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Conditioning in '08
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Mr.Kimball Wrote:Lets just get realistic here. Of the three major sports, in this area baseball gives the student/athlete the best chance of playing at the next level. Basketball may be king in the minds of folks in this area but it offers the very least chance of playing at the next level. You can talk about mountain tradition in basketball all you want, but the fact is, times and the game have changed. We haven't had anyone out of the 15th region sign to play D1 basketball in 10 years now, but every year this board gets tons of predictions that either this player or that player have D1 written all over them. Never happens does it? Very seldom do we ever get anybody that can actually play at the DII NAIA level, let alone the NAIA DI level. When was even the last time we had any body sign around here that actually gets playing time at the NAIA DI level? Very seldom, but in the minds of most around here, the NAIA DI or NAIA DII levels is very much beneath them, they all think they are going NCAA D1.

I really think that the school systems are the ones cheating kids in this area by not pushing the baseball programs as the #1 sport. Facilities are becoming better, but still have a long way to go. Floyd County has been an absolute embarassment to the entire state when it come to baseball facilities. Prestonsburg does look like it will now have a nice place to play, but lets look at reality again, it certainly was not done or accomplished with a vision from the Floyd Co. school system. I thought the idea was to get as many kids as possible the oportunity to help get a college education payed for. Why keep on feeding the impossible dream, get real and actually help kids, instead of living in the 1950's "Hoosiers" fanasty world. Football does offer some limited options for our area youth at playing at the next level, but reality also says , unless your are a lineman and have huge bulk with the ability to run, your chances of playing football at the next level are almost nill as well. Lawrence Co. has produced a few skill players in past years that went on to play at the next level, but other than that name one player other than David Jones that fit in that category out of the 15th region. Ryan Brown is the only kid I can think of that actually had a shot.


Again shame on the school systems for not paying baseball coaches nothing more than peanuts. I can partially see why most head high school baseball coaches dont want to dedicate themselves to 12 months work for $2,000, if they are lucky enough to get that. Give them equal billing as far as pay as a football or basketball coach and then DEMAND that they condition and run their programs year round like football and basketball programs do. A true PROGRAM is a year round program, not one that starts on Feb. 15 and ends the middle of May. Pay them for putting in their time. I know that the common thought is that baseball is not a revenue producer, but when was the last time you saw a school system actually promote the game and try to attract spectators? It dont happen.

Totally agree and good post...:thumpsup: :thumpsup: :thumpsup:
Messages In This Thread
Conditioning in '08 - by Godspeed - 08-31-2007, 12:47 PM
Conditioning in '08 - by bluegrassballa - 08-31-2007, 08:14 PM
Conditioning in '08 - by Godspeed - 09-04-2007, 01:23 AM
Conditioning in '08 - by Mr.Kimball - 09-04-2007, 07:59 AM
Conditioning in '08 - by Godspeed - 09-04-2007, 09:21 AM
Conditioning in '08 - by baseball_dad - 09-04-2007, 08:40 PM
Conditioning in '08 - by Mr.Kimball - 09-04-2007, 08:52 PM
Conditioning in '08 - by Godspeed - 09-05-2007, 09:36 AM
Conditioning in '08 - by 3under_PAR - 10-27-2007, 08:57 PM
Conditioning in '08 - by Panther Thunder - 10-27-2007, 09:55 PM
Conditioning in '08 - by Godspeed - 10-29-2007, 09:18 AM
Conditioning in '08 - by Mr. 15th Region - 11-01-2007, 12:54 PM
Conditioning in '08 - by footballdaddy10 - 11-04-2007, 08:50 PM
Conditioning in '08 - by 1911 - 11-04-2007, 10:10 PM
Conditioning in '08 - by Mr.Kimball - 11-05-2007, 09:10 AM
Conditioning in '08 - by jammin' jamey - 11-05-2007, 12:54 PM
Conditioning in '08 - by Lost Ball - 11-05-2007, 12:55 PM
Conditioning in '08 - by 1911 - 11-05-2007, 03:09 PM
Conditioning in '08 - by baseball_dad - 11-06-2007, 11:27 AM
Conditioning in '08 - by Dawg@heart - 11-06-2007, 04:58 PM

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