[Koachshr]

I will come to my own defense on here and post my name as to not hide behind a screen name as a coward. I am Russ Shearer the head coach at Jackson County. I was a new head coach at Bellevue and I made hundreds of mistakes. One of the main ones is that I had a tough transition from 6 seasons of college football into high school football. I treated this job as a business and put too much pressure on my players. I failed in many ways including a 5-7 record. Most of all I grew further from God and understanding that the knowledge and talent that God gave me as a coach was to be a positive influence and not the jerk that I admittedly was in Northern Ky. Don't get me wrong NKY football is great but I was not ready for it as a first year head coach.
Since my time in Northern KY, i have turned my life around and go to church and learned to have a better relationship with my family and my players. I have made mistakes in my life and I have learned from all of them. The "incident" against Garrard was simply saying to Mark Scenters (who is a good friend of mine that I text and talk to regularly) "I didnt think you would do that to us. Thats crap" because they last score was a touchdown pass in a 42-0 ball game I believe. Scenters was upset at his OC as well because of the call. But I came back to them in the locker room and appoligized. I am passionate and will take up for my players if i feel they are being treated unfairly.
If in my past I have crossed you or upset you then I am sorry. I wasnt ready to be a head coach and I made mistakes in Northern KY. I have since changed and trying to put my past behind me. Thank you for understanding. Just as our team motto has become "keep chopping wood." That is all that I can do. Keep working to build the program I am at where ever and whatever program that is.
Thanks,
Russ Shearer