While I agree with most of your post we can't dismiss some of the talent that was at Boyle when Chuck was there. Jeff Duggins, Matt Quinn, Jacob Tamme, Leffew Brothers, Brandon Smith, Seth Tamme. Those are high quality pieces to build a team around. It will take some time for sure and there is definitely some young talent coming up that will have a chance to be high quality players in that mold I mentioned earlier. I just don't think there is anything wrong with imitating a team like Highlands that has dominated 4A football since they became a 4A school. It's not like Boyle doesn't have the numbers. The numbers have increased since Chuck's return haven't they?

 

Imagine that Chuck Smith defense with players who have focused solely on being that defense since the 6th grade. Wouldn't that defense go to a whole other level? Imagine that Chuck Smith quarterback who focuses only on playing quarterback since the 6th grade and gets more practice snaps because he doesn't have to go learn the defensive scheme? Isn't that a win win for everyone?

 

I do not know if having play one way only in middle school is the best idea. I think you want kids playing as many positions as possible and seeing what they are best at during that age. A lot of kids get moved around over the years position wise. But also a big factor is Boyle County's middle school team for the whole middle school? Or do they have a team for each grade? It be hard to not have kids go both ways if you only have 25-30 kids on the team.

Its easy for a coach to say he 'puts the best players on the field, even if that means playing both ways.' But as noted that rarely is successful strategy if you want to get by the 2nd or 3rd round of playoffs. 'A' players become 'C' players in a lot of cases, especially agains the tough competition of later playoff rounds.

I do not know if having play one way only in middle school is the best idea. I think you want kids playing as many positions as possible and seeing what they are best at during that age. A lot of kids get moved around over the years position wise. But also a big factor is Boyle County's middle school team for the whole middle school? Or do they have a team for each grade? It be hard to not have kids go both ways if you only have 25-30 kids on the team.

 

I know they normally have enough kids for two teams. They always have an A game and B game.

My son plays middle school ball at Boyle, and they have around 60 players this year I believe they have more 7 TH graders than 8 TH , but I've been told that since Chucks return the number of 7th graders doubled this year.

I believe I heard french say last year, that teams do no platoon as much the deeper you move into the playoffs. They piut there players in a position to win. Some players are not good enough or strong enough to go both ways. So you plau them on one side. Case in point HHS qb last year was a heck of a pocket passer, but he had cement. Shoes he could not have played defense. The later the year became teams figured that out and exploited it more. He was as good a passer in the state, but could not have been effective on the defensive side of the ball. There is more factors tha one for platooning or not.

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