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Why would you platoon? No team in this area has that kind of talent. Highlands platoons bc they can put 11 good players out there at all times. Most schools do not have the luxury of 22 or more really good players. Put your best 11 out there at all times. That's why you condition like crazy, so that guys can play both ways for 48 min.. That's one of Russell's biggest problems, they don't condition properly. I can't believe nobody has ever stood up and questioned how the past coaching staff ran their conditioning and weight program. Everyone I have talked to from Russell says the players rarey if ever run hard in practice.. That's just crazy to me that a staff doesn't commit to running their players in practice. Most Friday nights the team that is in the best shape wins. Whoever takes over at Russell is going to have to put in place some MAJOR culture changes if they want to be successful.