Just wondered if anyone has any thoughts on why Lewis Co. is losing its best athletes to other schools.

Don't know anything about it. Please expand.

In the past 3 years they have lost their best 2 that are freshman now and just yesterday they lost their best 7th grader, all unhappy for some reason or another.

I think most of them are playing AAU with the teams somewhere else, in turn they are building friendships, and deciding to go play with their friends.

I like how parents let their kids go to other schools and basically forget about their OWN teammates and the coaches who have put time into developing them as players. The old the grass is greener on the other side theory. I am sure Coach Hampton and the Lions will survive and be battling again in March.

Don't know about transportation since these kids are less than driving age, maybe parents work in these areas? Do these schools have open enrollment?

Don't know about transportation since these kids are less than driving age, maybe parents work in these areas? Do these schools have open enrollment?

Every school in the 16th region is open enrollment if I'm not mistaken.

I like how parents let their kids go to other schools and basically forget about their OWN teammates and the coaches who have put time into developing them as players. The old the grass is greener on the other side theory. I am sure Coach Hampton and the Lions will survive and be battling again in March.

:cry::cry::cry:

If you think that those kids were molded by the coaches in that system you must not have sat at the practices, in all sports, and seen what really goes on. You are right though, they will be fine, but IMO calling them coaches and molders is a real reach.

If you think that those kids were molded by the coaches in that system you must not have sat at the practices, in all sports, and seen what really goes on. You are right though, they will be fine, but IMO calling them coaches and molders is a real reach.

He didn't say molded into what!!

I think most of them are playing AAU with the teams somewhere else, in turn they are building friendships, and deciding to go play with their friends.

 

I think what you meant to say was that their parents probably got new jobs and the kids were forced to move.

Sorry, developed them into players, I think the parents have played the most part in their development. One day they will figure it out, its a shame because there are some really good kids there.

Every school in the 16th region is open enrollment if I'm not mistaken.

 

I had no clue.

If you think that those kids were molded by the coaches in that system you must not have sat at the practices, in all sports, and seen what really goes on. You are right though, they will be fine, but IMO calling them coaches and molders is a real reach.

 

Iam not sure what you are getting at KB. Is there a problem in all sports or just hoops? I also know from the thread title and previous post that you mention LC lost its top 3 young athletes. I am very familiar with the program and am not sure which athletes you are talking about. I do know that one player that was already enrolled in MCMS for 2 yrs, decided to stay in the system and attend MCHS. He is no doubt an excellent player that could have helped LC immediately. I also know about the recent 7th grade transfer, he played up a grade in hoops and went to some summer camps with LC's varsity and JV this summer. From everything I heard the kid would have been playing up on the JV/Freshmen teams this year. So this is no doubt a kid that LC was trying to groom for the future. Not sure what the problem was with that. As far as the third player that you mention, I am not sure who you are talking about. As I said, I am very familiar with the program, and to say they lost their best 3 young athletes is confusing. No doubt they lost 2 good ones, just cant place who the third one is.

This is not this first time LC has lost athletes to neighboring counties, wont be the last. Sometimes this move works out and sometimes it doesnt, dont want to get into specifics, but you can look back and see that most of the time it doesnt help the student athletes. (Not in all cases)

LC has also been on the end of some quality players moving in recently, so all in all, things have a way of evenning out.

Parents played a role in most of the kids development????????????????

 

Surely this thread will not be about how parents know how to best develop their kids into "PLAYERS"