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Was this really an emergency? By all accounts, Volker was still going to be the head coach. It sounds like it was Beechwood who decided to give Volker an ultimatum after some influential parents didn't like what was going on. I still claim this is one of the strangest turn of events I have ever seen in sports.

Oh, good point. That may open up a legal issue for the district if anyone throws a fit. Also, how old is Coach Rash? Is this a one year deal? 2? Because as an outsider looking in, while Beechwood being a storied program, you have the last 2 people that were head coaches being forced out, and right now the 3rd head coach in 6 years (even though it's only been 2 people). The optics look really bad for those outside Ft. Mitchell. Combine that with the issues that the former superintendent and that fiasco and Beechwood looks like a dumpster fire right now. But as the old saying goes, winning fixes everything.

This may be the strangest turn of events I ever remember. Is there more to this? Meaning was Volker liked in the Beechwood community? Best of luck to both, but this seems odd.

When did I say they shouldn't get a game? If you have 30-40 kids that don't start varsity, I believe that is precisely what JV is for. Sounds like a great opportunity to play in that game. If we are bringing together JV and freshmen to be played on same day to save on travel / to make field availablity better / to better accommodate referee shortage then I'm all for it. What I'm not for is having kids play in 3 separate games. Even with shorter quarters. It doesn't make any sense. If you have the numbers to justify 3 separate teams (varsity, jv, and frosh) then you play those kids in 3 separate games accordingly. If you have that many kids playing between let's say frosh and jv, then 1 of the teams needs to go. If you are a coach who is playing a stud frosh kid in both frosh and jv games because he is good enough to play jv, then you as a coach are a problem. Either that kid should be just playing on the jv team, or just the frosh team. If that means "less talented" jv kids have to play, so be it. That's kind of the entire point of jv. I didn't realize I was causing such an uproar about this, but player safety should be #1 and no player should be playing in 3 games regardless. No player should be playing in 8 quarters either for that matter unless it is a weird situation where like Appalachian said, our jv QB happens to the varsity holder.

This isn't about minutes. It's about number of days with full contact. I don't know what's so hard to understand about that. And again, why is there a need for this. If you don't have the numbers for a separte freshmen team, you don't have one. It really is that simple. If you don't have enough players for a separate JV, then again, you roll Varsity only. Nobody should be playing 8 quarters, ever. But hey, USA football must not know anything.

Ok, so why do you have varsity, jv, and freshmen teams if you don't have enough kids to actually field those teams. There is ZERO reason to have even a single player play in 3 games in a week. Either you have enough players or you don't. As I stated this is wreckless and not safe for players involved. USA football recommends 1 full contact game or scrimmage per week, and here there are people advocating for kids playing 3x a week? So much for player safety.

It's not even about the minutes, it's about the number of days in a week you are going full-contact. This is the reason contact is limited in practice these days. Good thing USA football has put guidelines out for this sort of thing that obviously aren't being followed. This is wreckless.

Uh, kids playing in 3 games per week? Who gave the OK behind this? What a terrible idea.

What you say is not quite true. You could get your 1 year emergency teaching credential with ZERO education background, training, or classes. And after that 1 year, if the districts recommends, you get a full professional teaching certificate. That sounds extremely watered down to me, but I'm not a legal expert. Back to Conner and the upcoming season.

There are plenty of certified teachers to fill the spots. They are leaving the field in droves or never using their teaching certificate. In greater Cincinnati area you have NKU, Thomas More, MSJ, UC, XU, and Miami all with teaching programs that are pumping out a lot of teachers each year. There is not a shortage certified teachers. There is a shortage of those that are certified wanting to go into the field or stay in the field. But that's a different topic altogether. Best of luck to Coach Floyd and the Cougars moving forward! This could become a great job.

How are my numbers wrong on the number of coaches? You listed Turner, Owens, Hensley, and Franklin. Now, Trimnell. That's quite literally 5 coaches in 5 seasons. Look, I'm sure the people running Scott's Athletic Dept. and School are fine people. Having 5 head football coaches in 5 years deserves heat. Saying otherwise is being disingenuous.

Look up alternate pathways to teaching and/or the apprenticeship program. You can get hired to teach with 0 experience and 0 classes in teaching right now. Ohio and lots of other states are doing similar.

The deadline to apply for Open Enrollment for next school year was January 9. Don't expect the district to budge on this with all the new homes being built all over the county. So Scott won't be getting any Open Enrollment kids after the official announcement is made. Why do you deem it unnecessary? They are on Head football coach # 5 in 5 seasons. That heat is well deserved IMHO.

Well aware, but your info isn't all the way correct. Ohio is is actually 32 years currently for full retirement, with a goal of lowering it to 30 years for full pension. While it's 5 additional years, when you combine that with the much higher pay, and the higher payout percentage (for earliest full pension), Ohio teachers come out way on top again. They come out on top with much, much higher lifetime earnings, and higher retirement pension payments. And everywhere is a difficult gig teaching anymore, whether it's CPS, the affluent Ohio districts, or anywhere in the Commonwealth. More and more workload keeps getting piled on teachers, benefits keep getting stripped away little by little. While nobody gets into the field expecting to be indpendently wealthy, the benefits used to make it worthwhile (Insurance benefits especially), but those expenses, like everyone's are becoming more and more expensive. And it's just not worth it anymore, which is why everyone is leaving as soon as possible 27 or 32 years in their respective states. And even more telling is that the average new teacher quits the profession altogether in less than 4 years. Something is really wrong, but instead of actually fixing the problem, states like KY and OH are making it easier to become a teacher, which is angering a lot of veteran teachers because it makes it seem like the job isn't taken seriously and the credentials they worked hard to get aren't important anymore. Those of you with kids in school better pay attention to who is teaching your kids, because next year, it may not even be someone with a traditional credentials.

Glad to hear it worked out.