As a Trinity alumni and a parent of a son who played his final season as a Rock this past year I want to share my thoughts. First and foremost, the vast majority of kids on both Trinity and St.X's rosters come from Louisville Catholic grade schools. Yes there are some kids that come from public schools as well however, their parents, and I am speaking about the parents of kids from my son's class, have paid the price to give their son's the opportunity to experience everything these schools have to offer their kids over the past four years. It's more than football believe it or not.

 

Both staff's are extremely dedicated to the kids and to molding these teenagers into responsible young men. From mid January through the first week of December, the hours they put into their programs are exhausting and they do this because of the love of the game and the school and not for some large paycheck which does not exist. The kids, understand the tradition they inherit and take on the challenge head on. My son was in the weight room 6 days a week from January through May. From the first week of June until they started practice in mid July, he had to be at the school from 8:00 - 10:00 daily for conditioning and weight training. This was a four year job for my son and taught him valuable lessons that will carry him forward in life. Yes we had numbers as we always do and we had talent, but it was St.X's year plain and simple. They proved it in both games because they had both pieces, excellent coaches and talent. I hated the loss for my son, but he will graduate with an excellent GPA, alot of memories and friendships that will last him an entire lifetime. For that, I am grateful for what Trinity has done for my son.

 

R

 

Very very nice post. Well said and obviously heartfelt. It is great to get a parent's perspective. AS has been stated before -- the T program is not for everybody. YOu know what you get and are getting into when you "sign up." Wish your Son all the best in the future - he has a great foundation. Thanks again for your thoughts:thumb:

As a Trinity alumni and a parent of a son who played his final season as a Rock this past year I want to share my thoughts. First and foremost, the vast majority of kids on both Trinity and St.X's rosters come from Louisville Catholic grade schools. Yes there are some kids that come from public schools as well however, their parents, and I am speaking about the parents of kids from my son's class, have paid the price to give their son's the opportunity to experience everything these schools have to offer their kids over the past four years. It's more than football believe it or not.

 

Both staff's are extremely dedicated to the kids and to molding these teenagers into responsible young men. From mid January through the first week of December, the hours they put into their programs are exhausting and they do this because of the love of the game and the school and not for some large paycheck which does not exist. The kids, understand the tradition they inherit and take on the challenge head on. My son was in the weight room 6 days a week from January through May. From the first week of June until they started practice in mid July, he had to be at the school from 8:00 - 10:00 daily for conditioning and weight training. This was a four year job for my son and taught him valuable lessons that will carry him forward in life. Yes we had numbers as we always do and we had talent, but it was St.X's year plain and simple. They proved it in both games because they had both pieces, excellent coaches and talent. I hated the loss for my son, but he will graduate with an excellent GPA, alot of memories and friendships that will last him an entire lifetime. For that, I am grateful for what Trinity has done for my son.

 

Great post 8010!

R

 

Very very nice post. Well said and obviously heartfelt. It is great to get a parent's perspective. AS has been stated before -- the T program is not for everybody. YOu know what you get and are getting into when you "sign up." Wish your Son all the best in the future - he has a great foundation. Thanks again for your thoughts:thumb:

Thanks Jim and Tony,

 

I get a four year break to just be a fan as my youngest will be going into 5th grade next year in a CSAA powerhouse. I told Coach Beatty and Maddox at the end of the season they need to hold on until my youngest gets there. They both laughed and said they didn't know if that would happen but you never know.

At this point, and I have no information on this, I can't see Beatty staying longer than three more seasons.

Why would he leave?