[walterwhite]

It sure would be nice to field two teams, but its never going to happen. The only way thats going to happen is to have two seperate middle schools in this county and we simply dont have the students to even discuss that. But I sure would all for allowing more players to play the game. I read on here about football being a contact sport and I certainly agree, but lining up 14/15 year olds to play against 18/19 year olds does not make someone tough, but it sure is a fine way to discourage your young players who still need time to mature both mentally and physically. What we need is a reason for our underclassmen to continue to play the game. That reason should be to compete at thier own level against competitors thier own age in some sort of conference. If there is not such a venue for these kids then we need to do our best to start one. They need to play 10-12 games just like the varsity. They need to learn to kick it, throw it, tackle, run, block and the rest of the fundamentals of the game. You guys may disagree and thats fine, I just think our younger guys need time to develop before throwing them in to sink or swim. And before it is said let me also throw a dsclaimer at you. There are a few kids who are ready for varsity action. I watched all six of the state championship games and there were some freshmen and sophomores playing. I get it. But those players are few and far between and most likely have been held back once in their younger days.

I agree with your ideas about the younger players. I am curious as to why there couldn't be two teams, if there were numbers. Sure, it would mean dividing the players up, but that's the whole point. Get more playing. I understand there'd be a need for coaches, but you could practice together. All drill work together, then run your special teams by unit. Offense divided by teams as well as defense, and when you go live, built in scrimmaging. Win win situation. It could work with numbers, and the right attitudes from all concerned.