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Post by sotex on Sept 8, 2012 23:11:29 GMT -6
They were soundly beaten by Alice and Laredo this past week. They did not have a good season last year either. Is it a lack of the school district not providing proper coaching. I know that they had to learn a new system, but so did Alice a few years ago, and they responded. I am in no way picking on G.P., because I know that you all have a great varsity coaching staff, but it looks like you're pipeline is weak.
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Post by gp79 on Sept 9, 2012 1:48:59 GMT -6
Don't worry about our sub-varsities, you need to worry about your own varsity program, kicking a player when he is on the ground is not the way you play football. I thought that Alice players were better than that. (cheap shots when G-P players were not looking)
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Post by warcat82 on Sept 9, 2012 5:36:13 GMT -6
I do hope that GP gets back to their winning ways through out their program, as they used to be a juggernaut from 7th-varsity... That is what made them so great in the past... If they are only focusing on the varsity that can become an issue in the future, I saw this with seguin several years ago as their coaching staff believed it wasn't important to coach up a good foundation for winning in jr high or sub varsity levels and it hurt them eventually at the varsity level. I am not a GP fan but I do want to see all the coastal bend teams become great programs and GP has great history and tradition with that and it starts with the younger guys. Good luck and hope they are just adjusting to the system and get it rolling soon so that it makes 30-4A one of the best districts from 7th grade up...
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Post by gpking on Sept 9, 2012 5:55:47 GMT -6
Under class men has not grasped the new system and things will shape up
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Post by warcat82 on Sept 9, 2012 6:46:19 GMT -6
That happens glad to know it's not the same issue as seguin... Good luck this season.
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Post by gpking on Sept 9, 2012 7:16:50 GMT -6
That happens glad to know it's not the same issue as seguin... Good luck this season. Seguin?
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Post by warcat82 on Sept 9, 2012 7:39:42 GMT -6
That happens glad to know it's not the same issue as seguin... Good luck this season. Seguin? Yes seguin, back a few years ago the coaching staff had the mindset that their jobs only mattered if the varsity did well not the subvarsity teams so they didn't coach up the kids on subvarsity teams and they got killed on the subvarsity levels by every team and it wound up costing them at the varsity level after a couple of years. It was terrible coaching against them and watching the lack of coaching they had in the lower levels... Glad it's just that GP's young guys are just trying to figure out the new system and are just having growing pains and it's not the coaches not caring about subvarsity teams like was the case in seguin.
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Post by Bluff fan on Sept 9, 2012 8:28:43 GMT -6
I am VERY concerned about our sub-varsity. My sons JV red team has a pretty good defense and is leaps and bounds better than last year. But our offenses are lacking horsepower. To me it starts with the line and QB. Those lineman should be hitting the blocking sleds each and every day because our lineman are not firing off the ball. We have a few athletes on both sides of the ball but no where near our opponents. Offseason is where you build athletes and we're just behind in this area with the sub-varsity. I do not think our Jr High coaches are doing a good job selecting kids for positions and then coaching. It all starts with Jr High. My sons soph class were 7-2 as seventh graders, then 2-7 as 8th, 2-8 as 9th and are 0-2 on JV this year. Right out of the box as seventh graders they won games and the 2 games they lost were by a combined 4 points. Only to be blown out the following year still under Harris' system. 8th grade coaching and or offseason to me was the blame. And we've never recovered. Because of this, we may be in trouble in a couple years. But I believe coach A has a plan for this and has already shifted kids around. My son for example no longer QB's and was moved from LB to safety. The high school coaches are doing an awesome job IMO, but we're behind in the O line and QB position, although our JV QB is getting better. His short passes have gotten sharp, but has no touch on deep passes. We have a good, quick RB, but he can't beat three defenders constantly in his face. My son said when he was QB it was so bad, that on a pass play he has 1 second to throw the ball before he was sacked. If I were coach A, I would make it mandatory that lineman on both sides of the ball be in powerlifting. Yes we have a serious problem and I AM concerned.
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Post by Bluff fan on Sept 9, 2012 9:12:25 GMT -6
I want to add work ethic...I want to use my son as an example...in 7th grade, he was small, soft and had the blazing speed of a turtle, but he could tackle. Coach selected him to play QB/LB on the B team. He hit the weights in offseason and was there in the weight room every summer day with 1-2 others in his class. 8th grade, he was B team once again...he hit the weights even more with the same 1-2 in his grade every day in the summer. Last year he was again B team, but the hard dedication and work ethic he put in was starting to show and after 3 games, was moved up to A (Red) team starting at OLB/QB playing the entire game. He still worked his butt off in the weight room and now about 7 of his classmates are lifting with him. 7 is all we can get??? My son was not given God given talent and speed. With his dedication to working out and sending him to Henry Hall for speed and agility training, my son earned his way to where he is today at starting safety. But only more than a hand full have adopted this work ethic. The so called "Talented" players are at home playing Madden sharpening their skills. We have an O lineman who could be playing on Saturdays in a few years if he's put down the donuts and the TV remote and work at being a O lineman. But this kid will be playing JV ball next year again because he's soft. The core of our kids have no work ethic and just expect it to be given to them. Coach A is trying to change this, but he has a LONG way to go.
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Post by Bluff fan on Sept 9, 2012 10:31:23 GMT -6
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Post by CC_Varmints on Sept 9, 2012 11:04:57 GMT -6
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Post by Bluff fan on Sept 9, 2012 11:09:54 GMT -6
Thank you...it's a secure site and wasn't sure.
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Post by Bluff fan on Sept 9, 2012 11:12:01 GMT -6
As you can see by the highlights vid, those Alice boys were huge and hard to bring down.
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Post by CC_Varmints on Sept 9, 2012 11:17:54 GMT -6
As you can see by the highlights vid, those Alice boys were huge and hard to bring down. Yes, there were quite a few yards after contact runs by Alice. Alice is a good team that committed too many mistakes and GP capitalized on those mistakes. GP made mistakes as well that Alice capitalized on as well. GP just committed fewer mistakes and penalties. GP was the better team on Friday.
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Post by Bluff fan on Sept 9, 2012 11:21:02 GMT -6
As you can see by the highlights vid, those Alice boys were huge and hard to bring down. Yes, there were quite a few yards after contact runs by Alice. Alice is a good team that committed too many mistakes and GP capitalized on those mistakes. GP made mistakes as well that Alice capitalized on as well. GP just committed fewer mistakes and penalties. GP was the better team on Friday. Not sure if you knew this was a JV game. Our JV defense is pretty good...my son can hit, but yes the yards after contact were bulldozers to tackle.
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