Baseballinmyblood

Nothing that in-depth. They don't have their last game's stats up yet. However, in the first four games of the season they are averaging giving up over 230 yards rushing a game. In the Fairview game, they gave up close to 400 yards passing. It is a very average inconsistent defense to say the least. A team that has descent talent and a descent coaching staff could pick their defense apart.

I'm sure they've gotten a new crop of players every single year for the past six years, but that hasn't slowed them down. They graduate players every year, but still manage to play for a state championship. Beechwood use to be able to do that, but its been awhile. Right now, Mayfield has a rock solid winning program and atmosphere. Until that slows down, they'll be #1.

Raceland's best athletes are their defensive backs, which also, I think, include a couple of 1,000 yard receivers? Between their DB's and Young, I look for them all to have big games. LC's defensive backfield has the potential to be pretty solid, however, that hasn't been the case so far. They show signs of being great on occasions, but I don't see it being consistent enough. I think Raceland by far has the better coaching staff, and will be more prepared than LC. Also, I think if this game was played at a neutral field that Raceland would win. However, knowing how close games end up in the Dawg Pound, I think LC may luck out?

Let's get real for a second. Since 2009, Mayfield has a 74-6 win/loss record(counting this season too). They have 3 State Championships. They also have 2 State Runner-up titles during that span as well. So, since 2009, Mayfield has played in every State Championship Game, winning 3 out of 5, including last year. Pikeville beat the #1 team in 3A, and it is a big win. I think they will be in Bowling Green as Mayfield defends yet another title. However, for there to be a thread proclaiming that Pikeville has an argument to be in the #1 spot is beyond insane. We're not even halfway into the season and Mayfield has given no indication that they will not be in another State Championship game this year, and most likely claim their 4th title in six years. That is what the pros would call a dynasty, and they deserve the respect of a dynasty. There is no reason this Mayfield team should not stay at #1. I consider this six year span of dominance they have put up to quite possibly have the potential to be the best of its kind in KY history if it continues? The others I would compare it to..... Beechwood - 7 State Championships between 1991-1999 Central - 5 State Championships between 2007-2012 Highlands had several as well, and so did Trinity. However they were more scattered than the above. Pikeville is the #2 team in 1A. Franklin is very overrated. Beechwood is a .500 team that is coming off an 8-5 season while graduating 13 or 14 seniors. If Beechwood manages to win-out then I would start to believe they have an argument for that #2 spot, but putting them there now would be rewarding them for the name on the jersey and nothing else.

Haha! Oh I see. I was just making sure there wasn't someone up for the job whose nickname was " Game time?"

You may have already mentioned this to me, but who do you coach for? Are you the head coach? I apologize for being nosey. I am just curious.

Am I missing something? Who is gametime?

I will have to agree with the home team theory on this game as well. I think Raceland is slightly more balanced than LC, and much more physical. However, I've never, in 35 years known of anyone getting a fair shake in Louisa in a close game. That's why I see LC winning by less than a touchdown.

There are several ways to look at it. Some minor leaguers do earn somewhere between $4,000 - $7,500 for a five month season, which causes them to have to work in the off season. I know there were several players that sued MLB this year because of it. Not sure the outcome though? On that side of it I get it. I know my college teammate and roommate WS drafted out of high school in the 17th round by the Red Sox. He played three years of college ball, put up average numbers, and was taken in the 23rd round by the Red Sox. He couldn't believe how much he dropped. Their projection of him at 18 years old was a lot better than him at 21. They saw that he didn't get a lot better like they projected and he dropped. He's working at Lowes now.

So you're saying if you'd been drafted out of high school you still would've chosen college? I just can't help but think how I could advise a young kid not to take that opportunity? What if a freak accident happens during his freshman year and he never plays again? What happens if he has a great freshman and sophomore year, but bombs during his junior year and nobody picks him up? My point I'm trying to get across is that most athletes do not have a long shelf life. The majority of professional baseball players have an average of 4-5 years in the league. Why not take advantage of the talent as soon as you can and make as much money as you can until the ride is over? Then, if you look up and you're 23 or 24 and nobody is showing interest, you can always go back and finish college. At least you know that you played a good five or six years in the pros and made a lot more money than if you'd have stayed in college. A college degree does not have a specific timetable, however, athletic talent most certainly does. I know tons of kids that have regretted making the decision to go to college because they missed out on three full years of baseball salary.

I don't think I've heard of it? Do you know the author's name? I think that'd be a great book to read.

Not worth taking? I disagree with you on that. Most pro players do not have longevity in the league. I would advise every player to strike while the irons hot. You never know when your peak years may end? He knew he was a #1 pick. Why waste his talent at the college level when he can be getting paid millions for the talent he has immediately? College will always be there if it doesn't work out. I know several kids who have signed professional contacts that have a stipulation that states if they are released within however many years, then the organization that signed them must pay for them to finish college. The first time I ever heard of this was when a teammate of mine in college was signed undrafted. He was released and the Cubs paid for him to finish school.

A good example of how to play the system is what Bryce Harper did. He graduated early only completing two years of high school. He knew he had to sit out a year so he played a season at Las Vegas Juco school. I think it was Southern Nevada. He found a conference that played with wooden bats, hit 31 home runs for them in 2010, and then entered the draft. The year he entered the draft would have been his senior year of high school.

Both of you are correct. Division 3 is oddly enough the largest division of the NCAA. They do not offer athletic scholarships, but they have what they call, "Academic Package." Most of the money in this package is made-up of "need-based" financial aid. This is generally based off your parents income. D3 schools also have access to other scholarships and grants that other divisions don't have access too. These grants and/or scholarships are in a variety of areas. If the kid took theatre in high school, they could get an "arts grant." There are hundreds of different areas they can access to get more money in that package. The biggest one they use for athletes is called a "Leadership Grant." They consider playing sports in high school as a leadership role. If they were in any clubs in high school? That is also a possibility. D3 schools know their biggest marketer is sports. So they tend to match or beat any athletic scholarship. Take Mount Union for example. Their football program has several D1 and 2 athletes in which their packages beat the athletic scholarship they got from another school.

That's great because these threads have gotten out of control. Haha. Pages and pages and pages of the same posts. Lets be honest, is the Saint Henry coaching job really that important? I'm too blame as well. I contributed just as much as anyone to keep these threads going. I'm just glad there's light at the end of the tunnel. Haha

That is a touchy subject and every kid is different. You need to give him control of the situation. Teach him how to properly get out of the way by giving his back to the pitcher. Even if you have to practice it a lot, it will get to a point to where he knows if he gets it he's going to have control over where it hits him and it won't hurt as bad. The other option is to start teaching him visualization techniques. College and pros do this a lot and I know of high school coaches that have also started this. Basically for a pitcher you'd give them the lineup and they go through the lineup and how their going to approach each hitter pitch by pitch. For hitters, you get them to focus before each at bat while their in the dugout or on deck as to his approach pitch by pitch. If he throws it here I'm going to do this or if he throws it here I'll do that. Get him focused on the pitchers release point as well. If he feels like he has control of his at bats then it may focus his attention in a different area. He's going to have to do it over and over before he will gain muscle memory enough to where he thinks he can control the outcome of each at bat.

We may have the same source, but NKU recruiting coordinator wasn't the favorite from what I was told. I didn't get any name of who was though. They did say they thought it'd be offered to someone by Monday or Tuesday.

What kind of college experience? Head coach, assistant, recruiting coordinator? Does he have high school experience too?

I think they've covered that ground. Its been long enough. Schools normally don't do second interviews either. So I wonder if they made up their mind or not?

It's possible we could just start eliminating people and found out faster? Not it.

Most of the bat restrictions are listed in the NFHS guidelines and that is what they'll go by. On the high school level I think the drop is (-10) or (-8)? So with that being said, she could probably go with a 32 inch bat with a (-10) drop. If its too much of a difference from what she is use to then go less, but based off her size that is what I would suggest. As long as it has an ASA stamp on it then the bat is okay. Does that answer your question?

I very seriously doubt it'd have been performance related? That would be a very negligent decision by the administration. They owe it to the players not to jerk them around. If they want to get rid of him then do it after the season but give these kids some stability during the season. Changing coaches can be much more detrimental to a season if they are done mid season. A new coach has no time to put in a new offense or even construct a team the way he wanted. They'd have to give it to an assistant that knows the system, but then resentment comes in from players and parents and there is no way to unite a team. Now if he has does something nonperformance related then that is a different story but if not this is a very bad decision by the AD unless he just wanted his team back?

How bout now?

Will they be announcing this today?

I understand loyalty. It just didn't make sense to me with the exact same roster plus a couple of additions added how a team could go backwards that fast? I thought that maybe there were outside factors involved or some other mitigating circumstances?