[Dolphinsfan]

You witnessed what has been going on in that county for decades! Those guys pick out what is supposed to be the next superstar at the highschool level while they are in the 4th thru 5th grade. And all they do is work with those kids. They look at the others and say that he or she is not going to do much more after grade school. This IMO this is so wrong, when alot of kids don't start to really develope untill they hit Highschool. So alot of kids are pushed out or they transfer. Which IMO is why the cross creek rivals do as good as they do. They welcome these kids with open arms, take them in and develope them. That is why they are always very tough year in and year out in the district and region.
Maybe they need to take a page out of Paintsville's Book. They have a Jr. Pro league which is made up of a total of 14 teams. 8 teams of 5 yrs to 8 yrs and 6 teams of 9 yrs to 12 yrs. Every Kid on the team must sit out one whole quarter and every kid on the team must play at least one whole quarter without coming out. Their MOTO is "where furtue Tigers are made".
Maybe all these schools in the county and surrounding counties ought to try something like this. I know most of them all have an "A", "B" and "C" team. Maybe only put ten or eleven players on each team at time and every player has to sit and play at least one quarter. This wil develope alot more kids and also make the coaches have to use alittle strategy!:High5:

Halfstep,

Again you show just how little that you know about what goes on. Seems like all you , your, wife , your daughter, want to do is get on here and bash the cheer leading coach, the Johnson Co. School System,the basketball coach, the janitors , the cooks, or just whoever. I know for a fact that everyone involved in this school system has been nothing but good to you and your family for years. Like I mentioned to you the other day, if the grass is greener on the other side of the creek, then maybe that is where you need to take your other one . If you think that you have a couple of superstars then I certainly wouldn't waste my time playing straddle the fence. Take them and go, I'm tired of listening to you gripe about every one and every thing. I noticed that you failed to mention in your attempt to glorify Paintsville's youth baketball program that none of the elementary schools cut any kid that desires to play no matter what the talent level. Every kid gets an opportunity. And you also failed to mention that every elementary school in the county has their own pee wee leagues for kids aged K through 3rd grade, and you also failed to mention the Johnson Co. Buddy Ball League that is open to every one as well. You even failed to mention that some schools in the county also have a junior pro league as well as AAU team.I dont know what your objective is, but most of us in the County school system is tired of listening to your garbage. Again I will say take your other one and go if it's that bad. You certainly have no reason to complain about anything!!!!!

And in defense of Kevin Conley. He is a wonderful person and a good coach. The year end tournament was being played and he played exactly the number of players that needed to be playing in this game considering the stakes involved. Most regular season games in Johnson Co. involve one, and sometimes two C team games, one B team game and of course the A team game. Every kid on every night that a game is played gets a chance to play. All of these kids have had plenty of playing time the entire year. He is a very fair individual and is in it only for the kids as he has none of his own involved.

Sheesh!!!!!