When you have 49 kids on one midget (3rd and 4th grade) team I would say there is a flaw in the system.

That is VERY SAD! At this level all kids should be able to get a good amount of TP, if not how is a 10 or 11 year old expected to keep interest in playing?

 

I like how Ft Thomas has that part set up at that level, a designated amount of TP for players.

When you have 49 kids on one midget (3rd and 4th grade) team I would say there is a flaw in the system.

 

South Kenton had nearly 80 kids on their starter team a few years back.

 

The Ft. Thomas league does it best IMO. They develop ALL kids. It's a big reason Highlands and NCC is so successful, as already mentioned. In the NKYFL, their main goal is to win a Super Bowl, therefore, many kids see little to no playing time each week.

I'm sure all of you have see Varsity Blues. In the movie there are pictures of the players playing together their whole careers from peewee level. They were influenced by the high school team since being in K or 1st grade. They dreamed of playing for the varsity squad TOGETHER. I grew up playing peewee in Ohio. When I came to Kentucky I was not the only player who didn't know everybody on the team. Then once high school came along I again did not know my whole team. That is what these boys are missing. They are missing the brotherhood. Someone put in another thread about a young man saying his team has dreamt about this TOGETHER for 10 YEARS. In the Boone County progam they only get to dream TOGHETHER for 4 years. That is the difference. BCPWFL needs to set up teams for certain high schools and get rid of the "draft" or just fold. I'm very excited to see what the Union Raiders and other feeder progams produce.

 

I thought the best thing about the Union Raiders was the relationship they had with the Ryle varsity team. Whether it was Coach Warner inviting the team into the locker room prior to varsity games, having them walk out on the field with the varsity team prior to games, standing on the sidelines with the team, personally attending the Union Raiders games, having the varsity players help out with practice, sharing their practice field (and game field), sharing their locker room, allowing the Union Raiders to run similar (or the same) offense as the varsity team and even allowing the Union Raiders to have the same helmet decal as the varsity team. All in all, it was a great experience it seemed for the boys of the Union Raiders and a lot of the credit goes to the Ryle varsity coaching staff, Rick Scherrer, Ted Morgan, and all the assistant coaches for making the inaugural season of the Union Raiders, in my opinion, an overwhelming success.

 

Not to mention the team was very good and won a ton of games!!!

 

I believe the Ryle program is going to be in good hands for years to come with the progression that has been established with the Union Raiders. These boys said time and time again how they couldn't wait to play all the way through high school together.

Edited December 1, 201015 yr by BigDP

South Kenton had nearly 80 kids on their starter team a few years back.

 

The Ft. Thomas league does it best IMO. They develop ALL kids. It's a big reason Highlands and NCC is so successful, as already mentioned. In the NKYFL, their main goal is to win a Super Bowl, therefore, many kids see little to no playing time each week.

 

I do love how all Fort Thomas kids (and even some outside of Ft Thomas) get to play. From my experience, not all the best athletes in 4th thru 8th grade turned out to be the best players on the varsity. There were some studs in 8th grade who never grew any bigger and other athletes who hit their stride later on. Some of the kids were great their entire career but this is why it is important to develop and coach all the players. Out other schools, your varsity stud athlete may never have made it to the team because they quit playing football when they were 12 years old because they didn't get to play.

You heard wrong. I know with great certainty that a few years ago the league spoke with school board and they were not interested.

 

I was told the same thing from someone within the BCPWFL

I was told the same thing from someone within the BCPWFL

 

School Board not interested or BCPWFL not interested?

The school board