[Scotty_Bronson]

The future with any program has to start today. The head coach has to be heavily involved in the youth programs and work hand in hand with the coaches that are coaching the youth. Most of your better programs have the grade schools and even the middle schools run nothing but the same playbook as the high school. Once those kids reach the high school level there already very aware of the system. Now comes perfecting it and the coach putting the pieces of the puzzle together. I know Boyd Co. has a new coach only 2-3 years into his tendure and may be doing this already. If so then the future will get brighter.

I agree 100%. When Maynard was at Raceland, he started the High School's JFL camp, he came to the home games on Saturdays and Salmons has been even more hands on. Having coaches meetings, group discussions, and allowing us JFL coaches the chance to talk to him and his staff, with any questions we have. We went from having 11-15 kids in each high school class, to consistently having 15-20. Those numbers should only continue to increase. For a 1A school to put 50-65 players on a Roster each season, speaks volumes to what the High Schools involvment has been.