[Fly Like a Duck]

I don't think that soccer is the blame, they only had 11 or 12 boys on the soccer team and maybe only 2 at the most would play football. The really good soccer players would just leave and play what they love to play. We all beat coach Kinner up on here last year but he must have done something right because he had the kids, maybe not all the talent but kept the numbers. I think he had a plan but nobody wanted to give him another year to prove himself,the junior class this year should have had a winning season but the coaching change kept them from coming out and thats where we need to start at, getting them back as seniors. My son plays and they have not even mentioned lifting to the team yet, so what kind of program does the school want, everybody wants to win and place the blame but no one wants to take charge and get these boys ready. Who is the coach, can anyone answer that.

How do you really know? 11-12 kids at most schools could be a huge difference maker and especially at a 1A school.

I see many kids playing soccer at schools who didn't have it 10 years ago, and many of those kids fit the bill for your football skill positions. I noticed where Paintsville went 12-4 in soccer this year and had 16 kids on their roster (all in HS). I don't know much about soccer; actually, nothing. However, the one thing I have taken notice of is that the good teams (or the winning team in a game) has the faster kids. You can't play soccer and be any good if you can't run. An element of speed has to be in the equation. With that said, we all know that you have to have speed in football as well.

12-16 kids playing soccer who I'm sure also have relatively the physiological make up of many of the skill types on Paintsville's football team has to put a hurt on things.

The first year of boys soccer at Paintsville was in 2008. Since then, the football team has also dropped to a low that's maybe never been seen before in the history of the program in terms of numbers and overall record. (and, I hate the phrase I'm about to end with, but..."just sayin'."