THE COACH

As a high school coach I think it's the coach's responsibility to create a competitive environment for his or her team and help the kids that can possibly compete at the next level get exposure. In the mountains it may mean competing with larger schools in L-ville, Lex or N. KY or against schools that are top's in the state. I remember when Paintsville won the B-ball state, at least 6 kids off that team went on to play either B-ball, Football or baseball at I-A schools. THis from a school with 200-300 kids. They got the state wide exposure by competing and winning against the best in KY. I've got a kid on my team that can compete against the best in KY and if he continues to get the exposure and experience of competing against the best in KY, he will probably have colleges looking at him.