[nky]

I agree. Why it matters when the girls basketball season ends is beyond me.

Kids can and should play their spring sports, but the fact of the matter is, baseball teams typically dress about 30 kids 9-12 at the max, with half of thoe at best maybe being football kids; so that's 15 kids. Track might have another 15 or so football kids at max. So, that's 30 kids at best out of a team of, let's say 50. What about the other 20 kids that don't play baseball or track.

Why is it bad to take them out for 10 days and really concentrating on football fundamentals as a time to improve?

Let me ask you this, if you are against football spring practice, are you also against AAU basketball in the spring and fall baseball? Regardless of the fact it is typically AAU/Recreational affiliated. Honest question.

Those are not high school related so the high schools can not and should not regulate them. Those not involved in a spring sport can still be in the weight room and working on speed drills. Better yet get them involved with the track team. To many times their are coaches who "pressure" the kids to be at spring football practice even if they are on a spring team. Or try and make it mandatory to lift in the morning before school. High schoolers will try to please everyone and will do to much. This leads to fatigue and in the long run hurts them and the programs