What does Gallatin County need to do to improve in 2010? What do they need to keep doing to be successful? Remember, please be constructive.

I heard that Gallatin had a group of players and coaches visiting the Bluebird facility yesterday, to see how the Birds did things. I like this kind interaction between programs.

I would have to agree....The intensity level at Highlands is far greater than anyone on their schedule...:thumb:

I heard that Gallatin had a group of players and coaches visiting the Bluebird facility yesterday, to see how the Birds did things. I like this kind interaction between programs.

 

I know one thing, they will realize you don't need "state of the art equipment and facilites" to be champions. Yeah, they have a synthetic surface, but that's it. Oh yeah, a newly painted trainers room but now I'm just bragging.

 

Seriously, this is great for another program to watch and learn from HHS. They must be doing something right to be doing so. Won't be any immediate impact, but maybe lay the proper foundation.

GC has had great success for only playing Varsity football going on only the 5th season, I believe. Certainly one of the main things they have to do, much like all the small schools, is get the numbers out there on the field. They will eventually get better as they get kids entrenched in the systems. But when you low numbers out for the team, it is difficult at times to even practice.

 

Having said that, I feel confident that the program is heading in the right direction as is evident by the incoming 2010 freshman class. If my sources are correct they have about 20 kids in that class alone!

 

In fact, when these new freshman (2010 class) are finally seniors, it will be the first group of kids to have come all the way up through pee-wee, middle school, and finally high school. So I have hope that the program at GC will only continue to get better as the numbers increase, and more importantly, the kids that are playing have had a chance to play ball for 5 years or more.

 

Go Cats!:thumb:

Gallatin County had had small numbers for the past couple of years. I know they have a County youth program, but it seems that those players are not translating to bodies on the Varsity field.

 

With this being the 5th year of the program, should we not be seeing more numbers, or are the kids just deciding not to play in High School??

Gallatin County had had small numbers for the past couple of years. I know they have a County youth program, but it seems that those players are not translating to bodies on the Varsity field.

 

With this being the 5th year of the program, should we not be seeing more numbers, or are the kids just deciding not to play in High School??

 

BigCountryBoy was correct. That group of incoming freshmen is the first class to go thru the youth league from 1st grade on up. The numbers at the middle school level have been up the past two years, and it will start to show at the high school level in the coming years. Depth has been a problem in the past, but that should start to change soon.