Quote Originally Posted by blueknightmom View Post
I have to disagree with that statement. The coaches may know football but they don't have the time invested into our kids that we do. And our kids are not as frank with the coaches & really tell them what the locker room talk is or how they really feel. There has been quite a bit of BS that our kids are really upset about.

Case in point: Our boys were told that if they did NOT attend football camp then they would not start ... period. Everyone went to football camp & came home & crashed for 3 days as they were pushed to the max & were wore out. They busted their hind ends in the heat, got the hell beat out of them & gave their all. The coaches had BEGGED one gentleman ALL summer long to play. He refused because his sole focus was on wrestling. Well wouldn't you know about 2 wks prior to our 1st game this kid finally showed up & wanted to play. That kid ended up with a varsity spot & gets more game time than a ton of kids who have toughed it out all summer long in the heat, in the rain, through camp. Now ... is that fair? Heck no! Does that show a lack of character on our coaches behalf? Um ... yeah! It does! So when you say trust the coaches & let them do their job, that is MUCH easier to do when they set boundaries & follow them too.
The better player will play thats how it usually goes. Who cares if they missed 2adays cause i sure as hell would have if i had a choice back in high school. Your son isnt playing probably cause someone on the team is better than him get over it.