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LexCath is not good upfront and they were still getting pressure?

Sometimes it depends on the game, if they let it roll a little long. If a game is out of hand they let it go a little. Remember the play clock starts on the ready whistle.

The back judge raises his hand when there is five seconds to go on the play clock. The coach should teach this to his Qb. The coach should be managing the clock and end game situations most staffs have a guy standing by the coach with a stop watch, counting the time.

Gotcha, it is all good! Can't wait to see the young man when he gets into high school. I remember watching Colin play for the Chiefs and thinking wait until he starts running the ball! So, little brother has some shoes to fill....big ones! And yes, it is different in different parts of the state.

Correct. The cut off date for academic is Sept 30th. So, your son was born November this year and is in 8th grade, if he was born in Sept he would be a freshman. Based on the state guidelines.

Who said there was something wrong with anything? My point is that he is not a young 8th grader. FYI, you said he was a younger 8th grader.

All the other kids started school late or were held back. Yes, he is in the right grade and is on the older end of the age for that grade. The only ones older than him that are in the correct grade are the ones born in October.

I understand the rules but most parents start their kids at what the state considers the normal age. Based on the age to start school he is an older 8th grader. Are there some out there that turn 15 in 8th grade and turn 19 their Senior year of high school? Yes, but that is a very low number. In fact I bet it is 10-1 the number of kids that turn 17 in their Senior year compared to kids that turn 19 their Senior year.

That makes him an older 8th grader, not younger.

No, for after the game....what kind of snack and drink list calls for them to be handed out before the game?

Parents should start a "Adult" beverage drink list....as far as snacks with those beverages, who cares!

Texas and Massachusetts are the only two states that do not follow NFHS rules, they use the NCAA rules.

Most visiting team locker rooms can't hold the whole football team. Plus, they don't go straight to the locker room home or away because of all the equipment that has to be packed up and usually the underclassman are partly responsible for that duty along with some coaches. So, the football team is not going to leave anything out or small numbers of players/personnel on the field because like you said some teams and schools just open up the gates and let anyone on the field. Like you said basketball is right there on the court but there are never issues with basketball games and fans...

After the game, who knows...we have threads on here about fans having issues where the other teams fans sit before and during the game. There is no need to go on the field for a team huddle. What other sport do the fans come down on the field for a team huddle?

I agree totally! Then you have parents from team on the field with parents from the other team. All it takes is one person to say something.....

I agree this isn't youth football, this is high school football. The biggest reason it is done at the youth level is to pass on information to players....but really information to the parents because the kids tend to not relay the info very well. This is just helicopter parents trying to stick their nose in to make sure they don't say anything negative about little Billy. If you say something negative you are a bad coach. Or to make sure the coach tells little Billy he made the play of the game. If he didn't mention it, he is a bad coach. Parents also want to here the reasons behind the coaching decisions....good luck with that. Here is what you get in these "group huddles," coach talk...blah, blah, blah.... So, now the coach will just wait until they get into the locker room to have a real team post game talk to point out the positives and negatives to the players.

Not all the Cooper players took a knee for either team, the ones on the field didn't, the ones tossing ball behind the bench didn't, and the three or four on the sideline at the end near the scoreboard did not. Not taking a knee when a player is down, no matter what team, is not disrespectful nor does it lack class. I don't know where you played or coached either, but this taking a knee thing wasn't around here 5-7 years ago. So, I guess all these years of playing football, all over the country has been nothing but a constant display of disrespect towards one another. If a coach can't teach their team to stand there, be somewhat still, be respectful, and be quiet while a player is down then quit coaching. Body position has zero to do with class, respect, or concern for another player. Is a team more concerned when one of their team mates is down...uh, yes! That is part of the whole team and family unit, the closer something hits home the more concerned you are. That is no different in how we all lead our life's everyday. Just because one group or team chooses to one thing, doesn't mean that all other teams should do the same. What about the players who took a knee and did the sign of the cross, where they being more respectful or less? I told everyone that one teamwould find a way to be disrespected in this game!

Watching my kids grow up and play, from my memory it all started with soccer. In particular with the younger ones, I think it was so the coach could give his full attention to the player down and not have all the little ones running around. Then as players have gotten older it just spread up and out....just a hunch

Congrats to Cooper on the win! Congrats to Ryle on a hard fought game! Congrats to me for making the drive to watch it in person!

Post/corner

Only half the Cooper team did it no matter what player was down....maybe not half but the players on the field didn't....or the ones tossing the football behind the bench...

Oh, the Cooper fans sure do worry about it! They are so worried about their player down but they take the time to yell at the Ryle sideline, while the player is down.

Second half they decided to run between the tackles instead of off tackle. Then on goal to goal Ryle had to line up tight and Jackson was able to bounce it outside for the score. Cooper completed several balls to Hendrix on one man pass routes, meaning only one guy went out for the pass. The route was a post/corner that was thrown on time and on the money almost every time.

Well I consider 6 yards or less tight and I don't recall 8 in there. Why would they need to?

It is unless you have a bye...or CCH is on your schedule and they have a Saturday game...