[jetpilot]

This site does not have enough bandwidth to handle ALL of the reasons for the downfall.

It is not simply coaches, or administrators.
Parents have to accept alot of blame for raising spoiled kids who are given everything and told how great they are from the time they first pee in the toilet.

Many kids do not the intestinal fortitude to work for something and would rather become the king of the latest issue of Madden Football than actually work toward becoming part of a high quality team.
Many kids want to be the star rather than being part of a great TEAM.
Many kids are selfish and only want what makes them feel good about themselves and cannot handle being jumped onto by a coach who is trying to make them a better player and better person.

There are many other reasons but that is a start.

I definitely know where you are coming from. But look at all the very good programs around here - Johnson Central, Prestonsburg, Hazard, Belfry, Breathitt Co., Letcher Central, Corbin, and several good programs nearby in WV and VA...how are those programs able to deal with the issues you brought up? Surely all the bad kids and parents didn't all end up in Pikeville. So what I'm saying is it's still up to the administrators and coaches to get it out of the kids...and if the parents don't like it they can take their kid elsewhere...I know it is easier said than done, especially from someone on the outside with very little knowledge of the inside...but again, other programs are getting it done, and so can we.