if they do not have their kids to work with?  It would never happen at HJ or Silsbee but what about the other schools that are trying to close the gap?  If you have non football kids they should be running cross country and working on their sport of choice.  JMO

[BLUEDOVE3]

DaDove is back-not sure for how long but anyway back to the question...... I visited the HF middle school to see what was going on in weight training class. In all honesty, I didn't have a problem with the workout EXCEPT the knee squats. My own personal feeling is that kid's (middle school)are too young to handle the stress of knee squats, especially when they are very active year round.

[stevenash]

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DaDove is back-not sure for how long but anyway back to the question...... I visited the HF middle school to see what was going on in weight training class. In all honesty, I didn't have a problem with the workout EXCEPT the knee squats. My own personal feeling is that kid's (middle school)are too young to handle the stress of knee squats, especially when they are very active year round.
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But I want to know if the "new circumstances" have altered, in any way, your prediction for a state title in the near future?

[BLUEDOVE3]

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DaDove is back-not sure for how long but anyway back to the question...... I visited the HF middle school to see what was going on in weight training class. In all honesty, I didn't have a problem with the workout EXCEPT the knee squats. My own personal feeling is that kid's (middle school)are too young to handle the stress of knee squats, especially when they are very active year round.
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But I want to know if the "new circumstances" have altered, in any way, your prediction for a state title in the near future?
[/quote] Hmm! There were about 3 kids in my equation to help with the title, who have moved away to attend other schools :'(  no comment at this time. But HF will have better athletes for the coming seasons.

[horndawg]

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Just goes to show why the AD position should be separate position.  Football coaches are out for one sport and that is their own.  They have no regard for whether a basketball team wins or loses, nor do they really care.  Pretty patheic no matter what team it happens to.
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And do you not believe that if there was an AD and a head football coach that the football coach would not be in the AD's ear telling him he needed this player or that player to workout when he is a multi-sport player?  I don't believe this is the fix that you necessarily want.