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cooty , I am not looking for respect from you or anyone else. I have said from the beginning i have a lot of respect for Nell but disagree with the way she coaches. 3 pt. shooter said it best , just anyone could not play for her. 3pt.shooter asked me what my qualifications are that is the only reason i posted our records and the other things about my qualifications. I certainly do not want you or anyone to bow down to me and I certainly am not the best coach ever , I met him last yr. I wish the best for you and Boone co. , like I said before three of your (imo) best players have played with me since they were 11. I know girls on every NKY team and I never root for one over another, but I always try and go watch all of them play. I will be at some of Boones games and as long as they aren't playing against the other girls from my team I will root for them. I only wish the best for those girls they all have brilliant college careers ahead of them if they so desire. Good luck and God Bless

cooty , I only know what the girl and her dad told me. They both called me the same night. You obviously think you know some things that maybe you just don't know. I have been around Nell much longer than 6 years rookie. She has helped several girls i know and am related to get into colleges. I do have much respect for her other than her coaching style. I have had most of my girls since they were 10 and they did not possess any fundamental skills at that time. If you don't know what your talking about do not print it. I know many many high school coaches, college coaches, and this yr. have met several nba and wnba coaches. Almost all of them that i have met disagree with that coaching style, at the high school level. Are you talking Boone getting the cream of the crop that have already been trained ? AAU and High School certainly is not the same there are good and bad on both sides of the fence. They both have come to the understanding that they need each other. I believe Boone has about 6 or 7 girls who have all played aau. 3 of them played for me way before Nell had them. She has continued to help their progress but I assure you they all had the fundamental skills before they came to high school. I agree with you , you should print what you know , not what you think. This is an open forum, I am glad you joined. God BLess

cooty, I didn't realize that you were part of the conversation. Welcome !! You are correct about a couple things wrong about most. First off I am not Nell bashing, if I were I could add a bunch to this and I will not be doing that. Secondly , Nell doesn't know who she can grab and scream at. She had a player quit the team last yr. because of this very thing. The player called me that night and told me the whole story. This player went in and talked with Nell and I believe things got better. I respect Nell for changing at least towards this player. Thirdly , I am not measuring your manhood, you can read into it any way you would like. I would not allow a woman coach to put her hands on my daughter nor would any man coach put his hands on my son. It amazes me how people think that screaming or grabbing these kids is good for them. These are kids not adults , and I assure you there is a better way to teach and to help them. For the record we are 331-71 which is still 82%

I coached elementary level for 3 yrs. I have coached aau for 6 yrs. with a record of 331-402 which is about 82 % We have won the state championship back to back and beat 4 teams that finished in the top 10 of the country losing to the national runner ups by 3 I have completed 2 coaching youth courses and am certified by both of those. I am currently working on completing my third coaching course which is through the aau. I am also currently attending night college so i will have the hours to become a "paired professional". I have been in martial arts for 25 years and have been working with and teaching youth for the last 12 years. I am certified through the state of Ky. in the instructor program. I have completed 280 hours of div.1 college coaching clinics and have 1 more scheduled for this yr. I may not be the most qualified person out there but I assure you the ad's i talked with said that was more than enough. I agree with you Praise the Lord!

3 pt. shooter - I don't get excited so I see no need to relax. This is the United States and we as American citizens have the right to mention the name of JESUS if we wish , thanks. 8 of my 9 players have all recieved letters from colleges and they haven't played a day of their sophmore yr. as of yet. My point is if your daughter is out there playing and getting seen their will be scholarships for everyone. doubledeuce, you are exactly right but the two ad's i talked to both wanted someone who could coach and also sub .

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3 pt shooter - First off it strikes me odd that you are so offended by others opinions ! Relax, they crucified JESUS and he was perfect!! Regardless if we think you are wrong , you are doing what you think is best for your daughter and that is your job. I am glad to hear that your daughter is getting letters from colleges. That means that your aau coach or your previous high school coach did a good job at getting her seen , being she hasn't played for Nell yet. You are correct , Coach Fookes is a good coach but just anyone could not play for her. I have personally seen her scream and belittle some of these girls and have seen her grab them by the arm and shake them. No coach will ever grab my daughters arm. I am man enough to stand up for my daughter and assure you that will never happen. InDaZone - you obviously don't know me as well as you think you do. I am in no way anti high school ball or anti Fookes. I talked with 2 different athletic directors about coaching high school ball this season and if I were able to also be a sub teacher I would be coaching high school now. My job will not allow me to go teach at the school . I also have no ill feelings towards Coach Fookes . She is a great high school coach but I certainly do not put her up on the pedestal that you put her on. The only one that is worthy of being put on a pedestal is JESUS !! I have sat right behind Nell at several games and I can tell you IMO there are several NKY high school coaches that are equally as good as her. It is also funny to see and hear how these players truly feel about their High school teams and their aau teams. I have read several of the e-mails and texts from some of these players to some of the other girls and it is really sad. Sometimes the parents are doing what they think is best and all they are doing is hurting the kids. This should be a fun enjoyable time for them. In the end , our relationships with our kids is what is important not how many ball games they won.

Old Guy, doesn't basketball IQ equal high school academics ? lol My very good friends daughter has just recieved a full ride to UK for band and academics . There is lots more to scholarships than just basketball. (although i love bball). She does not attend Boone just for clarification. With all of the transfers , the shame is Boone will never get the respect even if they win it all. I kind of feel bad for Coach Fookes. I don't think she wanted to go out with this kind of reputation.

Camels by 10 !

I believe this needs looked into although I have never heard the pa from the defensive side of the field.

Great job Camels !! They will be a team to compete with in the playoffs !

Tough game to predict but I will take the Camels by 7, if they both play the way their capable of, it will be a very close game going down to the wire.

i also agree Southwestern will / should be pretty tough this yr. I believe they should put some pressure on the boys coach Mr. Fothergill to coach the varsity girls !!

cc by 10, should be a good game but cc imo has more talent this year ! 24-14

Camels looked very good ! half time 35-0

not so great a coaching job by Ryle.. running on every down , when your down by 18 .... didn't understand that one not taking anything from Boone they played a great game

Ryle 28 Boone 13 not really that close though !!

Ryle 24 Holmes 6

camels 27-10 close at first cc opens it up in second half

I believe Ryle has a very good team. Their running game is solid and their kicking game is phenomenal at that level. Their d is very good as well. I watched the game as well last night and believe the game was more of a 21-7 game. Ryle picked off one (which was in the cc players hand) and ran it all the way in for the td. Ryle also caused two fumbles in which they picked the ball up and ran it all the way in. Not taking anything away from the hits but a team normally doesn't pick the ball up and run it all the way in for three touchdowns. Ryle will be tough to beat and the camels may get there by the end of the season.

IMHO I believe that SK will make it to state this yr. ! LC will still be good but not as good as in the past. BC will be good and with their new transfer they will be hard to beat in the 9th. ND will be tough to beat as well in the 9th. BC is one of the very best in the state as far as having inside play as well as a great point guard!! From what i hear the only reason Coach Fookes is coaching now is to try and win the title with this group over the next couple of yrs. I hope she gets it! LCA will be tough as well, but are in with some very tough teams!! Just an opinion

In Da Zone , if you are familiar with our team than you are probably aware that we went to Nationals with 8 girls and our 6'3 girl didn't go because her high school volleyball coach said she would be kicked off the team if she missed any volleyball the week of nationals. These things do not happen in high school, although I know there are a lot of variables to deal with. BZ and LBC, I agree with you that there are some aau coaches that are in it for the wrong reasons and do mess some things up to a certain degree , but with that said I also know there are several high school coaches that are in it for themselves and political reasons. I know of 6th grade school coaches who teach no fundamentals but had 20 offensive plays and 10 inbounds plays under their own basket. I personally had a couple of players from my aau team who played little or no varsity playing time last season because " they weren't up to that level" but have both received 3 or more letters from division 1 colleges this season. AAU , if done correctly does some great things for these student athletes. In three seperate tournaments this season we had well over 100 college coaches in attendance. Out of our 9 players 6 of them have recieved letters from colleges . We could go on and on and back and forth probably forever but i assure you there are aau teams and coaches out there who are not charging and only have the best interest for the girls at heart. The other thing that I would love to see the high schools do is open up the varsity coaching jobs to qualified people outside of the school systems. IMO Ky is missing out on some very good coaches due to some of the policies. There are some very qualified coaches who would love to coach high school but have other careers. The money for coaching high school should go back into the shool programs IMO . If anyone is coaching high school for the money they are not doing it for the right reasons!!

With all the transfers that Boone gets why haven't they won a state championship? With a great coach and a transfer or two every year it seems as though they should win it . I know some of the girls who have transferred to Boone and it is almost always because of someones job. I guess it is better to be 10 minutes closer to your work. If they ever seperate the public and private schools which side will Boone be on?

LCA has some very good sophmores that will help lead that team this yr. Courtney Clifton is a very good player who has tons of potential !!

I think ND will be fine once the season starts but IMO playing together year round as a team does more harm than good !! I know girls from both teams and a lot of good athletes I wish the best of luck to both teams!