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This fits into Urban Meyer's "competitive excellence" philosophy. He wants kids used to competing - the more sports they play, the more direct competition they are exposed to. Yes I know that offseason conditioning is a means of competing, but hopefully folks understand my point.

Love it.

 

Play'em all.(And, you can still find time to get good lifts in 3-4 times a week while being a multi-sport kid.)

The kids that Urban gets are natural athletes that are blessed with profound athletic gifts. They already have the measurables needed to be recruited and signed at that level. Most have to make themselves into athletes. The only way to do that is through structured training, specific goals and a plan to get there. That commitment simply does not leave time for another sport. I bet the chart at a MAC school , or an FCS school would look a lot different.

I'll bet you that it doesnt.

 

Specialization sucks. I hate it.

 

Matter of fact, ask around at our state NAIA schools. I played at one..and, I don't know that a single one of our starters (especially my three years when I did) was a single sport kid in HS. Hell, we had a hand full that doubled up football/baseball or football/basket ball at the collegiate level.

 

...now, with thst said..they might have been their junior or senior year, which I'm ok with (a little more ok), but not before.

I really believe this depends on what position you play, the skilled kids are easily able to play multiple sports but if the linemen don't get bigger, faster & stonger they are at a severe disadvantage come Fall, just my opinion.

I really believe this depends on what position you play, the skilled kids are easily able to play multiple sports but if the linemen don't get bigger, faster & stonger they are at a severe disadvantage come Fall, just my opinion.

 

Lift in the mornings before school with the Breakfast Club group/or if you have in school weights. Wrestle or play basketball.

 

Now...some simply don't have the skill set to do either of those sports. Which, if they dont...there probably isn't an offseason dot drill in the world to save them as is.

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This great Guru, I agree. At Owensboro Catholic problem is the football coach is the only one the works the players out during season the rest of the sports don't work them out during their season. They think it affects play. Doesn't make sense to me.

I'll bet you that it doesnt.

 

Specialization sucks. I hate it.

 

Matter of fact, ask around at our state NAIA schools. I played at one..and, I don't know that a single one of our starters (especially my three years when I did) was a single sport kid in HS. Hell, we had a hand full that doubled up football/baseball or football/basket ball at the collegiate level.

 

...now, with thst said..they might have been their junior or senior year, which I'm ok with (a little more ok), but not before.

 

Athletic standards for playing football beyond D3 have exploded. Times have changed. You can play 3 sports, but if you don't have the measurables, you don't get on the field.

If that isn't the truth, then it won't ever be told.

 

If basketball coaches and baseball (I can't say all, bc I know a few that do get after it in season inside the weightrooom) got after it some on the weights...both in and off-season, those sports wouldn't be so attractive either.

 

I love how most all other sports outside of football like to start lifting a whole two months before their season starts, like it's going to do a bit of good. Lol. If it was circuicircuit type lifting to go with their other conditioning, I could understand it some. But most do it to get 'stronger'. Like lifting for two months and taking the other 10 months completely off is going to do anything for their development.

Urban himself was at least a two sport star in HS. Played DB at UC and was drafted and I believe played a little in the Braves organization.

I would like to see how many of these kids are football/track, football/wrestling or football/baseball.

The kids that Urban gets are natural athletes that are blessed with profound athletic gifts. They already have the measurables needed to be recruited and signed at that level. Most have to make themselves into athletes. The only way to do that is through structured training, specific goals and a plan to get there. That commitment simply does not leave time for another sport. I bet the chart at a MAC school , or an FCS school would look a lot different.

I don't like it, but I agree. For many, just to keep your spot on the team, you have to focus on just that. Again, I don't like it, but I think it is the reality. It's those really natural athletes who can do multi-sports and still keep their position on the team.

If you aren't athletic enough to play multiple, you probably aren't athletic enough to be worth a dang at one.

I haven't played organized basketball since high school. I'm 250. Haven't shot one in 8 months...and, I'll play the kid who just plays one sport because he thinks that's gogoing to give him some kind of hope, and wear him out. And if I dont...then it will be a scare from an old, 20" vertical fat man.

 

So..then, he might realize that his college basketball dreams are over, and decided to play another sport or two in high school & make a few memories from that.