[bob green]

Food for thought: Basketball coaches know that in order for their players to be as good as they can possibly be then their players need to have a basketball in their hands 365. Ball handling and shooting is a skill that is about reps. Baseball coaches are a lot the same. Arm strength is developed over long periods of time and one can never see too many pitches in BP. Football coaches again are the same, only they don't so much want to work on skills but developing the athletes body so that it can withstand a collision sport. Of course a QB and WR's must develop their skills also and again it is time consuming. Every one wants athletes and every one wants time from the kids. It is because as coaches we have learned that if you put enough time into something then your team will be better. Everyone wants to win at almost any cost.

What I would like to see in my school is that football coaches get all athletes (football, baseball, and basketball) for weightlifting and develop their bodies physically. I say football coaches because they are mostly about developing strength in the total body. Basketball coaches push their athletes to play football to make them tougher. Football coaches push their athletes to play basketball to develop foot speed and agility. The baseball coach pick his best 25 to 30 players and the rest hit the weights hard and run track. Put all the coaching offices and locker rooms into one large area next to the weight room and everyone get along. That will never happen but it would be nice.