Well said joe.guess thats the point i was trying to get too.

So ballliver, you do or do not have a kid that plays SK ball?

Edited May 20, 201610 yr by crazysportsfan

No i dont.as i said i have a daughter that plays travel ball but dont wanna play at sk

No i dont.as i said i have a daughter that plays travel ball but dont wanna play at sk

 

Is Kenton Co still open enrollment? Can she go to Scott or Dixie if she isn't fond of the program at SK?

Nah, won't pull your credentials, just call out the obvious. If you don't like it, I can add you to the list…it will be fun.

 

So since you are calling the question and are in McCracken County….do you attend a lot of Simon Kenton games or just scroll the boards looking for the hidden gems ?

She has 2 years left and we live within walking distance to sk.ive mentioned it to her and she never really game me an answer.not sure she wants to leave her friends

I don't think the attention should be turned to attacking ballliver, these posts shouldn't be about attacking anyone. Coaches are used to being under fire and should actually expect it, how long has this been going on? I think the point is that there is a lot of notable talent at SK and people would like to see it better managed, to see what they could really do.

 

Any team managed and coached properly has the potential to be a "powerhouse". From my knowledge, powerhouse teams in high school aren't typically pieced together by talent alone. Great teams usually grow together, develop together, and move together. That's what high school sports programs used to do.

Kenton County has open enrollment and balliver spends his time watching a full SK practice or on here bashing a coach instead of driving his kid to Scott or Dixie?

I did some research on this coach. If I counted it up right, he's won 147 games? It looks like he started in 2009. KHSAA scoreboard has Jaimie Baker listed as the coach in 2008. Not too shabby for a guy that doesn't have a clue. I also checked his schedule for the year. It looks to me like he is trying to build a power house by taking these young kids outside of Northern Kentucky to play. Just an outsider looking in, but doesn't seem to me like the guy is that awful.

Forget ballliver, curious if your just following his posts, he's not the only one who has spoken of the coaching, or lack thereof...check prior threads and read other member posts. Did you create a trial account to stick up for your SK coach?

 

Historically speaking, an 8th season coach who has 147 wins is barely average. Looking through stats on KHSAA, most of those wins came from lower level teams. Yes, it's nice that he's taking them to out of town games, but I wonder, what caliber of teams they are playing and how they hold up against them? Is it doing them any good or should they stay home and focus on dominating their region?

I guess ive been spoiled by having a daughter playing at a high level and being coached that way cause nobody seems to have an issue with teams being just ok.i grew up around simon kenton and would just like to see them compete against teams like Highlands Notre Dame and other top teams.sorry for wanting a better product.

Who would be the person to replace him if he isn't there?

She has 2 years left and we live within walking distance to sk.ive mentioned it to her and she never really game me an answer.not sure she wants to leave her friends

 

I guess ive been spoiled by having a daughter playing at a high level and being coached that way cause nobody seems to have an issue with teams being just ok.i grew up around simon kenton and would just like to see them compete against teams like Highlands Notre Dame and other top teams.sorry for wanting a better product.

 

It sounds like you want something that your DD has limited interest in or doesn't care about. Maybe she is not interested in the same path as your previous DD….

 

If it were me, I would focus on what you have under your roof and what she wants rather than what's under someone else's control…just some feedback.

Who typically replaces a coach once they move on? Possibly one of the other coaches, a local travel ball coach?

I've heard the freshman coach, which happens to be an SK hall of famer, really works well with the girls. Looking at the current lineup, could it be she develops them so well and that's why the Varsity team is so young?

So easy for a "travel team" to be good. These are generally girls that are willing to spend their summer traveling and playing ball along with their families-a big time and money commitment. Sometimes at the high school level, coaches get what they get. No knowledge of this situation, but travel teams by and large should be better than high school teams. I have been involved with many summer teams, and I really don't see a lot of coaching going on there. The girls are good, and the coaches main responsibility is organization, raising money, scheduleing and setting lineups. High school ball would be much harder to coach in my opinion.

So easy for a "travel team" to be good. These are generally girls that are willing to spend their summer traveling and playing ball along with their families-a big time and money commitment. Sometimes at the high school level, coaches get what they get. No knowledge of this situation, but travel teams by and large should be better than high school teams. I have been involved with many summer teams, and I really don't see a lot of coaching going on there. The girls are good, and the coaches main responsibility is organization, raising money, scheduleing and setting lineups. High school ball would be much harder to coach in my opinion.

 

^Bingo!