MBL I understand where your coming from but I disagree. If I had to choose, I would pick a school where my son had a chance to play and be successful. If my son was a stand out in other sports I would hope the coaches would understand and he would still be able to compete for a position in the fall. Public vs Private, you can saw what you want about disclipine, better education, funding.....what happen to students wanting to better themselves? No matter where you get your education from its up to the student to do the best he can to recieve a good education. By the way, its the coaches job to get tape and things out for his players to be considered at the college level.

 

This totally depends on th coach. Some coaches have to much on their plate to spend time on this. Some coaches could careless about this..they just want the kids to win for them while they have them. Then there is some that go above and beyond for their student athlete. I have even seen some coaches help kids that they didn't even coach.

Each school can have, set by its school counsel, its OWN athletic eligbility policy which supercedes KHSAA bylaws, and for students outside its resides academic policy, entrance standards and performance standard requirement in order for them to remain enrolled. Manual is no exception and since every program there is pretty much optional they take a hard hit in that arena.

 

Consistancy is what is lacking in the JeffCo Public Programs. What it takes for the larger publics to compete the #1, numero uno thing, A coach DEDICATED to STAYING and BUILDING a TOTAL program, an administration willing to let him do it and some small measure of community support.

 

Redman has been at Male now 16yrs, Glaser has been at St X 26 yrs, Beatty has only been at Trinity what 8 yrs (but Lampley has been there through the coaching changes and things stay consistant)

Nonetheless Beatty's tenure at Trinity is still longer than that of ANY public school coach in Jefferson County.

Joe Nichols has been at Manual 7yrs and best of my recollection other than Redman he is the longest sitting coach in JeffCo. Surprise Surprise his program is getting better and better.

 

Historically when teams make runs a coach either inherits a program from a coach that was there more than 5 yrs or has been there more than 5 himself.

This totally depends on th coach. Some coaches have to much on their plate to spend time on this. Some coaches could careless about this..they just want the kids to win for them while they have them. Then there is some that go above and beyond for their student athlete. I have even seen some coaches help kids that they didn't even coach.

 

I wonder who on earth would do something like that? :ylsuper: :ylsuper:

I wonder who on earth would do something like that? :ylsuper: :ylsuper:

 

 

That was awesome when a college recruiter was on air last year, saying the first stop they make when they come to Louisville is that person. :laugh: Even before seeing the players own coach, at a public or private, because they know he will speak the facts, and knows all the top city players well enough to do so. That is a great sign of respect.

I respect both T/X, but I just get tired of the either/or school winning the 6A/5A/4A as they were. Its just nice to another team win it. Even a win in the regular season is rare, but X has had a tougher road with both Male/Manual.

 

Don't tell me these other schools need to try harder.