Kelly Fans

**imported_Sportsfan** · October 13th, 2007, 09:22 AM

Matt is tough, if he had needed to come out, he would have. BI knows this, he would NEVER endanger one of his kids. And as far as our announcer goes, we like him. He is a parent and a huge fan. He gets very enthusiastic when it comes to football, and if he can get some of those dead heads off their butt, so be it.
We did not get out played, or out coached. We have the best coach in the county, and in the years to come, everyone is going to know it. Enjoy your pathetic, unearned victory, we've got a lot of good years coming.

**mk3supra** · October 13th, 2007, 09:29 AM

pathetic unearned victory? Seems to me anytime a teams wins a close one they earn it...Pv played a hair better it seems..why u ask...They won.

**Shooter** · October 13th, 2007, 09:41 AM

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">We did not get out played, or out coached.</div></div>

The final score says otherwise.

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">And as far as our announcer goes, we like him. He is a parent and a huge fan. He gets very enthusiastic when it comes to football, and if he can get some of those dead heads off their butt, so be it.</div></div>

Thats fine to get enthusiastic...but sit in the stands and do it. Announcers are supposed to be UNBIASED and not try to give the home team an advantage by calling out the plays and fumbles DURING the play.

**mk3supra** · October 13th, 2007, 09:51 AM

and concerning injury...I thought there was a VHSl rule or something that if I player got hurt, they had to sit out atleast one play...or is that something coaches/refs do on a personal option?

**Shooter** · October 13th, 2007, 09:57 AM

There is, IF time is called to assist the player. The JJK's QB took a hard hit, and was shaken, but got up and proceeded to the huddle. The officials stopped him, im assuming to ask if he was ok, and play continued.
Even though it wasnt in the rules to make him leave the game...i agree, he should have left or the coach should have had him come over for one play at least. It was obvious he was a little fuzzy on the next play.

**NotSoSilentBob** · October 13th, 2007, 11:32 AM

Wise's PA guy is the most annoying I've ever heard.

**imported_Counts** · October 13th, 2007, 11:37 AM

LOL at least he is a homer any you only have to hear it once every other year .....At Clintwood out PA guy seems to be pulling for the other team 3/4 of the time

**yankeefanz4life** · October 13th, 2007, 11:54 AM

This is exactly what happened to Hunnicutt from Burton, no one caught it. The film shows that he took a blow to the jaw, his knees buckled and he continued to stay in the game for another play. He did not answer the Ref. and stayed in for another play. Now his parents, Coaches, and Doctors are not even sure if he can come back this year or not. He spent two days in PICU at JCMC, after having his "Bell Rung". He had no clue what his his last name was, where he was, only that he needed to finish the game. Often with hard blows to the head that person is not aware of what has happened and will continue to do what they are "programmed" to do so to speak.

I do believe there should be some sort of rule that the officials stop and have a member of the coaching staff come out and speak with the player in question. They will know better than the officials if the kid is fine or should be pulled for a while.

I recently read an article on the "myths" of helmets. Too often these days kids feel invincible when wearing football helmets. They feel and are told they can not get hurt on head to head contact while wearing a football helmet. This is completely false, too often the helmets are poor fitting and are unable to protect players to the fullest. Kids will hit harder when they feel they are protected, they feel like nothing can hurt them. They fail to realize that this jars their brain. It causes the brain to roll to the front of the skull and then back against the back of the skull.

"Getting your bell rung" can have serious complications and can lead to early retirement from High School Football. I think there should be more precautions on the part of the Officials on the field, Coaches are depending on them to notify them if a player is a little dazed or fuzzy after a play. Because the effects of a blow to the head are not often readily visible, I feel it should be the duty of the Officials to remove a kid from play for at least two to three plays, no matter the circumstances.

That is just my view on the situation.

**imported_elp6n** · October 13th, 2007, 12:44 PM

Of course no coach or official would purposefully put kids in danger.

There's a lot they (coaches and medical professionals) don't know about when it comes to head trauma (there's even a fresh field of study regarding brain injuries in war vets). Unless they're unconscious a kid will almost always tell their coach they're fine and try to shake it off. Like in the line above "Matt is tough" - this type of thinking doesn't help at all. Kids know people think this of them and will do everything in their power to act like they're not hurt (because they're 'tough').

yankeefanz4life is absolutely correct - that helmet may protect a kid from injuring their head/skull to some degree but it in no way shape or form protects the brain. Brain injuries happen when the brain is jarred and hits the skull. The thinking that the helmet is protective encourages the kids to hit harder, which in turn causes more brain injury.

I've read some articles on concussion/brain injury recently. If I can dig them back up again I'll post them.